Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, these are terrible crimes against innocent people. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. The RCMP has said in its own study that the vast majority of these cases are addressed and solved through police investigations. We do not need yet a

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, these are terrible crimes against innocent people. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. As I just mentioned, the RCMP has said in its own study the vast majority of these cases have been addressed and are solved through police investigat

Justice  Mr. Speaker, I want to be very clear, this government has demonstrated leadership on this file outstandingly; in fact, our Prime Minister has. We know that whether it be GIC appointments or whether it be the public service, our numbers have escalated since we became government.

Hon. Jim Flaherty  Mr. Speaker, I ask everyone to pause and look at their dictionary this morning. Under “Irish” they will see a leprechaun with a twinkle in his eyes and fierce determination behind them—my good friend. It is with sadness that I stand in this place of honour today to pay tribute t

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, to reiterate what has happened in previous economic action plans, one item was the government's most substantive investment in 25 years, augmenting the GIS and the OAS, ensuring that low-income senior Canadians are provided with the opportunity to be better supported

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, similar to myself, the hon. member has a rural riding. I know in my riding of Simcoe—Grey, whether it be in Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, or Elmvale, the issue of ensuring that young apprentices are supported is top of mind. The dinner table conversation that took place

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to have the opportunity today to speak to economic action plan 2014 as Minister of Labour and Minister for the Status of Women. To begin with, I take issue with the last comment by the member. Whether it be the working income tax benefit or numerou

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, there are a number of items the member opposite touched on, but the thing that resonates the most with me is her lack of attention to focusing on jobs and job creation. Economic action plan 2014 focuses substantially on job creation, whether it be the $55 million in

International Labour Organization  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to article 19 of the constitution of the International Labour Organization, the ILO, member states are required to bring recently adopted ILO conventions and recommendations to the attention of the competent authorities. I am pleased to submit to the House

Labour  Mr. Speaker, as the member opposite knows, I have, on several occasions, spoken to both the employers and employees involved in this situation. This is no longer with the Government of Canada. This is an issue that is being dealt with by a company that has become insolvent. We h

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Mississauga South for the question and for her outstanding work on the status of women committee. Our government is committed to taking concrete action to support new economic opportunities for all Canadians. This includes the St

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned in my speech, our focus—and I think it is a very important one—is about creating jobs and prosperity. With that there are equal chapters—one on the environment and one on the labour co-operation agreement, which I spoke to—that are about making sure th

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to speak about jobs, as the member has raised, because we have worked with the business sector and Canadians to generate more than one million net new jobs in Canada, over 80% of them full-time and over 80% of them in the private sector. So this govern

Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the MP for Northumberland—Quinte West. As members know, our government has been focused on what matters to all Canadians: jobs, economic growth, and long-term prosperity. That is why we are currently pursuing the most ambitious trade

Food and Drugs Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his eloquent speech. Obviously one of the worst nightmares for a parent or for any individual is an allergic reaction or an adverse drug reaction. Even as recently as last week, while I was in my other official capacity, a parent phoned me at