Transitional Jobs Fund  Mr. Speaker, with all the investigations into the Prime Minister's riding, it is a good thing the minister is not criticizing the RCMP. There were allegations of a kickback of $250,000 being paid to Louis Freedman, a golfing buddy of the Prime Minister's, in return for his obtai

Justice  Mr. Speaker, it would be an excellent idea for the solicitor general or his parliamentary secretary to take a tour of some of our prisons. It is very obvious that we have a rampant drug problem in our prisons as well as other problems. Coerced by threats and intimidation, correct

Justice  Mr. Speaker, after the opposition raised questions in the House yesterday regarding the allegations of wrongdoing by correctional officers, the solicitor general finally announced that there would be an investigation into that. We commend Correctional Service Canada for this unde

An act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals and firearms) and the Firearms Act  Madam Speaker, I have already had the opportunity to speak to Bill C-15, Bill C-15A and Bill C-15B. I was not expecting to speak to the bill, but the lack of speakers from other parties has allowed me the opportunity. That is not an attack on any other party. I appreciate the opp

Justice  Mr. Speaker, all is not well within Canada's prisons. According to a CBC radio report, inmates at Bath penitentiary allege that money buys them a quicker ticket out of maximum security. There are stories of drug smuggling and drug dealing in Kingston and other penitentiaries. Co

Justice  Mr. Speaker, whether we are talking about Ontario, Quebec or Alberta, repeatedly there are stories about the lives of correctional officers and their families being threatened if they do not comply with the extortion and blackmail of inmates, particularly organized criminals and

Business Development Bank of Canada  Mr. Speaker, the RCMP has failed to confirm the Prime Minister's allegations that a document showing him in direct financial conflict of interest was indeed a forgery. Some of the best forensic investigators in the country have refused to endorse our Prime Minister's story. The c

Business Development Bank of Canada  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and the Business Development Bank of Canada have worked for the past eight months to prove to the RCMP that indeed the document was a forgery. They have been unable to convince the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Will the Prime Minister admit either

Correctional Service Canada  Mr. Speaker, everyone, except the solicitor general and Correctional Service Canada, says that he should be in a maximum penitentiary. Canadians are absolutely fed up with the velvet touch treatment the inmates receive. Correctional Service Canada moved Suzack from one club fed

Correctional Service Canada  Mr. Speaker, Clinton Suzack is a heartless killer who showed absolutely no mercy when he shot constable Joe MacDonald execution style. The government has repeatedly put his comfort and well-being ahead of the safety and security of all law-abiding Canadians. It is time for the g

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, a dozen men suspected of having ties to al-Qaeda terrorists are loose in Canada due to immigration officials' inability to detain them. The 12 now being sought by police were among some 500 undocumented refugee claimants released in November because of a lack of dete

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, the minister is the only one who believes everyone is wrong but her department, that the media and everyone else are wrong. What is not wrong is that immigration officers and CSIS agents are being swamped by a record number of refugee claimants landing in Canada wit

Correctional Service Canada  Mr. Speaker, unanimously the Ontario legislature passed a motion yesterday denouncing Correctional Service Canada's decision to transfer cop killer Clinton Suzack from one medium security penitentiary to another. The solicitor general and his parliamentary secretary have both ins

Strychnine Solutions  Mr. Speaker, it is again an honour to stand in the House and debate issues that are of concern to the people of Crowfoot, to western Canada and I am sure to all Canada. The picture is a serene one. The picture is one of a lake, the sun setting and the call of the loon whistling

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government made it legal in Canada to have sex with children as young as 14 years of age. Federal child pornography legislation was sidelined as a result of the Sharpe decision about five years ago. Laws prohibiting the luring of children and child porn