Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, once again, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That the Standing Committee on Procedure and and House Affairs be appointed to prepare and report lists of members to compose the standing and standing joint committees of this House, a

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

Motions for Papers  Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all notices of motions for the production of papers be allowed to stand.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, there are two motions I would like to present at this time. There have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That, a. for the duration of the 43rd Parliament, the Standin

International Trade  Madam Speaker, I want to talk about the work that we have been doing with the stakeholders. Responding to our discussion at the canola working group, we have enhanced the advance payments program and implemented the stay of default, and we have extended the deadline for AgriStabi

International Trade  Madam Speaker, today Canada's canola industry contributes almost $27 billion a year to the Canadian economy, a contribution that has actually tripled over the past 10 years. That is why the canola trade issue with China is a top and very important priority for the Government of C

Forestry Industry  Madam Speaker, that is exactly what is happening. The softwood lumber action plan comprised funding specifically targeted at helping affected workers. This included, for example, $9.5 million for a work-sharing program for employees affected by the temporary reduction in busines

Forestry Industry  Madam Speaker, hundreds of millions of dollars is what we are talking about. The issue has been at the forefront and a priority for this government from day one. We are proud of our world-leading forestry sector, which supports over 218,000 good-paying, middle-class jobs for wo

Ethics  Madam Speaker, I will pick up on one of the comments of the member opposite. He talked about a French villa being hidden, and he referenced the Ethics Commissioner. Shortly after the election of the minister in question, virtually weeks after, there was a publication in The Globe

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, I will make two quick comments that I think are important and then provide a personal opinion. The responsibility of any prime minister is to stand up for jobs across the country while upholding the rule of law. We have been open and upfront with Canadians about all

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, that would be determined by the standing committee. We could probably have an endless list of very important critical issues across the country. We could talk about the economy in Alberta and what is happening in the Prairies. We could talk about a health care cris

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, equally, one could say that if the House leadership teams of all political parties came together and got the foreign affairs standing committee going and indicated when we would have those meetings so that the committee can set its agenda, it could be just as effec

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, one of the member's colleagues talked about the government agenda. The government agenda on this is one of wanting to achieve a consensus, a common ground and to work through this very important issue to all Canadians. I highlighted in my response that often ther

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I clearly indicated that often it depends on the makeup of the committee itself. I have found some committees to be exceptionally productive. Even in majority situations they can be exceptionally productive. To say there is a government agenda when talking about co

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I had the opportunity to listen to a lot of dialogue on this issue today. I want to try break the issue down into two or three parts, but I will begin by talking about the process. The process is important, because we want to make sure as much as possible that we a