The Budget  Mr. Speaker, yesterday's budget, “Economic Action Plan 2012: Jobs, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity”, was great news for Saskatchewan. Our provincial finance minister welcomed the budget. He said that the changes to the employment insurance system would benefit our province and he

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition from 25 people in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, a community in my riding. The petitioners call upon Parliament to confirm that every human being is recognized by Canadian laws as human by amending section 223 of the Criminal Code in such

Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to present to this House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, representing its participation in the bilateral visit to the Bolivarian Republic of

University of Regina Student Union  Mr. Speaker, my Saskatchewan Conservative colleagues and I were extremely disappointed to learn of the University of Regina student union's recent one-sided resolution calling on the university to join the boycott, divest and sanction movement against Israel. The state of Israel

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I would appreciate it if the parliamentary secretary could help me educate the member from the NDP on just how important this is to the people of Canada. Let us look at other countries where we have done trade deals in the past. We made a trade deal with Costa Rica

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, again it goes back to the classic NDP position to oppose everything. It does not matter what is on the table, the NDP is just going to oppose it. When my constituents look at this deal they understand that no country is like Canada. Canada is a great beacon to the w

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, the member would have credibility if the NDP actually agreed with any type of forward movement in trade. The member has not agreed with any trade deal. He has never said that it has been good for businesses. He has not gone out to talk to prairie farmers who said th

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I acknowledge that the Liberal Party at least understands that trade is important to Canada. However, I do not think the member understands how important it was to change the Canadian Wheat Board. In fact, the Canadian Wheat Board is still alive today and will be ali

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise here in the House today to talk about the Canada-Panama economic growth and prosperity act. Our government recognizes that trade and investment are the cornerstone of our economic success as a nation. In Canada, 60% of our GDP and one in five jo

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, this is such a timely debate. It is unfortunate that this debate did not happen many years ago. When I look back at history, we need to refocus our talk on the kids. This is important for them. We want to make sure that kids get the proper education they deserve in

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, our government's top priority remains the economy, in which agriculture plays a vital role. This week the Prime Minister and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food are in China to promote the strong trade relationship between our two countries. China is Canada's

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  Mr. Speaker, that type of language does not working necessarily for moving this legislation forward. It is actually very interesting that the member talks about this because in n the PRPP there can be third party providers and it can be a variety of different agencies. It could

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  Mr. Speaker, I guess the hon. member was not listening. I was actually talking about CPP and what would happen if we were to raise CPP, which is that it would actually kill jobs. That is why we did not want to see that. Again, in looking at what was in my speech and what I said,

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  Mr. Speaker, it is nice to have a question in regard to the bill. I must commend to member for sticking to the topic, which is Bill C-25, the PRPP. In Saskatchewan, the importance is very huge. We do see employees change jobs, one to another, especially the younger they are. If

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to be here today to speak to Bill C-25, the pooled registered pension plans act. Before I start, I want to thank the Minister of State (Finance), the member for Macleod, for his work on this in close cooperation with the provincial ministers