Debates of Nov. 25th, 1998
House of Commons Hansard #159 of the 36th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was tobacco.
Topics
- Ontario Health Care
- Jesse “The Body” Ventura
- Canadian Farmers
- Harness Horse Racing
- Election Campaign In Quebec
- Government Spending
- Social Rights
- Quebec Election Campaign
- Merchant Navy Veterans
- Foreign Affairs
- National Action Committee On The Status Of Women
- Violence Against Women
- Un High Commissioner For Human Rights
- Canadian Forest Industry
- Bill Mathews
- E & N Railway
- Apec Inquiry
- Canada Pension Plan
- Apec Inquiry
- Farm Income
- Golden West Document Shredding
- Bill C-54
- Employment
- Ice Breaking Policy
- Agriculture
- Augusto Pinochet
- Violence Against Women
- Fisheries
- Employment
- Veterans Affairs
- Norbert Reinhart
- Immigration
- Drinking Water
- Health Care
- Bill C-44
- Terrorism
- Presence In Gallery
- Points Of Order
- Annual Reports
- Government Response To Petitions
- Committees Of The House
- Protection Of Privacy (Social Insurance Numbers) Act
- Committees Of The House
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Motions For Papers
- Tobacco Act
- Parliamentary Privilege
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker
The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
(Motion agreed to)
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Peterborough
Ontario
Liberal
Peter Adams Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among all parties in the House. I believe you will find consent for the following motion.
I move that the eighth report of the Standing Committee on Finance presented to the House on Monday, November 23, 1998, be concurred in.
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker
I presume this motion is without notice. It is not on the Notice Paper. Does the hon. parliamentary secretary have the unanimous consent of the House to propose this motion?
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker
The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
(Motion agreed to)
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
November 25th, 1998 / 3:15 p.m.
Liberal
Rose-Marie Ur Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, ON
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 I am honoured to present this petition signed by residents of Grand Bend, Forest and Stoney Creek. They note that all studies show how the manganese based MMT in gasoline has been proven to foul emission control devices resulting in higher smog levels which will devastate our Kyoto climate change commitments. They call upon parliament to ban the use of the additive MMT.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
NDP
Peter Stoffer Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS
Mr. Speaker, several hundred people signed this petition from various places in Nova Scotia. They pray that parliament enact Bill C-225, an act to amend the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act and the Interpretation Act.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Liberal
Paul Szabo Mississauga South, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition signed by a number of Canadians including from my own riding of Mississauga South.
In this year celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the petitioners would like to bring to the attention of the House that human rights violations continue in many countries around the world, including Indonesia. They also point out that Canada is internationally respected for its defence of universal human rights.
The petitioners therefore call upon the government to continue its efforts to speak out against countries that tolerate violations of human rights and to do whatever is possible to bring to justice those responsible for such abuses.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
NDP
Nelson Riis Kamloops, BC
Mr. Speaker, I have a number of petitions today. There are thousands of people from Kamloops, British Columbia, who are fed up with the tax system and are just generally angry. They have all sorts of reasons why they feel that way and I suspect those reasons are known. They are simply asking the government to undertake a fair tax reform so that people can pay their fair share as opposed to most Canadians being exploited by an unfair tax system.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
NDP
Nelson Riis Kamloops, BC
Mr. Speaker, again there are thousands of people from Kamloops who are concerned about cruelty to animals. They are really upset that people who are cruel to animals seem to never get what they consider a decent sentence. They figure judges are too soft on people who are mean to animals. They point out a whole number of specific examples of this that are just quite pathetic. They are asking the government to take this issue more seriously.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
NDP
Nelson Riis Kamloops, BC
Mr. Speaker, the last petition is a small one from people from the Shuswap Lake area of British Columbia. It is about the MAI. The MAI is over but they are basically concerned that it never come back in any form.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:15 p.m.
Liberal
Ovid Jackson Bruce—Grey, ON
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 I present a petition on behalf of residents of Owen Sound in my riding of Bruce—Grey.
The petition is signed primarily by constituents from Owen Sound and relates to the licensing of religious broadcasters. The petitioners request that parliament review the mandate of the CRTC and encourage it to license Christian broadcasters.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:20 p.m.
Liberal
John Finlay Oxford, ON
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have two petitions which are signed by 375 residents of my riding of Oxford. Both petitions ask that parliament enact legislation such as Bill C-225 to define in statute that a marriage can only be entered into between a single male and a single female.