Mac Harb

[Division No. 534, December 13th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order of simple protocol. I have been standing for approximately 20 minutes and for whatever reason your eyes seem to focus on one side of the House. Should I have been here when the time—

[Housing, December 10th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, homelessness is a very serious problem. Even in the shadow of our parliament many people still live in poverty and without shelter.

I ask the housing minister, the minister responsible for homelessness and the government what is being done in order to ease the problem of those who are living in poverty and those who do not have a shelter to go to every night?

[Income Tax Act, December 3rd, 1999]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-396, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (donors to food banks).

Mr. Speaker, the bill will allow somebody who makes a contribution to a food bank to receive a tax receipt.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

[Protection Of Privacy (Social Insurance Numbers) Act, December 3rd, 1999]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-395, an act to protect personal privacy by restricting the use of social insurance numbers.

Mr. Speaker, this is also to restrict the use of the social insurance number except by an agency or organization authorized by law.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

[Deficit Prevention Act, December 3rd, 1999]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-394, an act to prevent deficit budgets.

Mr. Speaker, the bill will ensure that there is no deficit incurred by the House or any government in the future.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

[Consumer Credit Information Act, December 3rd, 1999]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-393, an act to require federally regulated financial institutions, credit bureaus and federal corporations to advise consumers before giving any information on their financial history to a credit grantor or credit bureau and to allow for correction of a record following an objection by a consumer.

Mr. Speaker, this bill will do just that.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

[Canada Seat Belt Act, December 3rd, 1999]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-392, an act to provide that all vehicles under federal jurisdiction must be equipped with seat belts and to require the Minister of Transport to consult with the provinces to maximize the use of seat belts in school buses.

Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what this bill will do, as you have said.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

[Bank Act, December 3rd, 1999]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-391, an act to amend the Bank Act (definition of infant).

Mr. Speaker, the bill is to ensure compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

[Census, December 3rd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, many of my constituents have written to my office requesting that Statistics Canada release census information dating back to 1911. What is the Minister of Industry planning to do to respond to these requests?

[Canadian Bill Of Rights, November 26th, 1999]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-385, an act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights (right to education).

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)