Canada-Panama Free Trade Act  Madam Speaker, I understand the Panamanian government is planning a $5.3 billion expansion of the Panama Canal. This is in addition to $13.6 billion in investment planning, including $1.5 billion for a new metro system in Panama City. I understand the hon. member plans to oppose

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, farmers in my riding of Prince Albert and all across Saskatchewan are facing the worst flooding in decades. Up to 30% of the farmland may be left unseeded and farmers need help to get through these difficult times. Our government, working with the province, has exte

Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the following reports of the Canadian delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas, or FIPA, respecting its participation at the trade knowledge wor

Firearms Registry  Mr. Speaker, today the member for Ajax—Pickering missed an opportunity to table in the House his motion that would derail Bill C-391 and keep the long gun registry as is. Why is this? It seems that he was too busy playing political games and forgot. The choice is clear on any v

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has truly been a wake-up call for the global oil industry, for governments and for the regulators. Indeed, all Canadians are disturbed by the environmental and economic impacts of the gulf spill. The reason for concern is obvious. W

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, there are many key issues in the nuclear industry that require ongoing attention. They include matters such as ensuring that the industry is properly regulated; taking steps to ensure the safe, secure, long-term management of spent nuclear fuel; keeping Canada's nuclea

Hispanic Canadian Awards  Mr. Speaker, Canada recognizes the important geographic, social, political and economic ties between Canada and the Americas. Our Prime Minister has been clear that a cornerstone of our foreign policy is a commitment to increased engagement in our hemisphere. Our history and our

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, when the sponsorship scandal was going on, I would think that the Liberal Party, which at that point in time had been in power for 13 years, would have learned all the little tricks in lobbying that they could have seen and brought those suggestions forward. My ques

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I wonder where the Liberal motion was for the last four and a half years to make improvements. Where were those suggestions? He said that he was in committee. Why did he not bring those suggestions at that point in committee? They did not. The reality is that the Li

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak today to the motion from the Liberal Party. Given the hour, I suspect that my remarks may be the last during today's debate. We have heard arguments from the opposition members today, some more informed than others, on t

Firearms Registry  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal leader continues to show Canadians that he is only in it for himself by politicizing everything he touches, including the long gun registry. The Liberal leader is whipping his members to ignore their constituents and support the wasteful long gun regist

Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the following reports of the Canadian delegation of the Interparliamentary Forum of the Americas, FIPA, respecting its participation at the meeting with the Gener

Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I come from a province that has had an NDP government. It was a government of have nots and a government that could not do. It was a flat earth society in Saskatchewan until we realized that we could, would and did change that. If people look at my province today, th

Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I cannot think of any country in this world that did not have a rocky start. If we look at the U.S., it had assassinations of presidents, for example, when it had its start. Looking at what we can do as Canadians to help Colombians, I think it is a lot better to en

Canada-Columbia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, the one thing we have been doing is listening to Canadians about this agreement. In the agriculture committee alone, we talked about the importance of the Colombia free trade agreement. For example, Mr. Jurgen Preugschas from the Canadian Pork Council stated: We ne