Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, when the member says that this party and this member is opposed to the building of pipelines, that grossly overstates what I said. I had reference to only one pipeline, a pipeline that has been, if not universally, by a vast majority of people, aboriginal and non-abo

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the omnibus bills address matters far beyond the purview of a normal budget measure. That is well known to all Canadians and a precedent that would seem to me to be retrograde. The kind of legislative changes to environmental legislation, which are so critical in pr

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Churchill. I rise today to deliver my first speech as the member of Parliament for Victoria. I am anxious to contribute to this historic debate on the plight of aboriginal peoples, but before doing so please permit

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, without warning the Conservatives have cut the direct mailing of tax packages to Canadians, which has a disproportionate effect on seniors. The Conservative plan to get more people to file their taxes online has security experts raising alarm bells that the new syste

Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague, the member for Parkdale—High Park, on an excellent analysis of the bill, for which I am grateful. My question is in respect of the member's role on the finance committee. Could she advise as to what the government is doing to ensure comp

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise in the House today and represent the people of Victoria. Against the wishes of many residents, Conservatives recently approved a mega-yacht marina in Victoria's inner harbour. A planned environmental assessment was cancelled, yet another victim

New Member Introduced  Mr. Murray Rankin, member for the electoral district of Victoria, introduced by the Hon. Thomas Mulcair, the Leader of the Opposition.