Darrel Stinson

[Fur Industry, November 24th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, about 72,000 Canadians are registered fur trappers, about half of them being native or Metis. Another 30,000 work on trimming, storing and creating garments with fur and selling them.

As a former trapper myself, I would like the Minister of International Trade to explain now that native trappers have convinced the European Union to postpone for one year its ban on furs caught with leghold traps, how will the government use that one year reprieve to ensure that an EU ban on Canadian wild furs never takes place?

[National Medicare Day, November 21st, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, a recent poll in the Medical Post says that 58 per cent of consumers and 76 per cent of physicians expect Canada's system of health care to get worse in the next 10 years. To express the

public's concern the Canadian health care coalition has declared today, November 21, National Medicare Day.

In support I must question the mixed up priorities of a government that maintains grants to businesses and industry, grants to special interest groups, grants for multiculturalism and official bilingualism and the latest list of waste and mismanagement in today's report of the auditor general but cuts grants to the provinces for medicare.

Recently the North Okanagan Labour Council brought the public's concern about medicare to the attention of the city of Vernon, the city of Kelowna, the district of Lake Country and the north and central Okanagan regional districts.

I salute all these groups for expressing their strong support for Canada's system of publicly funded health care.

[Department Of Human Resources Development Act, November 20th, 1995]

Not according to the people.

[Department Of Human Resources Development Act, November 20th, 1995]

There is nothing cheap there.

[Prime Minister, November 6th, 1995]

In opposition, leader Jean Chrétien-

[Prime Minister, November 6th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, in opposition Jean Chrétien told minister Kim Campbell that-

[British Columbia Treaty Commission, October 23rd, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, I listened to the hon. member's comments with regard to the issue.

A number of bands in B.C. have not agreed and have refused to sign on. They are actually arguing with other bands over who has what lands. Yet the member is saying to go ahead and spend the money with no commitment from the other bands. I do not understand this at all. It will be an ongoing argument between the bands and there will be no settlement.

He blames this for impeding industry. It will impede industry. I will not disagree with that. It will not impede industry as much as the government has since it was elected. The government's regulations have tied up mining far tighter than any land claim agreement. Even the mining and logging industries would agree with that.

I fully understand that land tenure is a big problem in Canada. However that is into the area of provincial jurisdiction. They are trying to put the horse before the cart. It has already taken place without the legislation passing through Parliament and I do not understand that either. Maybe you can answer some of my questions.

[Gaston Tremblay, October 23rd, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, on October 16 I attended the funeral of a great Canadian, my friend Gaston Tremblay, whom I always knew as Gus, a native of Quebec.

Gus retired to my riding in 1984 after a distinguished career in the RCMP. Gus had a talent for numbers, which he used as an RCMP auditor but also as a volunteer treasurer for many community organizations, including the Royal Canadian Legion and the Reform Party as my official agent during the election campaign. He attained a high rank in the Knights of Columbus and was past president of both the RCMP Veterans Association and Gateby intermediate care facilities.

His talent with numbers gave him special insight regarding our national debt and as treasurer of any group he guarded their every dollar. Gus was a man of passionate convictions. He dearly loved his country and rejected the idea of hyphenated Canadians.

I extend my sympathies to his family and join them in their grief. Gus Tremblay, my friend, will be sorely missed.

[Points Of Order, October 20th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, according to Standing Order 29(4) whenever the Speaker adjourns the House for want of a quorum, the time of adjournment and the names of the members then present shall be inserted in the Journals .

Mr. Speaker, I was present yet my name was not recorded. I signed the sheet.

[Points Of Order, October 19th, 1995]

You are twisted.