Amendment To The Constitution Of Canada (Quebec)  Madam Speaker, I was disappointed that the hon. member spent half the time of his speech on this important historic constitutional amendment making cheap, sarcastic, partisan remarks which were entirely out of place in this debate. There is a time for that kind of thing in this House but this is not one of those times.

Observance Of Two Minutes Of Silence On Remembrance Day Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-279, an act to promote the observance of two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day. Mr. Speaker, this is a simple bill which is designed to formalize a custom which unfortunately is on the wane in Canada. It would invite the people of Canada to observe two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day in their places of work, in schools, in any possible way.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is a difficult challenge but I think I am up to it. Before I answer that very prescient question I would like to remind the hon. member that there was a government in this place between 1984 and 1993. I think it was governed by a guy by the name of Brian Mulroney, a name not very—

Supply  They groan. My PC friends groan whenever the name is mentioned. I can understand why. That government raised taxes 71 times in nine years. It was a shameful record that increased taxes on the middle class family by nearly $3,000 a year. It was a record that deindexed the tax bracket so that middle income earners were pushed into a higher bracket.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, yes, I will surprise my colleagues opposite by agreeing with the hon. member.

Supply  I am a few sandwiches short as well. That is right. The arrogance of the Liberal Party of Canada never ceases to amaze me. I have to make a confession that I do not think I have made in this place before. It is a sad confession, but it is true. I used to be one of them.

Supply  It is true. But I learned from my mistake and I went on the high road. I decided to no longer support the party of taxing and spending and broken promises. I was a young Canadian concerned about no economic future. I was a young Canadian concerned about a future steeped in debt given to me by this Liberal Party.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I rise to address the motion of the Bloc Quebecois, which reads: That this House condemn the government for blatant unfairness to Quebec in the matter of the GST— The official opposition opposes the motion because this is a motion which only speaks to one province.

Special Joint Committee  Speaker, I believe you will find consent for the following motion: That the members on the special joint committee created to review Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland and Canada, from the House of Commons, be as follows: Claudette Bradshaw, Pierre Brien, Gerry Byrne, Elinor Caplan, Paul DeVillers, Michelle Dockrill, Sheila Finestone, Raymonde Folco, Peter Goldring, Inky Mark, Bill Matthews, Joe McGuire, Lawrence O'Brien, Rey Pagtakhan, Louis Plamondon, Werner Schmidt. And, that George Baker, Michel Bellehumeur, Norman Doyle and Jason Kenney be associate members of the said committee. (Motion agreed to)

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, according to senior government sources, the Kyoto deal is going to cost Canadians billions of dollars. We want to ask the Prime Minister a straight question and we want a straight answer. I ask him not to evade it or avoid it but to just answer it. How is the government going to pay for the Kyoto deal, by raising the gas tax or by cutting into the surplus?

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I asked a straight question and I got another crooked answer. Why will the Prime Minister not tell us—

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the cabinet apparently made a decision to rack up costs on the Kyoto deal. How is the government going to pay for it? Is there going to be an increased gas tax or not? Is the government going to reduce the surplus or not? How is it going to pay for the billions of dollars of cost implied by the Kyoto deal?

Airports  Mr. Speaker, the RCMP has revealed that more than a dozen ground handlers at Pearson airport are in the pay of Colombian drug lords to unload smuggled cocaine. When we asked the revenue minister last month if drug inspection officers were being pulled away from planes to fast track certain shipments, he did not answer and he did not act.

Airports  Mr. Speaker, let the record show that I asked the minister if any planes were not inspected. He did not answer the question. Last month Dennis Coffey, a senior customs officer blew the whistle on lax inspection practices at Pearson airport. Instead of acting on these allegations, the minister's department intimidated Mr.

Government Spending  Mr. Speaker, in the same poll a whole 7% of Albertans said they want new spending from this government which is planning to spend half of the future surplus on new spending. In fact more than half of those surveyed said they are worried that this government is going to get us back into a deficit situation again through new spending.