Lost his last election, in 2000, with 6% of the vote.
Justice March 11th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, Jason Gamache was a convicted young sex offender, but the public did not know this. An unsuspecting mother hired him to babysit her six year old daughter. He raped and murdered that little girl.
I ask the justice minister if she would commit today to amend the Young Offenders Act so that the publication of the names of young offenders who threaten the lives and the safety of members of society can be published.
The Budget March 10th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I was moved by the member's comments about the benefit this budget provides for young people. My wife and I have raised four young people. My son Spencer has worked for a low paying income that most young people are forced into or it may be just a matter of growing up. He made $14,613.32 in the last fiscal year. He paid $393.16 in UI, $1,572.45 in income tax and $296.83 in Canada pension plan for a total of $2,262.44.
Could my hon. friend across the way tell me if this is being fair to the young people of this country?
Aboriginal Affairs March 9th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Starlight's rights have been violated, yet this minister refuses to release the full investigative report into this very serious offence. The minister has censored six out of the nine chapters of that report.
Why is the minister so good at keeping secrets that would embarrass her department and so bad at keeping secret the confidential information given to her by Bruce Starlight in his letter?
Aboriginal Affairs March 9th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, last week the privacy commissioner declared that Bruce Starlight's personal information was improperly disclosed and that his rights had been breached.
Why does the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development continue to dodge responsibility for the illegal actions of her department? If she is not responsible, who is?
Indian Affairs February 26th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the investigation into the breach of privacy surrounding the letter of Bruce Starlight to the Minister of Indian Affairs is now over and the mole is still there, still undetected, still unprincipled, still unworthy and still reading the minister's private mail.
What is the minister doing to rout out this despicable individual hiding in her department?
Petitions February 20th, 1998
Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present two petitions to the House today.
Four hundred and seventy-five petitioners ask that Parliament review the mandate of the CRTC and direct the CRTC to administer a new policy encouraging the licensing of religious broadcasters.
The petitioners hold that the CRTC presently licenses programs of a sexually explicit or violent nature and yet it has refused to license one Roman Catholic and three multi-denominational programmers.
Given that Canadians have a constitutional right to freedom of religion, conscience and expression, these petitioners ask that the CRTC be required to exhibit an openness toward religious programming and to support its existence on Canadian stations.
Bill C-28 February 20th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the admission by the ethics commissioner that he was unaware of all the facts at the time he made his decision invalidates that decision. That is a well known principle of law.
I ask the minister one more time whether he will ensure that the ethics commissioner conducts a review of his decision, this time based upon all the facts.
Bill C-28 February 20th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the ethics commissioner has admitted that he was unaware of all the facts when he made his decision on the issue of the conflict of interest swirling around the finance minister and his Bill C-28.
Will the Prime Minister ensure that the ethics commissioner does a review now of his decision based upon all the facts?
Justice February 13th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Pryce has entered a plea of guilty to a charge of assault causing bodily harm.
My question to the minister is whether or not this person is still employed as his personal assistant.
Justice February 13th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, David Pryce, special assistant to the Minister of Industry, pled guilty on February 4 to charges of assault causing bodily harm. Can the minister inform this House whether Mr. Pryce is still a member of his personal staff advising him on confidential matters, despite the fact that he has pled guilty to a very serious criminal offence?