Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, this is what I mean by the divisive nature of politics. The people do not appreciate it. What they want to see are results arising from this debate. For example, the government has in the legislation the amount they can pay, and it is actually less than the corporati

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, I want to extend best wishes for Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, a very important day of celebration. Many francophones from coast to coast celebrate it, and it is an important day on which to stand up and recognize the day and commend all of those who a

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, it is interesting listening to the debate. I very much appreciate the fact that there are many people who are also listening to what is taking place in this chamber. There is a great deal of sympathy in terms of the hassles and the bother that the Canada Post workers

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Madam Speaker, based on that point of order, I can assure the member that stood on the point of order that I likely have more confidence in the new member than I do in the member who has the experience. Why not share with Canadians what it is the New Democrats are talking about

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Madam Speaker, the member indicated the New Democrats are reaching out to the government. He is not the first one to make reference to the fact that they apparently have a series of amendments they would like to bring forward. I know the member is concerned about the postal worke

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I always find it interesting when someone goes to the rule books, whether it is Marleau and Montpetit, Beauchesne's or the House Standing Orders, and recites something that says that a person should not read from a prepared text. One thing that always has to be tak

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I am glad the minister said that this was a work stoppage. Many of his caucus colleagues prefer to call it strike. The reality is that it is actually neither in the sense that it is a lockout, and there is a significant difference. I believe that cabinet was aware

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The member across the way indicated there were no Liberals in the House. I can assure the member that there were at least two Liberals, which is just as many as there were New Democrats. It is not that difficult to count. To have a quorum

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, it was back in 1988 when I last heard of a six-month hoist motion. In fact, that was also on a labour bill. At the time, inside the Manitoba legislature, it was the New Democrats in opposition. When I get the opportunity to speak to this particular motion, I hope to

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Madam Speaker, that was an interesting question to say the least. Let me try to answer it in this fashion. I am very dependent on Canada Post to be able to circulate petitions and to get feedback from constituents on important issues, such as the issues that the member has raise

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Madam Speaker, that is the nice thing. Our leader has an open mind. Our leader sees the benefits of a bargaining system. He recognizes the difference between a walkout and a strike. He is not as dogmatic as New Democrats in this chamber. He sees what is important to Canadians. I

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Madam Speaker, I have. Just last Saturday I had someone in McDonald's talking to me about a very serious situation. The hon. member kind of twists things around. He says that it is a strike and he refers to it as a strike but it is not a strike. It is a lockout. The government

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  In fairness, Madam Speaker, I must say that would include having to fire the minister responsible for Canada Post Corporation, because, after all, he played a very important role in the lockout itself. I do want to put my NDP colleagues on notice that I am anxious to know if th

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Madam Speaker, the member asked an important question. There seems to be a difference between the NDP in opposition and the NDP in government. When in government, NDP members tend to want to govern more like Liberals. In fact, NDP administrations have brought in back-to-work

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Remember, no heckling. No heckling was your leader's rule, right?