The Environment Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of the Environment once again refused to meet with the environment committee. Time and again she has claimed that the opposition is obstructing the review of Canada's most important environmental law when it is actually her who is obstructing i
June 20th, 2006House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, if the interest is taking a run at the Indian Act and taking a good run at INAC, he has only to walk over and talk to us. I do not think there is anything holding up first nations communities than the deplorable bureaucracy, which has been created year in and year ou
June 19th, 2006House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Winnipeg who has allowed me to split his time. It is a privilege to once again rise in the House to speak about the issues that are so important to people across the country and, in particular, to the people I represent. My riding in Skeena
June 19th, 2006House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, my question is with respect to trust and good faith negotiations. First nations that I represent in my riding have a long and proud history of having negotiations and treaties between nations and attempting treaties with the federal Government of Canada, and the Quee
June 19th, 2006House debate
Petitions Mr. Speaker, I have one last petition signed by a number of my constituents in the Prince Rupert area of British Columbia that puts the truth to the lie of the Conservative child care support program. The petitioners call upon Parliament to re-enact the $1.2 billion in spending t
June 19th, 2006House debate
Petitions Mr. Speaker, I have a few petitions to present to the House today. The first petition is a very important one from my riding of Skeena--Bulkley Valley. As the government has been closing down a number of rural post offices without justification, the petitioners call upon the g
June 19th, 2006House debate
Petitions Mr. Speaker, after $45 billion has been swiped out of the employment insurance fund over the last number of years, the second petition calls upon Parliament to introduce a fairer employment insurance system by first enacting the legislative reforms that came from a House of Commo
June 19th, 2006House debate
Petitions Mr. Speaker, the last petition, which has been supported by all members in the House, calls for a national day of hockey to commemorate, in particular, the summit in 1972 when Paul Henderson gave all of us, from coast to coast to coast, a defining moment in hockey.
June 19th, 2006House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, the motion before us today is impressive in its scope and vision for creating a new reality for Canadian seniors. In the northwest of British Columbia we see many seniors, particularly those on fixed incomes and low incomes struggling with the basic needs of day to
June 15th, 2006House debate
The Environment Mr. Speaker, not only are the Conservatives abandoning our environmental commitments, they are also abandoning the provinces. Without the help of the Conservatives, the Quebec government today announced its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and we have learned that the Con
June 15th, 2006House debate
The Environment Mr. Speaker, the way the minister talks about doing something serious about climate change and yet does nothing makes many of us believe she might be taking a run at the Liberal leadership race. All we got out of those guys for 13 years was talk and no action. Perhaps she does n
June 15th, 2006House debate
House debate Mr. Speaker, what an opportunity to address again the untruth in the reading of numbers. The Deputy Minister of Natural Resources has shown it to be otherwise. This 50¢ on the $1 in audits has been shown to be 12¢ in fact. For a party and a government that is looking for account
June 14th, 2006House debate
House debate Mr. Speaker, I was very much looking forward to the chance to address the House on what has become a critical issue for many Canadians and I hope a growing and critical issue for the government. I hope a number of members will be offering their opinions on this issue, because th
June 14th, 2006House debate
The Environment Mr. Speaker, the Minister of the Environment has had 88 chances in the House to come clean on her government's plan for climate change, 88 questions and still no answers. So far the minister has skipped out on a smog summit, snubbed environmental groups, bailed on Canadian mayor
June 13th, 2006House debate
The Environment Mr. Speaker, the environment minister has had 89 opportunities to unveil her plan in this House, yet we have seen nothing. The minister has instead ignored environmental groups, deserted the cities and abandoned the provinces, who want to reach their targets. The NDP presented s
June 13th, 2006House debate