Financial Administration Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to broaden the context of our discussion to the overall matter of the public service and zero in on the comments the hon. member has made with respect to whistleblower legislation because I do not believe these issues can be discussed in isolation. My u

Assistance to Hepatitis C Victims  Mr. Chair, in my constituency I have a number of citizens who have been afflicted with this terrible tragedy. I have visited them in their homes and they have been to my office. They have come to me to tell me their stories. That is why I felt it so important at this late hour to

Assistance to Hepatitis C Victims  This is federal money. This is money you paid.

Assistance to Hepatitis C Victims  Mr. Chair, it has not worked that way. The dollars were earmarked. They were specifically set aside for this purpose and they were redirected to other purposes. Those moneys have been stolen. Let us not mince words. The moneys were specifically meant to compensate for the medica

Canadian Flag  Mr. Speaker, yesterday Canadians were outraged that the member of Parliament for Richmond—Arthabaska in Quebec would put politics ahead of patriotism. He told Richmond's Royal Canadian Legion that it would not get a Canadian flag for Remembrance Day. The Conservative Party of Ca

Mirabel Airport  Mr. Speaker, last Sunday, the people of Quebec saw the curtain come down on a sad vaudeville act that had been playing for more than 30 years. The social and economic costs of this Liberal fiasco just kept rising: tenant farmers, decimated families, businesses destroyed. Will th

Santa Claus Parade  Madam Speaker, I rise today with a crucial announcement. Father Christmas has been seen and he chose my riding of Nepean--Carleton to make his first presence known of this Christmas season. This past Saturday I had the honour of participating in the very first Barrhaven Santa Cl

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour today to rise in the House to introduce a widely supported petition on the subject of whistleblower protection in the public service. Being an Ottawa area MP, I, of course, have thousands of constituents who work in the public service and have been d

An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for her speech. In that we are talking about enterprise and innovation I would like to quote one of Canada's greatest entrepreneurs. Frank Stronach once said that the government cannot give us anything without first taking it away. It is i

An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec  Madam Speaker, the hon. member is correct. The people did read this party correctly and that is why 64% of Canadians voted against the Liberal Party in the last election. The Canadian people understand that their money is just that; it is their money. They can invest and spend t

An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec  Madam Speaker, first, I want to thank the hon. member for his speech. He talked about provincial jurisdictions. I wonder if he is as concerned about the individual's role. In economics, there are several schools of thought. I believe individuals create opportunities through thei

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government likes to play politics in provincial jurisdictions and neglect its own responsibilities. The Minister of Transport himself has made this clear. Today he is the one endangering the main rail access to the port of Montreal by encouraging construc

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Quebec has definitely removed the Bellechasse site from consideration for the new hospital because of its poor location, contaminated soil and the movement of dangerous goods nearby. How does the minister explain that he is ready to spend $25 milli

Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act  Madam Speaker, I rose in the House of Commons some days ago to pose a question to the government with respect to the Prime Minister's direct involvement in the sponsorship scandal. It is now clear, with the evidence that has come out, that the Prime Minister was intimately involv

Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Act  There were many actions, that is true.