House of Commons photoWon his last election, in 2000, with 55% of the vote.
Human Resources Development June 14th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, one of the leading contenders for the leadership of that party said in Nova Scotia recently “In spending programs from this government they have three versions of vanilla. I am selling chocolate ice cream here and it tastes better”.
The reform alliance will campaign on chocolate ice cream in the next election and Canadians will say “Where is the meat?”
Human Resources Development June 14th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, the chartered banks put in four times as much as ACOA and HRDC put together.
The leadership contenders in Nova Scotia said recently “We want to replace it with a support system similar to that in the United States”. That is where one needs a credit card to get into a hospital. We will fight this anti-Canadian attitude on the part of the official opposition right to the ballot box.
Devco June 8th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows, not only do we have ACOA, we also have the Cape Breton Economic Development Corporation. That corporation is doing a fantastic job in Cape Breton for the unemployed.
Fisheries June 2nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, the collapse of the stock in Newfoundland and Labrador in 1992 was caused by the Tory government's policies in Ottawa that allowed foreign nations to come in and to rake the bottom of the ocean, destroy the food chain of the cod, and remove all other species that were attached to the ground.
That is the real truth. In other words, the real cause for the collapse was the hon. member's party, the Tory government.
Acoa June 2nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I now think he is stuck on the 19th hole. The information is not correct. It is like the last allegation made by the hon. member's party claiming that Salter Street Films, which produces This Hour Has 22 Minutes , received a grant.
On behalf of Marg Delahunty, I want to point out that was not a grant. It was a loan and it is being repaid in full. Without This Hour Has 22 Minutes we would lose the opportunity of seeing the leader of the hon. member's party and the leader of the NDP in bed together.
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency June 2nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is still in the rough. One cannot go into any ACOA office and ask for a grant to build a golf course. They will say no. If one goes in and asks for a loan, they will say no because it does not exist.
However, this was a co-operation agreement between governments. ACOA did not fund it. It was a co-operation agreement.
Airline Industry June 2nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I am sure the House realizes that the Commissioner of the Competition Bureau and the Minister of Transport are keeping a very close eye on this situation. I understand the minister has a meeting today with his assistant.
Acoa May 30th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I would suggest that the research work from the official opposition be improved.
The last time the hon. member asked a question on ACOA it was alleged that ACOA gave grants to big corporations like Global and IBM. After we checked we found out that the so-called grant to Global was for studio time and the IBM grant was $29.40 for a floppy disk. Their research work is a flop.
Acoa May 30th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, the infrastructure program was a national program. It gave funds right across the country on the same principle: one-third federal, one-third provincial and one-third municipal.
However, in the case of Atlantic Canada the funds were delivered through ACOA on behalf of the federal government. The funds did not come from the ACOA budget. ACOA does not fund golf courses.
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency May 30th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, let me clarify for the hon. gentleman how golf courses have been funded in eastern Canada in the Atlantic provinces.
They have been funded by federal-provincial agreements for such things as the infrastructure program, being one-third municipal, one-third provincial and one-third federal. The point is that the money in Atlantic Canada came through ACOA. It was the agency that delivered on behalf of the three governments. That is where the confusion exists. ACOA does not fund golf courses.