Speech From The Throne   on. Finally, another issue that in my view deserves federal government attention is the issue of medical malpractice. At the start of my career my medical malpractice premiums were $300. At this point in my medical career they are up to $3,400. I cannot say what engine drives medical costs

Social Security System  -five per cent of households in the Northwest Territories are in need. This is the highest proportion of households in need compared to the national average of 12 per cent. We need 3,400 units in the north under the severest conditions. We have probably recorded the coldest month

Sahtu Dene And Metis Land Claim Settlement Act   if they will continue to exist even though their jobs have been taken over by someone else. The department of Indian affairs has a budget of about $5 billion and has a staff of 3,400 people. In this year's estimates salaries and contributions to employee plans amount to $134.4 million. This works

Terry Fox Run  Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw the attention of my colleagues in this House to the 14th Terry Fox Run which was held on Sunday, September 18. At 3,400 different sites across Canada on Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people took part in the event which raised a total of $8.5

Peacekeeping   a multifaceted capability on the part of our armed forces to try to discharge the missions that come forward. One of the points I want to raise today is that there is an ongoing commitment of the armed forces. We have about 3,400 people actually deployed, not counting what we perhaps send

Supply   that in a sovereign Quebec such treatment would be called into question. The same goes for the 3,400 Canadians who did not pay a cent of income tax to the federal treasury last year, even though they had a very high income. I think that we would also try to correct that effectively. I would

Public Service Staff Relations Act   workers-the same rights and privileges as their 3,400 colleagues who are already part of the public service. After all, neither group is composed of law enforcement officers. There is also an RCMP External Review Committee, whose mandate is "to provide an independent review

Public Service Staff Relations Act   in the RCMP. There are also about 3,400 civil servants, currently the only ones who have the right to join a union. Of course, this bill in itself represents a step in the right direction, since it allows civilian employees of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to unionize, which they could

Job Creation And Economic Growth   program which will see all of Canada's 16,500 schools and 3,400 libraries connected to the information highway by 1998, a full two years before the target set by vice-president Gore for the United States. Our fourth strategic priority for building an innovative economy is science

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am presenting a petition signed by approximately 3,400 people, mostly from the riding of Elk Island. I understand that this is part of a larger petition which will total some 64,000 names. The petitioners express a serious concern

National Housing Act  , there is a shortage of housing across the country. Some 11,000 units are needed. In my riding I believe 3,400 units are needed. There is overcrowding, health problems, young people in overcrowded situations where it makes learning and living difficult. The safety and security of the person

Parliament Of Canada Act   this person to continue to serve the public at the federal level his $61,000 pension and $3,400. I will take the House through a bit of the history of double dipping in Canada. Prior to 1976 pensions of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, members of Parliament, the military and public

Canada Post Corporation   are available. The Canada Post retail network currently consists of nearly 8,000 full service outlets, 4,150 corporate outlets, and more than 3,400 private sector outlets, supplemented by 11,000 stamp shops and agencies. Hours of access to postal products has increased substantially, while

The Budget   of on reserve natives on welfare? There are certainly some people getting bloated on the morass of spending. One place is the Hull bunker of DIAND which houses 3,400 of these bureaucrats. Accompanying these public servants are consultants, negotiators, lawyers and advisors, all taking

Public Service Staff Relations Act   members and also 3,400 public service employees. The 15,500 regular members are in fact law enforcement officers, the policemen of the RCMP. They are not unionized. The 2,000 civilian members hold support positions such as laboratory technicians, general technicians, specialists