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Employment October 22nd, 1996
Mr. Speaker, if the leader of the Reform Party does not want to listen to the advice of the government, perhaps he should listen to the advice of a friend of his in Alberta who said: "Before federal politicians talk about tax cuts they should get the budget balanced and start paying down the debt". That was said by the premier of the province of Alberta.
Canadian Heritage October 21st, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I am happy that the member once again mentioned the flag program.
Perhaps the member could speak to his colleague, the member for Simcoe Centre, who has just received a letter from a constituent of his, a member of the Reform Party who along with eight of his colleagues has quit the Reform Party because it refused to support the flag program in the riding of Simcoe Centre.
Canadian Heritage October 21st, 1996
Mr. Speaker, only a few moments ago his colleague questioned the government in terms of our job creation measures.
The member should underscore to the House that the $200 million cable television production fund, which is a partnership of
government and the private sector, will result in the investment of $650 million and the creation of 30,000 jobs in the fastest growing industry in Canada, that is, the cultural industry.
Rather than decrying the government measures to support cultural industries like the book publishing industry and the emerging television production industry, the Reform Party should engage in a real fresh start and congratulate us.
Official Languages October 21st, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I gave a specific answer. At this time, for every dollar spent on minority schools in Quebec, two dollars are spent outside.
The figures quoted by the Comité national des parents francophones reflect the fact that there used to be many more English language school boards in Quebec because that province's education policies supported minorities, which was not the case in some other provinces in the 1980s.
Today, thanks to federal policies, there is a French language school board in every province, except Ontario. That is why the figures show the way things should have been in the early 1980s, but unfortunately were not.
Official Languages October 21st, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to see that the hon. member, who learned such good French in his hometown of Penetanguishene, now admits that there are 1 million francophones outside Quebec, that they are not paraplegics in wheelchairs in any way, shape or form, and that they are not about to disappear.
Second, I am also happy to admit that, since the inception of the bilingualism and biculturalism commission, the federal government has invested $5 billion in this area. Ever since we came to office and even today, for every dollar spent on providing services to anglophones in Quebec, two dollars are spent on francophones in the rest of Canada.
Communications October 21st, 1996
Mr. Speaker, the calculation is as follows. The CRTC requires a 30 per cent Canadian content from Canadian cable operators. DMX and Power raised their Canadian content to 40 per cent. The difference between 30 and 40 per cent represents the 25 per cent increase I told you about a week ago.
Communications October 21st, 1996
Mr. Speaker, the answer is the same as the one I gave before recess, about a week ago. The reason is that, thanks to our intervention, the two companies involved have increased their Canadian content by 25 per cent.
Pipelines October 11th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, if the member will go back to the response of the Prime Minister to a question of a student at an open meeting in Nova Scotia, he said that what is in the best interest of Canada is obviously to have linkages in Canada when it is commercially viable. That is exactly the position that he took in the House of Commons and exactly the position that he took in response to questions from the Reform Party.
Frankly the attempt of the extremists which the member speaks about, the extremists in the Reform Party who want to create a fight with Quebec on every single issue, do not care about building a nation. What they care about is building obstacles to try and tear this country apart. That is not what this Prime Minister and this Liberal government is all about.
Pipelines October 11th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, the allegations made by the hon. member are a disgrace.
The Prime Minister has stated clearly throughout this process that he intends to respect the commercial viability of any agreement that might be signed. Frankly, I think the intention of the Reform Party to try to create another incident to cut Quebec away from Canada is disgraceful.
Broadcasting October 11th, 1996
The hon. member says it is not true in the case of DMX. I have a written commitment from DMX. This is why I suggest to the hon. member that he should wait for the cabinet decision, instead of getting his information from the Globe and Mail . He will see, in writing, that the commitment made by DMX is the same as that made by Power Corporation.