Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member heard my comments and those of my predecessors here today, including the minister in charge, that we have suspended the accelerated labour market opinion process. That is so we can learn from the process that will take place with regard to listening to Can

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak today to the NDP motion concerning the temporary foreign worker program. I will be sharing my time with the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour. We have all been concerned about the recent allegations of abuse in the program. I am

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act  Mr. Speaker, it has been pointed out by my colleagues very clearly why this bill is so important to be collectively put together in this manner, to try to protect from cyberbullying not only our youth of today but others as well in our Canadian society, particularly from electron

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act  Mr. Speaker, I made it very clear in my comments that in relation to some particular types of questioning that can be done by individuals for their privacy on this particular bill, there are many areas where disclosure is not part of the laws we have in Canada today. Particularly

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act  Mr. Speaker, the concern, of course, is to put some teeth behind being able to define what cyberbullying might be. Without having some kind of penalty put in place for law enforcement, it is a very difficult bill to enforce. The opposition would perhaps like to have an identific

Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak to Bill C-13, the protecting Canadians from online crime act. I would like to use this opportunity to speak to some of the misconceptions about this important piece of legislation. Much has been reported in the media about Bill C-13 proposing an expa

Curling Champions  Mr. Speaker curling has been part of our culture for more than a century and is a sport that brings communities together. I want to congratulate Lois Fowler, Maureen Bonar, Cathy Gauthier, Allyson Stewart, and coach Brian Fowler on winning the Canadian senior women's curling ch

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, anyone who looks at the priorities of the government versus those of the opposition would see very clearly that I was referring our priorities, thinks like security, better communities, and safer homes and streets for families and children in this country. That is ve

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister was very clear why the delegation was travelling in regard to the recent situation in Ukraine. The opposition parties in the House were not clear where they should come down in regard to whose side they were on and the hon. member's leader who was

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak against the motion put forward by the member for Timmins—James Bay. As well, I will be splitting my time with the Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board. Our government has the utmost respect for the men

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of the member for Winnipeg North and the years I spent in the Manitoba legislature with him. Certainly the pork industry would benefit from this measure. As I have indicated, there is a tariff that would be removed, which would certainly he

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that the NDP and we on the Conservative side of the House have different views of trade agreements. It is clear from the NDP trade critic, who has been quoted as saying that countries like Honduras, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, and others are not key econo

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to talk about the Canada-Honduras free trade agreement and the many benefits it would bring to our agriculture and agri-food producers and exporters. First I would like to emphasize that our Conservative government clearly understands that

Brandon Chamber of Commerce Business Awards  Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the recipients of the Brandon Chamber of Commerce business awards, honoured at the 131st Brandon gala dinner on March 20. Small businesses are the backbone of the Canadian economy, and those in Brandon—Souris are no different. Southwestern Man

Grain Shipments by Rail  Mr. Speaker, many farmers across the Prairies, and in my riding particularly, have been directly impacted by recent difficulties in getting their grain to market. Six months ago, farmers brought in a bumper harvest, almost 50% larger than the past years. This should have been g