John Manley

[Telecommunications, April 25th, 1995]

I am sorry if the Leader of the Opposition is frustrated but this is what the world is saying out there.

ACTRA: "We have requested multiple copies of the report-"

[Telecommunications, April 25th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, again the problem is with the preamble to the question. Let me remind the Leader of the Opposition of some of the things that have been written concerning this issue by parties which he should agree are disinterested.

The Friends of Canadian Broadcasting: "I want to inform you of our strong support of the analysis and recommendations of your DTH review panel. We endorse their findings without qualification".

The Canadian Conference of the Arts: "The Canadian Conference of the Arts was quite supportive of the creation of this panel to deal with the issue of DTH in the Canadian broadcasting

system in a fair and timely manner. The panel has now discharged its responsibilities and it is our hope that you and your colleagues will move with dispatch to direct the CRTC to proceed on an urgent basis with licensing hearings for DTH undertakings".

[Telecommunications, April 25th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, it is very unfortunate that the Leader of the Opposition seems to think that he has to get down to the level of personal attacks on the Prime Minister in order to deal with an issue of policy.

It is very clear on this issue that in the face of concerns expressed in the broadcasting sector by groups such as the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting, ACTRA, the Canadian Conference of the Arts and many newspaper editorials, they are all urging the government to act.

It would appear that in the mind of the Leader of the Opposition the government should not fulfil its responsibility to bring about good public policy because someone happens to have some relationship to a relative of the Prime Minister. Although that seems to be what is in the mind of the Leader of the Opposition, this government was elected with the responsibility for public policy. We are prepared to answer on the basis of good public policy and that is what we are doing. It is consistent with what the public is urging us to do.

[Telecommunications, April 25th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, the CRTC's decision has been widely discussed, even in the media. For the benefit of the Leader of the Opposition, I may add that newspapers as diverse as the Globe and Mail and the Toronto Star gave substantially the same advice.

The Toronto Star reads: Ottawa should endorse the panel's report without hesitation and instruct the CRTC to move quickly to let the competition begin''. In the <em>Globe and Mail</em> we have similar advice:The government acted in the public interest by creating the review panel, which did its work well''.

Mr. Speaker, considering the position taken by daily newspapers as diverse as the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail , perhaps the Leader of the Opposition would consider agreeing with the government's policy.

[Lobbyists Registration Act, April 25th, 1995]

moved:

Motion No. 30

That Bill C-43, in Clause 5, be amended in the English version, by replacing line 23, on page 15, with the following:

"any findings or conclusions contained in a report under".

[Lobbyists Registration Act, April 25th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order only to ask whether we will complete the moving of the motions grouped for debate in this case prior to commencing debate on one of the motions.

[Lobbyists Registration Act, April 25th, 1995]

It is not a point of order.

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moved:

Motion No. 21

That Bill C-43, in Clause 5, be amended in the French version, by replacing line 23, on page 13, with the following:

"ne sont pas des textes réglementaires au sens de la".

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moved:

Motion No. 15

That Bill C-43, in Clause 3, be amended in the French version, by replacing lines 32 and 33, on page 5, with the following:

"phe (3) tout employé (ci-après «lobbyiste salarié») d'une personne".

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moved:

Motion No. 3

That Bill C-43, in Clause 3, be amended in the French version, by replacing lines 26 and 27, on page 2, with the following:

«toute personne (ci-après «lobbyiste-conseil») qui, moyennant paiement,».