Mr. Speaker, I have a petition which calls upon the House of Commons and parliament to repeal section 13(5) of the Canada Post Corporation Act to bring fairness to the rural route mail couriers.
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Petitions March 20th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition which calls upon the House of Commons and parliament to repeal section 13(5) of the Canada Post Corporation Act to bring fairness to the rural route mail couriers.
Petitions March 20th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I have another petition which calls upon parliament to fulfill the 1989 promise of the House of Commons to end child poverty by the year 2000, which is this year.
Petitions March 20th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition which calls 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.
The Budget February 25th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, in last fall's throne speech the government made very significant commitments to increase the well-being of our nation's children and to undertake measures that improve the health of our natural environment.
Monday's budget will be the true measure of the government's commitment to both the children's agenda and to the ecological agenda.
Petitions December 16th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition that urges parliament to fulfill the promise in 1989 by the House of Commons to end child poverty by the year 2000.
Petitions December 16th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition that calls upon parliament to enact animal protection legislation.
Petitions December 16th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition that calls upon the Parliament of Canada to strongly urge the Chinese government to stop the persecution and brutal treatment of Falun Gong practitioners immediately.
The Environment December 14th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, this question is for the Minister of the Environment.
When the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act was passed by this House it included a requirement for a five year review. Will the minister tell us what he plans to do with regard to the review and will he specify the timeline for the review?
Speech From The Throne November 17th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, I purposely mentioned the first nations community, the Chippewas of Georgina Island and their successful work toward achieving self-government because they were one of the 13 communities across the country who were the sponsors, creators and promoters of Bill C-49, which the Reform Party opposed and delayed for a number of years.
As I rose in the House on numerous occasions to debate the bill, I felt a great deal of shame at the comments that came from the other side. Members of my constituency, people that I represent here in the House of Commons, including the chief, his band council and other people from his community that I worked very hard with on this particular issue had to sit and listen to the comments from the members opposite. It was with a great deal of shame that I had to listen to these things and know that those people heard those comments.
The second point I would like to make is with respect to children. Why is it that members of the Reform Party want us to repeal our ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which clearly protects the fundamental human rights of children, including protection from child pornography. Answer that question.
Speech From The Throne November 17th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, if the hon. member had listened to my speech he would know that I said a society which respects and honours children.
I believe that this government has taken firm action on behalf of children in Canada. The options that the hon. member has suggested are not workable options and the process that is in place to deal with such a deplorable act as child pornography is the appropriate way to go.