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G8 and G20 Summits  Mr. Speaker, as part of Canada's economic action plan, we are making investments in infrastructure in every corner of the country. I want to inform the House about the riding where we are going to be making the biggest investment in infrastructure in Canada. Does he want to know which it is?

June 17th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency  Mr. Speaker, we have had a great relationship with this New Brunswick government, with the previous New Brunswick government. We have concluded literally dozens and dozens of projects, creating a lot of jobs in every corner of New Brunswick. We have been incredibly fair and incredibly decent.

June 17th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

G8 and G20 Summits  Mr. Speaker, the government has done some 12,000 infrastructure projects in every corner of the country. We have two major goals as part of our economic action plan: one is to create badly needed jobs in the short term, and the other is to improve public infrastructure in the long term.

June 17th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I am not seeking consent. I can inform the member for Hull—Aylmer and the House that the federal government has funded some work on Main Street and some sewer work in the town of Kearney in the amount of $730,000. It is all expected to be--

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order resulting from question period. In question period, the issue of the Kearney bridge project, which was originally included in a press release, was raised. This project could not be completed before the G8, and as a result, it was not funded.

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I said we want to act quickly to resolve this issue. I think he is being a little optimistic to think this could be done by the end of the summer, but I am prepared to work with government officials and with my colleague to resolve this issue as soon as possible. This was a Liberal mistake from the past and we are prepared to rectify it.

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, I agree completely with the hon. member for Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel. Our government made a good decision and resolved a problem we inherited from the Liberals that goes back to the 1970s. I was willing to go to his riding to meet with farmers and other people to try to resolve this problem as soon as possible.

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

G8 and G20 Summits  Mr. Speaker, I will confirm once again that the bridge in question is not a G8 legacy project. I will be clear. It is not true, it is a falsehood and the Liberals should stop their fear-mongering. I will say that this government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars in the great riding of Hull—Aylmer.

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

G8 and G20 Summits  Mr. Speaker, does the member opposite have a specific example that she is concerned about?

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

G8 and G20 Summits  Mr. Speaker, the member opposite is from Newfoundland and Labrador and I think she is going fishing. I just challenged the Liberals to name one contract that has caused them concern. They are saying that 85% of contracts are untendered. That is false. It is not true. More than 90% of Public Works contracts have been tendered.

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

G8 and G20 Summits  Mr. Speaker, what we are seeing are Liberal falsehoods, untruths and mistruths. That is not the case. We are very pleased to be spending money on some 12,000 projects on infrastructure in every corner of the country, some even in the constituency of the member for Hull—Aylmer.

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

G8 and G20 Summits  Mr. Speaker, I do note that the Leader of the Opposition promised to hold the G8 summit in Huntsville because he appreciated the good choice that this government made. All of the G8 projects have already been completed or are expected to be completed in the coming weeks. We are proud of them.

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

G8 and G20 Summits  Mr. Speaker, I will speak very directly to the project mentioned by the member opposite. He speaks about a bridge in Kearney. This is not a G8 summit project and has nothing to do with the G8 summit project. Just because the member opposite wants to spread mistruths does not make them true.

June 16th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

Prison Farms  Mr. Speaker, I want to put the agenda of this government on the table. Its jobs open opportunity. Our single focus is on the economy and to return Canadians to work. We are excited by the results we have seen. Since last July, we have seen more than 300,000 jobs created, and we are proud of that.

June 14th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative

G8 and G20 Summits  Mr. Speaker, the Conservative government is proud to be hosting the world in the great region of Muskoka and the great city of Toronto. According to Tourism Toronto, it says that this summit will be a huge boost for the local economy. Terry Mundell, the president and CEO of the Greater Toronto Hotel Association, says: In terms of bookings, this is the single largest event we've held in probably a decade.

June 14th, 2010House debate

John BairdConservative