Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciated the presentation of a fellow colleague from Alberta. There were some very interesting points. However, I have the same questions for the member as I put to a number of other members of the government. First, the government is talking of the need and

Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act  Madam Speaker, I have two questions for the member, one on costing and one on the timeliness. The member has stated that the Minister of Indian Affairs considers that this is a critical issue to address and yet 22 years have lapsed since the recommended reforms have come forward

Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act  Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the hon. member could address the following point. I notice there have been a lot of complaints and a lot of witnesses who have appeared to say would have preferred much broader amendments. Could the member speak to the issue that the government seems to

Homelessness  Mr. Speaker, homelessness plagues cities everywhere and Edmonton is no exception. In 1999 a count in Edmonton revealed over 1,100 homeless. By 2008 that number swelled to over 3,000. Val Stevens did not accept this. A local author, she won an award two years ago for a story on

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for tabling the bill. It is very important that we deal with this critical matter. The question I would like to put to the member is this: Would the member consider also supporting a proposal to tag some of the transfer payments to

Fairness for Military Families (Employment Insurance) Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for her incredible speech today. As usual she brings it down to the basic community level. It is absolutely beautiful how she always does this. It reminds us all in the House that our military and our police officers are part

Fairness for Military Families (Employment Insurance) Act  Madam Speaker, I always love to hear Newfoundland representatives speak, being the homeland of one of my grandfathers. I was interested in the member's comments on the issues raised by the Bloc representatives and on the broader issue of providing financial measures to give mor

Katharine Hay  Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago, a very special young woman from my riding lost her lifelong battle with kidney disease at the age of 24. Katharine Hay was born with polycystic kidney disease and had her first transplant when she was in grade five. With the support and encouragemen

Fairness for Military Families (Employment Insurance) Act  Mr. Speaker, contrary to what the member across the House said, I found the member's speech on this bill to be very heartfelt. In fact, it appears to me to be furthering the benefit availability that the government is putting forward. We certainly fully support the amendment the

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  Madam Speaker, that is an extremely tough question. I could not possibly go over the 130 countries that have taken the effort to actually enshrine in their constitutions the right to a clean, healthy environment. I can advise the member that I had the privilege of working in B

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  Madam Speaker, the member's question is an important one. Under previous Conservative governments and under a number of Liberal governments, Canada has had a propensity for stepping up to the plate and being one of the first to sign and ratify international conventions, but the w

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  Madam Speaker, the question asked by the hon. member for Wetaskiwin is one that the Conservatives like to put to the opposition when in fact they do not do the costing for their own bills. I would like to advise that the cost that has not been calculated is the most important o

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  Madam Speaker, I would like to reserve the opportunity to reply to the point of order at a later date.

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  Madam Speaker, almost three decades ago, I drafted an environmental bill of rights with the northern Alberta environmental law section of the Canadian Bar Association. Sadly, that bill was squashed by the southern Albert bar. Since that date, however, more than 130 nations have

Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights  moved that Bill C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights, be read the second time and referred to a committee.