Copyright Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, the answer is no.

Copyright Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, as I said in my speech, I have heard a lot of feedback about this bill, most of which has been positive. A lot of the concerns that I have heard are based on the misunderstandings based on the deliberate feeding of misinformation. Once those misunderstandings were

Copyright Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, it is very simple. I use an online service that provides audio books in a format other than MP3, but I use it because I think it is convenient, even though I cannot put it on my BlackBerry. I do not use another service that puts music in a format that is not MP3 simp

Copyright Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, the member addressed the question to an MP other than myself, but I will answer it anyway. Obviously, when a government sets up provisions that allow for a free market, and protects the ability for people to produce and enjoy the fruits of their intellectual proper

Copyright Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, I have carefully studied this bill. I have consulted with constituent, stakeholders and my fellow legislators and I have consulted carefully with members of the committee who studied the bill. After this research and consulting with stakeholders and people in my ridi

Rights and Freedom  Mr. Speaker, I recently attended the citizenship ceremony in Lethbridge when 70 people became new Canadians. They came from many different countries, and every person had a story, but one thing was common among them, they had all chosen to become Canadians. Among them was the Wa

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  Madam Speaker, the reason there is a record number of foreign workers coming into the country is because there is a record number of available jobs. My colleague referred to the 15% below average of what Canadians are receiving. That is not true. Foreign workers can only receive

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  Madam Speaker, when the Liberals were in government they voted to send those jobs from the member's province to Quebec. We believe in the free market system. The markets will go where business is best. We will do all we can to generate thriving conditions in all the provinces wi

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  Madam Speaker, the energy sector is not just important for Alberta, as important as it is for Alberta, but it is important for all of Canada. We need to do all that we can to support this industry, and not just support it within Canada but support different ways to export our ene

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  Madam Speaker, I support the 2012 budget. I wholeheartedly support the 2012 budget because it is good for Canada and good for southern Alberta. The budget was not simply handed down from on high. The opposition and left-wing media do not know what to make of our government, di

Jobs, Growth and Long-term Prosperity Act  Madam Speaker, referring to our Prime Minister and his budget, he says: [His] budgeting is impeccable in its caution. By 2015-2016, Canada will have reduced both spending and debt to pre-recession levels. Nobody else on earth will be able to say anything like that. The key in

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the petitioners say that Canada is the only nation in the western world, in the company of China and North Korea, without laws restricting abortion, and that since Canada's Supreme Court said that Parliament has the responsibility to enact abortion legislation, they

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition to encourage Parliament to reassess and examine the question of what defines a human being to update Canada's 400-year-old definition.

Women's Curling  Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, on behalf of the Government of Canada and the citizens of southern Alberta, I had the honour of welcoming the world to Lethbridge for the World Women's Curling Championship. The tournament gave us a chance to showcase the spirit of Canadian competiti

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, this petition asks Parliament to update Canada's 400-year-old definition of a human being and to confirm that every human being is recognized by Canadian law as human.