Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, the official opposition, New Democrats, are strong supporters of a well-funded and effective EI system that can deliver quickly the benefits that employees and employers have paid into. My friend opposite is quite right that the money that is paid into the EI system

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, if my hon. friends in the Conservative government listens to what the official opposition is saying, they would hear that we, in fact, are exactly open-minded. As for our position, once again stated for them, it is that we are optimistic and are willing to sign and s

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise and speak on behalf of the official opposition New Democrats about the important news recently of the tentative agreement reached between Canada and the European Union regarding a comprehensive economic and trade agreement. There has been a

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, approximately 75% of the world's mining and exploration companies are registered in Canada. Various indigenous and non-indigenous communities, both in Canada and abroad, have raised serious concerns regarding the impact of mining activities in their communities, inc

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, New Democrats are proud to stand up for Canadian jobs, and do you know who praised the NDP's balanced approach to trade? It was the employment minister. Perhaps he could brief the Prime Minister. As with any agreement, we can only judge its value by its details. Lik

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, New Democrats support negotiations with Europe, but Conservative incompetence is stunning. The first rule of negotiating is to never convey that one is desperate for a deal, and yet that is exactly what the Prime Minister is conveying to the EU. Panicking to get a

Tackling Contraband Tobacco Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the Conservatives for bringing in measures to deal with contraband tobacco. That is a positive thing. When I was first elected in 2008, this issue was being discussed. When I was a member of the public safety committee in 2009, we had a

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we will judge that deal based on competence. All we are seeing from the government is incompetence on the trade file. We want to see a trade deal with Europe, but in any negotiations, desperation is a bad adviser, and the Conservatives' ba

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am not sure of the procedure here either, but do members not have to be in their own seats in order to cast their vote, even on a voice vote?

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, CETA negotiations have been the least transparent negotiations that our country has ever seen. The New Democrats support a trade deal with Europe that advances Canada's interests, but no trade deal should be signed in desperation just to cover up for Conservative sca

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, today, the Hupacasath First Nation is in court, challenging the legality of the Canada-China FIPA. Despite a constitutional obligation to consult first nations, the Conservative government rammed through this agreement with no talks whatsoever. The Prime Minister s

Fighting Foreign Corruption Act  Mr. Speaker, what I see diminishing in the House is the integrity and credibility of the Conservative government over the last two months. All Canadians just have to open up a newspaper to see that. I do not know what the member is talking about. We have members on this side of

Fighting Foreign Corruption Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this moment to thank my hon. colleague from LaSalle—Émard for the fine work that she does in the House and for her contributions to the debate, which are always of very high quality and perceptive. What the question really raises is the fact tha

Fighting Foreign Corruption Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my hon. colleague from LaSalle—Émard. I am pleased to speak to Bill S-14, An Act to amend the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act. In looking at this bill, and given the record of the government, I find myself yearning to have

Fairchild TV  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of Fairchild TV in Canada. Since 1993, Fairchild Television has been offering high-quality, Canadian-produced, Chinese-language programming across our nation. Canada is a vibrant nation with people fro