Main Estimates, 2009-10  Mr. Speaker, I was really puzzled by the last question by the hon. member from the opposition. Indeed, the infrastructure programs have moved at warp speed. All levels of government and all civil servants have been approving projects and getting money out the door. Could my hon.

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, while the leader of the Liberal Party continues to put his personal aspirations ahead of Canadians with talk of an unwanted election, our Conservative government is working to deliver results for Canadians hit hardest by the global recession. Many of these workers ar

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to present two petitions. The first petition concerns the long-gun registry which continues to be a major source of irritant for many of our rural communities. The petitioners are calling upon the House of Commons to support Bill C-391.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, as the post offices of our country are part of the rural fabric, the second petition calls upon Canada to maintain the moratorium on post office closures and withdraw the legislation to legalize remailers.

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, during this time of global recession, I have seen the strong benefits of the job opportunities program in my riding. I was delighted to hear that the student program is being enhanced and moving forward. We make great use of the work sharing program in my riding. I

Employment Insurance Act  Madam Speaker, I too am from British Columbia and I actually live in the interior which does have forests. Certainly the impact of this crisis on the forestry workers is very near and dear to my heart. I look at the work happening throughout my riding in terms of the economic ac

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I certainly listened with respect to the great deal of passion that the hon. member brings to representing his constituents. I think I need to make mention that our economic action plan recognizes that there is not just one solution to the global recession that we a

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have this opportunity to express my support for Bill C-50, which would amend the Employment Insurance Act to provide additional EI regular benefits to long tenured workers. As the House is well aware, our government is hard at work to help Canadians in

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I am really glad to speak to that issue. As the hon. member should know, during a time of global recession, it is very complicated. We need to tackle this recession from many different angles. In actual fact, people want to work. Things like the job opportunities pro

Employment Insurance Act  Absolutely, Mr. Speaker. Right now we are in the midst of a global economic recession. The last thing that Canadians need is an unwanted, unnecessary, opportunistic election. I am glad the NDP appreciates the merit of supporting long-tenured workers. We look forward to supporti

Employment Insurance Act  I will make my answer very quick, Mr. Speaker, because I am not really sure what the question was other than perhaps the NDP and Liberals debating some things. This is a great bill that would support long-tenured workers. We appreciate that it is going to move forward.

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, yesterday members in the House voted on second reading of Bill C-50. This bill was introduced by our Conservative government to provide extra weeks of support through EI to long-tenured workers who have been hardest hit by the global recession. This is the fair and r

Pink Ribbon Charity Ball  Mr. Speaker, I was proud to attend the 12th annual Pink Ribbon Charity Ball in Kamloops this past month and I would like to pay tribute to its founder, Anthony Salituro. When Anthony learned the devastating news that his aunt, Josephine Bruno, was diagnosed with breast cancer,

Justice  Mr. Speaker, since 2006, provincial attorneys general have urged the government to restrict the ridiculous awarding of double credit for the time criminals spend in pretrial custody. We introduced Bill C-25 to limit the amount of credit given at a ratio of 1:1 for each day serve

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to present a petition today from my constituents asking the government to repeal the long gun registry which continues to be burdensome for our rural community.