Mr. Speaker, it is noted that the government members do not want to vote on this issue.
Lost his last election, in 2004, with 36% of the vote.
Employment Equity April 6th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, it is noted that the government members do not want to vote on this issue.
Employment Equity April 6th, 1995
moved:
That, in the opinion of this House, the government should immediately end employment equity programs and the inclusion of employment equity requirements on employment or training forms because such requirements encourage candidate selection to be made on the basis of sex or ethnic origin rather than merit, and, as a result, foster a sense of resentment among applicants.
Mr. Speaker, this motion has been deemed not votable. Because it covers such an important topic, I would ask for the unanimous consent of the House to make it votable.
Questions On The Order Paper April 4th, 1995
With respect to the unemployment insurance program, for the past five years, ( a ) how many cases of fraud were reported each year, ( b ) how many convictions for fraud were secured each year, and ( c ) how many frauds were there as a total of overall claims?
Petitions March 24th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I am rising in the House today to present four petitions all on the same subject.
The first is signed by 90 residents of North Vancouver, headed up by Betty Clowers. The second is signed by Richard Miller of North Vancouver and 78 others. The third is signed by Mr. Rudolph DeVente and 220 others in North Vancouver. The fourth is signed by 52 employees of Chemetics International in Vancouver.
All of these petitioners pray and request that Parliament reduce government spending instead of increasing taxes and implement a taxpayer protection act to limit federal spending.
I would like to mention on this subject that the Deputy Prime Minister promised to resign if the GST had not gone in one year and she still has not done it.
Questions On The Order Paper March 22nd, 1995
What has the government determined to be the total number of immigrant families residing in Canada who, ( a ) continue to earn their living abroad in countries which do not have a tax treaty with Canada, ( b ) fail to report to Revenue Canada their total income from international sources and ( c ) file for the federal child tax benefit?
Questions On The Order Paper March 17th, 1995
What legal or constitutional authority provided to Native Band Councils prohibits non-Natives residing on Native lands from exercising their franchise in the election of local Band Council representatives?
Petitions March 3rd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, on the other two petitions that I would like to present today, the first one is signed by Helen Hughes and 26 other North Vancouver residents.
It calls upon Parliament to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to protect individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
The last petition that I have to present today is sent in by Arlene Boreham and 41 other people in North Vancouver.
The petitioners pray and request that Parliament not pass Bill C-41 with section 718.2 as presently written and in any event not include the undefined phrase sexual orientation as the behaviour people engage in does not warrant special considerations in Canadian law.
Petitions March 3rd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I have five petitions to present today. The first one is signed by Mrs. Sisko Hamer-Jackson and 312 other residents of North Vancouver. The second one is by Mr. F. G. Williams and 26 other fellow Canadians. The third one is by Ross McCarlie and 25 other persons. All three are on the same subject.
The petitioners are praying and requesting that Parliament reduce government spending instead of increasing taxes and implement a taxpayer protection act to limit federal spending.
Immigration March 3rd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, the changes announced yesterday by the minister look more like a fast track way to let more criminals into the country than to address the way of controlling entry.
Mr. Li was involved in an armed home invasion in 1989, assault with a weapon in 1990, and drug trafficking in 1994. Day after day we bring up isolated incidents like this for the minister.
When is the minister going to agree that rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic of the IRB is not going to solve the problem and when will he scrap the IRB as Reform has suggested?
Immigration March 3rd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, here is another one of those isolated incidents for the minister of immigration. It is just one of three isolated incidents that are currently underway in my riding.
After a five-year crime spree, including an armed home invasion and drug trafficking, a Mr. Vu Van Li had his deportation order overruled by the famous Mr. Lam of the Immigration and Refugee Board who said that Mr. Li just needed to take anger management courses.
Will the minister not admit that irresponsible IRB decisions like this are putting the safety of law-abiding Canadians at risk?