Mr. Speaker, the important person in this case is the counsel for the commission who has not indicated at any time that there was any problem. He says the government is co-operating completely. He is the person who should be speaking to this issue.
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Apec Inquiry October 22nd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the important person in this case is the counsel for the commission who has not indicated at any time that there was any problem. He says the government is co-operating completely. He is the person who should be speaking to this issue.
Nunavut Act October 22nd, 1998
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-57, an act to amend the Nunavut Act with respect to the Nunavut Court of Justice and to amend other acts in consequence.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act October 22nd, 1998
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-56, an act respecting an agreement with the Norway House Cree Nation for the settlement of matters arising from the flooding of land and respecting the establishment of certain reserves in the province of Manitoba.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Apec Inquiry October 21st, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as I have said many times, there is a process in place. It is called the public complaints commission. It is what parliament established to get to the truth in matters like this. It is doing its job even as we speak and I look forward to finding out the results.
Aboriginal Affairs October 21st, 1998
Mr. Speaker, we have been working on this for quite some time. We are simply waiting for the other legal actions to play themselves out. Consequently, when this happens we will be able to move on with a broader inquiry.
Aboriginal Affairs October 21st, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as I have said many times in the past, we are working together with both the province of Alberta and the AFN to get to the bottom of what happened on the Tsuu T'ina reserve. We look forward to working through this over the course of the fall at the request of the community.
Apec Inquiry October 21st, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as everyone in this House knows, there is an inquiry going on in Vancouver. It is being done in the way that parliament feels these kinds of issues should be dealt with. The commission counsel has access to $650,000 additional dollars to make sure everyone has the assistance they need to ensure this is done fairly.
I wish hon. members would let us get to the truth.
Apec Inquiry October 21st, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as I said yesterday, we have increased the amount of money available to the public complaints commission by some $650,000 to facilitate the process in the way that parliament originally intended.
Apec Inquiry October 21st, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the complainants in this case have the public complaints commission.
Apec Inquiry October 21st, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as a matter of fact the complainants in this case were the people who requested this hearing.
The public complaints commission was established to deal with these kinds of issues and that is exactly what it is doing.