Foreign Investment  Mr. Speaker, the innovation minister promised Canadians that he had done his research before selling B.C.-based senior care facilities to China's Anbang Insurance. Now we have learned that the company has been seized by the communist Chinese government, and that the founder has

Human Resources committee  Would it be at an open meeting or a closed meeting?

Human Resources committee  Okay. Thank you.

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, I have a question before we adjourn. Is the meeting on the 23rd going to be televised?

Human Resources committee  That's good. On the motion from the NDP to adjourn debate, when are we going to be dealing with that?

Human Resources committee  Can we discuss it now?

Human Resources committee  We have seven minutes.

Human Resources committee  Okay. So I—

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Chair. Thank you to the witnesses. Dr. McRae, you highlighted that a new curriculum and experience is critical to the changing needs within the workplace. My responsibility in this Parliament is to represent Canadian seniors, and right now there are more seniors

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Dr. McRae. I have a question for Mr. Snider with the Chamber of Commerce. My background is in small business. I've been a member of the chamber for almost 30 years. Even as a member of Parliament, I support our local chamber and really appreciate that it remains non

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I respect the member, my Liberal colleague to my right. We are on the same committee. She heard yesterday at committee that the carbon tax is really hurting our aboriginal children and their ability to go to school. What we heard was that it will actually restric

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am glad he has acknowledged he did not support the bill that would have required the government to be revenue neutral on the carbon tax. He acknowledged there are hundreds of millions of dollars coming out of British Columbia alone. It is not fair for the federal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I agree with the member that the public is on the side of protecting the environment and moving forward on good environmental practices. What the public does not support is the carbon tax cover-up, with prices going up to heat our homes and drive our cars. It is hu

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is a real honour to speak on this important issue. I will be splitting my time with the amazing member for Durham. It is important we have this debate, and I will read the motion before the House: That, given the government's carbon tax will impose higher gas

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the member and his government have said that British Columbians and Canadians should be applauding these high gas prices, but he knows very well, if he is listening to constituents, that British Columbians are groaning with these high gasoline prices. It has been 1