Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, this problem has arisen by the large amounts of contracts that the defence department had signed over the last year. If the minister is admitting that it violates the charter, there is no practicality in violating our charter. You cannot tolerate breaking our charter,

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I can say that we would be happy to solve this problem if they would step aside. When we get back in government we will solve it. The problem is that the Conservatives are the government and they are responsible to all Canadians, for protecting their charter rights and

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak, for the second time, to private member's Bill C-280, An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Bill C-280 is an act that is intended to reaffirm some of the clauses that already exist in the Immigration and Refugee Protection

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, could the hon. member please explain to the House which jurisdiction is responsible for the verification of the authenticity of an adoption? Is it a provincial jurisdiction or is it a federal jurisdiction?

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be given an opportunity to speak on this motion today. This motion is intended to refine Bill C-14, an act that proposes to amend the Citizenship Act to extend automatic citizenship to children who are adopted and were born abroad. Bill C-14 is a

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I am just wondering if the parliamentary secretary could confirm the fact that immigration officers abroad have the discretion to deny work permits or visas to foreign temporary workers if they have serious concerns about that application, regardless of health or sec

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I stand before the House today to participate in debating Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. While I, along with my colleagues, try to debate this bill objectively and examine its components seriously, I have to admit that I am hu

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I often wonder what my colleagues across the floor would do without the Liberal Party. They are obsessed with pointing the finger at the Liberal Party. I think they do such a good job of being in opposition, they probably need to go back to that. They are incapable o

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I wish the hon. member would listen to everything I said. I am glad she had quotes from the newspaper, but it appears she is selective in the quotes she uses. Throughout my speech I said we would send the bill to committee. What does that mean? It means we will supp

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I echo the concerns raised by my hon. colleague. There are a lot of concerns about the bill as it stands because it offers broad powers and may have negative impacts on various industries, applicants and situations. We want to work with the government, but right now

Scleroderma Awareness Month  Mr. Speaker, members of the Scleroderma Society of Canada are here in Ottawa to meet with officials from Health Canada. They have designated June as Scleroderma Awareness Month and are working hard to inform Canadians and the government about its seriousness. Scleroderma is a

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, this dishonest Conservative government has been caught breaking yet another promise. During the election campaign the Conservatives promised to create a Canadian agency for assessment and recognition of credentials. Then in budget 2006 they pretended they were movi

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, talk about revising the truth. Not only--

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I hope this time we are going to get a real answer. Not only does that referral office duplicate the work of the previous Liberal government's going to Canada immigration portal, but it offers no additional value to those who seek help. This is a far cry from what t

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, an Ontario police officer, in a sworn statement, says that there is evidence that high level Conservative Party operatives were involved in discussions to bribe Ottawa mayoral candidate Terry Kilrea with a Parole Board appointment. This week the government House le