House of Commons Hansard #30 of the 35th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was budget.
Gilles Duceppe Bloc Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC
Mr. Speaker, in the past-I have been here for three of four years now-, I did not notice that such practice was in effect. As regards the plight of the hon. members sitting close to the curtains, we also had to live with this situation in the past. It is hard on the legs, but good for the health.
Point Of OrderOral Questions
The Speaker
I would like to terminate this particular point of order. Does the hon. member for Sherbrooke have another point of order that he would like to raise?
Jean Charest Progressive Conservative Sherbrooke, QC
Yes, Mr. Speaker, I have another point of order. While I am on my feet I notice my friend from the Bloc rose for a second time to reiterate his point. I find interesting all this talk of a new Parliament and the previous government being defeated because of the way things were. All I hear from them in terms of our practices in the House is that what is being applied to us was the old system.
So much for the change, the new Parliament and the will to do things differently.
My point of order relates to the Minister of Finance who in his reply offered to make information available to me. His reply was unclear in terms of what he exactly was committed to do. I was asking a specific question.
Point Of OrderOral Questions
The Speaker
Order, please. I do not think that is strictly a point of order. I am sure the hon. member could get this information simply by-
Point Of OrderOral Questions
The Speaker
Order. The hon. member will realize it is not a point of order. I am sure this information can be elicited in other ways.
There being no other points of order, we will proceed to the next order of the day.
Marcel Massé LiberalPresident of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Mr. Speak-
er, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to present the report of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act Review Commission.
John Richardson Liberal Perth—Wellington—Waterloo, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the first report of the Special Joint Committee on Canada's Defence Policy.
This report requests the additional powers for the committee concerning the televising of its proceedings and the power to create subcommittees.
The Senate adopted the report at its sitting yesterday afternoon. If the House gives its consent I intend to move concurrence in the report later this day.
Committees Of The HouseRoutine Proceedings
The Speaker
There is no consent but the report can be tabled.
Nelson Riis NDP Kamloops, BC
Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties. Considering that our Olympic hockey team is to start playing its semifinals in about 90 minutes from now, I think you would find unanimous consent for the following motion:
That, notwithstanding any standing order and the usual practices of the House, the order for second reading of Bill C-212, an act to recognize hockey as a national sport, be called immediately after routine proceedings; and
That the House proceed to dispose of the bill immediately at all stages, including consideration by committee of the whole, without debate or amendment.
Fernand Robichaud Liberal Beauséjour, NB
Mr. Speaker, consultations are under way and we are not ready to give consent before we hear the result of these consultations.
Committees Of The HouseRoutine Proceedings
The Speaker
There is not unanimous consent at this time.
Don Boudria Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour and privilege to present, pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions with regard to the serial killer board game.
The petitions I am tabling today, along with others tabled previously, total some 105,552 signatures, all of them calling for a ban on the importation of this product into Canada.
Allow me to salute the particular contribution of one of my constituents, Mrs. Lina Cléroux, who collected on her own several thousand signatures in order to ban the serial killer board game. Today, I have the honour and the privilege to table those petitions. The grand total of signatures to date is 105,552.
Ed Harper Reform Simcoe Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege for me today to present a petition from Brenda Smith of Wasaga Beach in my riding requesting our action on the distribution of killer cards. I am pleased to add it to the petition which has just previously been endorsed.
Walt Lastewka Liberal St. Catharines, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to place before this House a petition co-ordinated by Holy Cross High School in St. Catharines and signed by almost 3,000 of my constituents in the surrounding areas.
As you know, Mr. Speaker, I have spoken in the House before about the harm to society of serial killer cards. The petitioners state that they support the efforts of Mrs. Debbie Mahaffy in her quest to have the importation of killer cards seized at the Canada-U.S. border to stop their distribution in Canada.
The cards published by Eclipse Comic Books, the True Crime Trading Cards and other publishers feature the crimes of serial killers, mass murderers and gangsters. We do not want these cards in our communities.
The petition continues: We abhor crimes of violence against persons and we believe that killer trading cards offer nothing positive for children or adults to admire or emulate but rather contribute to violence. Therefore the undersigned, your petitioners, humbly pray and call upon this Parliament of Canada to amend the laws of Canada to prohibit the importation, distribution, sale and manufacture of killer cards in law and to advise producers of killer cards that their product if destined for Canada will be seized and destroyed.
May I reiterate my support for this petition which I table in the House today and thank the member for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell for his assistance and support.
Andy Mitchell Liberal Parry Sound—Muskoka, ON
Mr. Speaker, as is my duty as member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka, I am tabling a petition in relation to the Official Languages Act signed by several of my constituents. My tabling of this petition in no way is an indication of my position on this issue.
