Debates of June 15th, 2000
House of Commons Hansard #115 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was health.
Topics
- Points Of Order
- Business Of The House
- Individual Members' Expenditures For 1999-2000
- Government Response To Petitions
- Canadian Security Intelligence Service Report
- Committees Of The House
- Courts Administration Service Act
- Civilian War-Related Benefits Act
- Education Benefits Act
- Petitions
- Committees Of The House
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Supply
- Legacy Of Logan
- Progressive Conservative Party
- National Infrastructure Program
- National Public Service Week
- Laurie Throness
- Mayor Of Hull
- The Prime Minister
- Canada
- The Canadian Alliance
- Meridian Technologies
- The Wave 94.7 Fm
- Privacy
- Quebecers' Fête Nationale
- Colin White And Jon Sim
- Trevor Snyder
- Gun Registry
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Human Resources Development
- Parental Leave
- Human Rights
- Parental Leave
- National Defence
- Human Resources Development
- Parental Leave
- Human Resources Development
- Francophone Athletes
- Human Resources Development
- Persons With Disabilities
- Firearms Act
- Human Resources Development
- The Environment
- Health
- Gun Registry
- Employment Insurance
- Foreign Affairs
- Human Resources Development
- Scotia Rainbow
- Fisheries And Oceans
- Foreign Affairs
- Business Of The House
- 100Th Birthday Greetings To The Queen Mother
- Petitions
- Points Of Order
- Privilege
- Supply
- Committees Of The House
- Supply
- Main Estimates, 2000-01
- Committees Of The House
- Supply
- Division No. 1366
- Division No. 1367
- Division No. 1368
- Division No. 1369
- Division No. 1370
- Division No. 1371
- Division No. 1372
- Division No. 1373
- Division No. 1374
- Division No. 1375
- Division No. 1376
- Division No. 1377
- Division No. 1378
- Division No. 1379
- Division No. 1380
- Division No. 1381
- Division No. 1382
- Division No. 1383
- Natural Gas
- Division No. 1384
- Criminal Code
- Division No. 1385
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
Reform
Chuck Strahl Fraser Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, I have petitions from scores of people who say that political donations receive a better break than charitable donations and they are upset about that.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
Reform
Chuck Strahl Fraser Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, I have signatures from hundreds of citizens concerned about pornography and the fact that the government has not made any move on banning child pornography.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
Reform
Chuck Strahl Fraser Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, thousands of people are concerned about the definition of marriage and that it should be maintained as between a man and a woman.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
Reform
Chuck Strahl Fraser Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, tens of thousands of people are concerned about the supremacy of God.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
Reform
Chuck Strahl Fraser Valley, BC
Finally, Mr. Speaker, I have petitions to present representing millions of Canadians who are saying that taxes are too high and it is time to bring them down.
I think all Canadians have said that it is time the government started to listen to the concerns of grassroots Canadians.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
NDP
Yvon Godin Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour today of presenting two petitions.
The first is signed by some one hundred people from Manitoba and the second by some fifty from New Brunswick.
The petitioners are calling for a stop to be put to the opening of private hospitals and the return of federal funding for health care, an immediate increase in federal funding for health care to 25% and the implementation of a national home care program and national drug plan.
Clearly, these petitioners do not believe in the kind of health care people have in the United States, and this is mentioned in the petition.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
NDP
Louise Hardy Yukon, YT
Mr. Speaker, I want to present a petition signed by hundreds of Canadians who are worried about the underfunded Canadian medicare system.
The Liberal government's underfunding has led to a shortage of nurses, hospital beds and emergency room spaces. They want the government to fund medicare up to 25%.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
NDP
Dick Proctor Palliser, SK
Mr. Speaker, my petition is also on the matter of health care. I am delighted that the Minister of Health is in the precincts.
People from Moose Jaw are very concerned that the federal government is paying only 13.5 cents on every dollar for health care. If this is not corrected, we are on our way to two tier American style health care in Canada. There is also concern expressed about bill 11. We know what the good voters in Edmonton thought about that earlier this week.
The petitioners call upon parliament to stop for profit hospitals and restore federal funding for health care. I am pleased to present the petition on behalf of the residents of Moose Jaw.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
Liberal
Derek Lee Scarborough—Rouge River, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I wonder if there might be consent in the House to revert to tabling of committee reports to allow the chair of the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages to table a report from that committee.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
Is it agreed?
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
9:30 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
June 15th, 2000 / 9:35 a.m.
Liberal
Raymonde Folco Laval West, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would first like to thank those present in the House for giving me this opportunity.
I have the honour today to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(4)( b ) of the House of Commons and section 88 of the Official Languages Act, a consolidated statute of Canada, your committee is conducting a study on the application of part VII of the Official Languages Act, and has decided to table an interim report.
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
9:35 a.m.
Liberal
Eleni Bakopanos Ahuntsic, QC
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like consent, as I just missed petitions, to present two petitions. It will take less than a minute.
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
9:35 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
Does the House give its consent to revert to the presentation of petitions?
Committees Of The House
Routine Proceedings
9:35 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.