Federal Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his questions. The first was about whistleblowing and public servants who sometimes find that things are not working properly in the machinery of government. Public servants must be protected and supported. I myself was a public servant

Federal Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I am going to share my time with the hon. member for Edmonton—St. Albert. Since January 23, we have had a new Conservative government, a government that has been turning a new leaf, a leaf that we wish to turn together with the Canadian people, in trust and respect

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I believe my hon. colleague is saying that she wants to make this government work. As parliamentarians, we all share this responsibility toward Canadians. The Speech from the Throne supports this goal. Our colleague talked about what we must not do: play games with

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I welcome the words of my colleague from British Columbia. She has shown that there are many ways we can work in the House. We can be cooperative or confrontational; anglophones and francophones can work together; even Conservatives and New Democrats can work togethe

RESUMPTION OF DEBATE ON ADDRESS IN REPLY  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the member on her first speech in this House. She has expressed herself very well and with great clarity. Her presence in this House does honour to the values she speaks for, the role of women in society. I salute her. I also hope that she will be a

Access to Information Act  Mr. Speaker, under the previous government, the spending of crown corporations and numerous foundations was not known to the public or disclosed to parliamentarians, taxpayers, or the people of Lévis—Bellechasse and Les Etchemins. And yet this is money that belongs to all of us.

Canada's Commitment in Afghanistan  Mr. Chair, I feel that it has been clearly demonstrated this evening that the Afghan mission entails greater risks than those usually encountered by peacekeeping forces, and it is important to face them in order to maintain security efforts enabling the reconstruction of Afghanis

Canada's Commitment in Afghanistan  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for her question. I really have no experience in international relations, but I think it must surely be quite similar to personal relations. It is often said that we discover our true friends when the going gets tough. Afghanistan needs to count

Canada's Commitment in Afghanistan  Mr. Chair, it is very simple. We can see it clearly, and our colleagues have said so this evening. This is a two pronged mission. The first is security and the second is reconstruction. Both are such that tangible progress can be expected in Afghanistan.

Canada's Commitment in Afghanistan  Mr. Chair, it is my duty to speak this evening to support our important mission in Afghanistan. By the way, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Edmonton Centre. I support this mission for two reasons that have been given this evening. The first reason is that the

RESUMPTION OF DEBATE ON ADDRESS IN REPLY  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her remarks and congratulate her on being elected to Parliament again and having the trust of her constituents. It was said that the Conservative government's first throne speech neglected to mention several things. But it is

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for what he had to say about culture. Our new road map does talk about culture. I would like to remind my colleague that we have a culture of accountability here in Ottawa. In my view, the highest priority of this Speech from the

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for speaking on the environment. It is a topic we will return to in the weeks to come, for it represents a national concern and an important issue for our future. My colleague referred to black Friday. In response to that, I would like to point

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would just like to remind my colleague that, as I said last week, any slight improvement in the economy under the Liberal government is attributable to the Conservative government's introduction of the GST and free trade, which the previous government opposed. I w

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his wishes. This is indeed the first time I rise in this kind of debate. First, regarding shipyards, I would remind him that the shipyard in Lévis flourished under a Conservative government. And our Prime Minister's ships are not sailing u