Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP): 

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives, specifically the Minister of Foreign Affairs, have repeatedly said that Omar Khadr was America's problem, that no talks were under way and that this had nothing to do with them. We now find out that on October 23, the government had in fact been in talks and had in fact considered a request by the U.S. to bring Omar Khadr back to Canada. The diplomatic notes are clear.

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Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP): 

Mr. Speaker, in 2006 the government fired two public servants. When asked about it, it ran for cover and misled the media. We were told “there is nothing to see here”. Now we learn the government is paying out over $2 million for the wrongful dismissal of Mr. Rotor and Mr. Tipple.

Read more: Public Works and Government Services

Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP): 

Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and I want her to pay close attention to this.

We have learned that her predecessor Michael Fortier apparently manipulated the request for proposals on the largest real estate government deal in decades. If true, this is a violation of government rules. He ensured that the contract went to two banks, not one. The deal generated $12 million and the former minister is currently working for one of those banks.

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Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP): 

Mr. Speaker, in Canada's campaign for a UN Security Council seat, the Conservatives snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. They have no one to blame but themselves. The government failed to make an impact at the G8 and G20. The Conservatives went to Copenhagen and actually worked against climate change. They turned their backs on Africa, abandoned their own citizen in Guantanamo Bay and failed on foreign aid.

Read more: Foreign Affairs

Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP): 

Mr. Speaker, Richard Colvin told us the truth. The Conservatives attacked him. The government said that he had no proof. But their own figures support Mr. Colvin's testimony. In 2006, Canada transferred 129 detainees, and Great Britain transferred only 17. Mr. Colvin was right. The Conservatives were wrong. What is the government going to do after deceiving Canadians so badly?

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Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP): 

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are using gamesmanship to delay facing the charges of contempt to Parliament.

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Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP): 

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives have yet to come up with a sensible defence for their G20 billion dollar boondoggle. The original plan, tabled in the main estimates, established the cost of security at $179 million. It will now cost taxpayers over $1 billion. That is about $75 million in security for every actual hour of meeting.

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Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP): 

Mr. Speaker, last year, the international community contributed $5.3 billion to a multinational fund to help tackle child and maternal health in developing nations. However, not a single dollar of that $5.3 billion was Canadian.

Read more: Child and Maternal Health