Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise in the House today to table a petition signed by 82 residents from my riding and across British Columbia. The petitioners call upon Parliament to eliminate the GST on used goods, since customers have already paid this tax on the it

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would address an allegation made by the hon. member, which is really unworthy of him. He suggested that I made a comment that the member for Kings—Hants did not belong here and suggested that was referring to his dual citizenship. Mr. Speaker, you we

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague for her comments and share her enthusiasm about this budget. It clearly is a budget for hard-working, ordinary Canadians. I refer, though, to the comments of the NDP member for Winnipeg North who made a very bold suggestion, which I believe is

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, my colleague mentioned that this was an election budget, but I want to remind him, it was his leader who said, shortly after being elected leader of the Liberal Party, “We have to get back to power as soon as possible”. Be that as it may, the hon. member knows that

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I was somewhat disappointed, not only with the approach of the hon. member but with the approach of the leader of the NDP. This morning the leader of the NDP was interviewed on national television about the budget. He was asked the question, “What things do you supp

The Budget  Your nose is growing.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, our recent budget is great news for British Columbians. Families, disabled children, students and even truck drivers are big winners today. We are getting $30 million for the Great Bear Rain Forest, $15 million for the UBC Brain Research Centre and tax relief for far

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, our Conservative budget is getting things done, so much help for so many Canadians, yet the Liberals and NDP oppose our tax relief for hard-working families. In fact, last week, the Liberal leader was asked on TV whether there was anything in our budget that he coul

Criminal Code  moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.

Criminal Code  moved that the bill be read the third time and passed. Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise to speak to my private member's bill, Bill C-277, which addresses the luring of children over the Internet for sexual purposes. This bill does two things. It doubles the maximum sentenc

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate very much her support at committee for the bill. Yes, there were some concerns about the bill originally, but those fears were allayed at the committee stage. The reason we are addressing the luring bill specifically is because most of the other sexual

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I think the member knows that I support Bill C-27. My luring law was able to win multi-party support. It is not that often in the House where we put aside partisan differences and we look at what is best for the country and for our children. Rather than becoming par

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I will close by saying I very much enjoyed the work on this bill. I have enjoyed the support I have received in this House and, particularly, at committee. Members of all the parties were able to put aside partisanship and really looked out for the interests of Canad

Anti-Terrorism Act  Mr. Speaker, the Air-India inquiry is investigating the worst terrorist act in Canada's history: the murder of 331 people. Shockingly, the Vancouver Sun today reported that the Liberal opposition leader still opposes investigative measures under the Anti-terrorism Act, measures t

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about women's rights. As the House knows, under the Taliban, women were not allowed to leave their homes except in the company of their husbands. We know they were not allowed to go to school. We know they were not allowed to start businesses. In fact