Rouge National Urban Park Act  Madam Speaker, I can understand why the hon. member is proud. He should be proud. It is quite an achievement for him that he is able to deliver this. He asked about ecological integrity. I have to get out of the habit of giving the Liberals credit, but I do give the provincial g

Rouge National Urban Park Act  Madam Speaker, I confess, I am not 100% sure what the question is. I think he was asking about how much support and enthusiasm we might give to parks in the member's area, or ecological issues--

Rouge National Urban Park Act  It is part of the bill. I know. What I am saying is that I think that is an important part of it too. It is a motherhood bill. Did you want to fight about it? We can have a fight, but I do not know what we would fight about. We all--

Rouge National Urban Park Act  Madam Speaker, we have to mark this moment down, because I am going to agree with the hon. member. I think this is a good day, a good bill, and an important issue. We are pleased to support it. Again, we would hope that this is only the beginning, that it is not meant to be just

Rouge National Urban Park Act  Madam Speaker, of course I will follow your ruling. I would say this to my friend. One thing he should be careful of is to not challenge the Speaker. When the Speaker asks him to sit down, he should sit down. He should trust me that this a good piece of advice. I understand the

Rouge National Urban Park Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate that latitude. I also appreciate that latitude can only go so far and that my remarks need to be germane to Bill C-18. I thank my friend across the way for his interjection because, at least superficially, it suggests he is listening and that is always

Rouge National Urban Park Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to join in this important discussion on Bill C-18. Creating parks is important. I was kind of disappointed yesterday. We are all friends here and I am sure no one will tell a tale out of school. The most powerful person in the entire N

Justice  Madam Speaker, Bill S-201 is legislation designed to protect the rights of Canadians to the privacy of their own genetic information. Currently, Canadians who receive genetic testing on a variety of medical issues are at risk of being denied insurance coverage if they fail to tur

Democratic Reform  Madam Speaker, a lot of promises are made on the campaign trail. Some are big-ticket items, some are local concerns, some promises are made once, and some promises are made 1,813 times. Changing the electoral system was a major plank of the Liberal platform. We have had the spec

Steel Industry  No, no, that's all talk. You're not doing it.

Salaries Act  Mr. Speaker, I was born and raised in Ontario, but my dad was born in Saskatchewan. I will always have an affinity for Saskatchewan. I want to join my colleague in acknowledging that after having been around for a while, one of the things we do in a new Parliament is kind of loo

Ibrahim Jame Mosque  Mr. Speaker, last month in my riding of Hamilton Centre, a tragedy was averted thanks to the quick action of some of Hamilton's newest residents. On the evening of September 14, a man approached the Ibrahim Jame Mosque and lit a fire at the front door. As the man fled, several

CANADA LABOUR CODE  Mr. Speaker, I want to compliment my colleague from Saskatoon West who is not just one of our rising stars in this new Parliament but is also our labour critic, and doing a fantastic job. I know she was there at the news conference, along with our colleague from Jonquière. Peopl

CANADA LABOUR CODE  Mr. Speaker, if I was not clear, that certainly was the overarching message, that we are very proud of Canada. We all talk about our values and how we project those values around the world. Make no mistake, those values are very much a result of the labour movement being in the f

CANADA LABOUR CODE  Mr. Speaker, I will try not to take it personally that you cut the time just as I took the floor. I know that these things are done by time, and I will respect that, especially given the fact that you control the microphone. Here we are today discussing Bill C-4. The first thing