John Duncan was Conservative MP for Vancouver Island North (B.C.) until 2015

Foreign Affairs  . In the Saturday edition of the Kitchener-Waterloo Record Pam Goebel, a Kitchener native and a reserve army captain who had recently returned from Bosnia, described our work in these terms: ``It is a waste of soldiers' lives, a waste of taxpayers' money. Basically the soldiers feel

Speech From The Throne   most proud and I thank for his support. I would be remiss if I did not also thank my father, John Cummins, and my late mother. Life is a little easier when you can look at your mother and father and say with pride "that is my mother and that is my father". I have been able to do

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, a thank you is in order. We have a new Speaker in the House and a new speaker team and hopefully we are entering into a new era in the House of Commons. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the voters of North Island-Powell River who have given me the oppo

Speech From The Throne   for their support during the last election. They have chosen to return me to this place, which is very special for me and for all those who are here and indeed for our electors. A former Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker, once said there was no greater honour for a Canadian than to have

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. As a lawyer and a former Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development can you provide the House today with a legal definition of inherent right to self-government as it relates to federal authority?

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I have a question I would like to ask the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister provide us with his definition of inherent right to self-government as it applies to federal authority?

The Late Joshua Kakegamic  Mr. Speaker, this is a tribute to Joshua Kakegamic of Keewaywin in northwestern Ontario who died in a snowmobile accident while trying to save his friend, John Kalaserk, an Inuit preacher. Josh Kakegamic was a talented woodland native artist whose works are found

supply   support as native groups pursued their own objectives. This confusion is still evident today in the implementation of the Canadian aboriginal economic development strategy. This one program was initiated by the Government of Canada in 1989 to address the economic disparities between

supply   positioned to serve the business needs of aboriginal clients, the role it plays in the Canadian aboriginal economic development strategy. In carrying out my duties, I can count on the precious advice and dedication of the native economic development boards in the private sectors, which

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The Canadian Federation of Municipalities represents an important level of government and is especially sensitive to local concerns. The federation recently recommended to the Royal Commissi

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the minister for his answer. I would ask him to insist that Stewart, B.C. be brought into the negotiations in northwestern British Columbia.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the Commission on Resources and the Environment is a B.C. government project to review and recommend solutions to land use conflicts on Vancouver Island. These talks fell apart. A community report was submitted which recommended 12 per cent of Vancouver Island be pr

Forestry  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Natural Resources. The Canadian government recently funded a multimillion dollar model forest in Mexico. Can the minister assure the House that at the upcoming month-end bilateral conference in Mexico City the government will not

Forestry  I have a supplementary question, Mr. Speaker. Mexico is running a budget surplus while we are struggling with a large deficit. Does the minister agree that this government should not be funding forestry projects outside Canada?