Children's Fitness Tax Credit  Mr. Speaker, the children's fitness tax credit is part of the Government of Canada's commitment to maintaining the health of Canadians, specifically to address the negative impact of declining levels of physical activity among our children. Canada's new government is keeping it

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the police, the Ontario attorney general, victims and ordinary Canadians have called for a tougher bail scheme for criminals who commit firearms offences. During the last election, the Conservative Party promised to impose a reverse onus on bail for gun crimes, a pr

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin my remarks by commending all Canadians who have had the courage and the diligence to speak to or write their member of Parliament on this particular very important issue. Regardless of their views, their responsible and diligent involvement is v

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, obviously there is no question that the hon. member across the floor believes that children should be protected. That is why I brought this debate forward: because I do not believe that this was considered the last time it was debated in this House. I believe that

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, there were certainly a lot of feelings on the past vote on this issue. Obviously there was a desire to ram the issue through without having gone through the comprehensive studies that I believe are important, comprehensive studies that would have investigated the eff

Liberal Leadership Convention  Mr. Speaker, no matter what their heritage, religion or social class, in my Canada everybody is welcome to be involved in political life. During their leadership race, Liberal delegates were encouraged to not vote based on who was best for the job, but based on racist and bigote

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, areas of farmland across Canada have suffered severe drought conditions this past year, including areas of my own riding of Peace River. Farmers are at their wits' end and have been forced to sell off their cattle because they are unable to feed them through this win

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have four petitions that I would like to present today. The first one is from 568 people in Manitoba who call upon the government to make it illegal for Internet service providers to allow child pornography on their sites. The second petition is from 209 of my co

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the third petition is signed by 388 constituents of mine who are calling upon the government to raise the age of consent from 14 to 16 years old.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, my final petition has 249 signatures from my constituency asking the government to use all necessary means to limit child trafficking, Internet luring, child prostitution and to raise the age of consent from 14 to 16.

International Day of Commemoration  Mr. Speaker, January 27 was International Day of Commemoration to honour the victims of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the worst of human nature. It was the systematic murder of the European Jewish people by the Nazi regime. The casualty count for this horror is estimated at

Oil and Gas Industry  Mr. Speaker, as one who is opposed to the Liberal leader who claims that working in the oil patch is easy money, I would like to commend these dedicated workers. It is all too easy for the Liberals to assume that there is nothing to do but wait for the oil to spurt out of the g

Liberal Party  Mr. Speaker, with friends like the Alberta Liberals, the member for Ajax—Pickering does not need any enemies. This week, on Mike Duffy Live, Alberta Liberal leader, Kevin Taft, criticized the position of the member for Ajax—Pickering by warning him directly that the federal Libe

Anti-terrorism Act  Mr. Speaker, just when Canadians wondered if the Liberal leader could be any less reasoned or coherent in his policy direction, several high profile Liberals have come out to denounce the hypocritical and reckless position on the Anti-terrorism Act. The Liberal member for Mount

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to ask the question again. The member opposite was asked what concrete things he believed could benefit the issue of human rights in China. Again he just gave fluff, which seems to be the record of the former prime ministers as well, the