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Petitions March 12th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition signed by 54 of my constituents, which I endorse.
The petitioners call on Parliament to urge the federal government to join with the provincial governments to make the national highway system upgrading possible.
Point Of Order March 5th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I referred to a document during my question. I would like to table that document now.
National Defence March 5th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, my goodness it is hard to believe that minister about waving documents around when he fails even to put them up the same day he waves them.
Submitting information requests is the legal right of every Canadian but Colonel Drapeau got too close to the truth. That is when Mr. Fowler decided to take him down. Mr. Fowler even sent his illegal poison pen letter about Colonel Drapeau to CSIS, the Department of Justice, and the Department of National Revenue. He broke the Privacy Act by issuing this illegal letter and that is unacceptable.
How could the government justify a person like this representing Canada to the international community at the UN?
National Defence March 5th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I apologize. I was just doing what some of the ministers do.
The document I have proves the Prime Minister's friend and political appointee, Bob Fowler, broke the Privacy Act when he improperly issued documents in an attempt to destroy the reputation of Colonel Michel Drapeau. Unbelievably he did this to try to prevent Colonel Drapeau from legally submitting access to information requests at the Department of National Defence.
Will the Prime Minister finally hold Mr. Fowler accountable for his actions and recall him immediately to Ottawa?
National Defence March 5th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the Reform Party has received some interesting documents and I would be prepared to table them.
Petitions March 3rd, 1997
Madam Speaker, I wish to present to Parliament a petition signed by 56 of my constituents.
The petitioners call upon Parliament to urge the federal government to join with the provincial governments to make the national highway system upgrading possible beginning in 1997.
Commemorative Stamp March 3rd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, this sounds very much like what was said during the referendum: be happy, keep quiet, do not say anything.
The Prime Minister just completed a visit to France and he said that relations have never been better. Is this stamp an example of the relationship getting better? Will the Prime Minister stand up for Canada? Will he stop catering to the separatists and will he call the French ambassador in and tell him to butt out or get out?
Commemorative Stamp March 3rd, 1997
Mr. Speaker, unbelievably the French government is going to issue a stamp to glorify de Gaulle's vive le Quebec libre visit .This is utterly reprehensible and is a direct attack on Canadian sovereignty and unity.
Is the government unwilling to defend the country's unity and sovereignty and demand that the French government stop supporting Quebec separatists?
Somalia Inquiry February 14th, 1997
Today's letter.
Somalia Inquiry February 14th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the minister only goes so far. As soon as we start moving up the ladder we shut it down. That is the point and he is missing that point.
When the defence minister said yesterday that there is no one in Canada who believes there was a cover-up, did he actually expect Canadians to believe that? Does he not understand the gravity of what is happening or that he will never get the military reformed if he does not deal with the whole situation at this point?
In my office we are hearing from Canadians. They are concerned about the cover-up and now the whitewash of the cover-up. Will the minister stop blustering, come clean with the Canadian people and let the inquiry get to the truth?