Raymond Simard

[Question No. 146, June 17th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the remaining question be allowed to stand.

[Questions Passed as Orders for Returns, June 17th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, if Questions Nos. 144 and 146 could be made orders for returns, these returns would be tabled immediately.

[Questions on the Order Paper, June 17th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, the following questions will be answered today: Nos. 147, 149 and 154.

[Committees of the House, June 17th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe that if you seek it, this time you will find unanimous consent to proceed temporarily to questions on the order paper.

[Committees of the House, June 17th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, discussions have taken place and I believe that I would have unanimous consent to proceed to questions on the order paper.

[Government Response to Petitions, June 17th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government responses to 17 petitions.

[Certificates of Nomination, June 17th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 110(2) I have the honour to table two certificates of nomination.

[Order in Council Appointments, June 17th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table in the House today, in both official languages, a number of order in council appointments recently made by the government.

[Devils Lake Water Diversion, June 16th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, today's news that Canada has won an agreement to delay diverting water away from Devils Lake while negotiations are ongoing is very significant.

I would like to thank the Prime Minister for consistently raising this issue with President Bush.

Hopefully, this delay finally signals North Dakota's acknowledgement of the serious environmental and political ramifications of such a project.

To divert these waters into Manitoba's rivers and lakes risks setting a precedent that would compromise the integrity of our longstanding boundary agreements with the United States.

I want to encourage all the hon. members of this House to join me and my Liberal colleagues, and a growing number of voices on both sides of the border, in calling on North Dakota to respect the Boundary Waters Treaty and to agree to a joint reference to the International Joint Commission.

We want to preserve water quality in the rivers and lakes of Manitoba while maintaining good relations with the United States for future generations.

[Questions on the Order Paper, June 13th, 2005]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.