Canada Business Corporations Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Windsor West for giving a very passionate speech. He brought forward perhaps two initiatives. Could he could talk a little further about the first initiative on having this bill up for review? Could he just expand on that

Canada Business Corporations Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate this opportunity to rise in support of Bill C-25, an Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Canada Cooperatives Act, the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, and the Competition Act. Our government is committed to growing the econom

Canada Business Corporations Act  Madam Speaker, my mistake. Thank you for the clarification. Bill C-25 ensures that we create the right conditions to keep Canada at the forefront of a global economy. It will provide a transparent and predictable business environment for firms to innovate and grow. Bill C-25

Canada Business Corporations Act  Madam Speaker, I will close by saying that the amendments proposed in Bill C-25 will set the stage for a modern economy and a renewed commitment to innovation. I look forward to seeing this bill become law.

Canada Business Corporations Act  Madam Speaker, the proposal the hon. member for Essex has suggested should very much stand on its merits. It is important that we allow the bill to go to committee and for the committee members, as the member for Windsor West suggested, to listen to witnesses and to try to make

Canada Business Corporations Act  Madam Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity I have had over the last year to work with the hon. member for Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte on the industry committee. It has been a pleasure to work with him. In regard to the bill, we are very much looking forward to having it

Youth Employment  Mr. Speaker, that is the reason this government has invested $800 million in innovation. That is why we are working on an innovation plan. That is the reason why members of Parliament have had many round tables. Over 1,400 ideas have come in for Canada's innovation plan, and that

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, what I can say is that the Government of Canada is working with the Government of Quebec to invest in the Quebec economy through its regional agencies. As we have said, we have already invested $380 million in post-secondary institutions in Quebec. Through Canada Ec

Indigenous Affairs  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, the hon. member for Central Nova, for the question. Canada's relationship with indigenous peoples is very important. Indigenous peoples have an important to role to play in Canada's economic growth. Our government has invested more than $30 m

Intergovernmental Relations  Madam Speaker, I cannot comment on discussions that are under way between the federal government and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, but I can answer that bizarre and outrageous question. The member just suggested that no partnership exists between the federal gover

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, our government is focused on our plan to strengthen the middle class and improve growth. We heard from Canadians and from growing Canadian businesses about the need to support scaling up and to spur the next generation of globally competitive companies. In welcoming

Post-Secondary Education  Mr. Speaker, let me assure the hon. member that this government is working very closely, not only with its provincial counterparts but certainly with the great delegation of Manitoba MPs on the government side to make sure that there are going to be some wonderful investments to

Aerospace Industry  Mr. Speaker, as my colleague just said, the Government of Canada is offering Newfoundland and Labrador a commercial loan. The Government of Canada stands with Quebec. We are making investments in every community. With regard to the aerospace industry, our government is working

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I would like to correct something I said. I did not mean to mislead my colleagues of the House of Commons, but when I feel passionate about something, I sometimes muddle my words. In my response, I meant to say that it was not a question of whether we would help Bo

Interprovincial Trade  Mr. Speaker, although I cannot comment on the specifics of the appeal to the Supreme Court, I can confirm to all hon. members that this government does support freer trade within Canada. To that end, the ministers had a great role this year in crafting a Canadian free trade agr