Situation in Indigenous Communities  Mr. Speaker, I may be misunderstanding the member, but my understanding of what was said was that government dollars would help structure—he used the word “structure”—and would perhaps solve the issue before us here today. As I said in my speech, I am not convinced that this is

Situation in Indigenous Communities  Mr. Speaker, I do not believe there was a question there, but I will respond to the hon. member's comments. I believe that money is a tool. It is not the answer. It is not the solution. It is simply a tool. It is something that we use, and if we use it correctly, it can perhaps

Situation in Indigenous Communities  Mr. Speaker, collectively as members of Parliament and as Canadians we were shocked to find out about the recent events in Attawapiskat. As members of Parliament, we tend to be hopeful individuals. Though we may not agree on the method, I believe that all of us share a common go

Citizenship Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member pointed out that under Bill C-6, inhumane acts committed abroad can result in the revocation of citizenship. However, those same acts committed right here on Canadian territory could not result in someone's citizenship being revoked under Bill C-6. I

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Party is using this trip and its position as government to fill party coffers in order to help out the friends of the Prime Minister. At Christmastime, the Liberals were told that they had to stop this cash-for-access flow. This is exactly what they are

Employment  Mr. Speaker, January through March is the peak season in the oil patch, but instead of working hard to provide for their families, western Canadians are now contemplating what they are going to do when their EI benefits run out. Yesterday, the Prime Minister refused to commit to

Screamin Brothers  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the astounding achievement of two young men from my riding of Lethbridge, Alberta. In the wake of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, J.R., at the age of 10, and Dawson, at the age of 9, wanted to find a way to help their newly adopted brother who

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, Alberta has not seen job losses as it does today since 1982. Over 100,000 jobs have disappeared. Over the Christmas holiday I had the opportunity and the privilege to talk with many Albertans in my riding. It was made very clear to me that people are concerned abou

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, Canadians want Parliament to know about the tragic story of Cassandra Kaake, who was 31 weeks pregnant when she was murdered in Windsor, Ontario a year ago. Tragically, there will be no justice for Cassandra's pre-born baby girl, Molly, who was also killed during th

Health  Mr. Speaker, the government has only a short period of time to respond to the Supreme Court's deadline on assisted suicide. While consulting with individuals and organizations within my riding and from across the country, the community of persons with disabilities has expressed

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, when it comes to questions like this, I believe we can stand in the House and come up with theoretical answers, or we can put our feet on the ground and talk to those who are most personally affected. In response to the question, I have actually gone to my constitue

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, while the government side of the House has promised that we are going to so-called “bring Canada back”, or already has apparently, and has promised to make changes to the House of Commons in the way that they conduct themselves, I would expect more. I would expect a

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, to what end will these programs benefit our young people? What are the measures that we are going to see with regard to the success of these programs? I would also ask how we are measuring the need for these skills within our present society in the way that our econo

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking my fabulous constituents back home in the riding of Lethbridge, Alberta for electing me as their member of Parliament and entrusting me with the honour of sitting in the House and representing their viewpoints for the nation of Canad