Mr. Speaker, Progressive Conservative members present will vote no on this motion.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Lost his last election, in 2006, with 29% of the vote.
Interim Supply March 22nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, Progressive Conservative members present will vote no on this motion.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Division No. 1214 March 22nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, Progressive Conservative members vote no on this motion.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Division No. 1213 March 22nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, the Progressive Conservative members present for the previous division vote no on this motion.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Division No. 1212 March 22nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, Progressive Conservative members vote no on this motion.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Division No. 1211 March 22nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, Progressive Conservative members are opposed to this motion.
Division No. 1186 March 22nd, 2000
Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to point out to you that the member for Beauséjour—Peticodiac should be recorded as having voted.
Supply March 21st, 2000
It took nine years to translate them.
Supply March 21st, 2000
Cheques get to Shawinigan faster than that.
Alcan's Job Sharing Program March 20th, 2000
Mr. Speaker, with all the scandals at Human Resources Development Canada, the minister has an opportunity to do something constructive in the case of Alcan's job sharing program—Solidarité pour la création d'emplois.
In 1995, in co-operation with the federal government, Alcan employees, the Government of Quebec and the company decided to create a job sharing program.
Arbitrarily, after three years, the federal government pulled out, leaving hundreds of jobs in jeopardy.
I beg the minister to review this file objectively. There is much talk of partnership, which I think is one of the most promising avenues for the future, particularly in the outlying regions, where it is difficult to create jobs.
I hope that the minister will show her good faith and that, despite all the scandals, she will be able to do something concrete to help workers in isolated areas.
Supply March 20th, 2000
Madam Speaker, I have a few remarks for my colleague.
We are not the ones talking about referendums. For weeks, the government has been talking about a possible referendum. Who brought Bill C-20 before the House in order to lock up Quebec inside Canada? Not a single people can stand being in prison. A real confederation should be a partnership.
I must tell him that, with a bill such as the one that was passed by the House, we run the risk of having another referendum because of all this provocation.
The hon. member talked about the unemployment rate. The government has a $7 billion surplus, but people are not eligible for employment insurance any more. The eligibility rate has dropped from 75% or 80% to a mere 40%. We need not wonder why poverty has reached such a high level in Canada. In the seven years since the Liberals took office, poverty in families and child poverty have gone up 50%. This abysmal result has been confirmed by the United Nations. I find that deplorable.
I want to remind the hon. member that I was elected as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and its basic principle is that we should work for national reconciliation. When the Meech Lake accord was passed, 92% of Canadians agreed. They are not the ones who scrapped it. It took only four or five vicious Liberals who look after their party's interests first instead of those of this country.