Friday, July 20, 2007
Last week, I was pleased to help launch the Lebanese Fun Festival here in Ottawa South. As you know, our friends and neighbours constitute one of the most vibrant Lebanese communities in Canada. In fact, the wonderful richness and diversity of Ottawa South, and the whole National Capital Region, was on full display.
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Friday, February 9, 2007
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to speak this morning to the motion put forward by our colleagues. I am pleased to rise in this House today to express my views on an issue as critical as the Kyoto protocol on climate change.
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Monday, January 15, 2007
Good evening. Bonsoir. Thank you for being here with us tonight. Merci d’être ici avec nous ce soir. Let me begin by welcoming you all to Parliament Hill. It is truly my pleasure to host the second annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on Parliament Hill. Of course this event could not have taken place without the hard work and dedication of the Canadian Martin Luther King day coalition. Before we get going, let me take a minute to reflect on the man, who in no small way, has brought all of us together tonight: the late Reverend...