Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have actually been provided one of the articles. It is a fairly lengthy, detailed article that Mia Rabson from the Winnipeg Free Press has written. It states from the beginning: The chief of a northern Manitoba First Nation says his reserve is nearing a water cri

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would agree. There is the expectation that people living on reserves are entitled to have living conditions that are far more acceptable than what they have today. There is no doubt that, between our first nations and our federal government, we are never going to a

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, being a member of Parliament from Manitoba and having had the experience of being in the Manitoba Legislature for a number of years, there are few issues that really touch a person as much as the fundamentals of being able to live. There is a certain expectation, I

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Madam Speaker, when the member from Dauphin made reference to hydro, it really made me sit up and listen. We in Manitoba have a passion for Manitoba hydro because it is a wonderful opportunity for economic development. This is a billion dollar question, maybe even a bit more th

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, it is important that the previous speaker recognize that since 2008 there are actually 500,000 fewer full-time jobs. Housing is a very important issue in Winnipeg north, as I am sure it is in many communities across our country, whether it is housing for seniors or

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, the government House leader made reference to jobs. From day one, the Liberal Party of Canada has been talking about the importance of jobs. One of our fundamentals is that proper debate should take place. When we debate a bill it is always nice to have the ministe

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, the government House leader's arguments are absolutely, totally bogus. There is no justification whatsoever for a majority government to use its majority to try to limit the ability of the opposition to hold the government accountable. An election cannot be used as

Financial Literacy  Madam Speaker, the member made reference to the FCAC, which is a great agency that does provide a lot of the services regarding financial literacy, which this motion hopes to do. I recognize that right up front. If we look at how things have changed, in good part because of tech

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments put on the record by the previous speaker. The government House leader has just stood up, and this is something we see a great deal of lately, and gave notice of time allocation on this legislation because of the government's inability to

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to continue with that question. The Conservatives have, for a while now, talked about how much they care about firefighters. One of the things they wanted to do was to provide this tax credit. The problem as we see it with the tax credit is that they a

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to pick up on the idea of winners and losers. When I look at the government in terms of one of its many failings, it is in its dealing with seniors. There are many seniors who are experiencing very difficult times. They do not have the necessary funds

Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act  Mr. Speaker, just to pick up on that point and look to the member to acknowledge that there are a half million fewer full-time jobs today in the Canadian economy than there were in 2008. One of the things that I think is really lacking is the government's will to recognize the v

Copyright Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, I have emphasized in the past a very offensive aspect that I think would cause concern for many Canadians. If the bill were to pass, it would by law prohibit post-secondary students, who have paid for their education, from retaining the studies and reports that the

Copyright Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, there are a great deal of students across Canada who are quite concerned with regard to a potential impact of the bill if it were to pass as is. Would the member expand on this point? For years, thousands of university students have done their reports and their stud

Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Report  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I refer to what has just taken place. I look at the order paper where it says that debate is limited to two hours, pursuant to section 28(11) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons. That is reflecting the amou