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Consumer Protection  Mr. Speaker, I can assure the hon. member that I respect him and I know the Minister of Industry does as well. The minister made clear in his answer in the House that we did not direct the Competition Bureau in its investigations of conduct under the Competition Act. The Competition Bureau is an independent law enforcement agency and, as such, conducts its investigations confidentially and independently.

December 9th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Consumer Protection  Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned before, our government has taken decisive action to put Canadian consumers first. We have cut taxes nearly 180 times, saving Canadian families nearly $3,400. Canadians work hard for their money and every dollar counts, including the money they might use to purchase coffee pods.

December 9th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government's investments to address violence against aboriginal women and girls are significant. Measures in the action plan released by the Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women on September 15 represent a total investment of nearly $200 million over five years.

December 9th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Canada is a country where those who break the law are punished, where penalties match the severity of the crimes, and where the rights of victims are recognized. That is why the Government of Canada has made it very clear that abhorrent acts of violence against aboriginal women and girls will not be tolerated in our society.

December 9th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, copies of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement Implementation Coordinating Committee's 2010-12 annual report, the Nisga'a Final Agreement 2011-12 annual report, the Westbank First Nation Self-Government Agreement annual report on implementation for 2011-12 and the Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement implementation report for 2012-13.

December 9th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, of course, it was the member for Yukon who first asked that the aboriginal affairs committee travel to the north. We have been quite willing to do that. Yesterday, the member for Northwest Territories was quite clear that this was not on the table. I guess he has been told that he did not speak for the party, which is not the first time that has happened.

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, the member for Labrador just asserted and the member for Winnipeg North also mentioned in his speech that the bill somehow violated the Umbrella Final Agreement. I would invite the member right now to point to the section of Bill S-6 that violates a section of the Umbrella Final Agreement.

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member suggests that perhaps another month or two would solve the problem. We have already conducted consultations for over a year, with meetings taking place and, as I stated previously, over $98,000 provided to first nations specifically to consult on the four issues they have raised.

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to deal specifically with the issue of policy direction that the member raised in her speech. There are four examples of policy direction provided to the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board, which she referenced. In each case, policy direction was used to clearly communicate expectations based on interim measures agreements with first nations.

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened to the member's speech, much of which was on Bill C-15, which the House has already passed. I would like to talk about consultation. I have corrected the record several times, but there have been consultation meetings on the specific issues with which the CYFN has taken issue.

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, to clarify the record, I was also in that meeting, and no such words were spoken. If we can get back to the crux of the bill, the member talked about policy direction. There have been four examples where the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development used the policy direction he has for other boards in the Northwest Territories.

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, I noted the member quickly corrected the record when he said that he liked Yukon more than his own riding, and I will give him credit for that. He said that there was no consultation with the Council of Yukon First Nations. This is demonstrably false. I have a list here of all the meetings that took place.

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, I was in the House the other day when the NDP was repeatedly encouraging members to stick to the subject at hand. We are on Bill S-6. I know the member only has a few minutes, but perhaps he could stick to the actual bill and not stray into other areas that he may be concerned about.

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative

Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act  Mr. Speaker, as I indicated in my earlier point of order, the member for Yukon has already spoken to the bill during this stage, so he cannot speak again. The member will need to go back and read his remarks in Hansard. The member should also read the Supreme Court's views on consultation.

December 4th, 2014House debate

Mark StrahlConservative