Crucial Fact

  • His favourite word was voted.

Last in Parliament May 2004, as Liberal MP for Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh (Ontario)

Lost his last election, in 2004, with 37% of the vote.

Statements in the House

Division No. 1381 June 15th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I believe you would find consent to apply the results of the vote taken at second reading to the motion for concurrence in report stage now before the House, as well as for the motion for third reading to follow.

Division No. 1380 June 15th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe you would find consent to apply the results of the vote taken previously to the motion now before the House.

Division No. 1379 June 15th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, if the House would agree I would propose that you seek unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House with Liberal members voting yea.

Division No. 1368 June 15th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I believe you would find consent to apply the results of the vote just taken to the following motions: Motions Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

Division No. 1367 June 15th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I believe you will find that there is unanimous consent for the members who voted on the previous motion to be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, with the Liberal members voting yea.

Division No. 1366 June 15th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe you would find consent to apply the results of the vote just taken to the motion now before the House.

Privilege June 15th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I regret that I was not present but I understand, and I stand to be corrected if I am in error, that my colleague may have charged that as the chief government whip I would have lobbied or given instructions to government members on how to vote on a private member's bill under his signature. If that is the correct interpretation, I want to unequivocally deny such an accusation in this instance or in any other instance affecting Private Members' Business.

Petitions June 14th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, in the last petition the petitioners pray that parliament will make changes pertaining to employment insurance and the clawbacks on EI.

Petitions June 14th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, in the fourth petition the petitioners call upon parliament to honour the commitment made by the House of Commons in 1989 to end child poverty.

Petitions June 14th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, in the third petition the petitioners call upon parliament to enact legislation to establish an independent governing body to develop, implement and enforce uniform and mandatory mammography quality assurance and quality control standards in Canada.