Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, what we have is a very important measure that is in no way going to challenge the independent ability of crown corporations to do what they are supposed to be doing. For example, CBC has protection under the Broadcasting Act. What we are simply saying is that there

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to point out a bit of irony. Opposition members frequently say there is too much in the bill and that there should be discussions at the environment committee and with natural resources. I would say to the member that those are appropriate discussions fo

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is certainly my pleasure and honour to stand and speak in favour of today's pro-economic and job-growth legislation, Bill C-60, economic action plan 2013 act, No. 1 at report stage. Certainly, like the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance last week,

Fair Rail Freight Service Act  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to stand up and ask a question after the fine speech that was just provided. In my community, certainly the forestry and mining companies have come to me and talked about some of the challenges they have in terms of moving forward and having the secur

Bill C-48, Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, we have certainly heard day after day about the issue of the tax gap. We have heard about the issue of how important it is for Canadians to pay their fair share. All of us in the House were quite stunned and very surprised to hear that the New Democrats were so remis

Bill C-48, Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I was going to bring up exactly that same point. I believe the member is talking about Bill C-60. We are going through clause-by-clause tomorrow and we look forward to having that conversation in the House. However, I want to note the tax loopholes that the governm

Bill C-48, Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I believe that, while the Conservatives have a strong stable majority government, we will move forward on a regular basis to update this important piece of legislation. This piece of legislation and the timeliness goes back a number of years to when the member's par

Bill C-48, Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, the fact that we had debate in the House, that we went to committee and that this legislation was supported by all parties in the clause-by-clause speaks to the fact that members of all parties feel that we have significantly got this right. This bill has been debat

Bill C-48, Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to respond to the question. I, too, am someone who has worked shift work for many years. I think we all recognize that there are some pieces of legislation that are very fascinating. This is fascinating, also, in terms of the importance of what we ar

Bill C-48, Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to stand to talk to this very important piece of legislation. As many members in the House may be aware, I had actually started the speech and was a good 10 minutes into it when I was interrupted. Of course, I had to defer it until this fine hour. In s

Public Works  Mr. Speaker, the CRA is always looking for ways to improve its efficiency and the services that it delivers to Canadians. The creation of a second T3 processing site is in line with CRA best practices and would allow CRA to maintain a high standard of service for Canadians. CRA

Canadian Museum of History Act  Mr. Speaker, I am really delighted to hear tonight about the plans to move forward. I had the opportunity within the last month to visit the Museum of Civilization and then to visit a little museum in Clinton, British Columbia, which had an amazing collection from the gold rush t

Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to begin third and final reading at debate stage of this important piece of legislation for taxpayers and tax professionals, Bill C-48, the Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012. I have to admit that it is certainly not the most riveting or the most excit

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the excellent speech by the member for York Centre really highlighted some important features of the budget implementation act no. 1. What I especially appreciated was his talk about the preferential tariffs and how this was a very positive measure. We hear the NDP

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the member to take note of a few things in the budget implementation act that I believe are of benefit not only to his riding and to Quebec but to all of Canada. I would ask if he is prepared to support and is interested in supporting the program