Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, who is concerned about the government infringing on human rights, for his question. I believe that he has a legitimate concern; however, it is also representative of a certain way of governing shown by the previous government, whic

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my honourable colleague for his question. And I thank him also for telling me about this program for veterans. I can say to him that, as the member for Lévis—Bellechasse, I will be meeting veterans in my office tomorrow to hear their concerns.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, the hon. member for Simcoe—Grey, for sharing her time with me. I also congratulate her on her excellent speech. I am pleased to rise today in this House to reite

The Hon. Member for Saint-Laurent—Cartierville  Mr. Speaker, the statements made by the Liberal leadership candidate and former Minister of the Environment are confusing and bothersome for Canadians. In July, he said, “Canada cannot meet its Kyoto targets” and that Canada's targets for Kyoto were unattainable. In the same bre

Dalai Lama  Mr. Speaker, on September 9, 2006, His Holiness the Dalai Lama became an honory Canadian citizen in Vancouver. The Dalai Lama exemplifies peace and compassion, which he has always transmitted through his message of dialogue and non-violence. As a parliamentarian and Tibet suppor

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. In fact, the underlying objective of the bill is sustainable development, it seeks to rationalize the regulation and thereby facilitate the expansion of the railway industry, and also to promote the creation of short-distance

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her question. In fact, my colleague has raised the case of a real and current situation in this country. Essentially, two situations have arisen. Urban development has indeed occurred near railway stations and rail lines, but also nea

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. First, with respect to the premise of his question, I should perhaps remind him that in fact railway transportation is one of the most ecological modes of transportation there is, and that it is entirely in our interest to ma

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in support of Bill C-11, introduced by my hon. colleague, the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. This bill would update the Canada Transportation Act of 1996. It is the result of extensive consultations and its basic purpose

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, I have listened carefully to my hon. colleague’s speech. Just like him, there are citizens, constituents from my riding who are concerned about the noise caused by the railway yards. I have had the opportunity to meet with representatives of the various groups affect

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, the question that I want to put to my colleague, who sits with me on the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, concerns the problem of noise in the railway yards, especially at Charny and at Lévis. Finally, we have before us a bill that

International Bridges and Tunnels Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Ottawa South for his comments. I have the pleasure of sitting with him on the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. In his speech, the hon. member mentioned the appropriateness of our government’s

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have listened carefully to the speech by the former member of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. I would like to inform him that Ghislain Picard, of the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador, is working closely with

Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague from Honoré-Mercier has laudable intentions, but once again, like most of the measures proposed by the Liberal government in the past 13 years, this one sadly misses the mark. It is rather pathetic to see a national party introduce a private member'

International Development  Mr. Speaker, as our Prime Minister made clear yesterday by announcing a contribution of $15 million for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, our government actively supports international development. Small Canadian non-governmental organizations, better known as NGOs, have been a