Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents of Don Valley East, I am pleased to rise on the subject of criminal justice in Canada and Bill C-9, the conditional sentencing reform bill. All Canadians value their safety and security. We want communities where we live, work and raise

Government Policies  Mr. Speaker, I would like to continue with the government's record in the first 100 days. Number 71, coining a new term in Canadian politics, “harpocracy”. Number 72, keeping the public in the dark by muzzling the media. Number 73, Americanizing Canada. Number 74, banning gov

House debate  Mr. Speaker, it appears that the parliamentary secretary, like the minister, does not know math and they are cutting back $3 billion from Ontario. The government has been irresponsible by increasing taxes to hard-working parents and Canadians. I would like to share a letter I re

House debate  Mr. Speaker, I must convey the disappointment expressed by many of my constituents of Don Valley East, following the release of the first Conservative budget. It is unfair to Ontario because there is not one mention in the budget about honouring the $6.9 billion Canada-Ontario ag

Equalization Payments  Mr. Speaker, during the election campaign the Prime Minister promised that he would honour the agreement signed by the provinces and the previous government to transfer $7 billion to the province of Ontario. Once again, it seems it is promises made, promises broken, for the gover

Equalization Payments  Mr. Speaker, the light of truth has totally dimmed on the government side. It does not know what it is. The government simply is not taking the concerns of the Premier of Ontario seriously. Why is it that other premiers get several meetings with the Prime Minister while the Pre

House debate  Mr. Speaker, in spite of what the hon. member has to say, the fact remains that budget 2006 represents nothing more than a lame attempt to firmly affix the hands of the Conservatives in the back pockets of working Canadians. For example, increasing the income tax from 15% to 15.5

House debate  Mr. Speaker, on May 4, I rose in the House to ask the Minister of National Revenue a simple question regarding tax policy for small business owners. Rather than allow the revenue minister the opportunity to reply, the finance minister stood instead and provided a flippant respons

House debate  Mr. Speaker, while I do not see anyone who can give small businesses any response, I think small businesses and indeed Canadians deserve better. After reviewing budget 2006 in detail, most economists agree that it sharply departs from sound fiscal and tax policies and descends i

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents of Don Valley East, I would like to express my disappointment with the Conservatives' first federal budget. Budget 2006 is full of phony tax gimmicks so that Conservatives can find new ways to put their hands into the back pockets of ha

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned, I will not be ideologically bound. I do not believe in ideology. I believe in helping kids and in order to help kids a process has to be regulated. When the early childhood strategy was adopted by the provinces, they agreed to help those parents who

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as an accountant I need to make corrections. Her assumptions are totally false. The Conservative government has increased the tax for middle income Canadians and those people will not be any better off within the Conservative plan. By giving $1,200, Canadians will g

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the constituents of Don Valley East, I am grateful for this opportunity to debate the future of child care in Canada. It is a future that is in jeopardy because of the plans of the government to tear up the early learning and child care agreements that t

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business has warned the government that changing the GST will be an expensive proposition for them. Could the Minister of National Revenue inform the House how much it will cost small businesses for these changes? Could she al

Federal Accountability Act  Mr. Speaker, I was quite concerned about the fact that the President of the Treasury Board would be so sanctimonious in his presentation of the bill. The provincial auditor has constantly cited him for being negligent and responsible for scandals that took place, under his watch,