Small Business  Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague of a few details in the budget that make us proud that we are supporting small businesses. We know they are strong and vibrant part of our economy. Our government is making very important investments which will directly help small

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my hon. colleague of the list of items that I just read off to help small businesses. We do understand the impact to small business. We understand that they represent 90% and contribute over 40% of our GDP. That is why we are working hard with

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my hon. colleague of another initiative we had in our budget that we are very proud of, which was the increased marketing money for Destination Canada, increasing it by $50 million. We know that most of these tourism industries are small and m

Small Business  The investment in Destination Canada is going to have a huge impact from coast to coast to coast in our tourism industries.

Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, this government understands the importance of small and medium-size businesses. We understand that they represent over 90% of the businesses in this country and contribute to over 40% of the GDP. That is why we are proud to deliver on our platform of reducing taxes f

Special Olympics Canada  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the house that the riding of Long Range—Mountains will be hosting Special Olympics Canada next week. Two weeks ago, I was thrilled to announce our government joined provincial and municipal counterparts and committed $250,000 to ensure the eve

Winter Carnivals  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today and inform the House of a proud tradition of community building which takes place in my riding of the Long Range Mountains in Newfoundland. Every year, communities all throughout the riding host winter carnivals. These festivities are an im

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, there is a great saying in Newfoundland, which is that the devil is in the details. One detail I can reference from Newfoundland is that, yes, you may have done that, sir, but you did it on the backs of hard-working Canadians. I can talk about the hundreds of jobs th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, going forward, the government is committed to being open and transparent, as we said before. We will deal with all departments, and any information we come up with will be factual, based on information we get from our valued public servants, and we will come up with

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time today with my colleague, the hon. member for Nepean. With today's turbulent global economy, the motion before us is certainly timely and the stakes in this debate are very high. Let me be clear, the stakes are high and the economy is strug

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate you on your election, and each and every one of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on their recent election or re-election to this wonderful honourable House. Given that this is my maiden speech in this historic place, I would like