Veterans Affairs committee  We at the Royal Canadian Legion and other organizations feel that this bill, and I quote from our brief, “would infringe on the rights of Canadians to own and dispose of their private property as they see fit. This is a right that should not be trampled on lightly.” It simply

Canada-Panama Free Trade Act  , was originally a financial crisis, of course. Nonetheless, income inequality in the United States caused a major portion of the American public to go into debt, to buy property in particular. The entire chain reaction that brought in the unsound financial products that provoked this crisis

Business of Supply   and the provinces. The federal plan proposed by the Minister of Finance destroys Quebec's exclusive responsibilities with respect to property, civil rights and jurisdiction. In fact, with his national commission, the Conservative finance minister who introduced this legislation wants to do

Business of Supply   as part of their jurisdiction over property and civil rights set out in section 92(13) of the Constitution Act, 1867. As a result, it is quite obvious that this bill is an attempt to do indirectly what cannot be done directly. There have been a number of attempts along these lines

Business of Supply   the property and civil rights sections of the Constitution; that is to say, under provincial control. Others believe the regulation of securities falls under the federal government's powers to regulate trade. There has been an academic discussion on these issues for decades, and it could go

National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act   issues commercial fishing licences. Moreover, the fishery has always been among the areas over which Quebec has traditionally demanded control: The provinces should have exclusive jurisdiction over the following: education, property law and civil law, hospitals, trades

Canadian Heritage committee   governing intellectual property and copyright to encourage new ideas and protect the rights of Canadians whose research, development, and artistic creativity contribute to our prosperity and well-being. Creators need the right tools to compete in global markets and build new business

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act   and environmental progress in a country in great need of such progress. I would like to point out that my colleague from Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher referred to some of the organizations that have reported on the situation in Colombia. I thank him for doing that. Colombia's human rights record

Hélène Pedneault  , Hélène Pedneault's trademark indignation continued to drive her to take up causes and fight for what was right. She was an activist of conviction and a convincing activist who waded into many a battle. She fought for equality between men and women. She co-founded the Eau Secours

Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act   of certain decisions in the name of private property rights, the right to profit and to invest, no holds barred. This new provision appeared in the North American Free Trade Agreement when it was negotiated with Mexico. It absolutely did not exist in the Free Trade Agreement between

Public Accounts committee  You used the term ”outside contracts“. That is what the Auditor General highlighted in her remarks. I have to say that the NRC is not a big player in those contracts because the majority of the contracts we award are not about intellectual property. That property belongs to us

Public Accounts committee   of deliberate investment, process improvement and by placing a high priority on getting results from the intellectual property we create. And we are not only strong in comparison with other producers of intellectual property in Canada, but we can also hold our own internationally

Employment Insurance Act   what is it, really? Maisonneuve en direct aired an interview with Pierre Céré. If I may, I would like to quote a portion of that interview. Pierre Maisonneuve: Are some of the opposition parties right? Is this a step in the right direction? Pierre Céré: I would say

Strengthening Canada’s Corrections System Act   representatives, victims’ rights groups and honourable members. Bill C-43 proposes several fundamental reforms to corrections and conditional release to help ensure they continue to work the way they should in light of the changing nature of the offender population and the needs of victims

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. One of the examples I found in my research is that of Lac Saint-Pierre, near Sorel, which was officially recognized by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve. Citizens had been settled on its islands for decades without any property right. When the island