Old Age Security Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened to the member and I am actually amazed. I will not be supporting this private members' bill and this is why. We spoke a little while ago about some of the problems with immigration and illegal workers. The problems are a direct result of failed Liberal at

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, for too long Canadian farmers were neglected under the previous Liberal regime. In January 2006 new hope arrived for farmers in the form of a Conservative government. The Minister of Agriculture continues to lay out some very impressive programs to help farmers fro

Ferguson Jenkins  Mr. Speaker, among other things, Chatham is known as the maple city. It is the site of the 1812 Battle of the Thames where the brave Chief Tecumseh died, and the end of the underground railroad. It is also the hometown of Fergie Jenkins. Fergie pitched for several teams, includi

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, before I get started on my remarks, I would like to say hello to my mother, 87 years old, who has been ailing of late and is doing much better. They say behind that every successful man there is a surprised mother-in-law, but behind my mother there are 10 children, 6

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is calling for the vote, but I think some of us still have some questions as to some of the statements that were made and more particularly the fact that jail times do not result in a slowdown on crime. I would like to express some of my own experien

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I will make this quite short. We have all been watching this with quite some interest. I have listened to the member's speech. We share the concern, as he does, that we really have to adjust our attitudes. I recall an incident not that long ago when we were discussi

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, farmers want to do their part to help the environment. They want to invest in facilities that will transform their crops into biofuels, but these facilities are expensive and capital is not readily available or accessible. What are the Minister of Agriculture and th

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, today China's official news agency is reporting that Huseyin Celil has been sentenced to life in prison and the deprivation of all political rights, as well as a second sentence of a further 10 years in prison. Can the Minister of Foreign Affairs inform the House of

North Buxton  Mr. Speaker, I have a town in my riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex called North Buxton, and in that town there is a church and in that church a bell has hung since 1850. North Buxton was one of the safe havens around Chatham that served as the home for escaped slaves who came to Cana

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, I understand the hon. member's concerns, but again, it needs to be repeated, there are those who are saying that it can withstand a challenge. If we are going to look at this fairly, the motion gives us an opportunity to look at this again. We are talking about discu

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, I have the utmost respect for my colleague, the hon. member from Windsor. I am a rookie and I understand that he has much more expertise in these areas than I have. I refer to what was said before. When the Supreme Court ruled on this issue, it left that one clause o

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, I too would like to make a brief presentation of my own feelings and that of my constituents as well. I am a new member, as are many of the members here. When I first sought election in 2004 this issue was one which my constituents were really not aware of. There wa

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member is right. As I stated before, the cash transfers to provinces and territories are in addition to the support that the Government of Canada provides through tax transfers. In 2007 alone the tax transfer component will total $12.4 billion, an amount that wil

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would remind the member opposite that our first promise was not to health care. Our first promise was to accountability. We would encourage the member opposite and his party to speed that process through the Senate and to speed it through here as well. Health care

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, at the outset, our government is committed to publicly funded health care and to working with the provinces and territories to provide Canadians in every region with timely access to quality health care services. Contrary to the assertion of my Liberal colleague, th