Supply  Mr. Speaker, during the debate on equalization and the fiscal imbalance, the Bloc members and the Liberals lost sight of what is most important. The Bloc members say there is not enough money in the pockets of the Government of Quebec. The Liberals say there is not enough money i

Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member spoke about the importance of fairness. I would like to build on that theme. We have a government that drives a financial wedge between parents and their children by imposing financial penalties on those families that have a stay at home parent. This

Supply  Violating the Constitution.

Sponsorship Program  Mr. Speaker, since he became the Prime Minister, the leader of the Liberal Party has consistently denied having known anything about the sponsorship racket. But his friend and long-time organizer was caught red-handed. It is now well known that Jacques Roy illegally received thou

Sponsorship Program  Mr. Speaker, even the transport minister said that those dollars should be paid back to taxpayers before the sponsorship commission is finished its study. Why is it that the government is now contradicting the original position of the transport minister? Finally, the Prime Minis

The Budget  So why do you want to take that away?

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member extolled the virtues of the great government babysitting bureaucracy that her government is proposing at the expense of the choices of women and families. I am wondering why the government feels it has the right to take the choice away from women and

Canadian Livestock Industry  Mr. Speaker, there are two points I want to make very quickly and hopefully hear some response from the hon. member. The first is the issue of the extended closing of the border. We expected this week would bring good news of an opened border. However, one week ago the governmen

Sponsorship Program  Mr. Speaker, Jean Lafleur received contracts worth $30 million. Today we learn that he contributed $47,000 to the Liberal Party fund. Add to that the numerous gifts he gave his Liberal friends courtesy of the taxpayer. When is the Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party g

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I noticed that my distinguished colleague spent very little time talking about the agricultural commitments in this past budget and in particular, support for our cattle farmers, both dairy and beef, many of whom live in my constituency. It would be impossible to dis

Thomas Torokvei  Mr. Speaker, Thomas Torokvei was a proud Canadian. Last February 24, the chairman of IPEX Inc., a leading Canadian philanthropist, businessman, husband and father, passed away, but his legacy lives on. Today I rise to carve permanently into the records of the House a tribute to

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his answer. He deserves our congratulations because he really does work very hard for his constituents. And that is why I congratulate him now. The hon. member misses the point. It is true that his government raised ever so sli

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I was originally going to pose a query here in adjournment proceedings resulting from the Treasury Board President's insult against Canada's youth when he said that I was too young to serve in the House of Commons even though 30,488 constituents in my riding decided

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, one thing that this budget failed dramatically to address was the nation's failure to provide treatment to those children who are suffering with autism. We have a Prime Minister who rails that he will solve the health care problem for a generation. Meanwhile, this b

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to rise and present two petitions before the House. The first petition deals with juvenile type 1 diabetes research which was presented to me by a number of students in my constituency who have identified this critical ailment as being a problem that