Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, consider the approach that we tried this morning. This very morning, we tried to protect all the other lakes and rivers. My colleague, the environment critic, tried to add all the other lakes and rivers to Bill C-45, but did not succeed because the Conservatives we

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  I thank the member for his question. I did not have time to go over all the amendments from all the parties. However, I can say that we will look at them very carefully to determine if the amendments are pertinent and substantive. We, too, are doing our part by proposing a numbe

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. She does extraordinary work on this file. I had an opportunity to talk to members of the business community in Sherbrooke, who also criticized these cuts and who spoke in particular about the benefits that this could have for t

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, they may not like listening to me because I am telling the truth. I will continue my speech despite all of the noise in the House. I was saying that this bill severely weakens environmental legislation. That was the case with Bill C-38, the first budget implementati

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleagues for their reception. I am pleased to rise on behalf of the people of my riding, Sherbrooke, to speak out against Bill C-45. This is especially true considering that I also voted against a time allocation motion. I am pleased to rise here to

Fisheries and Oceans  Mr. Speaker, “modernizing” should not be synonymous with “closing”. Closing the Maurice Lamontagne Institute's library affects more than just the Lower St. Lawrence area. It is an affront to the francophone scientific community in Canada. This is another sad example of the Cons

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed my colleague's quite amusing speech. In light of the information in the public arena, I would not say that it was wrong, because I am not allowed to say that, but I would say that it was completely misguided, if you will permit me the expression. Can the m

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

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

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

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, 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 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 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

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