Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague brings up an excellent point. The issue of student debt, which it seems only New Democrats raise in the House, is truly alarming. A few months ago, we understood that the student debt in Canada had increased over $13 billion on the backs of current and

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for drawing attention to a serious lack of sensitivity and recognition of the extremely difficult situation many Canadians face. It is incumbent on all of us as members to touch base with the people that we represent. When we talk about Canadia

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to address the Bloc Québécois' motion today. My party, the New Democratic Party, intends to support this motion. We agree in principle with a number of points in this motion. First, the provinces should be compensated fairly, regardless of the issue inv

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my colleague raised the reality faced by low income Canadians. Canada is one of the best countries in the world in which to live. The extent to which Canadians face rates of poverty is shameful. Time and time again we have heard that as the economy gets worse, these

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for the compliment. I think that it would be great if we had more opportunities to discuss motions in French. I will work on that. This is what I think about why the government is doing these things. I would really like to know why

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, if the member had heard what I had said in French, I noted that first nations did not pay taxes on reserve. However, when first nations people go to urban centres like Thompson, which is my hometown, they do. My research is just fine. We also need to realize that th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, with respect to governance and first nations, one of the principles that needs to guide the future decisions in that area is consultation. I know it is a popular word used by many but practised by few. Whether it is post-secondary education funds, treaty land entitle

Canadian Red Cross  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the Canadian Red Cross as it celebrates 100 years of service. This organization is renowned for dealing with crucial issues to women in our society: health care, violence and sexual exploitation. I would like to highlight one project

Electronic Commerce Protection Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his very detailed remarks on the matter before the House today. Before I ask my question, I would like to say a little bit about myself. I am one of the youngest members here. I belong to a generation of people who use the In

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking and congratulating my colleague, the member for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, for the work that she has done to bring forward this bill. It is something that we in the NDP are so proud to bring forward and to show leadership on beha

Electronic Commerce Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to stand in the House today and speak to Bill C-27, a bill that looks at providing new prohibitions and enforcement measures as well as changes to existing laws regarding spam. As one of the youngest members in the House, this is a bill that I feel

Electronic Commerce Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I recognize that the legal background of the member for Edmonton—Strathcona would assist in identifying some of the gaps in this legislation, gaps that sorely need to be recognized. I particularly note the point she brought up in terms of the severity of punishment

Electronic Commerce Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, the hon. member for Elmwood—Transcona, for this important point, which comes down to some fundamental political questions. With the increased use of the Internet in our society by Canadians, this is a really big issue. There has b

Electronic Commerce Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, there is a great deal of interest from the New Democrats in the House to make sure this issue is dealt with properly. I would like to thank them and those from our party who have worked on looking more closely at this legislation for the interest they have shown. The

Electronic Commerce Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Edmonton—Strathcona for looking at some of the specifics of how the enforcement and the punitive measures would actually come to be realized. Certainly the question of costs incurred is a very serious one. We see the volume of 200 billion spam