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Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, I know my time is short this evening but I want to take a few moments, first and foremost, to congratulate and thank the hon. member for Kitchener—Conestoga for bringing forward this motion. This motion speaks to an issue that has, unfortunately, impacted too many pe
September 30th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Peace River Mr. Speaker, as this parliamentary session draws to a close, I am pleased to stand in the House to pay tribute to the hard-working men and women of the Peace country. Like many regions in this country, the global economic downturn has had a significant impact on the communities,
June 18th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
The Environment Mr. Speaker, in August 2007 the Prime Minister referred to Nahanni Park expansion as arguably one of the most important environmental protection acts in a generation. After a generation of Liberal neglect, as far as conservation and the protection of Canada's environment is conc
June 10th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, the Liberal leader said Canada has become a laughing stock of the world. How dare he? How dare he come back to Canada after being away for 34 years, after calling himself an American, after accusing his fellow Canadians of living in a fantasyland, after calling our
June 5th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Mr. Speaker, could we see the clock as 6:30 p.m.?
June 4th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Madam Speaker, I listened with interest to my colleague across the way. I have a great deal of respect for the hon. member. However, what I heard was a lot of information on issues outside of the bill. Let us just remind members what we are exactly looking at. There are a number
June 4th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, the Liberal leader seems to be a fan of cover-ups. Perhaps he is just paranoid. The Liberal Party of Canada had its legions of lawyers attempt to stop the use of a video clip that its leader had during the time that he spent on C-SPAN. The lawyers from C-SPAN said t
May 29th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act Madam Speaker, I ask that the division on the motion be deferred until Monday, June 1, at the end of government orders.
May 28th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Customs Act Mr. Speaker, the member discussed at length many issues unrelated completely to the bill we are discussing this morning. Because he did not have the opportunity to speak to that during his lengthy discussion and ramblings, I would like to ask him this question. What is the Libera
May 28th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Points of Order Mr. Speaker, I stand on a point of order with regard to the comments made by the chair of the government operations and estimates committee. In his tabling of the report, he commented that the committee was disappointed in some actions of the government. I first want to make a c
May 4th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Health Mr. Speaker, could the minister please provide an update to the House with regard to her work with the Mexican government? I know the Mexicans have previously asked us for assistance in determining if they were experiencing a human swine flu outbreak. Could the Minister of Healt
April 29th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Taxation Mr. Speaker, $20 billion of additional tax cuts by the Conservative government will leave more money in the hands of Canadians. It will assist to help the economy to grow during these tough economic times. However, the Liberal Party has a plan for dealing with the economic situ
April 27th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, during this process we will not compromise accountability. We believe it is critical to strike the right balance between the rapid delivery of stimulus measures and the appropriate due diligence and transparency. We have established clear conditions for the use of th
March 24th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I stand today to support the special vote that is found in the main estimates known as vote 35. As we have heard today, vote 35 is a $3 billion appropriation requested by the government for the Treasury Board to provide funding for initiatives set out in the econom
March 24th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the hon. member just went to great lengths to compare what she believes the United States is doing right, and she somehow seems to indicate that we should be replicating that particular process. I wonder if the hon. member has been watching the United States news ov
March 24th, 2009House debate
Chris WarkentinConservative