Mr. Speaker, in order to inform parliamentarians and Canadians about government performance, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the 86 performance reports for departments and agencies.
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Performance of Departments and Agencies November 7th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, in order to inform parliamentarians and Canadians about government performance, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the 86 performance reports for departments and agencies.
Official Languages November 5th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, Treasury Board policy, which must be respected by all departments, including National Defence, is very clear; all managers who work in regions designated as bilingual must reach a level of bilingualism by March 2003. Right now, those who are behind are accelerating efforts and we hope that they will all meet the standards by March 2003. If not, there will definitely be consequences.
Government Spending November 1st, 2002
Mr. Speaker, what about affordable housing? I think all members of Parliament are for the fact that we should improve affordable housing and they will find us spending money on that.
What about disability pensions for veterans affairs people? Are they saying that we should not pay disability pensions to our people?
What about homelessness? Are they saying that we should not spend money for that big problem?
I think the opposition is completely wrong.
Health November 1st, 2002
Mr. Speaker, all the estimates that were tabled this week are included in the fiscal framework of the government. I think the member would agree with us that we must have very good spending for the citizens of our country.
What does the member have against giving some money to CIDA? What does the member have against giving more money to the health institutes to have better health research? What about the fact that we will also help with pay adjustments for our army personnel?
All this spending is worth--
Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2002 October 31st, 2002
moved that Bill S-2, An Act to implement an agreement, conventions and protocols concluded between Canada and Kuwait, Mongolia, the United Arab Emirates, Moldova, Norway, Belgium and Italy for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion and to amend the enacted text of three tax treaties, be read the first time.
(Motion agreed to, and bill read the first time)
Public Service October 28th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, could I ask the member if he would agree to respect the equity employment legislation in Canada and to accept also the fact that we need to have a public service representative of our population.
That is clear to me and it is clear for the majority of Canadians. When we have a diverse public service, Canadians are very proud of their public service too because it is exactly like the population of the country. We will respect the equity employment legislation.
Health Care System October 28th, 2002
moved:
That this House take note of the ongoing public discussion of the future of the Canadian health care system.
The Environment October 23rd, 2002
Mr. Speaker, two years ago, an inventory was started across government to identify and classify all contaminated sites.
More than 85% of the sites have been identified and classified, which translates into more than 10,000 sites that have been assessed. The member can even find this inventory himself on the Internet, ranked according to risks. This has been an important first step.
The second step is the following: we are currently spending $100 million and in the Speech from the Throne, the government has committed to accelerating the cleanup of contaminated sites.
Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act October 21st, 2002
moved That Bill C-14, an act providing for controls on the export, import or transit across Canada of rough diamonds and for a certification scheme for the export of rough diamonds in order to meet Canada's obligations under the Kimberley Process be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Public Service of Canada October 8th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, it is really unbelievable what I am hearing here today.
We want a public service that represents the population of Canada.
On the contrary, we decided not to have a quota system that would be mandatory and arbitrary. We decided to have a target system and it is not contrary to the merit principle. This is the first merit principle, but we should have a diverse public service.