Mr. Speaker, what I was trying to communicate is that I would like it transferred for debate.
Lost his last election, in 2006, with 33% of the vote.
Motions For Papers June 2nd, 1999
Mr. Speaker, what I was trying to communicate is that I would like it transferred for debate.
Motions For Papers June 2nd, 1999
Mr. Speaker, I would like Motion No. P-39 to be called.
Aboriginal Affairs May 28th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is preparing ratification legislation for the Nisga'a treaty. She knows full well that the Gitanyow and Gitksan band in northern B.C. have claimed essentially the same territory that the Nisga'a are receiving under this treaty, 84% of the same territory. By ratifying this treaty now, the minister is giving the impression that she is taking sides with the Nisga'a.
Does not the minister have a fiduciary obligation to the Gitanyow and Gitksan as well as the Nisga'a and is it not irresponsible to proceed with ratification until this very serious question has been addressed?
Questions On The Order Paper May 26th, 1999
Could the government provide a complete list of Jack Anawak's, Interim Commissioner of Nunavut, travel expenses from January 1996 to the present including: ( a ) the destination; ( b ) the number and names of the staff that attended; ( c ) the total cost of travel; ( d ) the name and cost of accomodation; ( e ) whether the spouse attended and at whose cost; ( f ) the name of the airline used; ( g ) the cost of the flight for each individual; ( h ) the ticket class for each individual; ( i ) the name of restaurants attended; and ( j ) the cost of meals for each individual?
Questions On The Order Paper May 26th, 1999
Could the government provide a complete list of all reserves in Canada that showed a deficit or an accumulated debt on their last band audit?
Aboriginal Affairs May 5th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said in response to an earlier question that there can be amendments to the Nisga'a treaty. Yesterday we heard from the government and from the leader of the Nisga'a nation that there can be no amendments. I am going to ask the Prime Minister to clarify for the House right here and now. Can there be amendments to this treaty once it gets to the floor of this House?
Aboriginal Affairs May 5th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister knows that the Nisga'a treaty is a back door way of amending the Constitution. What is even more distressing is it creates a state within a state. In 14 areas Nisga'a are going to have supremacy of law over the Government of Canada and the province of British Columbia.
The Prime Minister is opposed to sovereignty association for Quebec. How can he possibly support the Nisga'a treaty when it is nothing more than sovereignty association for the Nisga'a people?
Aboriginal Affairs May 4th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, eight short months ago the House had the privilege of an address by Nelson Mandela. Mr. Mandela spent his entire life fighting against legislated segregation. He spent 27 years in jail fighting against legislated segregation.
Why has the government abandoned the cherished Canadian value of equality of all Canadians?
Aboriginal Affairs May 4th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, let us look at some of the constitutional changes the government is trying to bring through the back door with the Nisga'a treaty: taxation without representation, race based government, regulation of trade by race, and entrenched inequality for aboriginal women.
Why has the government abandoned the cherished Canadian value of equality?
Aboriginal Affairs April 30th, 1999
Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary is wrong. He quoted from chapter 2, section 13 and I have to do it again because he did not get it yesterday:
In the event of any inconsistency or conflict between this agreement and the provisions of any federal or provincial law, this agreement will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency or conflict.
The hon. member knows that the Nisga'a people have the right to all matters of land under this treaty. He knows that aboriginal women have no rights when it comes to the disposition of a matrimonial home. I am going to ask him again, why did the government abandon Nisga'a women when it negotiated this treaty?