Debates of Nov. 19th, 2002
House of Commons Hansard #27 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was tax.
Topics
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Criminal Code
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 25
- Supply
- University of Waterloo
- Senate of Canada
- International Day of Tolerance
- Community Leadership
- Governor General's Literary Awards
- The Beachcombers
- Employment
- Fernand Ouellette
- Agricultural Cooperatives
- National Defence
- World Road Cycling
- Mental Health
- Eccellenza Awards
- Rendez-vous national des régions
- YMCA Peace Week
- Disability Tax Credit
- Queen's Jubilee Medal
- Kyoto Protocol
- Goods and Services Tax
- Municipalities
- Iraq
- Goods and Services Tax
- Health
- Terrorism
- Foreign Affairs
- Port Security
- Urban Communities
- Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
- Goods and Services Tax
- Airline Industry
- Government Contracts
- Public Service
- Government Spending
- Kyoto Protocol
- Age of Consent
- Regional Economic Development
- International Aid
- Official Languages
- Canada Pension Plan
- Privilege
- Supply
- Committees of the House
- Supply
- Business of the House
- Leonard Peltier
Government Response to Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Halifax West
Nova Scotia
Liberal
Geoff Regan Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 100 petitions.
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Oak Ridges
Ontario
Liberal
Bryon Wilfert Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I am honoured to present to the House, in both official languages, the report following the 12th annual bilateral meeting of the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group, held in Japan from September 24 to 29, 2002.
Criminal Code
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Myron Thompson Wild Rose, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-306, an act to amend the Criminal Code (age of consent).
Madam Speaker, the bill is once again another attempt to simply change the Criminal Code to raise the age of sexual consent from 14 to 16 years of age. There have been calls from every corner of Canada to protect our children from sexual abuse. The bill answers those calls by stating clearly that it is no longer acceptable for adults to prey on our 14 year old children.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Liberal
Guy St-Julien Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, QC
Madam Speaker, I wish to present two petitions. The first is from the Inuit of Nunavik, in Povungnituk and Kangiqsualujjuaq, and is addressed to Parliament which, through one of its departments, ordered the killing of Inuit sled dogs from 1950 to 1969 in New Quebec, that is Nunavik.
The federal government did not hold public consultations with the Inuit communities in New Québec. The killing of these dogs has had a tragic social, economic and cultural impact on the Inuit in Nunavik. The traditional way of life revolving around sled dogs has in large part been eliminated as a result of the Government of Canada's policy of killing during that period.
In closing, no effort was made by the federal government to put in place corrective measures to help the Inuit of Nunavik maintain their way of life.
The second petition comes from the people of Kangirsuk, in New Quebec.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
November 19th, 2002 / 10:05 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Darrel Stinson Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Madam Speaker, today I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of the people of Okanagan—Shuswap. They call upon Parliament to oppose the passing of Bill C-415 from the previous session, presently known as Bill C-250, an act to amend the Criminal Code regarding hate propaganda. My constituents feel that this bill will diminish their freedom of speech.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Liberal
Janko Peric Cambridge, ON
Madam Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition with 70 signatures from my constituents in the riding of Cambridge. They wish to draw to the attention of the House that the majority of Canadians condemns the creation and use of child pornography. The petitioners call upon Parliament to take the necessary steps to outlaw all materials that promote and glorify child pornography.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC
Madam Speaker, I am pleased and proud to present signed petitions from 217 constituents of Okanagan—Coquihalla. These petitioners call upon Parliament to protect our children by taking all necessary steps to ensure that all materials which promote or glorify pedophilia or sado-masochistic activities involving children are outlawed.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Liberal
Ben Serré Timiskaming—Cochrane, ON
Madam Speaker, I have a petition signed by 2,000 constituents of Timiskaming—Cochrane who call upon Parliament to protect our children by taking all necessary steps to ensure that all materials which promote or glorify pedophilia activities involving children are outlawed.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Liberal
Ben Serré Timiskaming—Cochrane, ON
Madam Speaker, I have another petition signed by 200 constituents who call upon Parliament to focus its legislative support on adult stem cell research. I would like to add that I concur with both petitions.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
NDP
Yvon Godin Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition signed by more than 700 residents of Acadie—Bathurst. We have had proof, in the period 1986-2000, that decontamination of the Tracadie firing range has not been properly carried out. The petitioners therefore call upon Parliament to properly decontaminate the entire areas of the Tracadie-Sheila firing range, in order to ensure it is completely safe, particularly for economic development of the region.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Liberal
Ovid Jackson Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
Madam Speaker, I have three petitions this morning; two of them from my riding of Bruce--Grey--Owen Sound and one from the constituency of Northumberland.
The first asks that we pass Bill C-15B concerning the protection of animals and that we use the Criminal Code to make sure that animals are protected.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Liberal
Ovid Jackson Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, ON
Madam Speaker, the other two petitions, one from Northumberland and the other one from Owen Sound, have to do with child pornography. The petitions ask that we outlaw materials dealing with child pornography and pedophilia.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Myron Thompson Wild Rose, AB
Madam Speaker, I have the pleasure, along with nearly every one of my colleagues in the House, to present a petition, which now brings the total to 3,167 names from my riding of Wild Rose, to literally wipe out child pornography from the face of the earth, particularly in this country. I certainly support that.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
Myron Thompson Wild Rose, AB
Madam Speaker, the second petition is signed by the people from Wild Rose in the Airdrie area who are asking the government to raise the age of consent from 14 to 16 years of age.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Progressive Conservative
Loyola Hearn St. John's West, NL
Madam Speaker, I have a petition signed by a number of residents of the St. John's West area calling upon Parliament to focus its legislative support on adult stem cell research to find cures and therapies necessary to treat the illnesses and diseases of suffering Canadians, rather than concentrating on embryonic stem cell research.