Mr. Speaker, I have already answered this question.
Won his last election, in 2000, with 67% of the vote.
Canadian Armed Forces November 7th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I have already answered this question.
Canadian Armed Forces November 7th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the hon. member's comment, because the sovereignists' opinion on racism is well known.
Canadian Armed Forces November 7th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, these matters were dealt with earlier this year with the disbanding of the airborne regiment and some comments which I made in the House some weeks ago about various promotions.
Canadian Armed Forces November 7th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, first I would like to welcome the hon. member, as she has obviously been appointed as the new defence critic. That is quite appropriate, given the inflammatory remarks of the hon. member for Charlesbourg in a press release two days before the referendum.
With respect to the question, it was posed yesterday and it was answered yesterday.
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Canadian Armed Forces November 6th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, what I am prepared to do is that when I receive a report on the allegations and if indeed they are to be verified, I will submit the report to the commission.
It will be made public at that time and may therefore have some relationship with respect to its ultimate deliberations.
Canadian Armed Forces November 6th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, this allegation was raised at the hearings of the Commission on Somalia and we will look into it.
This allegation was raised at the hearings of the commission on Somalia last week. We are looking into the matter, but I can say on behalf of the government that if indeed this were true it was totally unacceptable, totally abhorrent and something we will not tolerate.
National Defence November 6th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, this is one measure that was foreseen in the white paper. It is a matter that officials are working on.
It is a very expensive proposition and any move toward implementing the system for underwater detection in the High Arctic has to be made within the financial constraints of the government and the department's budget.
National Defence November 6th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, we have a number of bilateral agreements with the United States. One of them provides for the movement of U.S. vessels in Canadian waters upon agreement of such a manoeuvre.
When the U.S. requires such permission, they let us know that they intend to use our waters and we acquiesce.
National Defence November 1st, 1995
Mr. Speaker, no reply is necessary.
National Defence November 1st, 1995
Mr. Speaker, this is an Order Paper question. If the hon. member would like a pen, I will send one over.