House of Commons photoWon her last election, in 2000, with 51% of the vote.
Apec Inquiry October 21st, 1998
Mr. Speaker, 60% of Canadians think that the APEC clamp down is a matter worth investigating because it deals with the issue of human rights and a potential cover up in the Prime Minister's Office. However he responds with jokes and attacks on students, the media, the opposition and anyone else who even dares question him.
Since he refuses to voluntarily appear before the inquiry, how will Canadians ever know the extent of the Prime Minister's involvement in the APEC deal?
Apec Summit October 8th, 1998
Of course, Mr. Speaker, there is a motion on the floor of that place to kill the commission because he has poisoned that process so badly.
Now the premier of New Brunswick has come forward and corroborated the story of the member for Palliser. This is getting more serious by the day. The government cannot have it both ways. It cannot cherry pick. It has already acknowledged that the member for Palliser has it right.
The minister can run from the truth but he cannot hide from the facts. The solicitor general has compromised his office, he has undermined the commission and he has refused to testify under oath. So there is only one question left. When will he resign?
Apec Summit October 8th, 1998
That is great, Mr. Speaker. He may have the confidence of the benches on the other side but certainly not the Canadian people.
The commission is going to hear this motion on Tuesday. It will be before the commission. The member for Palliser is going to appear and testify under oath about the conversation he heard on the plane between the solicitor general and his buddy Fred Toole.
I would like to ask the solicitor general now, after all the clapping and the cheering on that side, will he stand up right now and say he will testify under oath, yes or no?
Apec Summit October 8th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, that was the good news. Now the bad news. Within the last hour the lawyer for the students represented at the APEC hearings has filed a motion to kill the commission because of the solicitor general's conversation about the commission, how he compromised that system which he so piously defended.
When is the government going to ask the solicitor general to resign his place in cabinet?
Apec Summit October 7th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, it is a funny thing. If a lawyer betrayed his client he would be disbarred. If a doctor revealed sensitive information about a client he would lose his practice. However the solicitor general discusses sensitive government business about Airbus or individuals connected with it or APEC, and what does the Prime Minister do? He defends him, supports him and brags him up.
How could the Prime Minister defend behaviour that would have other Canadians disbarred, banned, fined or fired?
Apec Summit October 7th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, it is a funny thing that a Liberal lawyer might just agree and corroborate with him.
Last week the solicitor general publicly bragged to his long time Liberal pal on the airplane what a hot rock he had become in Ottawa. Yet he bragged at the same time about the secret Airbus investigation and about who the fall guys might be for APEC.
These petty boasts have betrayed sensitive government business. When will the Prime Minister demand the solicitor general's resignation?
Apec Summit October 7th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the solicitor general is supposed to be the nation's top cop. He is supposed to enforce the law, not prejudge it or jeopardize investigations that are ongoing like he did last week.
Why is the solicitor general still sitting in cabinet?
Apec Summit October 6th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, on Monday the solicitor general had a particular story to tell in the scrum outside of here. On Tuesday he came up with a completely different story. First he did not know him and now he knows him. There have been all kinds of details back and forth. Between story number one and story number two, I would like to ask the solicitor general, which story is the truth?
Apec Summit October 6th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, as I said, this story is getting more outrageous every time the minister opens his mouth. The commission is now saying that it is worried about public trust in this whole instance. I am sure the Solicitor General is the only person in the country who happens to believe his own story.
The commission is in doubt. The damage has been done. The gig is up. When will he resign?
Apec Summit October 6th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, this story is getting more outrageous by the minute every time he opens his mouth.