Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, that member is spiking the proverbial football. Canada Post did not have to make a $1.3 billion special payment to a pension plan. The member can tell that to the retirees. Canada Post has structural problems. Letter mail is declining at staggering rates. It has a pl

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, I will let the minister make the appropriate appointments in due course, but the member will know that VIA Rail is an independent arm's-length crown corporation responsible for its operational decisions. Its primary objective is to provide safe and efficient passenge

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, the member will know that in 2014 Canada Post delivered 1.4 billion fewer letters then it did in 2006. He should also know that two-thirds of Canadians currently do not receive door-to-door mail delivery. Canada Post must balance its finances and not be a burden on

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, in 2014, Canada Post delivered 1.4 billion fewer letters than it did in 2006. Two-thirds of Canadians do not receive their mail at home, and Canada Post has to balance its finances without being a burden to Canadian taxpayers.

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today on Bill C-59, our budget implementation act for economic action plan, 2015. The good news is that the federal government has balanced its budget and now we are helping families to balance theirs. We are doing so by introducing the family t

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the parliamentary secretary for his intervention. Obviously, we know, those of us who come from farming districts, and I come from one of the better known ones in this country, that the average age of farmers is significantly high. Drawing in young farmers,

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, on the topic of concrete measures, this particular bill proposes lowering the small business tax rate to 9% and extending the accelerated capital cost writeoff for manufacturers out 10 years. I recall only weeks ago that members across the way were suggesting that th

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, that member will know that Canada Post, in 2014, delivered 1.4 billion fewer pieces of letter mail than it did in 2006. That is causing difficulties with its financial balance sheet. It is proceeding with a five-point plan, which includes the extending the communit

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, I remind the member that Canada Post is an independent, arm's-length, crown corporation that is run by a board of directors and a CEO. They are responsible for their operational decisions and their day-to-day decisions. I remind the member that Canada Post delivered

Ferry Services to Prince Edward Island  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for his annual Chicken Little motion that he brings before the House once again. Canada is a maritime nation with vast coastlines. Ferry services have allowed for greater economic development and the building of stronger and more integrat

Ferry Services to Prince Edward Island  Mr. Speaker, I have had the great pleasure of extending a Nova Scotia vacation into Prince Edward Island, specifically by way of the ferry that the member mentioned. In his speech the member noted a number of significant investments made by this government since 2006. I believe

Air Transportation  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ensuring that Canada's aviation security system supports economic growth. If screening has to be carried out at non-designated airports or if it is not required for security purposes, another source of funding must be established. The

Safe and Accountable Rail Act  Mr. Speaker, that was not an established fact at committee. I know that the opposition members hinted that they thought that was the case. Officials who were repeatedly queried on that could not divulge, because of proprietary concerns, what level of insurance the railway compani

Safe and Accountable Rail Act  Mr. Speaker, that is an important question. With respect to an industry that has tremendous integration, as we can imagine, these railway locomotives and their rolling stock travel across the border and back many times carrying all kinds of goods and services to keep our economi

Safe and Accountable Rail Act  Mr. Speaker, I think all of us in the House would agree on this. The practice of using slow speed by railway companies is no substitute for proper track maintenance. We expect rail companies to ensure that their property is well maintained in that way. When it comes to the regim