Lucienne Robillard

[Supply, December 10th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 1

That Vote 1a, in the amount of $63,196,279, under AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD—Operating expenditures, in Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

[1998-99 Annual Report On Official Languages, November 24th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I am pleased to table, in both official languages, the annual report on official languages for 1998-99.

[Infrastructure Program, November 18th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I suggest the hon. member go back and read the Speech from the Throne, which clearly states that we will have an infrastructure program and that we will take the time to negotiate it with our partners.

Our target date is December 2000. We will negotiate in a serene context and we will do so first and foremost to meet the public's needs.

[Pay Equity, November 18th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform members of the House that the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has endorsed the agreement we reached with the Public Service Alliance of Canada regarding implementation of the pay equity ruling.

We are therefore prepared to move on to the next step, which is to calculate exactly what is owed each public servant. Our present employees can expect to receive their cheques in four to six months. The amounts will be calculated automatically and paid out by the departments they are currently working for. We have also set up toll-free telephone lines for our former employees.

[Supplementary Estimates (A), 1999-2000, November 4th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I move:

That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, laid upon the Table November 4, 1999, be referred to the several standing committees of the House in accordance with the detailed allocation attached.

Editor's Note: List referred to above is as follows:

To the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Votes 1a, 5a, 6a, 10a, 15a, 35a and 50a

To the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food

Agriculture and Agri-Food, Votes 1a, 5a, 10a, 15a, 20a and 25a

To the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Canadian Heritage, Votes 1a, 5a, 50a, 60a, 65a, 70a, 75a, 80a, 90a, 110a, 115a and 130a Privy Council, Vote 30a

To the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Citizenship and Immigration, Votes 1a and 10a

To the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

Environment, Votes 1a, 5a, 10a and 15a

To the Standing Committee on Finance

Canada Customs and Revenue, Vote 1a Finance, Votes 1a and 6a

To the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

Fisheries and Oceans, Votes 1a, 5a and 10a

To the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Foreign Affairs, Votes 1a, 5a, 10a, 11a, 20a, 25a, 30a, 41a, 45a and 50a

To the Standing Committee on Health

Health, Votes 1a, 5a, 10a, 15a, 20a and 25a

To the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Human Resources Development, Votes 1a, 5a, 10a, 15a, 20a, 25a and 35a

To the Standing Committee on Industry

Industry, Votes 1a, 5a, 20a, 25a, 30a, 35a, 40a, 45a, 50a, 55a, 70a, 75a, 85a, 90a, 95a, 100a, 110a, 115a and 120a

To the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Justice, Votes 1a, 5a, 10a, 15a, 30a, 40a, 45a and 50a Solicitor General, Votes 1a, 10a, 15a, 25a, 35a, 40a and 50a

To the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs

National Defence, Votes 1a, 5a, 10a and L11a Veterans Affairs, Votes 1a, 5a and 10a

To the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations

Canadian Heritage, Vote 125a Governor General, Vote 1a Natural Resources, Votes 1a, 5a, 15a, 20a, 22a and 25a Privy Council, Votes 1a, 5a, 10a and 55a Public Works and Government Services, Votes 1a and 10a Treasury Board, Votes 1a, 10a and 15a

To the Standing Committee on Public Accounts

Finance, Vote 25a

To the Standing Committee on Transport

Privy Council, Vote 15a

To the Standing Joint Committee on Library of Parliament

Parliament, Vote 10a

To the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages

Privy Council, Vote 25a

(Motion agreed to)

[Supplementary Estimates (A), 1999-2000, November 4th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Orders 81(5) and 81(6), I wish to move a motion concerning referral of the supplementary estimates to the standing committees of the House.

There is a lengthy list of these committees associated with the motion. If it is agreeable to the House, I would ask that the list be printed in

Hansard

as if it had been read.

[Visible Minorities, October 29th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, we have been working for a number of years to increase the number of people of visible minorities working in the public service, but we have noted that the increase over the past ten years has been very gradual.

Accordingly, we have set up a task force. We have not added to the bureaucracy. These people are volunteers from outside government, people well aware of the problems. They are going to help us draw up an action plan to increase the proportion of visible minorities more quickly so as to be representative of the Canadian population.

[Equality, October 26th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, contrary to what the hon. member says, our government has indeed taken steps to make the public service even more inclusive. As soon as we were apprised of the problems, my predecessor set up an external advisory board headed by Mr. Perinbam to advise the government on how to achieve an even more inclusive public service.

I do not think that our government has anything to learn from the New Democratic Party on this score.

[Pay Equity, October 22nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, it is clear that there is a big difference between the Reform Party and our government. I remind everyone that the Reform Party in its electoral platform said: “We will discontinue employment equity programs and will repeal section 15(2) of the charter of rights and freedoms”. That is the section about equality rights. I do not think we have any reason to hear from the Reform Party on that.

[Pay Equity, October 21st, 1999]

In a few days, Mr. Speaker.