Violence Against Women  Mr. Speaker, every year more than 100,000 women and children in Canada spend time in shelters after fleeing violence in their homes. When these women and children leave the shelters, more often than not they are condemned to a life of poverty, because there is a causal relationsh

Employment  Mr. Speaker, the government should not be bragging about a small 0.1% drop in unemployment. Statistics Canada is worried because too many former full-time workers are being forced into part-time jobs, and Canada's youth are being left behind. Youth unemployment has increased al

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition to present, signed by Canadians from coast to coast to coast. The petitioners ask the Government of Canada to initiate a commission of inquiry to conduct a judicial review into Canada's state of national aviation safety. These are the voices of Ca

Provincial Choice Tax Framework Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with my colleague from Burnaby—New Westminster. People watching, people listening, may be wondering why an MP from Manitoba would be getting up to participate in a debate that is so very much focused on two of our provinces. It is with a

Provincial Choice Tax Framework Act  Yes, Mr. Speaker, talking about relevance, why do we not talk to some of the students in our region and find out the costs that they will incur with this new tax and then we can talk about relevance. I am familiar with the region my hon. colleague represents and I am going to ge

Provincial Choice Tax Framework Act  Mr. Speaker, it sounds like a broken record in here. Every time we hear a Conservative get up and ask a question, we hear the same thing about respect. As we all know, the carrot that was provided to the provinces of billions of dollars was a clear indication of the way in which

Provincial Choice Tax Framework Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Timmins—James Bay, somebody who, along with many of our colleagues, certainly from northern Canada and northern Ontario, has been very clear about the way in which this is impacting so many of our regions. He brings up an exc

Provincial Choice Tax Framework Act  Mr. Speaker, when we talk about democracy, democracy is debate. After all, we have this space to debate, to discuss policies that will go forward. I respect that not all parties feel this is perhaps essential, but from what I understand, in elections, that is the mandate we are g

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, residential school survivors struggle every day with the agonizing trauma of their experience. The minister knows that the Aboriginal Healing Foundation has been critical in providing support in terms of counselling the survivors and their families. In my riding al

THE BUDGET  Madam Speaker, I heard the hon. member emphasize investments in science and technology and post-secondary education. However, we in the NDP feel that even in the area of post-secondary education, this is a budget that fails to help Canada move forward. One way it fails is by no

THE BUDGET  Madam Speaker, I found it interesting to hear the member's commitments, on behalf of his party, to research and innovation in the budget. Over this past year, I have been very involved in working with a number of organizations, certainly students and researchers, regarding the a

THE BUDGET  Madam Speaker, the member across referenced some of my colleagues in the House, colleagues who have stood and fought for their constituents, along with all New Democrats, whether it is in terms of employment insurance or pension. However, if we are talking about seniors, we wou

Aboriginal Healing Foundation  Madam Speaker, in 2008 Parliament made history with its apology to residential school survivors. This moment set our country on a new path. Healing has been an integral part of that path for aboriginal peoples. For 10 years survivors and their communities have looked to the Abor

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to make a direct appeal to the Prime Minister. Residential school survivors and their families have looked to the Prime Minister and Canada's national apology as a sign of hope. That hope now hangs in the balance. For 10 years, survivors and their fam

Telecommunications  Mr. Speaker, first, the government sends letters to groups in rural communities telling them they are no longer getting funding for Internet access. Now we see the government flip-flopping. What is going on? For many in rural and remote communities, the community access program