Navigation Protection Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-668, an act to amend the Navigation Protection Act (Colquitz River). Mr. Speaker, I am introducing this private member's bill today to restore federal environmental protection for the Colquitz River system. Again, this is protection that was r

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to know if the member agrees with her colleague from South Shore—St. Margaret's who claimed that after the cleanup there was less than a third of a litre of oil left in the water. The second thing I would like to ask is if she agrees with her other coll

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I could not help hearing the hon. member place a lot of emphasis on polluter pay. My question is to how he understands that. My understanding of polluter pay is that it is just the cleanup costs. It does not account for damage to our tourism industry. It does not acc

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I, too, wondered. Out-of-the-world class is probably where the government is heading with this. I do not know. It is very clear that all the things we are doing along the coast in marine safety and security and all the things that are being cut reduce our capacity.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member raises the important point that while the environment is very important, this is also about jobs. Many people on the west coast work in tourism, recreation and in areas that depend very much on these pristine waters off our coast to maintain those industr

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, first, I am sure the commissioner's statement was approved in the minister's office before it was issued. I am prepared to go with someone who has no dog in this fight, and that is the former commander of the Kitsilano Coast Guard station who said, when he was there

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise on this debate today. I think that the story of the bunker oil spill from the bulk grain carrier, the MV Marathassa, is now becoming clear, not from what the government is telling us today, but through the work of journalists, sailors, and mariti

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, one of my colleagues said they were busy doing advertising. I think that unfortunately may be the answer. The recreational crab and prawn fishery remains closed in Burrard Inlet, including Jerricho Beach, a very popular spot in Vancouver, until we can do some sampli

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, Canadians in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Windsor, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria, and many other communities gathered together this weekend with one common goal: to urge the government to stop Bill C-51 from becoming law. They recognize t

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, it is no wonder the Conservatives rushed Bill C-51 through. They could not stand the opposition coming even from their own base. The more Canadians have heard about Bill C-51, the more they oppose it. Even the Bloc has seen the light and will not vote for this danger

Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act  Mr. Speaker, what we heard from the minister was very disingenuous when he talked about what if all 307 of us spoke. What we are talking about is the government limiting the debate not to 300, but only two members having spoken. He talked again about committees being masters of t

Common Sense Firearms Licensing Act  Mr. Speaker, I have heard this speech before about going to committee and hearing from everyone who wants to appear. That was on Bill C-51. We saw what happened with that. There is a peculiar thing about this bill. The government rushed in here with this bill, and then we had a

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, this is more hot air for the minister. If only he cared as much about other public safety issues. The Canada Border Services Agency desperately needs a new lab to test potentially dangerous items that are coming into Canada. The Conservatives have been warned since

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, with all this chaff, one thing is really clear: the minister just cannot admit he was wrong about Bill C-51. Despite over 90% of witnesses calling for significant changes, yesterday in the public safety committee, the Conservatives refused over 100 reasonable amendme

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, this is a government that never passes up a good chance to score cheap political points instead of taking on the hard work necessary to get things done. When it comes to Bill C-51, the Conservatives are still putting their efforts into ramming this bill through the