Supply  For more than two decades those we have elected to manage the affairs of this great nation have seen fit to violate the most basic rule of sound fiscal management, living within one's means. In order to buy the goodwill of every interest group in society and to fund extravagant and wasteful government, Conservative and Liberal decision makers have placed a mortgage on our country which as of today stands at nearly $518 billion.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present a petition from the residents of Kent. The petitioners request that the federal government support an ethanol plant in the city of Chatham, Ontario, an area devastated by free trade and NAFTA agreements.

Questions On The Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Questions On The Order Paper  Shall all questions stand?

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

Young Offenders Act  It seems to me that a victim who has lost health and lost family members has lost a major and significant part of their life as well. A motion to adjourn the House under Standing Order 38 deemed to have been moved.

Young Offenders Act  Out of five salient points mentioned by the minister, three directly relate to longer sentences and to the reversal of the burden of proof in order to be heard by a youth court. I am sorry, but these provisions are repressive. There are no other words for it. Three points out of five-a clear majority-are repressive. Consequently, I feel I can refer to this bill as a very repressive measure.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present this petition on behalf of my constituents in Crowfoot. The petitioners believe that if section 241 of the Criminal Code were struck down or amended, the protection of the most vulnerable members of society would no longer exist and the disabled, the terminally ill, the depressed, the chronically ill and the elderly would feel an implied pressure to end their lives.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present two petitions today, both of which I would like to say that I personally support. In the first one, the petitioners are saying: "Wherefore the undersigned, your petitioners humbly pray upon Parliament to enact legislation that would give protection in law to pre-born human beings and, as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray".

Questions On The Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Questions On The Order Paper  Shall all questions be allowed to stand?

Department Of Labour Act  What I want to say however is that the chief opposition whip's remarks baffle me. He has been sitting here long enough. He should be familiar with the Standing Orders by now. If he reads the bill, he will see that there will be nothing left if my proposal is agreed to. It will become an entirely new bill. When I said that I had stated my views, or my intentions to the hon. member the first time he had come to see me, a few months ago, to ask for my support, I meant that I had made the same objections to the bill as I did in my speech today.

Petitions  Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 I am delighted to present a petition on behalf of my constituents of Comox-Alberni. The petition states that the rural communities mainly of Merville, B.C., should not have to suffer any form of discrimination with regard to the quality of their postal services.

Questions On The Order Paper  Madam Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Questions On The Order Paper  Shall all questions stand?