Mr. Speaker, my sister-in-law from Ontario studied in French. She completed her medical studies as a member of the military at the University of Ottawa.
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Collège Militaire Royal In Saint-Jean June 3rd, 1994
Mr. Speaker, my sister-in-law from Ontario studied in French. She completed her medical studies as a member of the military at the University of Ottawa.
Collège Militaire Royal In Saint-Jean June 3rd, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I think the question that must be asked, and that we asked ourselves, is this: Why, if the Collège Militaire Royal is so essential, did 83 per cent of military-educated francophones attend other institutions?
Collège Militaire Royal In Saint-Jean June 3rd, 1994
Absolutely not, Mr. Speaker.
Overfishing June 2nd, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I find it astounding that there is in this House a Canadian MP-he is still Canadian as far as I know-who opposes a policy which was unanimously adopted by this House to try to prevent overfishing. If he wants to sit in the French National Assembly, I invite him to do so. But here, in Canada, we have a unanimous policy regarding the theft of our resources.
The Environment May 30th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I repeat, there is no delay. The double hull legislation was passed last year. I do not know where the Bloc member and his colleagues were at that time, but the legislation already exists.
The Environment May 30th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the legislation on double hulls was passed in 1993.
Indian Affairs May 30th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, obviously, when a negotiator is appointed by the federal government, he has all he needs to end this conflict. We want it to be settled generously, equitably and fairly in the interests of all concerned. We have confidence in the ability of lawyer Michel Robert and we await results. We do not want to consider proceeding until we have seen at least our negotiator's report.
Indian Affairs May 30th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the federal government has just appointed a negotiator in the person of lawyer Michel Robert for the very purpose of negotiating an end to this situation.
But on these issues, all sorts of opinions must be taken into consideration, including Daniel Turp's; speaking on self-determination for native people, he said to the Quebec National Assembly: "In my opinion, the fact that the natives are a people, that they consider themselves to be a people gives them a right to self-determination in the same way as Quebec".
Of course, when we consider the issue of self-determination for native people, we must consider not only the opinions of negotiators in this context but also those of the Bloc Quebecois's advisers.
French Language Education Rights May 30th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, if the Leader of the Opposition were really interested in Kingston's francophone students, he would have taken the time to learn the reasons why city council decided to oppose the relocation of the school. The proposed site was only steps away from a dangerous toxic waste treatment site and Kingston city council did not want students going to school there if their health would be endangered. The decision had nothing to do with the fact that they were francophones, but rather with the fact that the proposed location was close to a toxic waste site.
French Language Education Rights May 30th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the Leader of the Opposition is travelling around the country these days professing to be the great defender of francophone rights outside Quebec. When the time came to authorize real self-determination for Acadians outside Quebec, he and his party voted against this proposal. Why? In his own words, to punish those who voted against Charlottetown. The following question then arises: Does the Leader of the Opposition truly want to support student rights or is he merely interested in doing some politicking to advance his own separatist goals?