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Applications For Benefits  . The hon. member talked about examples of social programs to help people. He talked about the need and desire that we be fair. I think the hon. member is trying to be fair and generous with taxpayers' dollars. The point we are trying to make as the Reform Party

March 21st, 1994House debate

John WilliamsReform

Income Tax Act   justice, the respect of rights, as well as fairness in general. Something is wrong somewhere. Incidentally, CN did not pay taxes either. There is a problem with taxation and these few measures-although we feel some are valid-are so minor given the scope of the flaws in the Canadian

April 24th, 1995House debate

Yvan LoubierBloc

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act   to benefits. Eighty per cent of my constituents were against the elimination of survivor and death benefits. Seventy-five per cent were opposed to increasing the benefit age. We have listened to them. The proposed changes are moderate and they will be shared among all groups and be fair

December 4th, 1997House debate

Andrew TelegdiLiberal

Supply  . If he were one who contracted hepatitis C in Canada and watched all the other hepatitis C victims get fair and generous compensation, in other jurisdictions in the world as well, would he still believe in view of that comparison that Canada was the number one country in the world

April 23rd, 1998House debate

Maurice VellacottReform

Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act  Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to what the member had to say and I agree with him that Canadians are fair and generous people who really do not mind helping out their neighbour. However there is a feeling among many that Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia seem

February 8th, 1999House debate

John CumminsReform

Division No. 358   is fair and generous. I have always said that negotiation was our preferred solution, and I have the proof in my hand. Our determination to act in the interests of taxpayers, while respecting the interests of our employees, has borne fruit. This last-minute agreement must not, however

March 23rd, 1999House debate

Marcel MasséLiberal

Hepatitis C   that the government purposely designed. It has created problems. I have always figured, and I think most of us have, that Canada is a very fair and generous country. When we are leaving victims outside a package designed to compensate them there is something dreadfully wrong. I want to go

April 27th, 1999House debate

Greg ThompsonProgressive Conservative

Supply   members wrong because the Nisga'a have leadership that can do it. The Nisga'a can be fair, judicious, generous, sharing and giving like they have been. Many millionaires were created off their territory. Very few of them—

June 3rd, 1999House debate

Ethel Blondin-AndrewLiberal

Division No. 1263   which will complement current safety net programs. As safety net programs are cost shared with provincial governments, any new programs must also meet their key principle, which is that safety net programs are equitable, fair and generally available, and that these programs do

April 4th, 2000House debate

Joe McGuireLiberal

Immigration And Refugee Protection Act  . The intention is to be faster and fair. We are going to be able to remove those who are inadmissible persons in a more timely way. Canadians are a fair and generous people but we will not be taken advantage of. We will honour our time honoured humanitarian traditions but we want to see our

May 1st, 2000House debate

Elinor CaplanLiberal

The Budget  , Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto. Our fellow citizens, the poorest among us, have become poorer while the rich have got richer. There has been no effort in recent years to establish ways to redistribute the wealth in a more adequate, fair or generous way. The opposite is true, in fact

March 29th, 2004House debate

Réal MénardBloc

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, as I think the hon. member is aware, we cannot talk about particular cases. However, I can assure the House that Canada's refugee determination system is a very fair and generous system and that anyone who applies has full access. Upon completion we expect

November 1st, 2004House debate

Judy SgroLiberal

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. member is well aware of the fact that we continue to have a very fair and generous system. It is quite effective, and there are lots of avenues of recourse for anyone who disapproves of the decisions that a refugee board makes.

November 2nd, 2004House debate

Judy SgroLiberal

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, how is this for fair and generous? Some recent American refugee claimants include drug traffickers, people fleeing from multiple crimes, army deserters, and even a wanted Hell's Angel. While waiting for a hearing these so-called refugees stay in Canada and receive

November 2nd, 2004House debate

Randy WhiteConservative

Official Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, church sanctuary is a tradition. We all know that. However, it is not a law. Canada's refugee determination system is a fair and generous one that follows clearly defined processes. The government is committed to ensuring that our refugee determination system

February 17th, 2005House debate

Hedy FryLiberal