Debates of Oct. 17th, 2005
House of Commons Hansard #135 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was trafficking.
Topics
- Question Period
- Canada Labour Code
- Canada Elections Act
- Sudan
- Chief of Police for Durham Region
- Agriculture
- Myra Cree
- Fall Fairs
- Immigration
- Breast Cancer
- World Food Day
- Citizenship Week
- Liberal Government
- Co-op Week
- George Hislop
- Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
- World March of Women
- Natural Disasters
- Women's History Month
- International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- David Dingwall
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Child Care
- Municipalities
- Health
- David Dingwall
- Campaign Financing
- Budget Surpluses
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- Softwood Lumber
- South Asia Earthquake
- Lobbyists
- Health
- Softwood Lumber
- National Defence
- Social Development
- Firearms Registry
- Canada Post Corporation
- St. Lawrence Seaway
- Service Canada
- Health
- Government Response to Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Petitions
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 174
- Canada Elections Act
- Criminal Code
- Business of the House
- Criminal Code
St. Lawrence Seaway
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Outremont
Québec
Liberal
Jean Lapierre Minister of Transport
Mr. Speaker, current activities on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Quebec represent about $2 billion and 20,000 jobs. The St. Lawrence Seaway is investing about $34 million annually.
We are currently conducting a study with the Americans. The Bloc Québécois is engaging in scaremongering, but the purpose of the study is to improve the flow of traffic and navigation on the St. Lawrence River.
Over the past few weeks, I met with officials from the St. Lawrence Economic Development Council and the St. Lawrence Shipoperators, and with shippers, and we are going to work, particularly in the area of transport—
St. Lawrence Seaway
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member for Beauport—Limoilou.
Service Canada
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Bloc
Christian Simard Beauport, QC
Mr. Speaker, true to form, the government has presented Parliament with a fait accompli and announced the creation of service Canada, which will consolidate the services provided by a dozen or so departments. The government has allocated $500 million to set up this project, yet no bill for its implementation has been introduced.
What is the government waiting for to be transparent and democratic and to present this House with a bill to create service Canada?
Service Canada
Oral Questions
2:55 p.m.
Peterborough
Ontario
Liberal
Peter Adams Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal
Mr. Speaker, service Canada is committed to continuous improvement and reports regularly to Canadians. Its service charter describes the commitment of service Canada. I am very pleased to announce that we have appointed an office of client satisfaction to allow Canadians to judge the performance of service Canada.
Health
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
NDP
Charlie Angus Timmins—James Bay, ON
Mr. Speaker, the people of Kashechewan First Nation have been under a boil water advisory for eight years. This past weekend an E. coli outbreak hit the community. The school is closed, the health centre is closed and a Health Canada official told the people that it was perfectly safe to bathe their children in E. coli contaminated bathwater. That is like telling those Cree people to bathe their children in toilet water.
Would the health minister or any of his staff be willing to come up to Kashechewan and bathe their children in this kind of water?
Health
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
Vancouver South
B.C.
Liberal
Ujjal Dosanjh Minister of Health
Mr. Speaker, obviously that is a very serious issue. I will look into it and I would be happy to provide an answer to the hon. member.
Health
Oral Questions
3 p.m.
The Speaker
I just want to point out that we have gone through the entire list of questions today because members were so restrained. They had short questions and there were short answers. We did well.
Government Response to Petitions
Routine Proceedings
October 17th, 2005 / 3 p.m.
Beauséjour
New Brunswick
Liberal
Dominic LeBlanc Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I am happy to table, in both official languages, the government's response to eight petitions.
Interparliamentary Delegations
Routine Proceedings
3 p.m.
Liberal
Sarmite Bulte Parkdale—High Park, ON
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34, I have the honour to present to the House reports from the Canadian branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association concerning three events: first, the bilateral visit to the Falkland Islands from January 15 to 22; second, a report on the seminar on corruption, human rights and party politics, which was held in London, United Kingdom from January 23 to 29; and third, the 17th CPA seminar report which was held in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa from May 29 to June 4.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
Bloc
Richard Marceau Charlesbourg, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table two petitions today. The first one is an initiative from workers in the shoe industry, in my riding. They strongly ask the government to create a POWA to help their fellow citizens who work in soft sectors of the economy and who too often pay the price for globalization and lose their job at an age where they are too old to get new training and find a job. This first petition, which is signed by about 1,000 people, follows the initiative of workers in the shoe sector in my riding, whom I want to congratulate.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
Bloc
Richard Marceau Charlesbourg, QC
Mr. Speaker, my second petition also comes from my riding. It asks the Government of Canada, and particularly Canada Post, not to proceed with the closure of the sorting station in Quebec City, because it is an essential station and its closure will lead to the loss of well paying jobs in the Quebec City area.
This shows once again the lack of interest of this government for the national capital region of Quebec. This petition is thus used as a pressure tactic against the closure of this sorting station.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
Conservative
Gurmant Grewal Newton—North Delta, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today on behalf of the constituents of Newton—North Delta to present a petition. The petitioners call upon Parliament to pass legislation to recognize the institution of marriage in federal law as being a lifelong union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.
The petition is signed by over 1,000 people from Newton—North Delta and the neighbouring ridings.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
Liberal
Nancy Karetak-Lindell Nunavut, NU
Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition from my riding of Nunavut asking that the Government of Canada help protect the future of public broadcasting in Canada. It was signed by many people in Nunavut.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
Conservative
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, as I have been doing at virtually every opportunity over the last number of weeks since Parliament reconvened this fall, it is my pleasure to present yet another petition, this one signed by residents of Nepean and Orléans, Ottawa, Port Colborne, Welland and Grimsby, Ontario and points west as well.
The petitioners wish to draw to the attention of the House that on average 2,000 children are adopted from other countries and are brought to Canada by Canadian families who welcome them into their lives.
Whereas biological children of Canadian citizens born abroad receive automatic Canadian citizenship at birth and other countries as well provide this for foreign adoptees, they call upon Parliament to immediately enact legislation to grant automatic citizenship to minors adopted from other countries by Canadian citizens, with citizenship being immediately granted upon the finalization of the adoption.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
3:05 p.m.
Liberal
Borys Wrzesnewskyj Etobicoke Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 I have the pleasure to present a petition signed by 30 people from my riding of Etobicoke Centre.
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Polish Alliance of Canada in 2007 and the contribution of Polish Canadians to the building of our great country, the petitioners pray and request that Parliament encourage Canada Post Corporation to issue a commemorative stamp on the organization's 100th anniversary in December 2007.