Indigenous Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, my question relates to the Inuit, who are not necessarily very happy with this Liberal piece of legislation. Their concern is that it does not address the particular concerns of their language, Inuktitut. Fundamentally it does not address the fact that the Inuktitut

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank all my colleagues who are here, and in particular, I want to thank my colleague who just spoke, the member for Cariboo—Prince George. I also want to thank my colleague from Nunavut for being here. Some of the comments I will be making today relate t

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, very briefly, the member reflects some real concerns. I will be voting in favour of the legislation. The things that it does, it does well. However, if I found myself in a situation where I were representing a constituency where Inuktitut was the predominant langua

Indigenous Languages Act  Madam Speaker, the road map outlined by my colleague from Nunavut is a sensible one, and I hope the government is listening.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions today. They are, however, on the same subject so I will just read the one. The petitioners want to draw our attention to international trafficking in organs taken from people without their consent and ask that we support Bill C-350 in the House

An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families  Mr. Speaker, for some reason, the budget document is being distributed long before the budget is supposed to be out.

Bills of Exchange Act  Mr. Speaker, we all know that the rules of the House do not permit us to eat in this place. I could not help but observe that during the last vote a number of people were eating in their seats, including the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, on the same point of order, while I appreciate that the hon. parliamentary secretary is here more or less all the time and as a consequence hears every single word that is spoken in this House, and while I am not here quite as frequently as a result of committee duty

Presence in Gallery  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. In her response earlier, the hon. government House leader made reference to a piece of correspondence she had given you. I do not believe that the rest of us have seen this letter, but as you know, Mr. Speaker, and as she knows, any lette

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the large white elm tree that is located near the southeast corner of the Centre Block of Parliament: (a) when does Public Services and Procurement Canada plan to cut it down; (b) when does Public Services and Procurement Canada plan to begin excavation or other op

Expungement of Certain Cannabis-related Convictions Act  Mr. Speaker, this evening's debate on Bill C-415, An Act to establish a procedure for expunging certain cannabis-related convictions, gives me the chance I have long sought to make a clear statement in the House of Commons as to the principles that underlie my long-standing views

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, I was one of the Conservative members who voted in favour of the excellent bill that was before the House last week. I am very proud to have done so. I did so right after returning from Washington, D.C., where we were talking to American congressional officials about

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. member may have misunderstood my colleague's question. He was referring to a specific example in which an individual was unable to come to a hearing and therefore had an administrative charge. If there is some evidence the member has that there is n

Criminal Records Act  Mr. Speaker, this afternoon's debate on Bill C-93, an act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis, gives me the chance I have long sought to make a clear statement in the House of Commons as to the principles that underlie my long-standi

Criminal Records Act  No, Mr. Speaker, that was not what I meant. I do think there needs to be some kind of penalty for these kinds of behaviours, or else people who have been charged and are allowed out on parole or who are awaiting sentencing would not have to be compliant with the law. That is abso