Combating Counterfeit Products Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I would like to go back to the issue of resources. Although the member answered part of my colleague's question, she did not address the issue of resources. If the bill passes in its present form, it will give border services of

Combating Counterfeit Products Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for her hard work. She just said that she has been working on this for months because she thought that Bill C-56 was a priority for the government. It is clear that this bill was at the bottom of its list of priorities. The parliamentary

Combating Counterfeit Products Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to ask my colleague a question. He works very hard on the committee I chair. My question this evening concerns Bill C-56. I asked one of my colleagues this question earlier on and he answered it quite well. Nevertheless, I would like the hon. member fo

Combating Counterfeit Products Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I have no doubt that he always works hard in committee. Counterfeit goods that do not necessarily meet the same quality standards as those manufactured according to Canadian standards can pose a risk in Canada. I would like him

Combating Counterfeit Products Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent speech. He is well informed and works hard at the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. Naturally, we are against counterfeiting, and we must find ways to eliminate it as much as possible. However, the Canada

Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to ask the last question. I would like to ask the minister how this bill can be considered urgent, given that it was introduced six month ago, on December 6, 2012. The government is just now waking up. It allowed 10 minutes for debate on a We

First Nations Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to ask my colleague a question in response to his speech on Bill S-6, which we are debating today. This is another bill regarding first nations. Every time we talk about first nations, we must remember that the government has a duty to consul

First Nations Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to ask a question. My colleague must be sick of getting up in the morning to be told by the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons that he is moving a time allocation motion on a bill that relates to his portfolio. This is the fourth or fifth

Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. The government boasts about having held consultations. Indeed, perhaps it did. However, after consulting communities, the government has to respond to their demands. In this case, most of the groups were very critical of this bil

Normandy Invasion  Mr. Speaker, today is the 69th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. On June 6, 1944, nearly 14,000 Canadians soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy. Of those soldiers, 359 never returned to Canada. They gave their lives to defend their country, their families and other peop

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics concerning Bill C-461, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (disclosure of information).

Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for the question. During my speech, I did not have time to get to this very important point. This legislative measure will take effect in 12 months. Through an amendment, which was rejected, we tried to change this time period to three y

Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Perhaps he misunderstood what I said. I stated that the government had indeed held consultations and that I gave it due credit. However, if it had conducted them properly and then understood what was said during those consultat

Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, I would first of all like to say that I will be sharing my time with the brilliant, the incomparable and the irreplaceable member for Nickel Belt. He will have half of my speaking time. Bill S-2 comes from the Senate, hence the “S” before the bill number. This mean

Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier for her excellent speech. I wanted to ask her more or less the same question that I just asked the Minister for Status of Women, who did not provide a specific answer to my question regarding the cons