Ed Harper

[Privilege, June 13th, 1994]

Yes it is.

[Privilege, June 13th, 1994]

Point of order, Mr. Speaker.

[Petitions, June 10th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise today and present four petitions to the government requesting that the Government of Canada not amend the Human Rights Act to include the phrase sexual orientation. The petitioners are concerned about the undefined phrase sexual orientation. There is a legitimate concern that such a broad term could include all kinds of sexual behaviour.

[Finance, June 8th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I have a supplementary question.

On Monday the Toronto Star reported that the lawsuit against the government has recently been revived. Will the Liberal government act swiftly to prevent the useless waste of taxpayers' dollars for unnecessary legal defence?

[Finance, June 8th, 1994]

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

In 1987 the Conservative Minister of Finance, Michael Wilson, excluded his home town of Toronto from the list of international banking centres in Canada. The opposition Liberals opposed this exclusion and the mayor of Toronto, now a Liberal cabinet minister, initiated a lawsuit against the federal government. He described the Tory decision as crass politics at its worst.

Will the minister now reverse this unfair Tory decision and designate Toronto as an international banking centre?

[Pearson International Airport, June 6th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I have a supplementary question.

In anticipation of the response, would the minister assure the House-

[Pearson International Airport, June 6th, 1994]

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

For two consecutive governments the Pearson airport privatization has been shrouded in secrecy, first by the Conservatives and now by the Liberals. It is time to lift the fog over Pearson airport.

Will the minister commit that all documents related to the Pearson deal will be released to the public?

[Dynamic Maintenance Ltd., June 3rd, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to quote the current Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from Hansard on April 30, 1986 where this comment was made in relation to the Sinclair Stevens affair: ``How blind can a trust be when a spouse is managing it? How many other members of cabinet have a blind trust being managed by their spouses?''

It is not much of a leap from spouse to parent, particularly when they share the same House. Can the Deputy Prime Minister explain if, under the Liberal version of ethics, a parent living in the same home qualifies as an arm's length relationship?

[Dynamic Maintenance Ltd., June 3rd, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, we have spoken to the B.C. ministry of finance and corporate relations and we were informed that until a person is delisted they remain an officer of the company. They also informed us that the records are up to date.

There are some very serious discrepancies which I think must be looked into.

Will the Deputy Prime Minister support a motion to refer this matter to the procedures and House affairs committee?

[Dynamic Maintenance Ltd., June 3rd, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister.

Yesterday I raised some very serious matters relating to the parliamentary secretary for fisheries. As of May 24, 1994, the parliamentary secretary was still listed as an officer of Dynamic Maintenance, a position from which he says he resigned on December 1, 1993.

The parliamentary secretary's father and father-in-law are also listed as officers and directors of Dynamic Maintenance, a situation which would hardly qualify as an arm's length relationship.

Is the Deputy Prime Minister aware of these facts and if so, how can she explain this apparent violation of the conflict code?