Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am not going to comment on the hon. member's riposte. I will simply continue to focus in on the things that the bill does, the things that we as a committee agreed to do. The big beneficiaries of Bill C-11 are of course not only those in the transportation industr

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, the comments of the member for Burnaby—New Westminster could be helpful if it were not for the fact that this is simply a rehash of what has already gone on at committee. As members know, the process that the House follows is that a bill moves through first and seco

Conservative Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, today marks a day all Canadians should celebrate. A year ago today, our new Conservative government was sworn into power. Canadians voted for change. They voted for accountability and that is exactly what we delivered. We passed the most sweeping anti-corruption

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to address this very significant concern in Canada. The bill before us today is a further attempt to address the issue of TV violence in Canada. The bill would amend the Broadcasting Act by imposing a new, regulatory framework on the br

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I, too, share my friend's concerns about the current state of the law when it relates to impaired driving. My question has to do with the frustrations that police across this country experience as they try to apply our drunk driving laws. I am wondering if the membe

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, this bill is of special interest to residents in my riding, especially the disability eligibility provisions. This past month a constituent of mine came to my office and told me a very sad story. He contributed for some 25 years to the Canada pension plan. He was h

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his vigorous intervention on behalf of farmers in his province and riding. I was a little astonished. Over the last hour and a half, we have had an opportunity to hear from a member from the Liberal Party, a member from the Bloc and a membe

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General issued a scathing criticism of the Liberal performance on first nations land claims settlements. Today Canada's new Conservative government takes this issue seriously. Premier Campbell of B.C. said last Friday that the Minister of Indian Affairs h

Human Trafficking  Mr. Speaker, I know our time has almost run out, but I appreciate the opportunity to add to this debate. I strongly support the motion. The trafficking of human beings into our country for the purposes of sexual exploitation is a grave and growing threat to our nation. It is dif

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's comments, but I do have a question for him. I heard him repeat again what we have heard before in this chamber on this issue, and that is that somehow it is against the Charter of Rights to leave the definition of marriage as being the unio

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, I believe the member totally misunderstood the motion. I would be surprised if she had read it with that kind of question. In fact, the motion makes it very clear that we are looking for the protection of the rights of all Canadians whether they are married or they e

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, the member knows very well that the motion actually addresses that issue in clear and no uncertain terms. In fact, the motion says that existing same sex marriages will be respected in whatever legislation that we bring forward. I know he is very upset. He does not l

Marriage  Mr. Speaker, I very much value this opportunity to speak on this very important subject. Tomorrow the House will vote on whether to reconsider the issue of same sex marriage. The motion before the House affirms the traditional definition of marriage while at the same time defendi

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in the presence of a very enthusiastic group of British Columbia students, all parties in this House came together to support Bill C-34, the first nations jurisdiction over education in British Columbia act, truly a historic event. Could the Minister of I

Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006  Mr. Speaker, despite the member's comments on this important issue, it is very clear that the industry across Canada supports the softwood lumber agreement. He somehow made a connection between the Wheat Board and the softwood lumber agreement. What he has done is reaffirmed the