House of Commons Hansard #167 of the 35th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was budget.

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Liberal

Maurizio Bevilacqua Liberal York North, ON

Mr. Chairman, since the 1970s, Japan has been our largest and most reliable customer of canola seed. In fact, canola has become the predominant vegetable used in Japan. While the Japanese prize the quality of the Canadian crop, they also place a premium on reliability. Japanese crushers purchase canola on the basis of just in time delivery and inventory approach. Needless to say, strikes and other work stoppages play havoc with this system.

With the experiences of the last few years, Japanese crushers are becoming quite concerned about our ability to reliably ship the quantities of canola that are required when they are indeed required.

Last week, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food met with the chairman of the international affairs committee of the Japanese Oil Seed Processors Association. He was seeking assurances that there would be no disruption in our oilseed shipments. The parliamentary secretary assured him that the government would act decisively to ensure that any disruption would be very minor.

For this and many other reasons, I ask this house to support the action taken by the Minister of Labour.

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Some hon. members

Hear, hear.

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Reform

Jake Hoeppner Reform Lisgar—Marquette, MB

Mr. Chairman, I am astounded with what I hear tonight. I am totally astounded and ashamed to stand in this House and say what I have to say tonight. Yes, ashamed that I have to say it.

For a whole week I have tried to get some communications through to the port of Montreal. Today I am told that I am such a second class citizen that they will not even listen to me in this House.

I have a constituent who has $200,000 worth of sunflower seeds locked up in the port of Montreal and he cannot get them out without even trying to ship them. The bank manager is talking about foreclosing on him and we are joking around here about the lives of people.

When the House passes legislation where criminals can dictate to the judicial system and get paid for inconvenience and the people in my constituency have to go hungry, something is wrong in the House.

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An hon. member

He is talking about the last strike. What about this strike?

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Reform

Jake Hoeppner Reform Lisgar—Marquette, MB

The member can scream and I can scream too. This is serious to me. I told my constituent today that I would help him to take legal action whenever he can to get this mess cleaned up.

We have tried to work with the government. We have tried to work with the minister to get that stuff out of there so that it will not be ruined. However what are we doing? Nothing, absolutely nothing. That is the type Parliament that has come about. I am ashamed. I feel like taking my citizenship and moving out of the country if this is the kind of justice we have. It is time that we change it.

My uncle was shot before a firing squad in the Soviet Union to get out of a system like that and that is what we are coming to. We had better realize it. When a man who is depending on putting food on his table cannot get his product out of the yard, something is wrong.

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The Chairman

Pursuant to the order made earlier this day, it is my duty to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of the committee of the whole stage of the bill now before the House.

The question is on amendment to clause 2. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the amendment?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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The Chairman

All those in favour of the amendment will please say yea.

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Some hon. members

Yea.

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The Chairman

All those opposed will please say nay.

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Some hon. members

Nay.

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The Chairman

In my opinion, the nays have it.

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Some hon. members

On division.

(Amendment negatived.)

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Bloc

Gilles Duceppe Bloc Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC

Mr. Chairman, if there is unanimous consent, I propose that we apply the result of this vote to all the amendments proposed.

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The Chairman

Is there consent?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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The Chairman

Consequently, the amendments to clauses 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are negatived.

Shall clause 2 carry?

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Some hon. members

On division.

(Clause agreed to.)

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The Chairman

Shall clause 3 carry?

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Some hon. members

On division.

(Clause agreed to.)

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The Chairman

Shall clause 4 carry?

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Some hon. members

On division.

(Clause agreed to.)

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The Chairman

Shall clause 5 carry?

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Some hon. members

On division.

(Clause agreed to.)