Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened quite intently to the hon. member's discussion about the security certificates bill. I sit on the public safety and national security committee with the hon. member. She knows that the Supreme Court did not rule that security certificates were unconstituti

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, like many Canadians, I was surprised to hear media reports that the government of Iran has told Canada's ambassador in Tehran to leave that country. Canada continues to be concerned by the Iranian government's actions on various fronts. Can the Minister of Foreign A

Constable Douglas Scott  Mr. Speaker, hundreds of police officers and thousands of citizens gathered in Brockville, Ontario, yesterday to pay tribute at a regimental funeral for slain RCMP Constable Doug Scott, who died while on duty last week. It was a sombre occasion and reminds Canadians of the danger

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we would like to see the clock as 6:03 p.m.

Malaria  Mr. Speaker, spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, malaria is the leading killer of children in Africa. A child dies every 30 seconds, 3,000 children every day. It is horrific and shocking statistic, particularly when we know that malaria could be prevented through the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I welcome this opportunity to stand up and talk about the fact that the Conservative government has been spending money on Canadians' priorities, such as cleaning up our environment. I know that is something that is very important to Canadians. The government has bee

United Way  Mr. Speaker, United Way campaigns are currently under way. In my riding of Leeds—Grenville, volunteers headed up by executive director Judi Baril are busy working hard to raise money for this worthy cause. I am pleased to report that members on this side of the House are helping

Income Trusts  Mr. Speaker, in the life of a Parliament, especially a minority Parliament, private members, those members who are not ministers of the Crown or parliamentary secretaries, typically have only one opportunity to bring forward an issue, either through a bill or a motion, for debate

Tiananmen Square  Mr. Speaker, today, June 4, marks the 18th anniversary of the tragedy that took place on Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. On this sad anniversary, we would like to renew our sympathies for the families of those who lost their lives fighting for openness, accountability and f

Award for Teaching Excellence  Mr. Speaker, earlier this year I had the opportunity to present a Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence to David Sheridan at Thousand Islands Secondary School in Brockville. His peers make the following comments about him: a community minded arts teacher with a flair fo

Sales Tax Amendments Act, 2006  Mr. Speaker, the member for Mississauga South talked about the tourism industry. The tourism industry is the industry I happen to have grown up in. Over the years I have seen government actions in a positive way and even in a negative way. The member talked about the GST visito

Leeds—Grenville  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to invite hon. members and all Canadians to visit my riding of Leeds—Grenville this year. There are a number of celebrations taking place in my historic riding. First, the Rideau Canal celebrates its 175th anniversary this year with events and activi

Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, a bill is languishing in a Senate committee. The bill is so reasonable, so practical and so realistic that it is hard to believe anyone would want to or try to oppose it. Yet that is exactly what is happening with the bill to limit the terms of senators. The bill is

Budget Implementation Act, 2007  Mr. Speaker, in my other life I happened to be involved in the tourism industry. The hon. member mentions the government's position on the former GST visitor rebate program. I know, having dealt with that program first-hand, there were a lot of problems with it. He talks about t

Correctional Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, on a much more serious note, my constituents in Leeds--Grenville are concerned that 36% of federal offenders are convicted of a new crime within two years of completing their sentence. They want us to end the revolving door justice system created by the Liberals by c