Debates of June 3rd, 2002
House of Commons Hansard #197 of the 37th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was animals.
Topics
- Financial Information Strategy
- Privilege
- Points of Order
- An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals and firearms) and the Firearms Act
- New Industrial Park in Laval
- Government of Canada
- Official Languages
- Distinguished Service Award
- Rita Dionne-Marsolais
- Government of Canada
- Hamilton Professional Firefighters Association
- Liberal Government
- Children's Groundwater Festival
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Nunavut
- Holy Ghost Fraternal Aid Society
- Hell's Angels
- Education
- Government of Canada
- Member for LaSalle--Émard
- Ethics
- Government Contracts
- Government of Canada
- Member for LaSalle--Émard
- Government Contracts
- National Revenue
- Government Contracts
- The Economy
- Veterans Affairs
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- The Economy
- Government Contracts
- Government Loans
- Government Contracts
- Government Grants
- Older Workers
- Ethics
- Government Contracts
- Presence in Gallery
- Government Response to Petitions
- National Child Benefit
- Employability Assistance
- Committees of the House
- Canada Labour Code
- Business of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 143
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 149
- An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals and firearms) and the Firearms Act
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Some hon. members
Withdraw.
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker
I do not care. The hon. member cannot do indirectly what he cannot do directly. He must withdraw the words. I invite him to do so immediately.
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker
Does the right hon. Prime Minister wish to respond to the question?
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Saint-Maurice
Québec
Liberal
Jean Chrétien Prime Minister
With pleasure, Mr. Speaker, because this file is extremely well known. The reality is that 20 jobs were created in my riding where we had 18% unemployment. The loan was made six years ago and the loan is still in operation, so it is a sign that the risk was pretty good if the payments are still made after six years.
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Bloc
Gilles Duceppe Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC
Mr. Speaker, in a reply a little while ago, the Prime Minister deliberately stated that I was asking for the sponsorship program to be continued, whereas the letter stated “We are calling for the sponsorship program to be ended and converted immediately into a true support program in order to put an end to these commissions to cronies of the regime”.
Does the Prime Minister realize that, with dishonest replies such as this, he is making it all the more necessary to—
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
The Speaker
This is exactly the type of question that is causing problems at this time. I would invite the hon. member for Laurier--Sainte-Marie to withdraw the word dishonest. He knows that such a word cannot be used to describe government actions in the House.
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Bloc
Gilles Duceppe Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC
Mr. Speaker, I was repeating the exact language used by the Prime Minister about myself last week, when he spoke of a dishonest question. If he can get away with it, so can I. Make up your mind.
Government Contracts
Oral Question Period
3:05 p.m.
Saint-Maurice
Québec
Liberal
Jean Chrétien Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, I am reading the letter sent to the minister of public works on May 30. It states “A number of organizations anticipating funding from the sponsorship program have already included this considerable amount in their budgeting. Depriving them of this source of funds in the short term would, without a doubt, be disastrous for a number of them”. These are his words, not mine.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Question Period
3:10 p.m.
The Speaker
I wish to draw to the attention of hon. members the presence in the gallery of Mr. Halldor Blöndal, the President of the Althingi of the Parliament of Iceland.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Question Period
3:10 p.m.
Some hon. members
Hear, hear.
Presence in Gallery
Oral Question Period
3:10 p.m.
The Speaker
I wish to inform the House that, because of the debate on the time allocation motion, government orders will be extended by 30 minutes.
Government Response to Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
Halifax West
Nova Scotia
Liberal
Geoff Regan Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to two petitions.
National Child Benefit
Routine Proceedings
June 3rd, 2002 / 3:10 p.m.
Brant
Ontario
Liberal
Jane Stewart Minister of Human Resources Development
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I am pleased to submit two copies, in both official languages, of the national child benefit progress report for 2001.