Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to ask the hon. member for Chambly—Borduas a question. He mentioned a few concerns that Quebec shares regarding foreign takeovers that will affect all Canadians, not only those who live or work in the regions where the takeovers

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for her very apt question. The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics deals with very important matters. The committee is currently conducting a study on privacy and social media. In committee or in the House

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her excellent speech. Indeed, the minister seems to have neglected his duties in this matter. We need only look at how long it took him to respond to the crisis. I have a feeling that this is going to cause Canadians to lose all confid

Combating Terrorism Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to ask a question of my colleague who gave a speech a little earlier. Earlier, we had some discussion on whether the Conservatives were being a bit paradoxical—I do not think that is the right word, but it is the first one tha

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Dartmouth—Cole Harbour for sharing his time with me. I am very grateful. It is a great pleasure to speak about this issue, as the city of Sherbrooke is proud to be home to two Canadian Forces reserve units, two institutions, the Fusili

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, the likelihood is close to zero. Since the amendments proposed in 2010 to the earlier version of Bill C-15 were rejected at the Standing Committee on National Defence, we wonder what chance there would be to get them adopted in committee when the 2012 version of Bill

Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Davenport for his question. There are a number of questions we might ask about this bill and the process that now applies within the Canadian Forces. It is a very opaque process and the government has the opportunity to introduce a bil

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

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

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

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

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, 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 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, 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