Sitting Resumed  I ask the House to join in the expression of a very special note of thanks to the retiring Speaker, the hon. John Fraser, who has served this House with distinction and dignity. The last passage in Disraeli's diary before he left home to take his seat in the House of Commons

House debate  , environmentalist, thinker and distinguished writer described Canada as possibly the world's first international nation. Canada more than lived up to that description in the years that followed. Its government and its citizens have shown a mature and sensitive concern for global security in all

Speech From The Throne   and vibrant nation but I have watched as socialism has wrung this vitality dry. Our economy is feeble and we must rebuild it for our children. Our heritage is free enterprise. It created our prosperity. It developed products and innovations that raised our standard of living

Speech From The Throne  Madam Speaker, my first words in this House must be those of appreciation for the privilege and honour of representing the riding of Erie. I would like to thank its voters for their trust and confidence without which I would not be here. I am aware of my responsibility to my

Speech From The Throne   community as a whole. It is good that the GATT discussions led to the suggestion for a world trade organization, but this is not for the first time. It was one of the hopes of the founding fathers of the United Nations in 1946 that there would be a world trade organization

Speech From The Throne  , sovereignty has emerged as the only way to allow our two nations to stop arguing endlessly about the Constitution and start dealing with the real issues. What are those real issues? First, to undo the harm done by overly liberal budgeting in recent years, especially at the federal level

Speech From The Throne   of experienced and some rookie members will work together as a team. I can assure the House that we are all Canadians first and foremost. As we say though, we believe Manitoba should have a just share of the nation's prosperity. We have an excellent senior minister in the hon. Minister

Speech From The Throne  , tourism and farming. It has been said that as Simcoe Centre goes so goes most of Ontario. My riding is named for the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe, and like the governor the riding has played an important role in the development of this province

Speech From The Throne   to thank the hon. member for Burin-St. George's for his eloquent speech on the right to self-determination. The member is himself from a nation, in fact the only nation to do so in this country, which has freely and voluntarily decided, through a referendum held in 1948, to join

Speech From The Throne   help but look around the House and see how things have changed in the last 25 years. Twenty-five years ago there was only one woman in Parliament. When I was first elected to this place in 1984 there were 26 women. Today that has more than doubled. Of course I was very happy to see

Speech From The Throne   of the Opposition and the hon. member for Calgary Southwest. My first words will be directed to the constituents of the riding of Rimouski-Témiscouata. I want to thank them for the confidence that they have shown me by choosing me to represent them in the House or that they have expressed to me

Speech From The Throne  Madam Speaker, first I would like to congratulate my colleague on his appointment to the cabinet. Having worked with him for the last 10 years I know he will serve the people of his constituency and the country well. I should also say how deeply honoured I am to be often

Foreign Affairs   has repeatedly called on Canada to take part in missions of many kinds throughout the world. It was back in 1949 that Canada's first peacekeepers were deployed. They went to Kashmir with what was soon to become known as the United Nations Military Observer Group in India

Foreign Affairs   my Croatian viewpoint the United Nations was required more when the war was first started. They are now not needed. The war would not be any different with or without them". I quote the second gentleman who said: "Permanent humanitarian aid can only be achieved

Foreign Affairs   it is surely that the status quo is not acceptable. Where we differ, as members of Parliament and even within parties, is how we respond to this tragedy and what the most appropriate response is as Canadians and as citizens of the world through the United Nations. I returned earlier