Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, those are some excellent central Canadian talking points. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has said that a minister from central Canada can best look out for Atlantic Canada's economic development agency at the cabinet table, not someone from Kings—Hants, n

Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, Liberal MPs from Atlantic Canada were silent when the Prime Minister threatened Atlantic representation on the Supreme Court and said nothing when he appointed an MP from greater Toronto to represent Atlantic Canada at the cabinet table for ACOA. Now the agriculture

Eradication of Polio  Mr. Speaker, today is World Polio Day, a day to celebrate the work that Rotary International has done to help eliminate polio and to work toward the final goal of eradicating it. Thirty years ago, Rotarians launched the first initiative to tackle global polio eradication. Since

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals love to quote from millionaire CEOs from billionaire companies as being super-supportive of a carbon tax, but they never talk about supporting the more than 100,000 energy workers who have been put out of work since they took office. Many have exhausted

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I agree. We should be talking about good ideas. We should also be disagreeing with bad ones, and it is a bad idea to cancel Friday sittings. What is happening now, and people who tune in will know, is that on Thursday nights a lot of members of Parliament head for t

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I have heard some members suggest an alphabetical order or rotation. I think it is important that the government answers the questions from the opposition every day. I know that sometimes its members might not like the format that questions are given in, and the for

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise in the House. I think Canadians who tune in to these debates could be forgiven for wondering just what the heck we are talking about today. Over 100,000 energy workers have lost their jobs, the economy has flatlined, growth is down, a

Standing Orders and Procedure  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the member on her maiden speech in this Parliament. She focused on committees. Having sat on that side of the House and now on this side, I wonder if she would agree with me that sometimes committees meet simply because they are schedule

Chilliwack Bowls of Hope Society  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to salute the Chilliwack Bowls of Hope Society. Since 2005, each school day the society has provided soup and other hot lunch items, along with milk and fruit, to school children in need, free of charge. Today, with the support of the Chilli

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, there is only one voice, obviously, for the Liberal Party of Canada and that is the Prime Minister's Office. The Prime Minister's Office decided that this seat on the court may not go to Atlantic Canada, and maybe today he is going to let the Liberal members vote a

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am glad to hear that the member for Charlottetown is celebrating the fact that the ACOA minister is from Mississauga. If he is proud of that, I guess he can sell that at home. However, we certainly think the ACOA minister should be from Atlantic Canada. As far as

Business of Supply  There are other issues. I had the honour for the last year up until recently of being the fisheries critic for the official opposition—

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, never let it be said that I cannot create a buzz in the room. I was pleased to be the fisheries critic for the last year, during which I had the opportunity to interact with Atlantic Canadian fishers in different sectors. Just last week, the official opposition cauc

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in the House to speak on behalf of the people of Chilliwack—Hope and to engage in this debate today, especially when we talk about the need for the government to respect Atlantic Canada and the tradition and the convention that has bee

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the recommendations of the Cohen Commission on restoring salmon stocks in the Fraser River, for each recommendation that falls under the responsibility of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans: (a) what recommendations have been implemented in whole or in part; (b