Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to ask my colleague a question. Her speech was very interesting and emotional. I always like to hear her speak, especially about a free trade agreement such as this one, and present the NDP's vision, which I believe is the right vision for Canada. W

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to ask a question of my colleague from Beauport—Limoilou, who taught tax havens 101 to my Conservative colleagues. I am glad that was done today in the House, because it shows what this is really all about. He did a good job defining what constitutes

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, listen to this: Canada Post will soon charge $200 per address in new residential developments, which are obviously located primarily in suburbs and in the regions. New homebuyers must already pay a municipal tax, a welcome tax, a school tax and a water tax, among ot

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I would like you to clarify something. This is the third time the hon. member has been asked a question and has not answered it. Are there rules about answering?

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to ask my colleague a question. He seems to have deliberately avoided the topic we are discussing this evening. My question is quick and simple and has to do with something he has not yet spoken about. I asked this same question earlier and did not get a

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to ask a question. If I understood correctly, the hon. member spoke about recommendations that the government agreed to. My question is very short and simple: does the hon. member support the amendment of the assistant or the Parliamentary Se

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for her speech, which helped us to better understand the issue. Unfortunately, although I would like to be, I am not a member of that committee. I get the impression that the government is asking the committee to waste its time

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I always enjoy listening to the Conservatives talk about the budget. They often talk about their economic record, but they seem to have a selective memory when it comes to the economy. They often forget to mention that we currently have the largest deficit in the his

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her speech. I really enjoy asking this member questions about the environment, a subject she knows very well. She makes an important contribution here in the House of Commons. The Conservatives deleted the word “environment” from their

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, my question for my colleague is along the same lines as what was said earlier. Several elements of this bill have nothing to do with the budget, nor are they necessarily connected in any way. I will go back to what one of my colleagues said. The chair of the Standin

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I am going to ask more or less the same question I asked the member earlier. Either she did not understand the question, or she did not want to answer. It was about navigable waters. In her speech, the member said that today's bill was exactly what the government ta

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I was surprised to hear the member tell us to read the budget, when we have read it from cover to cover. What she mentioned about navigable waters protection was not even in the March 2012 budget. So it is a bit surprising that she is talking about a subject that was

Sherbrooke Palliative Care Facility  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to show the hon. member what a member's statement is supposed to be about. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a very happy event for the region of Sherbrooke. About 100 people marched symbolically toward the new M

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to ask my colleague a question. The summary trial is the most frequently used disciplinary method to deal with offences committed by Canada’s military personnel. In 2008-09, some 1,865 cases, or 96%, were decided by summary trial, and

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to put a question to my colleague, who asked me one just a little while ago. The United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland have decided to change the summary trial process. Why is Canada lagging behind on this issue? Does she think, as I d