Jane Stewart

[Human Resources Development, March 23rd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, again in this undertaking I want to make it clear that it is not up to me to determine how a private sector entity determines how to use its cash flow.

What I can confirm is that an administrative review was undertaken and in this case there is no reason or evidence to establish an overpayment.

[Human Resources Development, March 23rd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, again it is not for me to make determinations on how a private entity determines and uses its cash flow.

What I can confirm for the House is that an administrative review of this file was completed at the most senior levels in my department back in November. While that review indicated that there were administrative errors which had been made at the time, it also indicated that there was no reason for establishing any overpayment in this case.

[Human Resources Development, March 23rd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, what I will say is what I have been saying in the House. We have received invoices of an appropriate nature that accommodate the expenditures which were made in this particular case.

When it comes to this particular company we now see that we have 170 men and women who are working who otherwise would not be. On this side of the House we view that to be a good investment.

[Employment Insurance, March 22nd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to paragraph 3(3) of the Employment Insurance Act, I am pleased to table two copies, in both official languages, of the annual employment insurance monitoring and assessment report for the year 1999.

[Human Resources Development, March 22nd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, again with regard to the transitional jobs fund there were 40 criteria. Those were applied across the country.

There was also thankfully the opportunity to be flexible so that we could make investments in regions across the country that needed help. That included opportunities in northern British Columbia. That included opportunities in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

From our point of view ensuring that we had the opportunity to support aboriginal communities, Canadians with disabilities and areas, as I say, in northern British Columbia where they needed to diversify the economy, was absolutely the right thing to do.

[Human Resources Development, March 22nd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, again the hon. member is incorrect. The clerks and I are not disagreeing on how the transitional jobs fund moneys were invested.

I would remind the House again that in areas where unemployment was less than 12%, the majority of the money, the majority of the projects is found in opposition ridings.

[Human Resources Development, March 22nd, 2000]

There were huge investments under grants and contributions from the Department of Human Resources Development Canada. If the hon. member would like to return them, it would be up to him.

[Human Resources Development, March 22nd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, what I will explain is that we have made huge investments in the riding of the hon. member, huge investments that have been there to assist—

[Human Resources Development, March 22nd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, they are being translated and they will be made available as soon as possible.

[Human Resources Development, March 22nd, 2000]

No, Mr. Speaker. I understand the translation will be completed shortly and the documents will be available soon.