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Federal Intelligence Agencies October 24th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I said Friday, and the Prime Minister said last week and he said it again on Saturday: the CSE has no mandate to spy on any Canadians, including members of the Parti Quebecois, the Bloc Quebecois, the Reform Party, the Liberals or any political party. They do not have the right to engage in spying. Is that clear?
Federal Intelligence Agencies October 24th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's premise is false. Second, Saturday, the Prime Minister himself defended the right of separatists to express their views and do their job in a legitimate manner. I wonder whether the hon. member is referring to what might have been a policy in the past? Does he refuse to take the Prime Minister at his word when he says that all Canadians, including separatists, have the right to do their job without being monitored or spied on? Does he not take the Prime Minister at his word?
Federal Intelligence Agencies October 24th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what the Prime Minister did not say. What he said, what he repeated in the House, what he repeated Saturday and what he repeated to everyone is that he never, never, never was involved in spying on any political party whatsoever. He would appreciate the same courtesy being extended to all Canadians. That is what he said Saturday and what he said last week, and that is this government's policy.
Irving Whale October 21st, 1994
Mr. Speaker, they had neither the interest nor the political will even to reply to the letters from the people from the Magdalen Islands.
In three months we put together a package of financing that will see the Irving Whale raised next spring. Rather than criticizing us the member opposite should be applauding the initiative of a government that moved within three months.
Irving Whale October 21st, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the reality is that when the Irving Whale sunk 24 years ago, as was the practice at the time, the sunken barge was immediately signed over to become the property of the Government of Canada.
For 24 years ministers of the crown, including her current boss, did not have the guts to raise the Irving Whale and after-
Irving Whale October 21st, 1994
Mr. Speaker, what I said to this House is that the money will come from Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund. The money will first come from our government. This is precisely the financing arrangement which I tabled in this House seven months ago, and I thank the hon. memberfor raising this issue. I am pleased to see that she is finally accepting the policy put forward by this government, conside-
ring that this is an emergency and that we must be prepared to pay. Indeed, this issue concerns the environment and ecosystem of all the residents of the Magdalen Islands and Atlantic Canada.
Health Care Forum October 20th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I remind the hon. member that when the Prime Minister launched the promise of the forum as he did in the red book, he did so with the express purpose of bringing the stakeholders around the table.
That is why the Consumers Association of Canada has endorsed the forum. The Canadian Public Health Association has endorsed the forum. The Canadian Medical Association has endorsed the forum. The Canadian Nurses Association has endorsed the forum. The Canadian Hospital Association has endorsed the program.
The players are around the table. We think this $12 million investment will yield dividends in a system that is currently costing us $16 billion. Is that money not being well spent?
Health Care Forum October 20th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the member has acknowledged that the national government has a role to play. We are footing the bill to the tune of $16 billion.
On the one hand he is suggesting that we should have no national input, and on the other hand his leader is saying: "Turn it over to the provinces".
What we want and what the Prime Minister is trying to do is to go to the Canadian Hospital Association, to go to the Canadian Nurses Association, to involve the Canadian Public Health Association, to involve the players who are delivering the service on the ground, to see if there is a way that we can spend our $16 billion investment a bit smarter.
Health Care October 20th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I am a little confused because on the one hand we hear every day from the Reform Party how important it is to be responsible for Canadian tax dollars.
In the light of that responsibility the Prime Minister has committed to a national examination of how to spend our $16 billion federal health care investment better.
The leader of the third party tells us we should leave it up to the provinces. Unfortunately that is not what his critic said. On January 27 in Hansard , page 472, Mr. Grant Hill said the federal government should be standing up and setting national standards for our health care.
Who is speaking for the Reform Party, the leader or the health critic?
Health Care October 20th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the federal government spends $16 billion of hard earned Canadian taxpayers' money on the health care system. We have a direct interest and a
direct fiduciary responsibility. I am sure that the Reform Party agrees with that.