Debates of Oct. 18th, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #10 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was industry.
Topics
- Resumption Of Debate On Address In Reply
- Canada Shipping Act
- International Interests in Mobile Equipment (aircraft equipment) Act
- Citizenship
- Gasoline Taxes
- Italian Society Principe di Piemonte
- Haiti
- Cole Harbour Place
- Tobacco Industry
- Junction Arts Festival
- La Terre de chez nous
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Foreign Aid
- Child Pornography
- Naval Appreciation Day
- Hibernia Project
- Tibet
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Historic Sites and Monuments
- National Defence
- Taxation
- The Environment
- National Defence
- Aerospace Industry
- Petro-Canada
- National Defence
- Sponsorship Program
- Agriculture
- Health
- Agriculture
- Refugees
- Broadcasting Industry
- The Environment
- Canada Post
- Tourism Industry
- Gasoline Prices
- Presence in Gallery
- Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply
- Criminal Code
- Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
- Canada Shipping Act
- Ways and Means
- Criminal Code
- Louis Riel Act
- Canada Pension Plan
- Income Tax Act
- Canada Business Corporations Act
- Food and Drugs Act
- Canada Water Export Prohibition Act
- Canada Business Corporations Act
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
- Referendum Act
- Business Development Bank of Canada Act
- Proportional Representation Review Act
- Labour Market Training Act
- Pension Ombudsman Act
- Energy Price Commission Act
- Questions on the Order Paper
- International Interests in Mobile Equipment (aircraft equipment) Act
Agriculture
Oral Question Period
2:50 p.m.
Willowdale
Ontario
Liberal
Jim Peterson Minister of International Trade
Mr. Speaker, the U.S. trade dispute is very unfortunate. We have an integrated market in North America and once again the Americans have taken punitive action against our hog producers who can compete with the best in the world. We are going to stand behind them and fight this anti-dumping action with all the resources we have.
Agriculture
Oral Question Period
2:50 p.m.
Conservative
Diane Finley Haldimand—Norfolk, ON
Mr. Speaker, the last hog trade dispute with the U.S. lasted 15 years. The industry cannot afford yet another lengthy trade dispute. According to the chairman of the Manitoba pork council and I quote:
The duties announced today will have a profound effect upon the nation’s swine exporters.
Why has the government done nothing to prevent this protectionist action from happening in the first place?
Agriculture
Oral Question Period
2:50 p.m.
Willowdale
Ontario
Liberal
Jim Peterson Minister of International Trade
Mr. Speaker, would that we could stop in advance the United States from taking trade actions against us. We have seen in many cases how it has taken actions against us, such as on softwood lumber. We have continually won these actions in the NAFTA and the WTO. We will continue to do this on behalf of our great hog producers.
Refugees
Oral Question Period
2:50 p.m.
Bloc
Meili Faille Vaudreuil-Soulanges, QC
Mr. Speaker, in July, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration asked churches to stop giving sanctuary to refugees under threat of deportation. At the end of September, she repeated her request and at the same time announced that consultations would be held on the reform of the refugee status determination process.
What steps does the minister intend to take in order to make the refugee process more humane?
Refugees
Oral Question Period
2:50 p.m.
York West
Ontario
Liberal
Judy Sgro Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Mr. Speaker, I wish to congratulate the critic from the Bloc. I look forward to working with her as we move forward on a variety of these issues.
As I have indicated before, we will be initiating in the very near future a variety of issues to do with refugee reform. In particular, on the issue of the churches that she raised, I have had various meetings with the churches. We will continue to work together to ensure that we give protection to the people that need it the most.
Refugees
Oral Question Period
2:50 p.m.
Bloc
Meili Faille Vaudreuil-Soulanges, QC
Mr. Speaker, this weekend, religious leaders joined other stakeholders, including the Bloc Québécois, in calling upon the government to take action to establish an appeal system for refugee claimants.
We are near the end of 2004 and we have been waiting for two years for the refugee appeals section to be established; when, at last, will refugee claimants be able to count on an appeal system that will treat them fairly and justly?
Refugees
Oral Question Period
2:50 p.m.
York West
Ontario
Liberal
Judy Sgro Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Mr. Speaker, as you know, Canada is renowned throughout the world for having a very strong, effective and fair process for refugees. We will continue to work with our partners to ensure that the process is fair and that diligence is present all the time for all of the applicants.
Broadcasting Industry
Oral Question Period
October 18th, 2004 / 2:50 p.m.
Conservative
Bev Oda Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, when faced with a tough issue like RAI TV, the heritage minister hides behind the independence of the CRTC. The minister says that Canadians and the Italian foreign affairs minister will have to wait for the CRTC's arm's length decision. However, the foreign affairs minister promised to deliver full access to RAI TV within a few months.
Who speaks for the government and is the CRTC an independent body or not?
Broadcasting Industry
Oral Question Period
2:50 p.m.
Jeanne-Le Ber
Québec
Liberal
Liza Frulla Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women
Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows, before a foreign service such as RAI International may be distributed by Canadian cable or satellite operators, the approval must be given by the CRTC. The CRTC is currently reviewing its policy on the distribution of non-Canadian satellite services in Canada. We look forward to the report of the CRTC's review.
Broadcasting Industry
Oral Question Period
2:50 p.m.
Conservative
Bev Oda Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge, ON
Mr. Speaker, many Liberal candidates promised to bring RAI TV to Canada in order to get elected. Last week the foreign affairs minister promised his Italian counterpart that RAI would be delivered within months.
Is it now the government's plan to use political interference to deliver on its election promise and deliver RAI TV to Canadians?
Broadcasting Industry
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Jeanne-Le Ber
Québec
Liberal
Liza Frulla Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for Status of Women
Mr. Speaker, we understand the Italian community wants RAI. A report was prepared by a panel on third language public television services. It provided some interesting recommendations which we are reviewing along with the CRTC.
The CRTC is an independent body. We are looking forward to its review of its policy.
The Environment
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Liberal
Denis Paradis Brome—Missisquoi, QC
Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of the Environment. This morning in Montreal, before the Canadian Wind Energy Association, the Minister of the Environment and his colleague the Minister of Natural Resources announced a world premiere, an atlas of unequaled high resolution wind statistics.
Can the Minister of the Environment explain the importance of this announcement for all Canadians and tell us whether the winds are favourable?
The Environment
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville
Québec
Liberal
Stéphane Dion Minister of the Environment
Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Wind Energy Atlas , unveiled today and developed by our scientists, will help in placing wind generators exactly where they need to be for maximum efficiency. It is proof that Canada's wind energy potential is the best in the world.
This is great news for our environment, for Kyoto and our climate change strategy, for regional economies and job creation strategies, and for our overall competitiveness in the sustainable economy.
Canada Post
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Conservative
Brian Pallister Portage—Lisgar, MB
Mr. Speaker, since when does a minister investigate himself? Is there not some lack of transparency if the minister responsible for National Revenue and Canada Post investigate the reckless spending of André Ouellet? That is a bit like having taxpayers verify their own income tax returns.
When will the minister responsible order a public inquiry into this?
Canada Post
Oral Question Period
2:55 p.m.
Markham—Unionville
Ontario
Liberal
John McCallum Minister of National Revenue
Mr. Speaker, as I said some months ago, Mr. Ouellet has resigned and, as I said more recently, there have been two new developments.
The first of these is that the chairman of the board has again called for him to produce receipts. The second is that I have informed the House that the authorities at National Revenue are looking at the expenditures relating to the office of the President of Canada Post.