Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. It is always good news for taxpayers when the budget is balanced and income tax and other taxes are reduced. We did both in our budget, that is we reduced income tax and other taxes; the budget proposed by our colleague only re

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I realize that it is much easier to announce new spending than to rationalize and make cuts. Our government promised to introduce accountability, which is what we are doing with the utmost rigour and diplomacy. I would also lik

Business of Supply  Mr. Stenven Blaney: —and that it should be spent prudently.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be brief. I invite my colleague to support the next Conservative budget.

Davie Shipyard  Mr. Speaker, Friday, October 13, 2006 will long be remembered by the people of Lévis. On that day, the end of an interminable saga was announced. In January, when few people still thought it was possible, the Conservative team in Quebec City made a commitment to support the resu

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-359, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Lévis--Bellechasse. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Kitchener—Conestoga for supporting this motion. There are three different geographic realities in my riding: Lévis

Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act  Mr. Speaker, I wish to salute the work of our Minister of Finance, who is doing a great job for Canadian taxpayers. His excellent work helps them, while also allowing us to fight money laundering. My question for the hon. member, who made an excellent speech, is: what does he se

Witness Protection Program Act  Mr. Speaker, first, I would like to thank the hon. members who spoke to the bill: the hon. member for Ahuntsic, the hon. member for Welland, who asked a pertinent question concerning royal assent—and I think that the speech by the hon. member for Leeds—Grenville will comfort him—

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, for many years, Canada's softwood lumber industry suffered from the Liberals' inaction and from the inability of the Bloc Québécois—the party perpetually in opposition—to take any action. In four years, the former government spent more than $40 million in legal fees,

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. Robert Gagné, the director of HEC Montreal's Institute of Applied Economics and co-chair of the Council of the Federation Advisory Panel on the Fiscal Imbalance, wrote today that the Le

Highway Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, we have once again witnessed another example of the fruitful partnership between the new Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec. Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Canada and the Premier of Quebec joined together to announce plans for the completion of High

Byelection in Repentigny  Mr. Speaker, the people of Repentigny have been stunned and amazed to learn that the Bloc Québécois candidate in the November 27 byelection apparently urged his fellow citizens to vote for the Liberal Party of Canada in the midst of the sponsorship scandal. That is right, the B

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, in Montreal, elsewhere in Quebec and throughout the country, the phenomenon of street gangs is gaining ground and becoming a growing concern. The Bloc Québécois, doomed to remain in the opposition forever, will never be able to do anything to address this problem and

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to start with a speech, followed by a few questions. Hon. members, I have the pleasure of being with you this evening to take part in debate in a committee of the whole on the 2006-07 estimates for the Department of National Defence. No one doubts th

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, Department of National Defence representatives have been, for some time now, affirming the need for greater visibility of the Canadian Forces in the Arctic, given the new transportation corridors, the discovery of large quantities of natural resources and the changing