Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I think the drift of the member's question is much broader. It is something that concerns me. Members of my family have always been private entrepreneurs. My brother runs his own small landscape business. I have a lot of friends who have their own enterprises. Tha

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the issue the member has raised is much broader. Indeed, we should be revisiting the advisability of having this board. There is a pattern that we have been seeing for quite some time in the federal government. Instead of taking responsibility for the proper mana

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague, the member for Thunder Bay—Rainy River. This motion, tabled by the member for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, speaks to the concerns of Canadians from all walks of life that the security they thought they would have in thei

Artists  Madam Speaker, I, too, rise to support the motion by the hon. member for Verchères—Les Patriotes. My constituents have long been supporters, defenders and contributors to our own vibrant arts community. Edmonton—Strathcona is home to a wealth of arts, theatre companies, gallerie

Canada Consumer Product Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for her long-term efforts at protecting consumers. They are very much appreciated. I have had the opportunity of working in the environmental field for some time, and part of that was with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation

Canada Consumer Product Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her very thoughtful presentation on what is a very critical bill. I may have missed it, but she may have specifically spoken to the precautionary principle, which is supposed to be the underlying principle of all our environmental health l

Canada Consumer Product Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, our party is pleased the bill has come forward, particularly with the number of amendments we put forward, as well as amendments by other parties, which we thought were useful and also supported. I hold the concerns of my members on that committee with the delay in

Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca for his very thoughtful comments. Similar to his background, although I do not have his extensive medical background, I was one of the founders of the Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton. I am fully aware that w

Protecting Victims From Sex Offenders Act  Mr. Speaker, I am certainly disappointed to hear about the problems the members have had in the committee with ample opportunity not being provided for both the members and affected, concerned members of the public to comment on the bill. It goes against the promise of the govern

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the government just does not get it. The budget killed the eco-energy renewable power program at a loss of thousands of jobs in Alberta alone. By this September, zero federal funds will be available to a sector that was attracting billion dollar investments. Why h

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I am rising to speak to the motion tabled by the member for Labrador. It is a motion of great interest to me due to my long history of work with first nations and other communities in northern Alberta. The motion perhaps raises more questions than answers, and I thin

House debate  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the reply but, unfortunately, it seems to be more of the same. Perhaps our Prime Minister could talk to the President of the United States who might be more willing to open up the dialogue consistent with the North American agreement. I would encoura

House debate  Madam Speaker, previously in the House, I raised concerns with the minister regarding continued delays in government action on climate change and the rising rates of Canadian sources of greenhouse gases. I asked the minister if he would finally move to impose legally-binding, abs

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the minister has tabled his empty 2009 climate change plan. Incredibly it is a plan to do nothing, no binding reduction targets and delayed action on coal-fired. He will repeat the last 15 years of consultations, more delay, more hot air. On National Clean Air Day,

House debate  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the more fulsome reply. It is gratifying that the second time around we get a better reply on what has gone on. Regrettably, the action taken by Health Canada was only expedited by the interventions of private doctors and first nations peoples themselve