Iran Accountability Week  Mr. Chair, I want to thank the hon. member for highlighting the abuses, as he has very eloquently done, in the situation in Iraq. Let me say what the Government of Canada has done. We view Iran as part of a problem, not part of a solution. Furthermore, we believe that Iran is a

Iran Accountability Week  Mr. Chair, I do agree with the hon. member, that with the P5+1 negotiations going on during the campaign for the UN resolution, there were some countries that expressed the same sentiment that the member just addressed. We in the government, including the opposition, including t

Iran Accountability Week  Mr. Chair, I rise today to express the grave concerns of the Government of Canada about the dire human rights situation in Iran. Abuses and violations happen regularly and are pervasive throughout Iran's judicial system and extensive security apparatus. Over the past two years,

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I have to give credit to the member. At least he is not doing what previous members were doing and insulting others personally. Let me say one thing about what he said. How did the Liberals balance the budget? They did it by cutting transfers to the provinces. The L

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the member is talking about my being concerned about oil prices. He should be concerned too about oil prices, because it impacts the whole country. I am absolutely amazed and stunned, and in my speech I said so, that Canada did not need to bail out the banks during

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to stand in the House and speak once more on a budget. As a matter of fact, this is my 18th budget speech I am making today, and 11 of them were on Conservatives budgets. Before I talk about the budget, I want to pause and reflect on the terrible tra

Military Contribution Against ISIL  Mr. Speaker, let me remind the hon. member that our government has brought the debate into the House. When the Liberals were in power, they did not bring the debate to the House when they sent troops to Afghanistan. They made their own decision, so for them to say that they did t

Military Contribution Against ISIL  Mr. Speaker, we do have an exit strategy. The exit strategy is when we defeat ISIL. That is the exit strategy.

Military Contribution Against ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I was here too when we debated Afghanistan and when New Democrats opposed everything about defending Afghanistan. When they say that they have supported something like Libya, sometimes when they see public opinion has changed, they will change their position, but ver

Military Contribution Against ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for welcoming me back from the little break I took. I am pleased to have this opportunity to discuss the continued crisis caused by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, known as ISIL, which is an ongoing crisis and a critical int

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the document “Report on Exports of Military Goods from Canada 2012-2013”.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we are extremely concerned about the transfers by Boko Haram to the Nigerian nation and the nations around there. I attended the security conference this past summer to help Nigeria fight this terrorist organization. We will continue to give it the capacity-buildin

International Development  Mr. Speaker, the selection of Iran to the World Food Programme executive board is completely regrettable. Iran continues to be an agitator to peace and security. Its actions, in particular in Syria, have contributed to the ongoing suffering and food shortages that the World Food

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, on Friday the member for Hamilton Centre got up in the House and said that I had lied when I told my dear friend that we would beat him in the Grey Cup. Now that we have beaten him, can he get up and apologize to me, as I did not lie in the House?

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government is proud to have participated actively in the negotiations on the Convention on Cluster Munitions. We were one of the first countries to have signed on to the convention in 2008. Our legislation fully implements Canada's commitment to the convention.