Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend from Etobicoke Centre for his words and support for the Canadian Armed Forces and his point that these assets are used by the Royal Canadian Air Force. Today's debate is about the NDP members trying to turn the channel and distract from th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as I said in my speech, there are clear rules of who can use government aircraft and how it is done. At times when parties are with the Prime Minister or with certain ministers and there is a certain volume of people, they will travel together and a significant advan

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my friend from Winnipeg North for his comments. He is exactly right. I think that any Canadian would be somewhat concerned to see the Prime Minister getting on a commercial flight, knowing that because of the world we live in, the Prime Minister coul

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment for his comments and for this thanks for working with Ukraine. The Ukraine is actually a good point in that I have travelled to Ukraine with the Prime Minister on government aircraft. I h

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. I would like to begin by reminding my colleagues that Canada is a vast country and an important, respected international player, and as such, it

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, this government is committed to cadet organizations and their role in promoting good citizenship, leadership, community service, and physical fitness among young Canadians. On October 2, the government announced a five-year renewal initiative to strengthen the cadet

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, this government has increased the defence budget by 27% since 2006. Funding for the cadet and Junior Canadian Ranger programs has increased for the last three fiscal years. We are very satisfied on this side that the Canadian Armed Forces has embarked on a renewal o

Truth National Tour  Mr. Speaker, we all remember the NDP leader's suspicions when he doubted that the pictures proving Osama bin Laden's death existed. He was very clear on that. “I don't think from what I've heard, that these pictures exist”, he said during an appearance on Power & Politics. Ho

Ukraine  Mr. Speaker, this past weekend the Prime Minister made a historic visit to Ukraine. He was the first G7 leader to meet with Ukraine's interim government. This visit reaffirms Canada's strong support for the new Government of Ukraine as it undertakes a new course that is based on

National Capital Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to speak to Bill C-565. Gatineau Park has an important place in our national capital region's history. The idea for a park in the Gatineau hills dates back to the 1800s. In the early 20th century, two reports were commissioned, both of

Ukraine  Mr. Speaker, Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected. Russia's provocative military intervention in Ukraine is completely unacceptable. Its escalation of a naval threat and its ultimatums today area absolutely abhorrent. Our government calls upon Russia

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I can tell my friend from Winnipeg North that I actually took out my first farm mortgage back in 1984, at the tender age of 19. It was under a Liberal government. Do members remember what interest rates were back in the early 1980s because of the way the Liberals m

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, definitely things are difficult, as always in western agriculture. My grandparents lived through the dirty thirties, trying to farm. We adapt and we change. Talking about excess moisture, sometimes excess moisture is not just overland flooding. Sometimes it is just

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, just last week I was at a gathering of hunters and fishers at the Brokenhead River Game and Fish Association's annual meeting and banquet. The reception I received there was overwhelming. People are so happy that we got rid of the wasteful long gun registry. They are

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today to talk about our new economic action plan 2014, “The Road to Balance: Creating Jobs and Opportunities”. I have been thumbing through it, and I am excited about all the good things in this budget and that we are on our way to a balanced