Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Acadie—Bathurst. Last-minute converts are always the most passionate. I will simply say that it is a bit much to expect me to congratulate the member for Outremont on his grandstanding today.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will start my speech by reading the motion of the member for Outremont, because I believe it deserves to be read. That, in the opinion of the House, recognition that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada means, in particular, that Quebec has the righ

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour for me to rise today, alongside my hon. colleague from Mount Royal, to present an important petition on Darfur from my constituents and many others attending Dawson College. In particular I would like to thank Ellen Ward and Emily Coffey who, by

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, Canadians fear for the security of their retirement and need to know that they are protected. This Conservative government has abandoned pensioners. It says that this is a provincial problem, but the truth is it is a national problem. Why does the current government

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, many families have lost part of their retirement savings in this economic downturn. They are worried about the future and are looking to Ottawa for a national solution. However, in four years the Conservative government has done little to improve pension management.

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, after all that talking, I am looking forward to seeing some results.

United Nations Day  Mr. Speaker, 64 years ago tomorrow, the UN Charter came into effect. The United Nations was created on October 24, 1945. Since 1948, we have been celebrating United Nations Day to mark the event. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness around the world of the United Nation

McGill University  Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure of having great universities in my riding. Today I rise to salute one of them: McGill University. McGill University was recently named one of the world's top 25 universities by the prestigious Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings.

The Conservatives  No, Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives do not deserve the confidence of Canadians. They have turned their economic stimulus program into a vehicle for cronyism that is as bad as it was in the darkest, bluest days of the old régime before the Quiet Revolution. On their watch, the co

Industry  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask about the government's intimidation tactics when dealing with private and public institutions. Last December during Hanukkah celebrations, an aide to the Minister of Industry tried to block our leader from attending a non-partisan event at a Jewi

Science and Technology  Mr. Speaker, there may be a pattern here. Yesterday we heard that the office of the Minister of State for Science and Technology suggested to officials at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council that its future funding was at risk if it did not agree to a second fund

Yom Kippur  Mr. Speaker, today the Jewish community in Canada and around the world is celebrating the most important holiday of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. It is a day set aside for atonement, a day when those of Jewish descent refrain from work, fast and attend synagogue. They come to

Nortel  Mr. Speaker, I was referring to the minister's decision with respect to the wireless assets of Nortel. On Wednesday, the Minister of Industry dismissed the possibility of reviewing whether the sale of Nortel's wireless assets was in Canada's best interests. Even though the price

Nortel  Mr. Speaker, as you know, the second auction of Nortel assets earlier this week dealt with its Enterprise business and the winning bid from a U.S. firm was for about $1 billion Canadian. I was informed on Wednesday that the winner had notified the Canadian government that it was

Industry  Mr. Speaker, Liberals welcome foreign investment. As I said a while back, if we play in the big leagues, we follow the rules and we do not step in unless it is necessary. However, sometimes there are good reasons to fight for Canadian interests and the government cannot be truste