Immigration  Mr. Speaker, the government has tried to hide sweeping immigration reforms in the budget bill and has denied Parliament and all Canadians the opportunity to have an open and honest debate. Is the government afraid that such a debate will force it to abandon these discriminatory

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, the government's changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act will set the system back to the 1950s. If these amendments pass, the new powers given to the minister will be very scary. The Conservatives should be investing more money in hiring more immigrati

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, if that member and the NDP are so concerned about child care, aboriginal communities and poverty, why did they vote with the Conservatives in the last election to bring down the Liberal government? He should remember that by doing so, we lost the child care agreement

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to offer the House my response to the budget. For the Canadian public, this is not an exciting budget. As the representative for Newton—North Delta I see two key reasons for this. First and foremost, this is a document that leans heavily o

The Budget  I will be coming back to that. There was a strange sense of déjà vu on Tuesday, listening to the finance minister deliver policy after policy that first came from the Liberal side of the House. For example, take the gas tax that is proposed to be permanently transferred to the

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, as an esteemed representative of the people of Surrey, Chuck Cadman was a man of integrity. But despite its accountability act, this government clearly has no integrity of its own. Mr. Cadman was clear that he would make his decisions based on the will of the people

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, I have already had many calls about this today. It is disgusting for the government to suggest that the constituents of Surrey can be bought, let alone Mr. Cadman. When two shady operatives of the Conservative Party offered a bribe to him, they were showing their dis

International Mother Language Day  Mr. Speaker, on February 21 I was proud to celebrate International Mother Language Day with my constituents from all around the globe. Mother languages are a powerful way to preserve and develop our heritage. Canada is proud of its diversity with so many mother languages, includ

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the government made a commitment in its first platform to fund an additional 2,500 municipal police officers across the country. It has been two years since that announcement was made but still there is nothing. Where is the money the Conservatives promised for an

National Blood Donor Week Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the hon. member for Yukon. In fact, he was in the Speaker's chair when I was referring to him as Mr. Speaker and that was my purpose in talking about the member giving blood. In fact, he is setting an example here in the House. The membe

National Blood Donor Week Act  moved that the bill be concurred in at report stage.

National Blood Donor Week Act  moved that the bill be read the third time and passed. Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to speak to Bill S-220. The bill supports the ongoing efforts of Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Quebec to recruit blood donors and volunteers to give the precious gift of life: blood. I would

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to one of the fastest growing criminal threats to Canadians: identity theft. My constituents in Newton—North Delta and all Canadians have good reason to worry about identity theft. The cost of losing personal information can be crippling and c

Special Olympics Soccer  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Team Canada for winning Canada's first gold model in soccer at the Shanghai Special Olympics. I applaud: Marc Theriault; Jay Laitar; Derek Tomm; Rick Bussey; Steven Dew; Glen McIntyre; Ben Felling; Bryce Schaufelberger; Hank Vielvoye; and M

International Human Rights Day  Mr. Speaker, next Monday, on International Human Rights Day, Canada will, ironically, be deporting Laibar Singh. Mr. Singh, a refugee claimant, unfortunately had an aneurysm and became paralyzed while awaiting a decision. He needs constant care and attention. This deportation p