Financial Administration Act  moved that Bill S-201, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act and the Bank of Canada Act (quarterly financial reports), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to stand in the House again this afternoon to speak.

Carbon Tax Proposal  Mr. Speaker, over the past number of weeks, our suspicions have confirmed that rather than fulfilling their responsibilities here in the House, the Liberals have mistakenly understood their role as one of being in opposition to Canadian taxpayers. In their most vigorous attack a

Arctic Sovereignty  Mr. Speaker, since taking office, our government has been a strong defender of Canada's Arctic sovereignty. We continue to develop a northern agenda that focuses on sovereignty and environmental protection, promoting economic and social development, and devolving governance so

Polar Bears  Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister of the Environment held bilateral meetings with the United States Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne. I understand that they discussed a number of important cross-border issues, including the protection of one of Canada's icons, the maj

Budget Implementation Act, 2008  Mr. Speaker, it is time to pass Bill C-50, this year's first budget implementation bill. Every day constituents are calling and writing asking when Parliament will approve this important legislation. Constituents know that included in this bill are measures to implement the lan

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, earlier in question period today, the Liberal leader referred to a document that he referred to as the Kelowna accord and, as is customary in the House, when a member refers to a document, he or she should be able to produce that document. What I am asking today is

Petitions  Where is the $40 million? There's a good question.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will take 10 seconds to apologize to the Liberal members over there for having selected that member as their leader. Obviously, their fortunes failed as--

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, in 30 seconds we cannot get to the root of this issue. The Bloc Québécois wants us to say that we have full and complete confidence in Elections Canada, and yet continually we have seen a litany of problems within Elections Canada. I take members back to the 2004 ele

Conservative Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve to be represented by members of Parliament who show up and provide a vision for the future. Since I was elected over two years ago, I have been part of this team led by our Prime Minister, who has provided tax relief for all Canadians and support

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased this evening to speak to Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief against educational or other institution), a private member's bill introduced by the member for Châteauguay—Saint-Constant. Bill C-384 proposes to add a new offence to the

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the efforts of the member for Cambridge to reform the criminal justice system and to have stronger penalties for those people who would go after the most vulnerable in our society. One of the things I have been concerned about, which he mentioned, is th

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, as I have had the opportunity to work with my colleagues on both sides of this House, including the member for Burlington, I appreciate the support each one has given me. In terms of this bill and the bills that we have brought forward, there is no question that in

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Mr. Speaker, it is with considerable pleasure that I rise today to speak to Bill C-26. From my constituency, I hear great concern with regard to the impact of the drug trade and the drug fueled crime that results from that trade. With crystal meth, the date rape drug, the mariju

Public Opinion Research  Mr. Speaker, for years the former Liberal government wasted huge amounts of money on public opinion research with little or no oversight. Liberal-friendly firms conducted hundreds of unnecessary surveys and polls at the expense of Canadian taxpayers. Recently, the government ma