First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise in the House to speak about Bill C-27. This bill is of particular interest to me, not because there are a lot of aboriginal communities in my riding, but because I put myself in the shoes of everyday Canadians who are concerned about the pr

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to ask my colleague a question. The government is asking the first nations to provide information to their own members. It should be noted that sometimes it is difficult for some members to get certain information. However, is the solution re

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I thought I was quite clear in my speech. I will repeat a little of what I said. This information is already available for first nations; it is already sent to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada. I was able to provide the figures regarding average sal

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I agree, and as I said earlier, this is not the first time a Conservative government has brought in legislation without doing any consultation. This cannot produce anything of substance. A good government does its homework and consults the public before introducing a

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her speech. People have mentioned the Conservatives' double-talk on transparency. On the one hand, they claim to want greater transparency in local and first nation governments and, on the other hand, they do the exact opposite when it

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to ask a second question which still has to do with double-talk. It is interesting to see the government's way of doing things. This time, I am referring to double-talk regarding red tape. On the one hand, departments are saying we must eliminate red ta

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I would like her opinion on one point. Very rarely in some aboriginal communities do we see that community members do not have access to certain documents. It is very rare. According to the Conservatives, the solution is to publi

Alberta and Quebec  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to draw attention to the interesting friendship that has emerged between Alberta and Quebec. Both provinces have often benefited from the hard work of Albertans. In particular, former premier Peter Lougheed and former Progressive

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to ask a question. The parliamentary secretary is saying that the department is already obligated to disclose this information. The information is therefore already available to first nations members who request it. Based on the speech he ju

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my colleague, who is doing great work in this area. She really explained in detail the bill currently before the House. I do not necessarily want her to go into even more detail since she already did such a good job, so

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very interesting comments. Does she agree that this government is not in a position to be lecturing us on transparency? When I saw that this bill was calling for transparency from the first nations, I was flabbergasted. This bill calls fo

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to ask my colleague a question about this issue. I do not have many aboriginal communities in my urban riding of Sherbrooke either. However, I can speak from the perspective of a Canadian observing the Conservatives' interact

First Nations Financial Transparency Act  Mr. Speaker, once again, I would like to ask a question about the process. We have talked about the content a lot, but can the hon. member explain the government's actions in terms of the exact process being used for this bill? We know that this is the 30th time that a time allo

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to ask the Green Party leader a question about the Conservative Party's intentions regarding the changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act in Bill C-45. Can she tell us what she thinks is behind those changes? Personally, I think those changes are

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I was very happy to hear those comments about employment insurance. People in my riding have been talking a lot about problems with the new changes. I have a very specific question for the hon. member. I would like him to talk about the benefits. We have been talkin