Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, my colleague asks an excellent question. First, I want to say that one case is one too many, but the fact is that in Canada today we have far more knife killings than we do gun killings. It is important that we set the deterrent. As I said in my presentation, the cer

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, this does address knives, other sharp objects and other weapons that can be concealed and then used. It is not the concealing of the weapon that makes the crime. It is the use of the weapon that makes the crime.

Criminal Code  moved that Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (punishment and hearing), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I begin second reading debate on Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Criminal Code an

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, a large portion of the population is aging and needs a greater level of care. We are hearing stories of the difficulties and abuse that seniors can sometimes experience with caregivers and even their own families. We know that the previous Liberal government did abso

Liberal Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, no policies, no vision, no leadership: When future generations of Canadians look back and review the Liberal Party of Canada's new political manual, I wonder what they will think. The new manual is called “Inactivism 101”. It is available bound and flip-flopped, bac

Anti-Drug Strategy  Mr. Speaker, last November when our Prime Minister announced Canada's national anti-drug strategy, we committed to do something that has not been done for almost 20 years in Canada: communicate with parents and youth about the dangers of illicit drugs. We committed to do so becau

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Simcoe North, who is a champion of the tourism industry and he understands it very well. My riding happens to rely on the tourism industry a great deal. This government has been making significant investments in that industry through

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, it gives me pleasure to stand this afternoon in support of a budget introduced a week ago. I am particularly pleased with this budget for a number of reasons because, amid a budget that talks about responsible spending and sustainable spending, my riding of Leeds—Gre

Marianne van Silfhout Gallery  Mr. Speaker, last week I announced, on behalf of the hon. Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Government of Canada, a $100,000 contribution in support of the St. Lawrence College Brockville campus in my riding of Leeds--Grenville for the new Marianne van Silfhout Gallery. I wa

Senate Appointment Consultations Act  Mr. Speaker, my question is this. Why does the member feel that opposition parties continue to oppose any attempts to reform the Senate?

Senate Appointment Consultations Act  Mr. Speaker, those who do not want to make any change consistently hide behind the argument that they will not make any piecemeal changes because not all the changes needed will be made. This is an attempt to do something to make it an elected Senate. The government has put this

Senate Appointment Consultations Act  Mr. Speaker, in the case of Senator Fortier, he has agreed that as soon as a general election is called, he will immediately resign his seat in the Senate and seek a seat in this House. However, Canadians are looking for Senate reform. They have been asking for this for a long t

Senate Appointment Consultations Act  Mr. Speaker, Canadians have become increasingly frustrated with what goes on in the Senate and their view that it should be an elected chamber. The bill goes a long way toward satisfying something for which Canadians have asked. Once again, I urge the hon. member to get behind t

Senate Appointment Consultations Act  Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to speak about Bill C-20. Electoral reform is something that I hear about often from my constituents in Leeds—Grenville. Always at the top of their list is what we are going to do about the Senate. I would like to take this opportunity to g

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  She has the news release there.