Privacy  Mr. Speaker, clause 28 of the Conservatives' omnibus bill is designed to allow any public servant at the Canada Revenue Agency to share personal and confidential information with any police service, without taxpayers' consent. That infringes on the right to liberty and will lead

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as I said, we are against income splitting. This is such an important debate, that I do not understand why the NDP is bent on creating division. I said that the wording of the motion was fine because it says that the drastic increase in income inequality under recent

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his remarks. As I said, the NDP wants to deal with the Liberals. It is looking at what we are doing. For us, the goal is clear and that is to work for the middle class. I do not want to waste my time analyzing the NDP's position because it i

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be clear and straightforward, like the question that was put to me. Perhaps the member could ask her leader why he accepted his bonus when he left the National Assembly of Quebec. Why would I not be entitled to it after sitting as a member of the National Ass

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is my turn to take part in this debate. First, I will read the motion: That, in the opinion of the House, the drastic increase in income inequality under recent Liberal and Conservative governments harms Canadian society; and that the House express its oppositio

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would first like to say to my colleague that I listened with interest to his speech on income splitting. I would like to know whether he thinks this measure is generating controversy among the Conservatives. Is he aware of anything like that?

Employment  Mr. Speaker, every day Canadians continue to watch as full-time jobs are replaced by part-time jobs. Canadians' paid hours of work have not changed over the past year. All the new jobs created are part-time jobs that pay less and provide fewer benefits. Will the Conservatives ad

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I would first like to congratulate my colleague, the member for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, who explained the position of the Liberal Party quite well. He also mentioned the other free trade agreements that we signed when we formed the government. When it comes to

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to contracts under $10,000 granted by the Canada Economic Development Agency for Quebec Regions since January 1, 2013: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) deliver

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to contracts under $10,000 granted by the Canada Revenue Agency since January 1, 2013: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts'

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to contracts under $10,000 granted by the Canadian Space Agency since January 1, 2013: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts'

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to contracts under $10,000 granted by the Ministry of Finance since January 1, 2013: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' v

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. He passed a motion asking the House administration to send him any documents related to mass mailings by the NDP. Mailings were delivered in my riding of Bourassa. My constituent

Elvire Adé  Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to Elvire Adé, who died on May 1, 2003. Born in 1919, Elvire had nine children. She was widowed at age 40, when her youngest child was only three months old. With her sewing machine and the sacrifices she made, she ensured that her childre

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present this petition signed by people in the riding of Bourassa, which I represent. The petitioners are calling for the creation of a legal ombudsman mechanism for responsible mining and are recommending that the Government of Canada impose sanc