Bob Kilger

[Supply, May 3rd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I want to assure the House that the usual discussions have taken place with representatives of all parties. Therefore, I believe you would find consent for the following motion:

That at the conclusion of the present debate on today's Opposition Motion, all questions necessary to dispose of this motion be deemed put, a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, May 5, 1999, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

[Committees Of The House, April 29th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I said everything that I could about the importance and the quality of the 70th report. I know that the House also anxiously wants to get back to the business of the House, Bill C-66, the very important National Housing Act. Therefore, I move:

That the House do now proceed to the orders of the day.

[Committees Of The House, April 29th, 1999]

I am being asked to comment on another report. I know the Chair wants me to remain relevant to the report at hand, but I know he will allow me some flexibility in presenting my case and also to expand it to some other reports that in the end will ultimately contribute to this discussion.

The 70th report is an excellent report. I remain optimistic that this report will meet everyone's expectations and in fact will be concurred in. I have no doubt. I am quite optimistic. Having said that, I do not want to take up any more House time without diminishing the significance and importance of the 70th report. I do believe the government will respond within the 150 days in a favourable way.

Briefly on the 48th report, I am a member of that committee. I concurred and was part of that unanimous report. I can share some of the frustrations that my colleagues opposite have about that. We did not quite make it all the way that day.

Notwithstanding that we did not quite get it all done through that report, I think we have made a substantive contribution to ultimately in the end arrive at the objective. The ultimate objective is to have more televising of committees. We will get there. The fact that we did not get there right now does not discourage me one iota. Does it frustrate me a little bit? Oh yes, I wish we had it done, wrapped up and delivered, but we are not quite there. There is a little adversity.

[Committees Of The House, April 29th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, thank you for recognizing me. I know my hon. colleague is most anxious to take part in the debate once more.

On the matter of the debate on the 70th report raised by my colleague the hon. whip of the official opposition, the 70th report of the procedure and House affairs committee is an excellent report, one that we collectively worked on very closely. There was some give and some take but ultimately I believe we have contributed to a report that enhances private members' business.

The chair of that subcommittee, the member for Waterloo—Wellington who is with us today, and other colleagues from all parties who work on that committee I think will find this contributes to the process in a very positive way.

While I wholeheartedly support the strong and sincere view of the member who spoke previously about the worthiness and importance of committee work—

[Committees Of The House, April 21st, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I move that we proceed to orders of the day.

[Coastal Fisheries Protection Act, April 20th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, if the House would agree, I would propose that you seek unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House with Liberal members voting yea.

[Budget Implementation Act, 1999, April 20th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I think you will find unanimous consent that those members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, with Liberal members voting yea, with the exception of the member for Windsor West, who has had to leave.

[Division No. 381, April 20th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, if the House would agree, I would propose that you seek unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House with Liberal members voting yea.

[Division No. 381, April 20th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe that you would find consent to have the question put on the main motion for second reading of Bill C-72 immediately.

[Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998, April 20th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I think you would find unanimous consent to have members who voted on the preceding motion recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, with Liberal members voting nay to the amendment.