Deborah Grey

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 104

That Bill C-9, in Clause 13, be amended by adding after line 10 on page 5 the following:

“(3) Prior to entering into the Agreement referred to in subsection (1), the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans shall hold public hearings within the Province of British Columbia.”

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 79

That Bill C-9, in Clause 9, be amended by replacing lines 16 to 18 on page 4 with the following:

“under the Nisga'a Final Agreement.”

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 62

That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 60

That Bill C-9, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing lines 17 to 22 on page 3 with the following:

“6. In the event of a conflict between the Nisga'a Final Agreement and the provisions of any federal or provincial law, including this Act, that Agreement prevails to the extent of the conflict.”

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 57

That Bill C-9, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 16 on page 3 with the following:

“on, and can be relied on by, all persons and bodies.”

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 52

That Bill C-9, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 5 to 10 on page 3 with the following:

“subsection (1), a person has the powers, rights, privileges and benefits conferred on the person by the Nisga'a Final Agreement and shall perform the duties and is subject to the liabilities imposed on the person by that Agreement.”

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 37

That Bill C-9, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 16 on page 2 with the following:

“Parliament and the Acts of the Legislative Assembly”

[Taxation, December 6th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, at least we are not collecting pensions like some others.

The government's taxation tentacles are unable to reach the finance minister in Liberia but by Jove, they are reaching John in Oshawa. Fifty-three per cent of John's income was gobbled up by the tax man. To put that another way, the government made more from John's work than he did. Let me quote John and ask, “Why is the government entitled to more of my money than I am?” How could that be?

[Taxation, December 6th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, they have been cut already.

Bernard is another dissatisfied customer. He wrote, “Along with my letter to the finance minister and the Prime Minister, I enclosed a copy of our family budget to show exactly how difficult it is. The response I got from the government was a list of the dollars the Liberals have given to low income families. I do not want charity. I do not want government programs. I just want my money so I can choose what is best for my family”.

Why does the finance minister hurt Bernard's family by confiscating so much of his hard-earned money?

[Violence, December 6th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, this 10th anniversary of the horrible and tragic murder of 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal compels all of us again to work toward ending violence against each other.

Life is indeed our most precious gift from our Creator. What a tragic thing it is whenever someone is out to get somebody else. It might be inconceivable hatred against women or men. It might be violence in our homes against moms, dads, spouses or our children. It might be gang violence against young people in our schools or parks. It might be criminal acts against our police officers serving on our streets. Whenever the evil of violence rears its ugly head we must repel it will all our might.

In memory of all those who have fallen as a result of violence or who continue to live daily in its dark shadow, let each of us rededicate ourselves today to attitudes and actions that will end this curse and allow us to live free from evil.