Iraq  Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank the hon. Leader of the Opposition for adding some excellent information to the debate. Perhaps he could add some more information on a couple of points that I am sincerely interested in. I know that I asked him if he was a supporter of democra

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to rise today to speak to the bill from my colleague from Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore, and I echo the compliments that have been given to him about his social conscience. Tonight we are debating private member's Bill C-206 concerning E

Prebudget Consultations  Madam Speaker, I do not think shipbuilding will have a big impact on my riding in the near future, so I will comment on the other two. First, in relation to the helicopters, I am delighted that the bidding has been put into one package. That will speed up the process which is, I

Prebudget Consultations  Madam Speaker, my colleague has asked a very good question. The new knowledge based economy in technology opens up a future for people in the north, both aboriginal and non-aboriginal, that was never there before. It is quite exciting because, as the hon. member mentioned, there

Prebudget Consultations  Madam Speaker, I thought I had answered two of the member's questions in my speech when I said that I was in favour of increasing the registered retirement savings limit and when I said that I was very proud that in our $100 billion tax reduction plan, which is the biggest in Can

Prebudget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, I would like to start with a clarification that I tried to make related to a point of order earlier in the day. I could not make it in that format. It was just an incorrect number quoted from a newspaper by the member for Lotbinière—L'Érable, I think. It seemed to in

Prebudget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, I always enjoy the hon. member's comments, his depth of research in finance and the points he brings forward. I would just like to ask about two of them. We had this discussion in the last budget actually. One is related to Canada pension plan premiums. As he knows,

Prebudget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. A member is not allowed to comment on whether or not members are present in the House.

Prebudget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I wish to clarify some information that was recently mentioned by the member for Lotbinière—L'Érable relating to some pension fund and student loans et cetera--

Prebudget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the member is not aware of the funding arrangements of municipalities in Quebec, but perhaps he could find that out over Christmas. The UMQ, Union des municipalités du Québec could explain the provincial funding. It has actually been the provin

Prebudget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed the speech of the hon. member opposite. He talked about the federal government intruding on municipal governments and on the jurisdiction of the province of Quebec. Maybe he could give me an update, but at least last year or the year before, unlike the oth

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 I have two petitions to present. Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes, cancer, muscular dystrophy and spinal cord injury are still diseases. Progress has been made on research with adult stem cells with no immune rejections or ethical prob

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition deals with child pornography. The people who signed this petition believe that the creation and use of child pornography is condemned by a majority of Canadians, and that the courts have not applied existing laws so that every case has stiff penal

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, unfortunately I will not have time to do my 20 minute speech which was next, but I would like to get a couple of points into my question. I understand the member's hesitancy of speaking after the passionate speech from the member for Acadie—Bathurst who asked if we

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I guess the member's colleague was in a jovial Christmas mood in saying that when there is a fund there is a fund and when there is not a fund there is no money in the fund. The member was laughing. I think the member was stating the obvious. In different debates, a