Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, when there is a general discussion about income splitting, we have to look at what has actually occurred. Breaking it down, there would be a maximum amount that could be transferred to minimize the amount of tax. That is part of it. However, it is also a case of fai

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, before I start, I would like you to know that I will be sharing my time with the member for Edmonton Centre. Our government has a strong record of empowering Canadian consumers. We understand that when Canadians make decisions about how to spend their money, they mu

Agriculture Producers in Alberta  Mr. Speaker, this past Saturday I hosted a round table at the Innisfail Auction Mart in my Red Deer riding to address the issues facing local livestock producers. We had a frank, open discussion about how our government can help central Alberta producers and the agriculture indu

Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act  Mr. Speaker, earlier on, one of the NDP speakers said, on bringing back the costly Liberal gun registry, that the party had other plans. Could the hon. member comment on what the Liberal leader had indicated back on December 3, 2012. He said, “I voted to keep the firearms regis

Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act  Mr. Speaker, of course the member was not here in the 40th Parliament when there was a private member's bill designed to get rid of the long gun registry. He did not see the members who had to be thrown under the bus when the numbers were not right as far as that bill being taken

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, of course, as the member knows, the consultations were all consistent with the Umbrella Final Agreement, so all of the discussions were taking place within that framework. I remember earlier that the parliamentary secretary was speaking of the $100,000 that was ther

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity a number of years ago, when I was first on the aboriginal affairs and northern development committee, to go to the north. We were in Iqaluit, Yellowknife, and Whitehorse. I had a chance to speak to different groups and different organizations.

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to speak to this legislation. After years of review and consultation with first nations and other northerners, with the legislation proposed in Bill S-6 we can now move forward with improvements to northern regulatory regimes. These improvements will

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, sadly I know a lot of that, after having been a hospital board member and chairman for a number of years, back in the 1990s when the money was ripped out of the provincial coffers for social programs, as well as for health care. It was masterfully done, though, becau

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I certainly do not agree with their comments. Of course, I do not mean the opposition's comments particularly but the comments of the person the member was quoting. I have heard it mentioned by the Liberals that if we give people money, they are going to spend it on

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to the member opposite, it is not true. Those who do not have a lot money also do not have a lot of opportunities or a lot of instruments for saving. This is one they can look at and deal with. We can see that it happens. When seniors are being

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to outline some of the reasons I will be supporting our government's budget and its budget implementation bill, Bill C-59. Before I go into the details about the new investments and the tax relief the budget proposes and how Bill C-59 would make this ha

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to respond to some of the questions I just heard and give the member an opportunity to talk about those. Of those who have maxed out their TFSAs, 60% earned less than $60,000, which is contrary to what the member opposite just said. There are 856,000 Can

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, as per its mandate, the Canadian Polar Commission focuses on the promotion and dissemination of polar research and knowledge as well as on collaboration and co-operation with Canadian and international institutions. These functions align directly with the work that is

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, our government first announced the establishment of CHARS, a world-class year-round institution, in the 2007 Speech from the Throne. Of course, establishing CHARS as a new federal organization represents the next significant milestone in the development of our governme