Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate some of the work that the hon. member has done over the past in his private member's legislation. I have a very specific question concerning the justification for the moral high ground that has been presented in this debate from his party. When it comes

Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I am beginning to enjoy this exchange. I think the connecting of the dots, which I hope the member is struggling to do, just in the lack of perception rather than any other reason, is that when one supports the use of patronage, as his party said not an hour ago in t

Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Burnaby—Douglas for splitting his time on this important legislation for Canadians. It is important for them appreciate it and have some understanding of it. Because of the way we have operated in the House this past session and in sessions

Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for reading clause 8 of the bill. That was the first clause I read when I was given the bill. The member talked about expectations. I am not sure the expectations of Canadians could be any lower of the government's actions when it comes to cr

Breast Cancer  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise the tireless efforts of thousands of Canadians across this country and their work and dedication on the Run for the Cure to fight breast cancer. This year alone, more than 21,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and tragically, more

Labour  Mr. Speaker, this past year seems to have been open season on organized labour disputes that are the result of an unwillingness to negotiate, a lack of political leadership, and a system that gives unfair advantages to management. A Telus lockout in which management ignored labo

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, it is pretty clear why the B.C. New Democrats won 33 more seats without this minister than with him. This week the Suzuki Foundation said that Canada is at number 28 on a list of 30 when it comes to the environment. When the world comes to Montreal, the government w

Income Tax Act  Madam Chair, I thank my hon. colleagues for this opportunity to speak on an important principle, one that the New Democratic Party supports. Throughout the lifelong participation of Canadians in the education system, but oftentimes within government, there is a very narrow focus

Softwood Lumber  Madam Chair, through you, I have a question for my hon. colleague. I would like to return this conversation and debate to the communities that are often affected by this trade dispute. Sometimes, as the rhetoric from the government and the other parties comes forward, the people

Energy Costs Assistance Measures Act  Madam Speaker, obviously a debate around energy in this country at any point raises quite a bit of energy within this House and that is as it should be. I am pleased to speak to this bill at such an early stage. It is at the early stages that we must set the foundations of this

Energy Costs Assistance Measures Act  Madam Speaker, the parliamentary secretary asks if I balk, which I believe is a baseball metaphor. I suggest he just threw all of us a wild pitch. The question about the corporate tax cuts in general, if he would like to address that and perhaps even listen to the response to hi

Pacific Gateway Act  Mr. Speaker, I represent an area in northwestern British Columbia with the newest out surge of where Canadian goods are meant to be shipped. I have a couple of pivotal questions for the minister. The important one, which has not yet been answered, concerns the security costs tha

Pacific Gateway Act  Madam Speaker, that was a well laid out speech and interesting comments, especially laying out the history of what has happened in the long fight that B.C. has had to make, in terms of actually attracting some investment and some interest from the federal government. The member t

Pacific Gateway Act  Madam Speaker, the government has brought in legislation, at a very suspicious time in our electoral process, with little to no hope of it getting passed through. It raises a suspicion of electioneering at a time when the west coast of Canada needs sound investment and a sound st

Pacific Gateway Act  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague also fails drastically on specifics. He mentioned some former members of the House that represented the region, ignoring that in the short tenure that the NDP has had in this region, it has achieved more economic stimulus and federal investment do