Debates of Oct. 10th, 2003
House of Commons Hansard #138 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was marijuana.
Topics
- Contraventions Act
- Child Abuse Prevention Month
- Cattle Industry
- Canadian Executive Service Organization
- Community Care Worker Week
- Steel Industry
- Falun Gong
- Monsignor Marc Ouellet
- Taiwan's National Day
- Izzy Asper
- Northwest Corridor Development
- Ottawa International Airport
- Government of Canada
- Taxation
- Foreign Affairs
- National Co-op Week
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Beacon Heights
- World Day Against the Death Penalty
- National Defence
- Gasoline Taxes
- Employment Insurance
- Health
- Government Contracts
- Ethics
- Employment Insurance
- Ethics
- Taxation
- Member for LaSalle--Émard
- The Environment
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Foreign Affairs
- Status of Women
- Fisheries
- Agriculture
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Job Creation
- International Aid
- Health
- Electoral Reform
- Immigration
- Government Assistance
- Forest Industry
- Health
- House of Commons
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Contraventions Act
- Income Tax Act
Forest Industry
Oral Question Period
October 10th, 2003 / noon
Vancouver South—Burnaby
B.C.
Liberal
Herb Dhaliwal Minister of Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, in fact, we are investing in communities. Let me give the hon. member some examples.
In the riding of Cariboo—Chilcotin, $2 million was invested under the community adjustment program. In the riding of Nanaimo—Cowichan, $310,000 for a community adjustment program was invested. In the riding of Vancouver Island North, $230,000 was invested.
These are investments in those communities. By the way, all of these investments are in Alliance ridings.
Health
Oral Question Period
Noon
Liberal
Charles Caccia Davenport, ON
Mr. Speaker, in her latest report, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development notes that in 1994 the federal government committed to setting up a database on pesticide use and that it has still not done so.
Can the Minister of Health inform us as to when a pesticide sales database will be set up by Statistics Canada?
Health
Oral Question Period
Noon
Madawaska—Restigouche
New Brunswick
Liberal
Jeannot Castonguay Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his important question.
As I mentioned earlier, the new Pest Control Act was passed in December 2000. I said that it was an important tool for determining how we will deal with pesticides in the future.
Department officials are currently drafting regulations to allow us to implement the legislation. We expect that, as early as next year, with the regulations, we will be able to set up the database my colleague is referring to.
House of Commons
Oral Question Period
Noon
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Bakopanos)
I have the honour to lay upon the table the performance report of the House of Commons administration for the period 2002-03.
Government Response to Petitions
Routine Proceedings
Noon
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 67 petitions.
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
Noon
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
Ontario
Liberal
Aileen Carroll Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-EuropeParliamentary Association, regarding its participation in the meeting of the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development, held at OECD headquarters in Paris, France, on June 20, 2003, and its participation in the third part of the 2003 ordinary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe held in Strasbourg, France, from June 23 to 27, 2003.
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
Noon
Bloc
Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Laval Centre, QC
Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the delegation from the Canadian branch of the Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association concerning its participation in the 32nd meeting of that association, held in Paris, Angers and Vannes, France, from July 6 to 15, 2003.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Liberal
David Pratt Nepean—Carleton, ON
Madam Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the fifth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs.
In accordance with its order of reference of Thursday, September 25, 2003, your committee has considered and held hearings on Bill C-50, an act to amend the statute law in respect of benefits for veterans and the children of deceased veterans, and agreed on Thursday, October 9, 2003, to report it without amendment.
In addition, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the sixth report of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), your committee, during its consideration on October 9, 2003, of Bill C-50, an act to amend the statute law in respect of benefits for veterans and the children of deceased veterans, unanimously adopted a motion.
If I could have the indulgence of the House to read the two sentence motion involving veterans, I would be happy to provide it.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Bakopanos)
Does the House give its consent?
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Liberal
David Pratt Nepean—Carleton, ON
The motion reads as follows:
That the committee supports the decision of Veterans Affairs Canada to extend from one year to a lifetime the Veterans Independence Program (VIP) benefits provided to surviving spouses of Veterans who were in receipt of such benefits at the time of their death. However, the members of the committee unanimously agreed that the Government should take all possible means to provide lifetime VIP benefits to all qualified surviving spouses, of Veterans receiving such benefits at the time of their death, not just to those now eligible for such benefits following the amendments made in June 2003 to the Veterans Health Care Regulations.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Liberal
John Maloney Erie—Lincoln, ON
Madam Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the second report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food. In accordance with the order of reference of Tuesday, September 23, 2003, the committee has considered Votes 1(a), 5(a), 10(a), 30(a) and 40(a) under Agriculture and Agri-Food in the supplementary estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004, and reports the same.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Halifax West
Nova Scotia
Liberal
Geoff Regan Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Madam Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 48th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, regarding the designation of Bill C-447 as a non-votable item.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Liberal
Larry Bagnell Yukon, YT
Madam Speaker, I have two petitions to present to the House today. The first petition is signed by several hundred Yukoners who support the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman and they oppose any change in that definition.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Liberal
Larry Bagnell Yukon, YT
Madam Speaker, the second petition I wish to present is signed by a number of people from Manitoba, the largest number being from Brandon. The petitioners would like more access to non-drug preventative medicine options. The petitioners would like to obtain more information on those options and would like clarification of the definitions in the 1927 and 1952 Food and Drugs Act. The petitioners also call upon the government to enact Bill C-420.