Public Service  Mr. Speaker, the President of the Treasury Board works with all departments to make sure that our employees have a safe, and obviously good work environment. We also make sure that they are paid. This is something that the Treasury Board president will look into, and I do appreci

Public Service  Mr. Speaker, I have already mentioned that we want to make sure that all employees of the Government of Canada have a good work environment and we treat our employees with respect. We also want to ensure that our employees are treated fairly. I have already mentioned that some of

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his speech. It is always wonderful to hear from a fellow sesquipedalian. I would like to reference the point the previous member made. He referred to the previous record. There used to be a mail program. We have heard about it a lot today. It

Business of Supply  It was in the transcripts of the public accounts.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's contribution to this debate about nutrition north, and I agree that if there is one child in Canada who is hungry or going hungry, our communities and all levels of government need to work together to address those concerns. That aside, we

Digital Privacy Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to be in this place and to rise on behalf of the people of Okanagan—Coquihalla. I am also pleased to express my support for Bill S-4, the digital privacy act. Bill S-4 provides a number of important updates to the Personal Information Protection and

Digital Privacy Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague across the way. I always find him to be a very learned member who always brings to the debate a level of intelligence and levelheadedness. He mentioned the Senate in his speech. He said that after the election, he has a plan to solve th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate the member's concern. This is a good forum for debate on this, but I remind the member that ultimately we all can relate to what actually is happening on the ground. I have brought elected officials; in fact I have invited all members of the Ho

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate the opportunity to address my fellow British Columbian, and I appreciate his interest in this file. Certainly I do not speak for the minister, but I will speak to my experience in Okanagan—Coquihalla. When there were some suggestions made by

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to split my time with the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice. I am very pleased to address this motion today, but before I get into that, I would just like to address some of the comments by the member for Ottawa—Vanier. I want to

Public Service of Canada  Mr. Speaker, economic action plan 2015 reaffirms the Government of Canada's commitment to pursuing a new disability and sick leave management system. We continue to negotiate with the public service, and our objectives are clear. We will not pay sick leave to people who are not s

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I welcome the member's views and appreciate that he has a certain view. Of course, this government has our view. I would say that ultimately it comes down to leadership. One of the most important things that leaders can do is to be abundantly clear. His leader has s

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I certainly appreciate the member saying that I am consistent. My wife would agree with the hon. member that consistency is one of my traits that is positive, I hope. However, I also have to compliment the members. The NDP are consistently against Canadian jobs and o

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak today on our government's budget implementation bill. Our Conservative government is focused on what matters most to Canadians: helping families to make ends meet by lowering taxes; protecting, and, of course, creating jobs. That was abundantly

Economic Action Plan 2015 Act No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is obviously very passionate about housing and housing needs in Canada. That is a worthy goal. She raised the NDP's plan, which was a private member's bill. Inside the bill was a requirement that all housing built under it, which would be paid in par