Agriculture committee  That subcommittee will be comprised of me, Mr. Steckle, Mr. Bellavance, and Mr. Atamanenko. Good. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. The last, of course, is always the one we have the most fun discussing—the allocation of time for questioning. We certainly have a myriad

Agriculture committee  I'm just not sure of what the difference is. This is the main committee, and I'm not sure what you're talking about. Could you give me clarification?

Agriculture committee  Fine. Thank you. Are there any other comments? Mr. Atamanenko.

Agriculture committee  Yes. Listening to both sides here, I think we have a big job ahead of us and we need...we can hear from as many people as possible. If we can somehow help in that way, why not do it? Obviously, if it's abused, we should look at it. I would agree with the motion for having two peo

Norad  Mr. Speaker, since 1958 Norad has always been renewed for three to five year periods only. This tradition allowed the Canadian government to regularly reaffirm Canadian sovereignty in our relationship with the world's most militarily powerful state. Does the hon. member consider

Darfur  Mr. Chair, I have a question for the hon. minister. Canada used to spend $9 out of every $10 for peacekeeping. That figure has dropped to about 33¢ out of every $10 we spend, outside of the country. Given the fact that we only have so many troops, as was alluded to, does she thin

Request for Emergency Debate  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask for an emergency debate as set out in sections three and four of Standing Order 52. The current crisis facing Canadian farmers deals with the lack of immediate emergency funding they require to enable spring planting. With no commitment forthcom

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, $500 million a year is not enough. Now is the time to act. It is shameful that the country's food supply is being seriously compromised. It is being compromised because our farmers cannot make ends meet. Canada's farmers and all Canadians deserve better. Is the Mini

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, Canada's food supply is in serious jeopardy. Canadian farm income is showing the three worst years in history. Farms and our farm families are being forced out of production. Will the hon. Minister of Agriculture act today to provide immediate aid to farmers so the

Canada's Commitment in Afghanistan  Mr. Chair, when we talk about goals and objectives, we have been asking, “Is it right to think about the goals and objectives of this mission?” I would like to get the member's opinion. Should we be more precise when we ask this? Instead of just asking what the goals and object

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is not that we have supported the government. First of all, I agree with the member with regard to the child care program. What we want is to have this program sustainable for many years, not just for one year. It is important to distinguish child care as opposed

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for his question. What can I say? We could use the Quebec model in the rest of Canada. That system works well. We could set up a similar system in Canada. It would be the best thing to do for our country.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is indeed an honour for me to be here. As a school teacher, when I studied government with my students, I emphasized the fact that politics was indeed an honourable profession. All of us are here because we want to serve our country. In my case, I became involved

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for her very timely and very, very important remarks. In my riding, elder care is deteriorating daily because of a lack of commitment by our provincial government. I would ask my colleague whether she thinks the federal government n

Tuition Fees  Mr. Speaker, a few weeks ago, I met with students at Selkirk College in Castlegar. They presented me with more than 400 cards, representing half the students at the college, and asked that we take action to reduce tuition fees. In 2005, B.C. students paid an average tuition fee