House debate   will open the 1994 Commonwealth Games. On October 25, 1993, Canadians chose a new Parliament and a new government. The Government has made a number of commitments to the people of Canada. They will be implemented. On opening the first session of this Parliament, and on behalf

House debate   to be Canadian. Canada has been good to me, my wife Verona and our two children, Andrew and Sonja. I feel that this country has given me a lot and I hope that in this House I can give back some of what it has given to me. On October 25, 1993, the Canadian people gave us their trust

House debate   my respects to His Excellency the Governor General and Mrs. Hnatyshyn. Last October 25, the people of Canada sent an enlightened message to the Conservative government. Canadians placed their trust and future in the hands of a leader who, in my estimation, will provide

Cambridge  Mr. Speaker, on October 25, 1993 I was honoured to be elected by the people of Cambridge, North Dumfries and south Kitchener in the federal riding of Cambridge. What makes this election special to me is that I am the first Croatian-born Canadian to be elected to the House

Interparliamentary Delegation   which was held in Ottawa from October 18 to October 22, 1993.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present two petitions. The first is a petition signed by my constituents in Burnaby-Kingsway and residents from elsewhere in British Columbia. It notes that in October 1985 a parliamentary subcommittee on equality rights unanimously recommended

Speech From The Throne   and Quebec. The people of Quebec will soon decide their future following a debate that we all hope will be marked by a spirit of democracy. This is also a time when the adverse effects of the combined economic and political crisis are threatening to make a growing number of our fellow

Speech From The Throne   of skilled labour, when over 25,000 Quebecers are waiting to be trained. This is at the heart of the dysfunctional federalism and the legitimacy crisis which is paralysing Canada. This administrative mess comes from the very nature of the system. However, this is also a sign

Speech From The Throne   to the House of Commons on October 25. This session of Parliament has an unprecedented number of new members. More than two-thirds of the women and men in this House are new to Parliament. It is the biggest injection of new energy in the history of this institution. I look forward

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I wish to begin by congratulating you on your election to the office of Speaker and to offer you the co-operation and support of our Reform members. Canadians made it abundantly clear on October 25, 1993 that they were not pleased with the performance of many

Speech From The Throne   not speak for Quebec. Just now, he was saying that fifty members of the Bloc quebecois were elected because there was a political and economic crisis and it was therefore the Bloc's mission to try and deal with the recession and later on to deal with the political crisis through

Speech From The Throne   of Richelieu who have once again placed their confidence in me in the election of October 25. The riding of Richelieu, which I am proud to represent here, is typical of Quebec as a whole. For one thing, over 65 per cent of my constituents voted for the Bloc Quebecois. Moreover

Speech From The Throne   that was aimed essentially at maintaining a low inflation rate in Canada without paying any attention to the unemployment it brought. The economic crisis was made even worse by the signing of a free trade agreement, when industry had not been prepared for the deep changes so badly needed

Speech From The Throne   to represent the people of Regina-Wascana. I want to thank them for the trust they vested in me in the election of October 25. Regina-Wascana includes the southern half of the city of Regina and a rural area running south and east from the city. I am proud to represent Saskatchewan's

Speech From The Throne  Madam Speaker, as this is the first time I rise in this House, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Beauport-Montmorency-Orléans for electing me on October 25, last year, to represent them in this place. My question or comment for my hon. colleague from