Government Programs  Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister of Finance and the President of the Treasury Board announced a budget surplus of over $13 billion. This money was paid down against our national debt, one of the largest repayments in Canada's history. That saves taxpayers $650 million every ye

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, thank you for this opportunity to close the debate on what I believe is a significant step forward in protecting the rights of children across Canada in order to be safe from sexual predators. As the sponsor of the bill, I am encouraged by the support the bill has r

Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows, his comments are reflected in the sentiments shared by our party and by the Government of Canada. I thank him for his courage in standing up in support of this softwood lumber agreement against some considerable opposition, not only from o

Canada-U.S. Border  Mr. Speaker, this past weekend in B.C.'s Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley 60 border guards walked off the job, claiming a threat to their personal security. Shockingly, the Liberals have claimed that the arming of border guards was unnecessary. However, George Scott, who is the v

Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join in the debate on Bill C-303 introduced by the member for Victoria. This bill has a number of flaws. A closer review reveals that this bill would represent a significant intrusion into provincial and territorial jurisdictions by imposing criteri

Early Learning and Child Care Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague's comments and I note she implied that Canadians do not support our new government's universal child care plan. I want to remind her that on January 23, Canadians elected not a failed Liberal government, not an NDP government, but

Airline Industry  Mr. Speaker, my question concerns an issue that is important to those who work within the airline industry and to those who are passengers on Canada's airlines. My question is for the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Could the minister please inform the Hou

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the government has taken on the important role of tackling crime to make our communities safer places to raise our families. Many organizations that begged previous governments to stop the revolving door of our justice system are now applauding our government's initi

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I have spent the last 10 to 15 minutes here listening to the member try to make a distinction between flexible and fixed and flexible fixed election dates. She has referred to the legislation as being duplicitous. She has accused the government of not telling the who

Federal Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, it seems that the comments of the hon. member indicate that he will vote against the accountability act. All the member has done is rail against the act. I cannot help but compare the member's comments to the comments of his colleague from Vancouver Quadra. His coll

Fisheries  Mr. Speaker, the Fraser River in B.C. represents one of Canada's most sensitive salmon fisheries. Recently it has come to light that the previous Liberal government was planning to reduce enforcement on the Fraser River. As we know, Canadians expect our fisheries to be protecte

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am a bit puzzled because the hon. member's colleague, just a few minutes ago, talked about how we should be getting away from blaming each other and how we should move constructively forward in addressing the issues that are present in our aboriginal communities, a

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition here signed by constituents in the city of Abbotsford in support of legislation similar to a bill that was tabled by the member for Vegreville--Wainwright. The bill addresses the issue of violence against expectant mothers. It would create two offe

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I do take issue with one of the member's points. He said that in committee we as the government voted against supply management. I believe that is a misstatement and it is incorrect. If he were to go back and check his notes he would see that it was not a vote again

Committees of the House  Read the motion.