Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform you that I will be sharing my time with the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, the great parliamentary secretary who works with us. It is with great pleasure that I rise to support a call for tax cuts from the socialist NDP, as unbelievable

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we do not have to look too far, we just need to look in the mirror here in Canada to see what happens when we bring about responsible spending and responsible tax cuts. Look at the jobs that have been created in the last couple of years just by having good, progress

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member must have misheard me. They are actually moving back from Alberta. Under the NDP government and its policies kids from Saskatchewan could not find a job there, so they went to Alberta to work. Now, under a good Conservative-style government with good

Business of Supply  That is very interesting, Mr. Speaker, and yes, I would have to say we did have that experience. We did not even see the medium-sized companies form in Saskatchewan. They just decided to boycott us altogether. The companies in Calgary sure love Saskatchewan because all our brigh

Prince Albert  Mr. Speaker, on May 2, the constituents of the federal riding of Prince Albert honoured me by re-electing me as their member of Parliament. I want to thank them for the trust and confidence they have placed in me. I also specifically wish to acknowledge the commitment and hard w

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the member for getting up and making that speech. It is good for her to stand and talk in the House of Commons. It is a right and privilege that we all have. When I was first a member I had to remember who put me here. I had to remember

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, our Conservative government is squarely focused on what matters most to Canadians, jobs and economic growth. Canada's economy has created nearly 60,000 net new jobs since July 2009, the strongest job growth on record in the G7. We are working hard to implement the n

Safe Streets and Communities Act  Madam Speaker, when I was back in the campaign in May, crime was a big thing. People really wanted to know what we were going to do about crime and they were really concerned that our crime legislation did not actually pass last spring. Now they want to see it pass. I am kind o

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Madam Speaker, this is obviously a great day for Canadian farmers. I am so excited. I want to thank the minister and the parliamentary secretary for all of their hard work. On this day I think of men like Rick Strankman, Jim Ness and the late Art Walde and all the battles they ha

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Madam Speaker, this past summer supposedly the board sent out a plebiscite and it said it had 22,000 supporters. Would the hon. member tell me why it did not sign up acres in the 22,000 supporters? Could he explain to me why there is accredited exporters here in Ottawa saying the

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in support of marketing choice for western Canadian grain farmers. The move to marketing freedom is exciting for all Saskatchewan farmers, especially Saskatchewan durum growers, who produce close to 80% of Canada's durum. This will

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the question and I will be sincere in my answer. I will try not to politicize it. There was a consultation; it is called a general election. In my riding, 70% of the farmers, outside the city, voted for me. This is one of the things that they

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar has been a great member. She was elected at the same time as I was, and her knowledge on agriculture issues is greatly improving. I know she does a great job representing her farmers. I always get a little concerned when

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  First, Mr. Speaker, I am representing the farmers' point of view, not my point of view. I am confident in what I say because the farmers have been fairly clear on what they want to see happen here in Ottawa. The other thing I would point out is that our farmers are not waiting f

Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, that is a good question. I am not sure if it is ideology or just lack of knowledge on the issue. It could be one or the other. I also want to point out that under the Liberal government the Canadian Wheat Board was put in place and a lot of participants in the backr