Rouge National Urban Park Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened with great interest. I know that the New Democratic Party is anti- pipelines going anywhere. I do not know if the member is aware, but the Kinder Morgan pipeline goes through our beautiful Jasper National Park, and has for many years. I do not think there

Labour  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to safe and fair labour practices. Of course, if anyone has any concerns in terms of practice, they do have the ability to make reference to the Industrial Relations Board. We have no intention of making any changes to our regulations at t

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government works very hard to ensure that Canada's veterans have access to the benefits they deserve and need. I would like to share a recent example that a member of the Canadian Air Force shared with us. He had been receiving veteran's benefits for over 13 yea

Service Canada Mandate Expansion Act  Mr. Speaker, I have to say at the outset that I appreciate all the thought and effort the hon. member for Guelph has put into the drafting of this particular bill, and those who went before him in terms of starting the thinking around this initiative. What he is proposing to do

Service Canada Mandate Expansion Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the thought that the hon. member has put behind this bill. I have one question for him. Having worked in the health care field, when we had a death in any of the facilities that I worked in, we always had to complete a provincial form. To what degree w

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, what I clearly showed is a number of measures. I was on the finance committee, and we listened to many witnesses who indicated many significant measures, including a move from 15% to under 9% for families that are under the low income cut-off level. That is a huge im

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have some trouble with what the member said, because he said that 14% of people in this country do not matter. How many benefited from the working income tax benefit? It was a percentage. How many seniors benefited from the income splitting? It was a percentage of

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am very delighted to join the debate here this afternoon. I have to start by looking at the motion that was put before us. I think there is a flaw in that very first sentence. The first sentence says, “That, in the opinion of the House, the drastic increase in inco

Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I have found it a little unusual tonight, in terms of some of the comments that members of the NDP have been making throughout their speeches. On the one hand, we often hear from them how they do not have enough time to debate. We are giving them plenty of opportunit

Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I do not know if my hon. colleague is aware, but currently many permanent residents wait for four years to make a decision. I have met many people at citizenship ceremonies for whom it was 20 or 30 years before they made that decision. Choosing to become a citizen of

Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act  You complained and complained and now we do not speak.

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to stand to speak to the private member's bill from my colleague from Chatham-Kent—Essex. It is always a treat when we get to bring forward private members' bills and introduce them in the House. I congratulate him on having his first one here today.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the CoSA sites, which have had agreements for some years now with Correctional Service of Canada, have had their full funding reinstated. That was at the request of the Minister of Public Safety . In addition, through a five-year agreement under the national crime p

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, further to the request from the Minister of Public Safety, Correctional Service Canada has reviewed its decision and restored its full funding to previously existing agreements with the Circles of Support and Accountability, commonly known as CoSA. When it comes to

Veterans Hiring Act  Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate how my colleague talked about this being one piece of the puzzle and that we need a comprehensive plan. He talked about a number of elements of that comprehensive plan. It certainly sounds like we have broad agreement for this particular piece. S