Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order related to a statement by the member for Ottawa South on November 20, 2009. That statement was that it was not two weeks ago that his colleague, Mr. Hyer, the member for Thunder Bay—Superior North, the critic in the NDP was in agreeme

Points of Order  My apologies, Mr. Speaker. The statement I would like to bring to your attention, Mr. Speaker, was by the member for Ottawa South and appears on page 7036 of the November 20, 2009 issue of Hansard. That statement is: It was not two weeks ago that his colleague, the critic in t

Chelsea Donelon  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour a truly inspirational young woman from my riding of Edmonton—Strathcona. Two years ago, at the age of 15, Chelsea Donelon, an aspiring Olympic skier, survived a catastrophic car crash that killed her mother and two grandparents and left Chelsea

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague from Halifax gave her usual ground level speech about an initiative in the House. I wonder if the member could speak to another side of this proposed so-called free trade agreement, a free trade agreement that is free of any conditions to protect

House debate  Mr. Speaker, contrary to what the member has suggested, I have not opposed carbon storage and sequestration. What I have opposed is spending public tax dollars subsidizing the testing of unproven technology on the coal-fired sector, which is an additional subsidy for a dirty sour

House debate  Mr. Speaker, I am rising to raise questions following the ones I posed to the Minister of Natural Resources on October 28. I would like to provide further details of the questions that I raised for the benefit of the minister and the House. We have frequently heard from the gove

Strengthening Canada’s Corrections System Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his very cogent comments. Indeed, our party is the first to stand up in the House on behalf of victims, particularly on behalf of preventing further victims of crime. As he very ably and thoroughly points out, the umbrella

Strengthening Canada’s Corrections System Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a question that I would like to put to the member across the way who spoke on Bill C-43. We are hearing the same repeated comment over and over again that the government cares about the rights of victims. Could he please comment on the fact that, first and fo

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am rising today to present a petition to the Government of Canada to support the universal declaration on animal welfare. There is scientific consensus and public acknowledgement that animals feel pain and can suffer. All efforts should be made to prevent animal c

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights. Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Halifax for seconding my bill. She is a tribute to the House, and I am delighted that she is here in the House with us. She str

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the environment minister has also announced his regulatory targets will now be delayed until after Copenhagen. Will the government agree to bring Bill C-311, the climate change accountability act, back to the House before Copenhagen so that Canada does not show up i

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, yesterday President Obama announced the creation of new green jobs through massive investments in green energy. Despite claims that the Conservative government is in sync with the U.S. on climate change, the 2006 eco-energy renewable program is almost out of money.

Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement in the 21st Century Act  Mr. Speaker, my party is also concerned about the potential abuse of the Internet and telecommunications for criminal activities. I would like to ask the hon. member some questions about whether his bill included similar kinds of provisions, or if he has objections to some of the

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, it is with some dismay that I received the reply to my question to the Minister of the Environment, with whom I consider to have a very cordial and cooperative working relationship. I do not know if he was referring to giving the NDP credit for over 5,000 events acr

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, on Saturday people in 181 countries joined the most significant day of action on climate change in the planet's history. At over 5,000 events, people gathered to call for bold leadership on climate change. Last week, Canada's lead climate scientists asked Parliament