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Crucial Fact

  • His favourite word was fact.

Last in Parliament September 2021, as Liberal MP for Halifax West (Nova Scotia)

Won his last election, in 2019, with 50% of the vote.

Statements in the House

Government Response to Petitions November 26th, 2001

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to three petitions.

Computer Hackers November 26th, 2001

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. There have been discussions among the various parties and since we are moving to the final stage of a bill and members have important amendments they would like to put in place, I would ask that you seek to suspend until 12 o'clock.

*Question No. 73 November 22nd, 2001

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.

*Question No. 73 November 22nd, 2001

I am informed as follows: Industry Canada--In 1987 the minister of regional industrial expansion, a predecessor department to Industry Canada, and the Quebec government provided a cost shared 50:50 30 year interest free loan to General Motors of Canada, GM, totalling $220 million conditional on the upgrading of the Ste-Thérèse plant’s paint facility and the awarding by GM of a new product mandate. The loan is repayable in April 2017, whether or not the plant’s operations are maintained.

Transport Canada--1995-96 until September 2001, nil; 1964-65 to 1994-95, regrettably the information is not available. According to guidelines from the National Archives of Canada records related to grants and contributions must be kept for six years after which they may be disposed of.

Insofar as the other departments, agencies and crown corporations, they have reported no information on this question.

Starred Questions November 22nd, 2001

Mr. Speaker, would you be so kind as to call Starred Question No. 73. I ask that the question and the answer to Question No. 73 be printed in Hansard as if read.

Questions on the Order Paper November 22nd, 2001

Mr. Speaker, Question No. 67 will be answered today.

Government Response to Petitions November 22nd, 2001

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to six petitions.

Motions for Papers November 21st, 2001

Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers be allowed to stand.

Question No. 75 November 21st, 2001

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns November 21st, 2001

Mr. Speaker, if Questions Nos. 34 and 75 could be made orders for return, the returns would be tabled immediately.