Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, to pick up on the point, the regional vice-chair was a Conservative appointment and a Conservative candidate. That person is responsible for the training. Before new individuals are handed the case files, that individual is responsible for ensuring that they have b

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, a great deal of members on all sides of the House have expressed their condolences to the family and friends of the late Ms. Levesque. I would like to re-echo those comments from this morning and earlier this afternoon. Having said that, we have

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, one of the encouraging aspects of the legislation that is being brought forward is the way in which even the former interim leader of the Conservative Party participated. It was a piece of legislation that would heighten the level of importance and awareness of gende

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, maybe the best thing is to be very specific. What I indicated prior to moving the motion is that it is really important to consider that the Parole Board of Canada explicitly opposed permitting the offender to visit a massage parlour. That is the reason I made the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I made reference to former and current board members, and I am very comfortable in knowing that the appointments this government made to the Parole Board have been of the highest calibre. I would not have any problem in terms of drawing the comparison of appointmen

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the system that was designed to protect the public clearly failed in this situation. First, I would like to extend my condolences to Marylène Levesque's family and friends. Her tragic death obviously should never have happened and it has no doubt caused a great deal

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the review will be done by a five-member panel from within the Parole Board of Canada. Would the member not agree that the information the panel will be able to attain will be of great assistance in getting a better understanding of exactly what has taken place? What

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as we have this debate throughout the day, it is important to recognize that there are actions being taken. These were referenced by the parliamentary secretary. There is criminal action being taken, in terms of an investigation. There is also an inquiry within the

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, we have heard a number of Conservatives say that they want a clear understanding and they want an economic impact study completed. In part, they need to realize that this was not just two people sitting in a room who came up with an agreement. It has taken a couple

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, it is encouraging to hear that the New Democratic caucus has taken a look at the important issue of trade, particularly the $2 billion a day of trade between Canada and the United States, not to mention the importance of trade in North America. As the member refle

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I know that the dairy farmers are in Ottawa this week. I am hoping to meet with some tomorrow morning. I am sure many of my colleagues on all sides of the House will be engaged with the dairy farmers in the coming days. Having said that, whether it is this trade a

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all questions be allowed to stand at this time.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I think you will find consent to adopt the following motion. That the membership of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be amended as follows: Member for Whitby for member for Bonav

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the position of the Green Party and the comments, which recognize that it is of value to do a comparison of the modernization of the old agreement and that some significant steps have been taken in going forward. Some of them are very much socially pro