Copyright Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to be able to ask the hon. member a question. In our opinion, the bill is not at all balanced, as the Conservatives have been claiming in a number of their speeches. Creators will lose millions of dollars. It is true. It has been proven. I would like

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to commend the hon. member for his speech and ask him a question. Does he really believe that this bill will ensure a secure retirement for more Canadians than today? People will be investing money in unstable financial markets. Will Bill C-25 give the

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, it is no wonder the minister is in Durban advancing the agenda of his big old friends. That is who he spends his time with. He has met with oil lobbyists almost three times more than he has met with environmental groups, and this is for a Minister of the Environment.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of the Environment spent several days in Durban this week, at Canadians' expense, only to sabotage the Kyoto protocol. Any reason is good enough to justify Canada's withdrawal from this agreement, even though it is vital to our planet and future generat

Senate Reform Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a rather simple question for my colleague. What does he think about the government, which wants to reform the Senate, but in a roundabout way? The government is proposing that we hold provincial elections, but the Prime Minister will not be required to appoint

Fair Representation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have a chance to ask the Minister of State for Democratic Reform a question. I find it ironic to see him rise here in the House so many times to justify a time allocation motion to limit debate in this House, which I consider to be undemocratic. It i

Organ Donations  Mr. Chair, I am pleased to conclude tonight's debate. It is an honour for me to speak about this subject. Unfortunately, I am not a member of the Standing Committee on Health like most of the members opposite, but it is a subject that is very important to me. As I close the debat

Organ Donations  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for his excellent speech and for sharing his personal experience. I have a rather simple question for him. I may have missed it, but I have not heard any mention of organ trafficking since the beginning of the debate. This is a serious problem arou

Organ Donations  Mr. Chair, in my colleague's speech—and when she answered questions—she urged members and the government to take action because the situation is, to say the very least, urgent. A question was asked of the Conservatives, and I would like to ask the same question of the Liberals.

Organ Donations  Mr. Chair, I think that we agree on one point and that we are all on the same page when it comes to the figures before us today. We are in a crisis situation because we currently lack sufficient organs to meet needs. That much we agree on, however we also agree that action must b

Organ Donations  Mr. Chair, my NDP colleague raised a good point at the end of his response after he made his speech. He talked about the importance of the federal government's role in this issue. What I love about the federal government is that the provinces can have their own programs within th

Organ Donations  Mr. Chair, I would like to follow up a little on the question my colleague asked. We know that people who have had homosexual relations are discriminated against when it comes to giving blood. I was gratified by my colleague’s comment. However, I did not think that the hon. mem

Citizen's Arrest and Self-defence Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for my NDP colleague. He talked about the word “reasonable” a number of times. He said that this word is often used in court rulings. When used outside a legal context, the word “reasonable” is rather vague. Case law gives us a somewhat better idea

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, the answer I got to my earlier question to the Minister of State for Finance was quite interesting. I asked him if there were any sources of support, other than his friends, that would argue for this bill. He replied that the studies were his own personal experience

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of State for Finance. Earlier, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture was asked whether there were any studies to back their initiatives and their bill. The same question was asked about other bills, and the Con