Mr. Speaker, the hon. member in his excitement did not hear the reply to the earlier question. The reply was there is no policy change.
With respect to the issue he has raised, he can discuss it further at committee this afternoon.
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Fisheries November 25th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member in his excitement did not hear the reply to the earlier question. The reply was there is no policy change.
With respect to the issue he has raised, he can discuss it further at committee this afternoon.
Fisheries November 25th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, no.
Ice Breaking Policy November 25th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, if the industry and port authorities are concerned, it is because the Bloc Quebecois keeps spreading false information on this issue day after day.
Ice Breaking Policy November 25th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as I said repeatedly, the proposed fee schedule was developed by a 10 member committee, seven of whom were from the Laurentian and Great Lakes regions.
Last week, the industry made us a counteroffer. I am in the process of evaluating this counteroffer, giving it proper consideration, and, as I told the hon. member time and time again, as soon as I make a decision, I will announce it.
Ice Breaking Policy November 24th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the proposed fee schedule was established by the industry representatives themselves. Seven of the ten representatives were from Ontario and Quebec.
This is not the end of it, I am currently involved in examining the representations that have been made, and within the next few days, or weeks, I will be providing the hon. members and the industry with a revised fee scale. So far, no final decision has been made.
Ice Breaking Policy November 24th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, industry stakeholders have been consulted over the past three years. There is no ad-libbing about it. The industry's proposals are now being considered.
In a few days or weeks, the new revised fee schedule will be available for examination by industry stakeholders. There is nothing unusual about that.
Icebreaking Policy November 23rd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I must point out that the idea is to recover 17.5% of costs, leaving Canadian taxpayers to cover the remaining 82.5%. Two-thirds of vessels will be foreign owned.
Icebreaking Policy November 23rd, 1998
Mr. Speaker, last week, I replied to several questions on this topic, and I pointed out that we were considering what we heard about the region's industry. When we have considered all submissions, we will announce our fee schedule.
Icebreaking Policy November 19th, 1998
Of course, Mr. Speaker. At present, we are reviewing the comments received to date, at the request of industry stakeholders. A revised scale of fees will be distributed for public consideration. However, a final decision has yet to be made.
Icebreaking Policy November 19th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I am well aware of what the hon. member is talking about. I am also well aware of the fact that the federal government is spending $36 million a year on bridges crossing the St. Lawrence River in the Province of Quebec.
This is the single largest amount we spend in any Canadian province in this respect.