Nuclear Energy  Mr. Speaker, this government does not listen to any experts. Here is one more example. We now know that engineering experts are telling us that this new MAPLE reactor will never be up and running because of major engineering flaws. Understandably, Canadians have no faith in this

Nuclear Energy  Mr. Speaker, Canada used to have one of the most respected nuclear safety commissions in the world, but the Conservative government has chosen to join the Homer Simpson school of nuclear regulators. It fired the national science adviser, the nuclear safety regulator, and what do

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, MDS Nordion testified in committee today that it informed senior natural resources officials of the shortage in nuclear isotopes. Guess when? It was on November 22. It conveyed a great sense of urgency and it warned of a global shortage of isotopes, yet the Ministe

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the more that minister emphasizes the fiasco, the deeper the hole he digs for himself. We learned today that MDS Nordion knew on November 21. We know now that natural resources knew on November 22, but the minister claims he did not know until December 3. We also k

Tackling Violent Crime Legislation  Mr. Speaker, I encourage all Canadians who did not have the opportunity to watch the member's speech to take the time to read it because this was a terrific explanation of what the Conservative agenda is all about. The Conservative Party claims to be tough on crime, yet the Cons

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to all permits requested of and issued by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in 2006 and 2007: (a) how many applications were received; (b) how many permits have been issued; (c) what was the distribution of the permits issued by federal electoral riding; and

The Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic Representation)  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to speak to Bill C-22, the bill that the House leader has just admitted to the public is unfair to Ontario. I will begin my remarks by reading into the record excerpts of letters that my premier, Dalton McGuinty, the Premier of Ontario, ha

The Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic Representation)  Mr. Speaker, the member does not want to debate the bill. He wants to debate issues of provincial jurisdiction. When the Conservatives table a bill on Ontario I will be happy to debate it. Right now we are debating Bill C-22 and the member from Alberta is in no position to speak

The Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic Representation)  Mr. Speaker, all the government knows how to do is insult but not consult. The government forgets that it only has a minority government. It will need to face Canadians in the next election. The Minister of the Environment must remember where his seat is. He will be facing Ontar

The Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic Representation)  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member does not understand why even other Canadians will not like this bill. They know that when unfairness is applied to one Canadian, even though they may not be affected by it today, tomorrow the government could introduce something that will be unfair to

The Constitution Act, 2007 (Democratic Representation)  Mr. Speaker, my colleague raises an interesting point. It is impossible to avoid that point. The Conservatives know that Ontarians are not warm to their government. They know that Ontarians do not like the Conservatives. Even the Minister of the Environment remembers that. If t

Afghanistan  Mr. Speaker, in his closing remarks, my hon. colleague talked about our responsibility as parliamentarians toward our soldiers. There is no doubt that when Parliament discusses a military deployment this is a very serious decision that parliamentarians need to discuss and engag

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the member talked a lot about debt payment and in abstract, everybody understands the fact that lower debt is a good thing, but let us put this in context. I want to give the hon. member an example of a typical Canadian family that has a mortgage and comes across a

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-523, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to table a bill to amend security certific

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present to the House a petition on behalf of my constituents in regard to the assassination of the chief peace negotiator for the Tamils in Sri Lanka. This petition calls upon the House of Commons to condemn the targeted killing of the Tamil peace neg