Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992  Mr. Speaker, I will gladly strike those references and refer to them as the previous Liberal prime minister and the current Prime Minister. The SPP essentially comprised executive level and bureaucratic discussions among Canada, the United States and Mexico. These discussions ha

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regards to public-private partnerships (P3s or PFIs): (a) what is the government’s overall policy on their use; (b) how many government contracts since January 2006 have involved P3s, and for each project, what are the names of these projects, who are the partners, how much

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Asia-Pacific Gateway project in British Columbia: (a) how much money has the government contributed to this project since its inception, broken down by financial quarter and department; (b) has the government conducted any studies into the impact or effectivene

China  Mr. Speaker, the previous government consistently failed to raise human rights with China and placed almost exclusive priority on trade issues. The current government got off on the wrong foot by failing to establish a respectful and positive relationship with that important nati

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, of course, today we are addressing the question of firearms registration in this country. I do not need to share with the members of the House that this is a very important issue. It evokes passionate feelings on both sides of the question. Proponents of gun registr

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, with the greatest of respect, my friend should read the motion that is before the House. It says, and this is what we are debating: That, in the opinion of the House, the government should not extend the amnesty on gun control requirements set to expire on May 16,

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is quite right. Bill C-301, if passed, results in less frequent screening, weakens transportation rules for restricted and prohibited firearms, makes it easier to transport machine guns and assault weapons to shooting ranges, allows individuals in ill

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, members of the Canadian Police Association are feeling betrayed by the Conservative government. Why? It is because the Conservatives have failed to live up to their three-year-old promise to put 2,500 more police officers into Canada's communities. The government cr

Public Safety  No, Mr. Speaker, it is the minister's job to ensure that money gets in their hands. Vancouver has the lowest ratio of police to population and Vancouverites are living in fear of gang violence. Because of the government's negligence, cities like Vancouver have yet to see $1 to r

Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, the free trade agreement was first signed in 1988, so we have had 20 years to measure some of the effects of that. I remember the debate distinctly at that time. One of the promises made about free trade was that it would bring prosperity and an elevated standard o

Chinese Canadian Community  Mr. Speaker, a number of prominent leaders in the Chinese community will be gathering in East Vancouver tomorrow. Their purpose is to recognize the noble history of Chinese Canadians, note their incredible contributions to our nation, and discuss current issues facing their commu

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support this bill at third reading. Bill C-14 proposes to amend the Criminal Code in several important ways. It facilitates the prosecution of gang related and organized crime and it makes our communities safer by introducing several new initiatives

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I do not know that I did say, or would say, the government has spent nothing on prevention, or is not committed to any prevention. What I said was its attention to prevention is weak and insufficient, and I would urge the government to do more. I point out that we p

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I fundamentally agree with what the hon. member has said. The gist of the New Democrat position has been and continues to be that we take a comprehensive approach to this very complex problem. Prevention is the key aspect that is always missing from the current gove

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, a few days ago representatives of the Canadian Teachers' Federation visited me in my office in Parliament. They talked to me about poverty in students and children, particularly young children aged 5 to 11. They reminded me that the House passed a resolution in 1989