Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I think what the member is really talking about is the great leadership of the Premier of Saskatchewan. He seems very sure in his view that this takeover should be blocked. Obviously he is basing his opinion on some very strong arguments and facts, not merely on

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the statement made by the Minister of the Environment during Question Period on March 23, 2010, that the government spends $15 million annually on the St. Lawrence River: (a) how much did the government spend on activities related to the protection, restoration, an

House debate  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my hon. colleague's efforts to answer my question, but this issue does not concern the Department of Natural Resources. What is more, according to the media, the Minister of the Environment said last week that he was developing draft regulations for the

House debate  Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to follow up on a question I asked in the House on October 22 about shale gas. Quebeckers are very concerned about this issue. The fact is, this is a very controversial issue in Quebec, where there is a significant deposit of this resource. Some h

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the environment minister says he wants to create regulations for the shale gas industry in Quebec. Yet the natural resources minister told the House his government will not get involved in shale gas mining. Does that mean the water taking regulations the environmen

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the environment commissioner has indicated that Fisheries and Oceans does not have enough scientific data on the current state of fish habitats to allow the government to regulate surface water removal from Canada's fish-bearing waters, as it is obligated to do under

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, in his answer to my question, the member for Langley, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment, said something to the effect that my riding was the most polluting riding in the country. I do not think there was any ill will intended, but I do th

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister of the Environment expressed his support for shale gas and announced plans to regulate Quebec's shale gas industy. However, a representative from Natural Resources Canada, who was taking part in a conference on shale gas in Toronto, said that t

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the environment commissioner has said that the federal government lacks the data on fish and fish habitat necessary for establishing healthy water flows in fish-bearing waterways. In other words, DFO lacks the aquatic census data to regulate water takings. How can

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to register my support for Bill C-290.

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate a group of young citizens from my riding of Lac-Saint-Louis, Ally Hobson, Douglas Slobod, Alex Timmons and others, who have contacted me with grave concerns about police interventions against protestors at last summer's G20 in Toronto. T

Ending Early Release for Criminals and Increasing Offender Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, my question has to do with the asymmetry in the media's coverage of crime. A while ago I spoke to a gentleman who is now the head of the YMCA in North America. He got his start in my riding many, many years ago. He told me how he got started with the YMCA. There wa

Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Basins  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for splitting his time with me. The motion is commendable, and I would like to congratulate the hon. member who brought it forth. However, before I get into the specifics of the motion and the substantial aspects of it, I would like to mentio

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, to me, this debate is really about citizenship. I will go back to a line that was actually attributed to President Kennedy but was in fact an idea that came from Greek philosophers, I am told. Perhaps it was from Pericles. The line reads, “Ask not what your country

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives' treatment of our veterans is unacceptable. It is increasingly obvious that this government uses our veterans for its public relations but ignores them when the time comes to defend their interests. Why is the minister refusing to answer a simple