Why is the member picking on Newfoundland?
Lost his last election, in 2004, with 41% of the vote.
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Why is the member picking on Newfoundland?
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What is wrong with that?
Standing Committee On Industry November 14th, 1994
Irrelevant.
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Did the hon. member ask him?
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Mr. Speaker, I continue to marvel at the member's remarks because I never realized he was such a defender of the banking institutions in our country. I thought that essentially he agreed with most of his colleagues' recommendations, that this was an opportunity and a time in our history when all members of Parliament could get together and challenge the financial institutions to change their attitude and banking practices toward small and medium sized businesses. That of course was the essence and the purpose of this debate today.
I will get right to the question and I will take less than two minutes. The question goes back to the the member's recognition of the auto pact and the fact that this is an area where legislators made a decision that the automobile industry was an industry that we would support.
We have also made similar decisions in the House of Commons for the oil and gas sector. Is the member suggesting that legislators should have nothing to do in trying to assist the oil and gas sectors of the country?
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What do you mean written off?
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Here it comes.
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What are you doing here?
Standing Committee On Industry November 14th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I would like to ask you for clarification on the process we will follow for the rest of the afternoon.
My understanding is that today's debate is on Motion No. 16. We are debating the report on access to capital for small business that the industry committee members put together over the last several months. The previous speaker chose not to deal with the report not only during his main address but also during the eight minutes of the ten he took up during the question and answer period. Is it your position, Mr. Speaker, that members can speak on whatever they want for the rest of the afternoon or are we going to deal with Motion No. 16?
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I listened carefully for the last 10 minutes to the member from the Bloc. We are on Motion No. 16 which talks about the industry report taking care of small business. We are halfway through the member's remarks and so far we have not had anything that is relevant to the message of that report.