Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member opposite's speech today. He is talking about an energy strategy. Obviously, he says that the NDP seems to now support a west-east pipeline, so I am glad to hear that. In that case, I would ask the hon. member if he would then be supporting Bi

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise today in support of Bill C-4. I will be focusing my comments on the proposed amendments within Bill C-4 that apply to the Public Service Labour Relations Act. This is in large part because of the misinformation and rhetoric that we hear fr

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary has touched on many great projects that are in both economic action plan 2013 as well as this particular budget implementation act. I want to make my comments, and then I have a question with regard to the Canada job grant. Like many MPs

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I would like the member to answer a question in regard to essential services. He mentioned firefighters and police officers would be subject to this. The Public Service Labour Relations Act is legislation that only applies to those who come under it. Could he explain

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, we will not speculate on a potential designation. These changes are still before the House. Unlike the opposition, our Conservative government cares about the safety of Canadians and not lining the pockets of public sector unions and their bosses. I look across the

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, we will not speculate on a potential designation. These changes are still before the House. Unlike the opposition, our Conservative government cares about the safety of Canadians and not lining the pockets of big union bosses.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I find it incredulous that the member raises this. The NDP has never been on the side of taxpayers because it is in the pockets of big unions. Not believable? Its constitution uses the word “labour” and “union” 18 times, but does not say anything about fiscal account

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the budget clearly stated that the Government of Canada's intent is to set public service pay and benefit levels that are reasonable, responsible and in the public interest. The Public Service Labour Relations Act will be amended to ensure that the public service is

Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2  Mr. Speaker, here we go again. The Liberal candidate in Toronto Centre says amen to taxes. The Liberal member over there is talking about corporate taxes. He thinks they should be reallocated. In fact, Stephen Gordon, an economist who runs the Worthwhile Canadian Initiative, has

Intergovernmental Relations  Mr. Speaker, certainly this is an issue that is before the courts. The Prime Minister said it best the other day when he said that the process for dividing the country is best left to the courts. More importantly, we all believe on this side that debates on the process for divid

Intergovernmental Relations  Again, Mr. Speaker, this government has worked very hard on the priorities of all Canadians. We believe in a strong, united Canada. We believe that our focus should be quite squarely on the economy, on creating opportunities, and on making sure that our families are safe on the s

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to hear that the NDP is open-minded. I want to come back to the member's original points and his statement that it was this side of the House that was being misleading on the NDP position. On the day this agreement came out, the NDP was against it; no

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to rise in this House to address some of the concerns of the member for Vancouver Kingsway. I would like to start off by welcoming the question and asking the member to be open-minded, because there are a lot of great things happening in