Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Dennis Manuge fought the Conservatives in court and won on behalf of disabled veterans. RCMP veterans are now suing the Conservatives but the government refuses to even talk to them. Yesterday, our brave Afghanistan veterans launched a class action lawsuit because

Jobs and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Malpeque for his excellent speech. Some of it sounded familiar. My question for the member relates to economic development on Prince Edward Island. A project that was announced back in 2005 and still has not taken place could have so

Job and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, if I could, I will focus in on the cuts at veterans affairs for a moment. There is no question that good paying permanent jobs have a multiplier effect in the community in terms of the economic impact. There was an excellent study done by one Canada's leading law fi

Job and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, this gives me a chance to redo my speech, but I am sure you will not allow me to do that. In Prince Edward Island we feel left out. With respect to the economic policies of the government, they seems to relate to the oil sands and economies that are blessed with nat

Job and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, it is a problem that we have seen in Prince Edward Island, really in the last year or two, as a result of the policies of the government. As I indicated, in every province in Canada taxpayers can talk to a live person but not in my province. In every other province

Job and Growth Act, 2012  Mr. Speaker, I wish to advise the House that I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Malpeque. It is a pleasure for me to speak to the jobs and growth act, part of economic action plan 2012, and to talk about how economic action plan 2012 is playing out in my province

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General slammed government for its failure to include in its budget forecast the fact that there is a significant increase in Canadian Forces members dealing with mental health issues as they transition into civilian life. That same forecast resulted in 8

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, last night the Conservatives delivered the final blow to a decorated veteran. The Conservatives fired Harold Leduc of the Veterans appeal board. Mr. Leduc was repeatedly harassed by Conservative appointees to the board. They even poked around in his personal medical

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, changes to employment insurance are threatening a program that is supposed to be there for workers when they need it. We believe that government must ensure that all regions of the country have equal access to opportunity and prosperity. Therefore, any changes to em

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, going back to the last answer that the House Leader of the Official Opposition gave with respect to new members of Parliament, I too am a new member of Parliament. When I came here, I thought that one excellent opportunity for me to make a contribution was at committ

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition on behalf of several residents of Prince Edward Island who are concerned about the proposed changes to the employment insurance program. In particular, they are concerned with the lack of consultation with respect to the fact that the cha

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I was interested to hear the member talk about knowing about investment and business. The member would know that probably the greatest enemy to investment and business is uncertainty. Given the government's promise to clarify in legislation the concept of net benefit

Service Canada  Mr. Speaker, Prince Edward Island is the only province without a passport office. Prince Edward Island is the only province without a citizenship and immigration office. Prince Edward Island is the only province without a district office to serve veterans. Prince Edward Island is

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, during the course of this debate we have spent a fair bit of time talking about people on a first name basis and hypothetical people. I want to talk about Roger Byers, who has given me permission to use his last name. He is a real person who lives in a real apartment

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives spent $750,000 unsuccessfully fighting disabled veterans in court to justify clawing back their pensions. Disabled RCMP vets have also sued to stop the government from doing the very same thing to them. This morning, the Minister of National Defenc