Ivan Grose

[The Great Lakes, June 14th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, On Saturday, April 30, I had the honour to announce on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment that Environment Canada would contribute $600,000 to support a valuable community project in Oshawa to rehabilitate and showcase the Oshawa Second Marsh.

This is the second year the federal Great Lakes cleanup fund will contribute to this co-operative community project. It demonstrates a partnership commitment to the Great Lakes cleanup and to innovative techniques for the rehabilitation of fish and wildlife habitats.

The Oshawa Second Marsh Project, a 117-hectare wetland jewel along the Lake Ontario shoreline, is a community initiative successfully demonstrating this approach. In total the federal government will contribute $1.3 million through the Great Lakes cleanup fund. This is a valuable component of Great Lakes 2000 which provides resources to help develop and restore the Great Lakes ecosystem through innovative technologies and remedial programs.

[General Motors, May 3rd, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, today I address you to correct an impression that was left with this House last Thursday.

It was suggested that the largest, most efficient, highest quality General Motors plant in the world was in the federal riding of Durham. That is incorrect. Since this happened a letter and a telephone call have come to me. I therefore want to set the matter straight.

The aforementioned General Motors plant is located in the federal riding of Oshawa. The citizens of Oshawa have honoured me by sending me to this Chamber to defend their honour and pride against all those who would deign to move the best corporate citizen in this land into an adjoining riding.

I promise my constituents to be ever vigilant and never allow this type of hijacking of any of our assets.