National Public Transit Strategy Act  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be a seconder of the bill that the member for Trinity—Spadina has brought forward. I want to point out that Canada is the only country in the OECD without a national transit policy. There is one segment of society that I am particularly concerned abo

Proposal to Divide Bill C-10  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for St. John's East for putting so clearly the number of things that we would like to see unbundled. Many members in the opposition parties want effective legislation to oppose criminal activity. However, we know that many sections

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be voting yes.

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  I will be voting no.

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I had an exchange with the hon. member for Peace River and I have gone back to check that indeed the Wheat Board will allow for sales of organic wheat. I agree the Wheat Board will not go out of its way to help farmers sell organic wheat, but it is possible to do a s

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, my question today for the Prime Minister is in relation to the fact that in the next few days we will be seeing the Canadian office of the International Association of Firefighters, representing 22,000 Canadian professional firefighters, on Parliament Hill asking us

Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act  Madam Speaker, I rise with pleasure to assure the hon. member for Okanagan—Coquihalla of the complete support of the Green Party caucus for this long overdue reform. In Saanich—Gulf Islands, we also have numerous wineries. I could name them but it would seem to be pandering to my

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the hon. member for Peace River. I have spoken privately to the hon. member about this very heated debate. Clearly, farmers are on both sides of the issue. I am quite taken with the fact that a very conservative economic expert publication, The E

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I am making a point of order I have made before, but it seems particularly poignant today when we are wearing purple and observing Spirit Day on which we are supposed to be assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth oppose bullying behaviour. The point

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I hear from prairie farmers on both sides of this issue and it is fair to say there are prairie farmers on both sides of this issue. The ones I am hearing from primarily are concerned that the smaller farmers will be less able to manage without the single desk and th

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, earlier today I shared with the Minister of State for Democratic Reform the newsletter of the Saanich Gulf Islands Conservative Party. I am so proud to represent the people of Saanich—Gulf Islands and I am sure he will be as distressed as I am by that party's transp

Copyright Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, the hon. member for Timmins—James Bay has been a long champion on this issue. Perhaps in this session of Parliament we will see changes made to address the concerns. The Minister of Canadian Heritage has told us he is open to change. I am certainly very concerned

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, as someone who enjoyed attending law school and practised law, I always felt that a bill's title should reflect its content. In this bill on jobs and economic growth I do not see a connection to clause 181 which removes campaign financing in public form, which is not

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I agree with you. This is not a proper point of order. However, I have something in common with the Minister of Labour and the member for Cape Breton—Canso. We all share Cape Breton roots. As neither of them is a member of my party, and as both of them are people I

National All Buffleheads Day  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to share good news with the House that members of my community, over 100 strong, gathered on Saturday, October 15, to celebrate two important milestones, the 80th anniversary of the creation of the Shoal Harbour protected area and the re-emergence a