Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, the federal government has decided to build its own $11.9 million office complex in Sault Ste. Marie. This steel, brick and glass building will include 120,000 square feet on two storeys to house the Canada Employment Centre, the Income Securities Office, Revenue Can

Sahtu Dene And Metis Land Claim Settlement Act  Mr. Speaker, the member who just spoke was a businessman in his previous life. Has he looked at the agreement from the standpoint of the new bureaucracy, how it would affect doing future business and how it would affect existing businesses within the settlement area?

Sahtu Dene And Metis Land Claim Settlement Act  Mr. Speaker, it seems a bit like the further we get away from the first presentations the more murky some of the debate becomes. I would like to make a couple of points and then ask a couple of related questions. We are really looking for open debate. We are talking about an are

Sahtu Dene And Metis Land Claim Settlement Act  Mr. Speaker, I have one more question. There was some discussion about the history of these kinds of negotiations in the member's statement. I just wondered whether the member was familiar with the comprehensive western Arctic Dene-Metis agreement. It was signed in 1990 and incl

Sahtu Dene And Metis Land Claim Settlement Act  Mr. Speaker, my first question relates to the B.C. Treaty Commission which was referred to as an impartial body. Three groups are involved in those negotiations, represented by the federal and provincial governments and the First Nations. My first question is why are third party

Métis Society  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice. What is the minister doing about the criminal activity with respect to the tampering of minutes of the Métis Society of Saskatchewan?

Métis Society  I have a supplementary question, Mr. Speaker. Is the minister stonewalling because of the involvement or association of Marc LeClair, chief administrative officer of the Métis National Council, adviser to the Métis Society of Saskatchewan, a participant in the drafting of the Li

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my supplementary is for the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Core funding for the Métis Society of Saskatchewan is provided by the minister's department. Can he assure the House that no fiscal 1994-95 funds will be released to the society until the investigation is co

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Justice. The Deloitte and Touche draft audit of the Métis Society of Saskatchewan identified that minutes of the society's meetings were tampered with. Métis society members have been denied access to this draft audit. Can the min

Métis Society Of Saskatchewan  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Could the minister confirm that the Deloitte & Touche draft audit of the Métis Society of Saskatchewan commissioned by the federal government and the Government of Saskatchewan has revea

Métis Society Of Saskatchewan  Mr. Speaker, my supplementary question is for the Prime Minister. Rank and file Métis are concerned about the lack of accountability of funding arrangements by the department of Indian affairs and how it may affect Métis credibility and future funding. Could the Prime Minister

Greenpeace Canada  Mr. Speaker, if I understood the minister's statement there is a difference between the international Greenpeace organization and Greenpeace Canada. If I understood the context, is it allowable to transfer funds from the one organization to the other?

Greenpeace Canada  Mr. Speaker, I misunderstood the intent. The answer is that I do not wish to make a statement at this time.

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act  Mr. Speaker, there will be objections whenever boundaries are redrawn. I appreciate that. British Columbians have had knowledge of these changes for nine days. Discussions were going on in this parliamentary atmosphere on the Hill wanting to kill this process before British Colu

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act  Mr. Speaker, the collective memory on the Charlottetown accord in British Columbia is still very much there. The province voted two-thirds against the provisions of the Charlottetown accord. The collective memory on the promise and guarantees concerning redistribution is very muc