Thompson Rivers University Scholarships  Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to an extraordinary gentleman from my riding, Mr. Alvin Grunert. Mr. Grunert has generously donated $1.5 million to Thompson Rivers University, allowing for the creation of an endowed scholarship for the top students in each of the facult

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for clarifying some of the inaccuracies that were actually within the motion and within the opening speech, and for talking about a lot of the good co-operative work in relationship building that we were doing. I would appreciate hearing a litt

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for so clearly sharing the importance of our trade relationships back and forth. I would like to ask her this as someone who is responsible for a city on the border. We had heard earlier in the House that perhaps there are issues w

Western Economic Diversification  Mr. Speaker, while western Canadians are concerned that the Liberal leader said that he will raise taxes, the member for Newton—North Delta went one further and criticized our government for investing too much in the west. This Conservative government will continue our investme

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, after the very important words we just heard from the retiring member for Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, it reminds us how important respect is in this House and how important it is to be vigilant about respect in this House. Yesterday, the member for Ne

Human Pathogens and Toxins Act  Mr. Speaker, as a member of the health committee, I would like to reassure the hon. member opposite that we have had great, lengthy conversations regarding the privacy assessment and privacy issues. At the end of the day, we also know that the regulations will address some of the

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to thank my colleague. I think there are many misperceptions out there in terms of the seal hunt, the humanity and the sustainability, and what he has done is clearly articulate the regulations and the number of changes that have been made.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to participate in this important debate brought on by the May 5 vote by the European parliament to ban trade in seal products. I would like to address some of the important issues underlying this debate, particularly those relating to wild animal hu

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I stood today to talk in support of the seal hunt but I am actually from the interior of British Columbia where we certainly do not have oceans. However, in response to my colleague's question, it becomes important as parliamentarians to look at all of Canada and d

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am not close to the sea. I grew up in an urban centre and moved as a young adult to rural remote British Columbia. What is very obvious to me is that what is normal in an urban environment is not the way of life for our rural communities. Let me take the fur trad

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, it is always very fortunate to be preceded by the minister. I thought he talked very eloquently and clearly in terms of our government's next step. I really appreciate his earlier comments regarding where our government is going.

National Nursing Week  Mr. Speaker, during National Nursing Week, please let me share three inspirational examples of some of the diverse work being done by the 270,000 nurses in our country. Janice Snowie has worked full time for over 25 years. She has been on call one night in three in a small rural

Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement  Madam Speaker, I listened with interest to what my colleague across the aisle had to say. I found it quite stunning to hear what he said. I have communities that are very impacted by the softwood lumber agreement. They have said that they are grateful for it, that it has helped

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, for all the reasons that my colleague has stated, the idea of a national securities regulator makes so much sense in terms of moving forward and protecting the public. I find it very strange that we are having this conversation today. Could my colleague tell me if t

Crime Prevention  Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to the RCMP officers in my riding of Kamloops who are part of the prolific offender program. This program began in 2007 with the monitoring of 32 chronic offenders. This number has now grown to a watchful eye on 57 repeat offenders. The r