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Iraq Mr. Speaker, the tragedy continues to unfold in Iraq. The Bush invasion of 2003 has left a toll of hundreds of thousands dead, millions of people displaced and infrastructure destroyed. According to an editorial in the Chicago Tribune, if Bush and the neo-conservatives had not pu
September 19th, 2014House debate
Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. First, I must say that I have visited that region. My colleagues and I went there two years ago at the invitation of our friend and colleague from Skeena—Bulkley Valley, who wanted us to see exactly what was happening and what
September 18th, 2014House debate
Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act Mr. Speaker, the member's question may not have been on point, but it is pertinent to what has been going on here. I have sat with that member on agriculture committee before. We used to have minority Parliaments. We used to have give and take, debates, amendments, acceptance,
September 18th, 2014House debate
Safeguarding Canada's Seas and Skies Act Mr. Speaker, as MPs we are often asked to say a few words on a bill that perhaps we are not really familiar with, because it may not be our domain. As usual, I looked at the talking points, which we all get, to try to find out what is relevant. I tried to pick out things that I t
September 18th, 2014House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. I had a chance to spend a few weeks in Australia this summer. I went to restaurants, and lo and behold, there was no tipping. I asked why there was no tipping. They said it was because they pay their people more. I f
September 16th, 2014House debate
Dairy Producers Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Berthier—Maskinongé for tabling this very important motion. However, I would have much preferred not to be speaking to a motion that should not even have been necessary had the government not compromised supply management in it
June 17th, 2014House debate
Industry committee Thank you very much. I give the rest of my time to Mr. Atamanenko.
June 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Raymond CôtéNDP
Industry committee Thank you, Mr. Côté. Thanks, gentlemen, for being here. I'm not sure who would be best to address this question. When I was in northwestern British Columbia a couple of years ago, and of course talking about a northern gateway pipeline—and the debate on the tanker traffic, but
June 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Industry committee Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. We really do not have a lot of time. My thanks to the witnesses for their participation. Mr. Chair, I am going to try to focus my time so that I can make some available to my colleague, Mr. Atamanenko, so that he can ask a question. My
June 11th, 2014Committee meeting
Raymond CôtéNDP
Canada-Honduras Economic Growth and Prosperity Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech and his work on this file. It is certainly well researched, and he understands the issue very clearly. The argument we hear from those who support this agreement is that we are a trading nation. We have been a tradin
June 9th, 2014House debate
Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is that we have a system in place that works. The overwhelming majority of people who apply for citizenship and become citizens under our current system become good Canadian citizens. My parents are immigrants. Many of us here have family members who
June 9th, 2014House debate
Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to mention to my colleague from Sherbrooke that I attended the graduation ceremony at a high school in my riding. I mentioned that he is the youngest MP to ever be elected to Parliament. I told the graduates to follow his example. My colleague was 19 yea
June 9th, 2014House debate
Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act Mr. Speaker, I am thankful to have a few minutes to speak to Bill C-24. As an interesting coincidence, I was recently reading the latest issue of Novyi Shliakh, or the New Pathway, a Ukrainian newspaper published here in Canada. On page 6 of the May 15 edition, there was an artic
June 9th, 2014House debate
Energy Safety and Security Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for all of his hard work on behalf of his constituents. Today, I read an op-ed in the Manitoba Co-operator, where my colleague from Welland was quoted as saying that we all came together as parties to move through Bill C-30, t
May 29th, 2014House debate
Energy Safety and Security Act Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I also thank him for the work he does for his constituents and the work he does in the House. Taxpayers should not be responsible for the mistakes made by large corporations. Oil companies must absolutely contribute and must pa
May 29th, 2014House debate