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

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

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

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

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, 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

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for the intelligent question. It is always appreciated to have colleagues like him working on behalf of his constituents and we know he is here doing that. It actually is impacting my area, my constituents and the businesses in that area,

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, the difference between a strike and a lockout is pretty obvious, but I think we have to focus on what our constituents, the people who sent us here, want us to do. They really do not care how it is done. They want to get their mail. The company the hon. member ment

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, Canada Post and the union started in October last year to try to negotiate some sort of agreement. If the hon. member could give me some logic in making us think that would actually happen, why would it not have happened in the past? They have had opportunities. We h

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, that is the same question that my constituents are putting to me. They are asking, “What are you going to do for me? I have stuff that needs to get sent, stuff that needs to be delivered. I have bills that need to be sent out. I have payments that are stuck in the ma

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, there are always difficult decisions that have to be made when one is a parliamentarian. That is the role we accept when we come to Ottawa. We have to look at that role and take it very seriously. However, we always have to be focused on what the end result is going

Resumption and Continuation of Postal Services Legislation  Mr. Speaker, this is the first time I have risen in the House this session and I want to take the opportunity to thank my constituents in the riding of Prince Albert for their support again in this election. It was a hard-fought battle and I really appreciate their support. Toda

Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, I have two reports on the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas. The first report is on the delegation's trip to Mexico to the 7th Plenary Assembly. The second report is on an executive meeting that we had in Curitiba, Brazil.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, our government is focused on the priorities of Canadians. This week, the next phase of Canada's economic action plan was introduced in the House. Unfortunately, the reckless coalition, led by the Liberal leader, has said it will force an unnecessary and opportunist