Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I know the hon. member spoke about the impact on the pharmaceutical industry, the cost of drugs, or the investor-state provision. This is on the negative side. I would appreciate if she could highlight some of the positive items of CETA. In fairness to the discussion

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I would first like to congratulate my friend on the other side for his appointment as Minister of International Trade. There is no doubt that an agreement with an economy that is about eight times bigger than Canada, the European Union, is great news for Canada.

Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, the member outlined the benefits of CETA. Could he comment on the industry that would be most benefited by this agreement in Canada?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I came to Canada from an area of the world where religion is much more at the forefront than it is in our society here. It is an area where wars have been fought for centuries in the name of religion. That gives me a perspective on the issue of religious freedom and

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, obviously I oppose anything that I do not understand. To date, I do not understand what Islamophobia means. Therefore, as a politician I need more details to understand things, to absorb things, because we represent the people, and while we do so, we have to be able

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I agree on the unity all the way, because we are here to be united against any hate and discrimination against others. That is in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This is the responsibility of the Liberal government now, because the Liberals initiated the first

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I respectfully decline to answer the question. As someone who comes from the Middle East, I understand more than you do, the Islamic culture and religion. I could teach you a lesson in that. To tell me that I have something against Islam—

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I completely reject that type of tone coming from the other side. That is not the way to talk to people. The last thing I need in life is for someone on that side to teach me about Islam and the Middle East, where I came from. Therefore, respectfully, I refuse to a

Canada Revenue Agency  Madam Speaker, Canadians expect all taxpayers to pay what they owe. They do not want anyone to give them preferential treatment. Could the Minister of National Revenue explain why, after allocating $444 million to combat offshore tax evasion, we are told that her department is

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the government claims it is borrowing and spending that money to put toward helping seniors and others, yet it does not have any idea how to pay it back. Also, is the hon. member aware of the final report last week on the non-revenue neutral carbon tax in British C

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, there is a $7-billion figure in the member's proposal. Can he provide some backup on that figure?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the motion calls for renegotiating tax treaties. Would the hon. member be able to tell us which treaties he is referring to in the motion?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the motion called for, “ending penalty-free amnesty deals for individuals suspected of tax evasion”. Will the government support this part of the motion or not?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, no one stands more firmly against tax evasion than the Conservative Party of Canada. We believe all taxpayers should pay what they owe in taxes, and there should be no special treatment. The Conservative Party believes in keeping taxes low for all Canadians, but we

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, there is no one in this House who would want any money to be lost, caused by our taxation system and the way we do things. As I said earlier, when people negotiate in business, they get what they negotiate. People do not always get what they deserve, they get what t