Supply   in Scarborough West. I believe that the majority of my constituents have an evident lack of confidence in the Young Offenders Act. As recently as May 2 they asked me, in no uncertain terms and in nothing less than a clear majority what the government was preparing to do about

Supply   to make that clear. So, I did not say there was general jubilation over the Young Offenders Act, but I did say that it did not produce the same panic reaction as it did in your region.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have listened carefully. I want to make this very clear. By our motion today we are not asking for increased penalties particularly. We are not discarding the social help side for those offenders who can take it up. We are asking that the Young Offenders Act

Supply  ? Or that the proportion of criminals is about the same among young people as it is in the adult population? Let us face it: While adults represent 75 per cent of Canada's population, they commit over 90 per cent of crimes. Mr. Speaker, the reality is clear. Young people are not criminals

Supply   are these Prairie crusaders ganging up on now? Young people who are not eligible to vote and who are represented in this Parliament by adults, adults who are running scared and who want young offenders to be punished like adults-who are their role models-for the same crimes. It is clear from all

Supply   billion budget. Can the parliamentary secretary at least undertake to send a clear message to the Minister of Human Resources Development so that, in an urban area like ours, such inexpensive programs be maintained to support community spirit because these are being chipped away

Committees Of The House  Mr. Speaker, I would move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) concerning forestry practices in Canada in clear-cutting, the House authorize the Standing Committee on Natural Resources to travel from May 23 to 26, 1994 to British Columbia and Alberta, and in Ontario, Quebec

Supply   loud and clear that voters in my riding and all across Canada do not like the YOA. They will no longer tolerate the YOA in its present form. I do not need to remind my colleagues in this House that the buck stops here. We have brought forward our motion today on behalf

Unemployment Insurance Act   be subject to various conditions". The terms of the standing order in my view are very clear. The prerogatives under Standing Order 73 are given to ministers of the crown. As such, they cannot be invoked by private members and the Chair cannot therefore accept the hon. member's argument

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act   with regard to financial compensation granted by the government? Many more examples could be provided; in fact, my colleagues have mentioned several already in this debate. It seems clear and obvious that the affluent members of this society stand to gain more from their dealings

Coastal Fisheries Protection Act   program with ears, eyes and teeth to conserve our fish stocks, the observer program? In February the government selected a firm to take over the observer program effective April 1. By the end of March it was clear to the government that the company was not able to provide

Coastal Fisheries Protection Act   will not comment on the American formal response-some understanding for the plight we face. We had a separate discussion on the whole question of the Pacific salmon treaty. I made very clear to the American ambassador, as did the Prime Minister when he spoke to the president a few weeks ago

Points Of Order  Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I have two matters. I think the House will give its consent to the withdrawal of government business Nos. 11 and 12, the two motions for debate on special subjects which have now been debated and are therefore finished. To clear the Order

Seniors   service. However, senior citizens do not like this kind of service, and they have made that clear through the representative for the Fédération de l'âge d'or. Considering the special needs of senior citizens and disabled persons, would the minister responsible for senior citizens

National Revenue  . It is not a program to assist American or other companies to do the same thing overseas. The legislation is clear in this regard. Indeed, as I mentioned before, I am limited in my opportunity to apply the law. With respect to the NAFTA and the FTA provisions, I am informed that we are within