Debates of Feb. 24th, 2003
House of Commons Hansard #66 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was auditor.
Topics
- Supply
- Arts and Culture
- Heroism in Medicine Hat
- Olympic Winter Games
- Arts and Culture
- Canadian Forces
- Foreign Affairs
- National Defence
- Peace
- Canadian Alliance
- Goods and Services Tax
- The Environment
- Immigration
- Jutra Awards
- Health
- Landmines
- National Security
- Foreign Affairs
- Iraq
- Ethics
- Foreign Affairs
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Oil and Gas Prices
- Taxation
- The Budget
- Infrastructure
- Justice
- Infrastructure
- Firearms Registry
- Ethics
- Foreign Affairs
- Kyoto Protocol
- Ethics
- Persons with Disabilities
- Ethics
- Highway Infrastructure
- Firefighters
- Fisheries
- Ethics
- Société Radio-Canada
- Electoral Boundaries Commission
- Fisheries
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Supply
Ethics
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Saint-Maurice
Québec
Liberal
Jean Chrétien Prime Minister
Mr. Speaker, the rules were very clear. If there had been any danger of a so-called conflict of interest, the former minister of finance would have given the file to the secretary of state responsible in the Department of Finance and he would have advised me. On some occasions he even left the room so he would not be part of the discussions.
Société Radio-Canada
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Bloc
Roger Gaudet Berthier—Montcalm, QC
Mr. Speaker, in Haute Matawinie, ham radio communications depend on SRC equipment. The SRC has hiked facility user costs from $100 to $2,400 annually per operator.
Does the Minister of Heritage consider it acceptable that the SRC has multiplied by 24 the charges to ham radio operators, and could she not let the SRC know that this is unreasonable in an area where there is no possibility of cellphone use?
Société Radio-Canada
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
Hamilton East
Ontario
Liberal
Sheila Copps Minister of Canadian Heritage
Mr. Speaker, I believe the hon. member has a good point, one he needs to raise directly with the SRC.
Electoral Boundaries Commission
Oral Question Period
3 p.m.
The Speaker
It is my duty, pursuant to section 21 of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, to lay upon the table a certified copy of the report of the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta. This report is deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Fisheries
Routine Proceedings
3 p.m.
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Ontario
Liberal
Don Boudria Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 53.1, I move:
That a debate pursuant to Standing Order 53.1 take place on Wednesday, February 26, 2003, on the subject of fisheries.
Fisheries
Routine Proceedings
3 p.m.
The Speaker
Is that agreed?
Fisheries
Routine Proceedings
3 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
(Motion agreed to)
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
Liberal
Paul Szabo Mississauga South, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition signed by a number of Canadians, including petitioners from my own riding of Mississauga South. The petitioners acknowledge, as I do, that life begins at conception. They point out that Canadians support ethical stem cell research which has already shown encouraging potential to provide cures and therapies for the illnesses and diseases of Canadians.
They also suggest that non-embryonic stem cells, which are also known as adult stem cells, have shown significant research progress without the immune rejection or ethical problems associated with embryonic stem cells.
The petitioners therefore call upon Parliament to focus its legislative support on adult stem cell research to find the therapies and cures necessary for Canadians.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
Liberal
Janko Peric Cambridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 I have the privilege to present to the House a petition dealing with marriage signed by some 100 constituents from my riding of Cambridge.
The petitioners wish to draw to the attention of the House that the institution of marriage has always been defined as a union of a man and a woman, and was upheld as such by votes in the House. The petitioners pray and request that the Parliament of Canada respect and uphold the current understanding of marriage as the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
NDP
Svend Robinson Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present two petitions today.
The first petition is signed by hundreds of residents of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, including in particular a group of veterans against nuclear arms and Mr. Emil Grieshaber. The petitioners are very concerned about the possibility of war in Iraq. They point out that the defence minister has stated, “Canada is ready to go to war again for humanitarian reasons even if the action defies international law and the UN charter”.
The petitioners call on Parliament to call for the perpetrators of all crimes against humanity to be brought to justice by international police action and tried before the International Criminal Court or its interim equivalent. As well, they call for a return of Canada's foreign and defence policies to a full respect for and full compliance with international law and the UN charter.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
NDP
Svend Robinson Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Mr. Speaker, the second petition is signed by 70 residents of Victoria, British Columbia, and in particular supporters of the group Conscience Canada. The petitioners point to the Constitution Act which guarantees freedom of conscience and religion. They point out that, in their view, contributing to the Canadian military through the payment of income taxes is an infringement of their freedom of conscience and religion.
They call for the establishment of peace tax legislation by passing into law my private member's bill, the conscientious objection act, which recognizes the right of conscientious objectors to not pay for the military, but to apply that portion of their taxes that was to be used for military purposes toward peaceful, non-military purposes.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
February 24th, 2003 / 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, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
The Speaker
Is that agreed?
Questions on the Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
3:10 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
The House resumed consideration of the motion.