Pierrette Venne

[Transportation Amendment Act, March 25th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I vote no on the motion.

[Supplementary Estimates (B), 2002-03, March 25th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting against these motions.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[Supplementary Estimates (B), 2002-03, March 25th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting against this motion.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[National Defence, March 25th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of National Defence.

Given the decrepit condition of the Canadian Forces' equipment and the lack of financial resources needed for any major military action, does the minister not believe that the time has come to redefine the role of the Canadian Forces and the Department of National Defence's strategy, to focus solely on peace missions, which better suit its means, from now on?

[Canadian Firearms Program, March 24th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, since the beginning, the application and management of the firearms program has been nothing but a comedy of errors and administrative blunders. The negligence of the Minister of Justice and the officials who report to him could only have led straight to the financial disaster that was revealed last fall by the Auditor General.

Instead of trying to make changes to the program, changes that are cosmetic, the government should instead suspend it immediately in order to thoroughly clean up the mess and finally put an end to this waste of public money.

I therefore invite all members, government and opposition alike, to vote against granting an additional $59 million to the Canadian firearms program tomorrow.

[Firearms Registry, March 18th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice.

On February 21, after the financial fiasco of the gun control program, the government unveiled its plan of action. Among the measures that will be implemented, the Department of Justice will try to combine the processing sites located in Montreal and Miramichi.

Instead of creating another administrative structure, which will surely be as ineffective as the last one, what is the minister waiting for to suspend firearms registration and take the time to overhaul the current ineffective system?

[Lobbyists Registration Act, February 25th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I too vote no to this motion.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Act, February 25th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting no to this motion.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Act, February 25th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I vote no to this motion.

[First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act, February 25th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I also vote no on this motion.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)