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Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply Mr. Speaker, I think we still have quite a bit of detail to receive from the government side on this issue. My comment would be that on any program that is being imposed from the federal level onto provinces, as the member rightly said, this falls into the area of provincial juri
October 12th, 2004House debate
Rona AmbroseConservative
Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply Mr. Speaker, I am privileged to rise today for my maiden speech in the House of Commons. In addition, I am especially honoured to be the first member of Parliament for the new riding of Edmonton—Spruce Grove, proud to be among my Conservative colleagues and privileged to represen
October 12th, 2004House debate
Rona AmbroseConservative
Intergovernmental Affairs Mr. Speaker, the recent first ministers meeting will not be remembered for any great innovations by the federal government with respect to health. The Prime Minister claimed he had a vision of national standards. Instead, he turned his back on the shared legacy of Jean Chrétien
October 7th, 2004House debate
Rona AmbroseConservative
Taxation Mr. Speaker, the federal government is collecting more taxes than necessary, while the provinces are no longer able to make ends meet. In the meantime, the Prime Minister continues to stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the existence of the fiscal imbalance and is forcing the provin
October 6th, 2004House debate
Rona AmbroseConservative
Taxation Mr. Speaker, given that all of the provinces have demanded that the federal government resolve once and for all the fiscal imbalance issue, the Prime Minister's stubbornness speaks volumes about his lack of respect for the jurisdictions of the other levels of government. Will th
October 6th, 2004House debate
Rona AmbroseConservative