Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, my question is about the $33 billion building Canada fund. How much of that fund was new money that will go directly to cities and municipalities?

Bill Reid Artwork Theft  Mr. Speaker, Canadians in Vancouver Quadra and across the country are aghast at the theft from the Museum of Anthropology at UBC of gold artwork by the late Haida artist Bill Reid. The late Bill Reid, a native artist rooted in the Pacific northwest, is one of Canada's most import

Health  Mr. Speaker, the government continues to ignore mounting scientific evidence proving the efficacy of the safe injection site in downtown Vancouver. Instead of acknowledging the success of this program, the Minister of Health has left its future hanging in limbo. This is an ideolo

Conservative Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, I came to Ottawa to work on public policy, but unfortunately the Conservative government has mainly served up scandal to chew on. Last week when the Conservatives were reeling under their election financing scandal, they must have said, “First Mulroney-Schreiber, th

CBC Radio Orchestra  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on behalf of the many residents of Vancouver Quadra who have shared with me their frustration and dismay about the unfortunate termination of the CBC Radio Orchestra. This orchestra is a national cultural treasure with a 70 year history of del

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, Canadians were horrified by the gruesome deaths of 500 ducks at Syncrude tailings pond. This type of ecological disaster will only happen more often as Alberta's oil sands develop beyond control. The president of Syncrude describes the Prime Minister as a very good

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member points out the absolute difference between the Conservative Party approach and the Liberals' approach to problems when they were in government. The government's approach is to obfuscate and attack and, in doing so, to try to fend off legitimate concerns a

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I believe my words were that the former chief electoral officer was forced out, resigned under pressure, and if I said “fired”, I will correct that and replace it with the words “forced out”.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand and speak in support of the Bloc opposition motion: That the House express its full and complete confidence in Elections Canada and the Commissioner of Canada Elections. Noting that six of the British Columbia Conservative MPs participated i

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, earlier, the Minister of International Cooperation boasted about the Conservatives' meaningful commitments. Here is one we know about. Financial--

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, financial considerations were offered to Chuck Cadman to influence a critical vote. The Prime Minister's own words are published in a book for sale right across the country. The Prime Minister has shamefully evaded answering questions on this issue time and again.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, Chuck Cadman's wife, his daughter and his son-in-law have each confirmed that Mr. Cadman was offered a bribe by Conservative Party officials. The Prime Minister was caught on tape saying: “the offer to Chuck was that it was only to replace financial considerations he

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, another one of the Prime Minister's puppets who usually has his pants on fire and perhaps that is why we had fire trucks here today. On the tape, when the Prime Minister was asked about the offer made to Mr. Cadman, he said, “I don't know the details. I know that th

Budget Implementation Act, 2008  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's welcoming comments. It is a great privilege to be here. Unlike NDP members of the legislature in my province of British Columbia, the member and his party will never form government, so it is easy and predictable to vote against and oppose

Budget Implementation Act, 2008  Mr. Speaker, when the member opposite was talking about perpetrating dastardly deeds, I was awaiting the rest of the sentence, which would have been about the government's blatant broken promise to investors in income trusts. I heard that on doorsteps again and again in Vancouver