The Environment  Mr. Speaker, it is with an immense amount of pride that I stand today to address a really important motion. The government has recognized over the last number of years that the environment really and truly does matter. One of the things that reinforces that is the commitment by

Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The member for Etobicoke Centre had the floor on a point of order, as you will recall. When a member stands and asks for unanimous consent or indicates that there have been discussions among the parties, in every situation I have witnessed

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

Government Response to Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 21 petitions.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member opposite did not contradict what I said, because it is true. As I pointed out, individuals from the United States have been crossing Canada's borders for many years. The member is right that at times there are bumps where we will get a huge

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, maybe I could take a more holistic approach in responding to my friend's question. If we look at Canada, every year we have target numbers that are well established with respect to the number of immigrants we would anticipate in the upcoming year. We also have se

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, again, I will take no lecture or lessons from the member opposite. In my constituency, the caseload is more than 400 files a month dealing with immigration. There is no issue in terms of members of Parliament being able to represent their constituents and make the

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, a number of years ago, I was the immigration critic for the Liberal Party of Canada. I can tell members that I was at the table when the Conservative Party made the decision to actually cancel the program of being able to sponsor parents and grandparents. They had

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I suspect if you were to canvass the House, you would find unanimous consent to see the clock as 5:30 p.m.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, there is an issue in that the leader of the New Democratic Party seems to be changing his position on LNG. On the one hand, the provincial government of B.C., a New Democratic government, has been very clear about assisting in the future of LNG, which seems to contra

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, a few years ago, countries from around the world went to Paris and generated a number of ideas. One of the most popular ideas that were discussed was having a price on pollution. That idea is something that then came to Canada. In Canada, we now have the current gove

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it has been interesting to listen to my friend across the way. On the government side, we do have a plan. There is a very tangible plan that has resulted in the creation of well over a million jobs since the last federal election as a result of working with Canadian

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  Mr. Speaker, I ask that remaining questions be allowed to stand.

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

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  Mr. Speaker, if a revised response to Question No. 2178, originally tabled on March 18, and the government's responses to Questions Nos. 2347 to 2361 could be made orders for return, these returns would be tabled immediately.