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Tobacco Products Mr. Speaker, it has been almost 100 days since the government took office. We have established a clear approach of being straight with Canadians, of facing difficult problems head on and dealing with them decisively. That is what we intend to do today. We intend to deal
February 8th, 1994House debate
Jean ChrétienLiberal
House Of Commons Standing Orders in this House and elsewhere that the priority of the government is job creation and not the Constitution. The Liberal position on the nature of self-government was made clear in the red book. We said that the inherent right of self-government is an existing aboriginal and treaty right
February 7th, 1994House debate
Jean AugustineLiberal
House Of Commons Standing Orders Mr. Speaker, I should make clear to the member that I am not talking about turning members of Parliament into a voting machine where all they do is go home on the weekend, count noses on an issue and come back here and stick up their hands or not. I am not talking about that. I
February 7th, 1994House debate
Preston ManningReform
House Of Commons Standing Orders in the 1790s when the member for Bristol in England in the other Parliament discussed the various pros and cons of the system which the member, some generations later, has just suggested. My concern to the hon. member is that it seems very clear that the system the member proposes
February 7th, 1994House debate
Dan McTeagueLiberal
House Of Commons Standing Orders Order, please. I think the question is clear enough.
February 7th, 1994House debate
The Deputy Speaker
House Of Commons Standing Orders Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's question and the dilemma that freer votes can create in that respect. What I am saying, and I am sure this is the member's experience, that issues will come along where the party line is quite clear and he is absolutely aware that his
February 7th, 1994House debate
Preston ManningReform
House Of Commons Standing Orders Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question. I might not have made myself as clear as I should have. I was not saying that recall was the most important thing in the minds of Canadian voters. I was saying that if asked about these direct democracy measures, referenda
February 7th, 1994House debate
Preston ManningReform
House Of Commons Standing Orders vote convention we proposed we would still have parties. On most issues on which our platforms and commitments were clear and we were elected on the basis of those platforms and commitments we would continue to vote, for the most part, in accordance with those mandates. However
February 7th, 1994House debate
Preston ManningReform
House Of Commons Standing Orders is clear. It is to defend the interests of Quebec, according to parliamentary rules and traditions, while there is still time. The Bloc has a fundamental obligation to oppose any reform which is aimed at limiting the role of opposition members in controlling government activity
February 7th, 1994House debate
Gaston LerouxBloc
Multiculturalism in her own province? This is a denial of Quebec's distinct identity. Her department's mandate is to encourage a sense of Canadian cultural identity based on the main characteristics of Canada, which are bilingualism and multiculturalism. it is clear that the federal government's
February 7th, 1994House debate
Suzanne TremblayBloc
Public Works -week period at a cost of $150,000. I have given clear instructions to my staff at Public Works and Government Services Canada that that kind of behaviour will not be tolerated. In essence we have asked for a review and if necessary, disciplinary action will be taken.
February 7th, 1994House debate
David DingwallLiberal
Bosnia-Herzegovina Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister addressed that subject when he was in Brussels a couple of weeks ago. The former government did sign on with the rest of the NATO nations in not ruling out air strikes in certain eventualities. However the Prime Minister made it clear in Brussels
February 7th, 1994House debate
David CollenetteLiberal
Cigarette Smuggling Mr. Speaker, the position of the government is clear. It intends to have the law enforced everywhere in Canada. That continues to be our position. It is not a matter of looking for confrontation but instead, of enforcing the law in an equal manner in every part of the country
February 7th, 1994House debate
Herb GrayLiberal
Cigarette Smuggling In that case, Mr. Speaker, and to dispel any doubt or confusion people may have, including the inhabitants of these native reserves, could the Prime Minister agree to a request to meet with Mohawk chiefs and make it clear to them that he intends to ensure that the rule of law
February 7th, 1994House debate
Michel GauthierBloc
House Of Commons Standing Orders for the recall petition that is important. Some likely valid reasons for a petition could be a criminal act by a member, a proven failure to vote in accordance with the clear majority wish of the constituents, misrepresentation, for example, as has been recently revealed in the House, and so
February 7th, 1994House debate
Ted WhiteReform