Spirit Drinks Trade Act  Mr. Speaker, I know we want to move this bill through Parliament on an expedited basis because there are some deadlines to meet to honour the negotiated trade settlement we have with the European Union. The one thing I forgot to ask in committee and would like to ask the parliam

Wage Earner Protection Program  Mr. Speaker, I am glad we are debating the bill today and I thank the member for Mississauga South for his interventions and representation today. There is no doubt that wage earner protection is crucial and important. We have been debating this in the House for quite some time.

Gasoline Prices  Madam Speaker, I am glad that we are having this important debate. This definitely is the issue that has rocked Canada over this past summer. All of our constituency offices had had our phones ringing off the wall and our phones at home are ringing with people concerned about the

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague from the Bloc is a very learned individual who has done a lot of great work on the environment committee. I appreciated his comments on the IJC, his recognition of the beauty of Lake Winnipeg and the importance of the commercial fishery and how it

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Madam Speaker, we are actually going through negotiations here to develop a resolution. The Conservatives had already drafted one to bring before the House. It is a resolution that would probably find unanimous consent. I think we will be able to work out a resolution with my col

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Madam Speaker, I note that the parliamentary secretary has gone back to saying that the letter that was referenced earlier today in question period and again in the House is wrong. Maybe the member will understand some of the frustration that I have as the representative for Sel

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Mr. Speaker, I just want to compliment my colleague and friend from Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia for his intervention. My colleague has been a long time activist in ensuring that environmental issues are taken care of. He also has training in engineering, majoring in hydrolog

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Mr. Speaker, there has been some concern over some of the comments that were made earlier tonight. The House has to understand that this is an issue that I am quite passionate about. It is an issue that is going to have a detrimental effect on the people living in my riding. More

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Mr. Speaker, we are not here to argue about the science or the importance of the Boundary Waters Treaty. We all understand that. On our side of the House and I think everybody in my riding who is going to be detrimentally affected by this decision in North Dakota if it unilatera

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Actually, Mr. Speaker, the source of my information is largely from the province of Manitoba. It is not coming out of North Dakota at all. I meant to say this during my speech but unfortunately ran out of time. The province of Manitoba is of a different political stripe than I a

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette makes a good point. The reality is that Governor Hoeven of North Dakota holds the switch and he is about to pull that lever. We had the opportunity to go back and have that referral. The government has dropped the ball t

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to again speak in the House to the Devils Lake diversion project and the impact it will have. I thank my colleague from Kildonan--St. Paul for her leadership on this and in bringing it forward on behalf of the Manitoba Conservative caucus. I also w

Devils Lake Diversion Project  Mr. Speaker, are there questions and comments?

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, I think the minister will want to rethink his answer. Marc Grossman of the U.S. Department of State sent a letter on May 20, 2002 to the Canadian embassy inviting Canada to join the U.S. in making a reference to the IJC on the then proposed Devils Lake project. Amba

An Act to Authorize the Minister of Finance to Make Certain Payments  Mr. Speaker, the $4.6 billion that was promised in the original budget and taken out of Bill C-43 was going to be targeted toward corporate tax relief to make our industry more competitive, to create more opportunity for reinvestment and job creation. We like to throw out rhetori