Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I understand that the Minister of Natural Resources also went to the United States as recently as yesterday, where I am advised that he insulted one of the world's great climate scientists, which I really do not believe he had the expertise to do. I thought it disres

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, one of cornerstones of environmental law is that the polluter pays. It is the requirement that the people who are proponents of projects, be they governmental or private sector, internalize, to use the jargon, the costs of projects that could or do cause harm to the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend referenced research, the Arctic Council and the record of research in Canada. He also spoke of adaptation planning in his remarks. I would like to ask him if he agrees with his natural resources minister colleague that “people aren't as worried as they

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, they are doing everything they can to keep the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from doing its work but nothing to recover money associated with tax evasion. The Conservatives are sitting on $29 billion in unpaid taxes. Instead of allocating the resources needed

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, we are talking about almost $30 billion in uncollected taxes, and all we hear from this minister is self-congratulation. Her own plan cut $68 million from the accounts receivable and returns compliance department alone. How can the government make these cuts, when

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, the report on tax evasion and the use of tax havens, as tabled in the House, successfully details the problems of tax evasion and inappropriate use of tax havens. Unfortunately, the recommendations in the report failed to adequately confront these problems and for th

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition containing over 100 names of residents of Victoria. The petitioners call for changes to Health Canada's medical marijuana laws; specifically, calling upon the health minister to include individual licences to grow cannabis for per

Government Spending  Mr. Speaker, that was a very selective quote indeed. What the Auditor General actually said was: It's important...for people to understand how this money was spent and that summary reporting was not done. The Auditor General looked thoroughly for the money. He said that full

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to start by saying that I agree with a central point that my hon. friend made, which is that Canadians believe the economy and economic growth is the number one priority. However, where I disagree with her is that somehow the government is a “wise steward of t

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, today's last minute announcement does not change the fact that they cut $250 million from the CRA's budget and are getting rid of over 2,500 talented tax professionals. The government wrote off $2.8 billion in tax debt last year alone. That is over $13 billion that

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, a party that ran on accountability cannot account for $3.1 billion. Wow. As well, a party that denounced an iPod tax has now introduced its own through the back door. In a bizarre twist, we learned just today that the Conservatives have long planned on making this

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise today in support of Bill C-475, put forward by my colleague from Terrebonne—Blainville. This is an extremely important initiative for all Canadians. Frankly, the question that arises is: Whatever happened to Bill C-12? This was to be the go

Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon and likewise his colleague from Okanagan—Coquihalla for their leadership on this. I appreciate very much the presentation they have just made. In terms of business certainty, the official opposition House

Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act  Mr. Speaker, in reference to my colleague and his opposition, apparently, to this bill, I would like to ask the following question. The member for Okanagan—Coquihalla and the House leader for the New Democratic Party both talked about business certainty and the importance in ou

Incorporation by Reference in Regulations Act  Mr. Speaker, I have one question on the substance of Bill S-12, which is a bill to amend the Statutory Instruments Act to deal with ambulatory references and the like. One of the things that has caused me concern, and I would like his comment on, is whether the term “accessible