Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992  Madam Speaker, when I came to Canada, I landed with the hon. member for Calgary Northeast. I very pleased he asked me the question about my support. In fact, the bill was brought in by the Liberal government. The Liberal members on the committee extensively went through the deli

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992. The Liberal Party is committed to assuring and improving the safety and security of all Canadians. It was the Liberal government that initiated a

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise again today to present another petition opposing the unfair decision of Canada Post to withhold pay from its workers. Canada Post notified members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers that it will withhold two weeks pay as part of a change in the compensat

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, first, I would also like to commend you for your judgment call today in implementing the ruling of the Speaker. Good work, Mr. Speaker, keep it up. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present two petitions. The first petition deals with the fact Canada Post has notified m

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition deals with the fact that Port Metro Vancouver has placed a moratorium on new truck licences for owner-operated truck drivers by allowing unlimited licences to company trucks. With too many licences in circulation already, it is hard for truckers t

Justice  Mr. Speaker, B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan have now formed a united front to get the government to listen on gang violence. They want real changes, not photo op announcements, so the police and the courts can do their jobs and get the gangs off the streets. When will the Conser

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak to the bill today in the House. As most of our attention has been focused on the budget implementation plan, as it should be, we must not lose sight of the one area in the legislation that will ensure the long term economic goals we all have f

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, first I would like to congratulate the hon. member for Surrey North for her speech and for mentioning that we should not play partisan games when it comes to bringing in legislation on crime. She is right, because crime does not have any political boundaries. I have

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my Bloc colleague for speaking to an issue that is not only important to Quebec, but is also very important to the forestry industry in British Columbia. We on this side of the House believe in delivering a real plan for Canada's forestr

Budget Implementation Act, 2009  Mr. Speaker, I carefully listened to the hon. member for Trinity—Spadina speak to the budget issue. She really questioned the Liberals and asked us what we believe in and why we were supporting this. It is not only a matter of belief. It is a matter of faith. We have faith in th

Gang Violence  Mr. Speaker, it is with some dismay that many citizens of my riding of Newton—North Delta have seen over the past few weeks the issue of gang violence suddenly being redrawn along partisan battle lines. I hear from my constituents and even my fellow members on the other side of

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my friend and congratulate him on his re-election as well. I would like to remind the hon. member that when he brought in his first private member's bill on crime, I was the first member to support the hon. member. On every crime bill I stood in

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for her progressive views and her commitment to social infrastructure. I would like to remind the member that in fact it was the Liberal government that committed to those progressive social values. When it came to child care, w

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Willowdale. Municipalities across Canada are rising up against a government that dangles the carrot of infrastructure money but then puts enough strings on it to keep it in political limbo. In other words, it wants

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, for several years in British Columbia, we have been waiting desperately for federal action on gang violence and gun crime. The record for the government has so far been cuts to the community crime prevention programs and three years to put more RCMP officers on the g