Eugène Bellemare

[National Nutrition Month, March 5th, 1999]

I am pleased to announce to the House that March is national nutrition month. This year's theme is “Make nutrition come alive—it's all about you”.

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Canadian Dietetic Association and Health Canada on their efforts to promote national nutrition month, which has incidentally given us the opportunity to review food labelling policies.

[Linguistic Minorities, March 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Canadian Heritage.

Since the early nineties, Canada's official languages minorities have been hit by major cuts made by various governments.

Could the Minister of Canadian Heritage tell us how the announcement she made in Moncton this morning will correct a difficult situation for official language minorities?

[Committees Of The House, February 19th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the fourteenth report of the Standing Committee on Industry.

[Year 2000 Bug, February 9th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry.

There are only 325 days left until the end of the century, and the public is concerned increasingly about the year 2000 bug.

Members of the House have heard about what the government is doing regarding Y2K readiness and what businesses should be doing.

Has the Minister responsible for consumer affairs forgotten Canadian consumers?

[Y2K Problem, February 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, with the year 2000 rapidly approaching, Canadians are becoming more and more concerned about the possibility of interruptions to essential services.

My question is for the President of the Treasury Board. What is the government's state of preparedness on this subject?

[Petitions, December 1st, 1998]

I wish to present four petitions calling on parliament to amend the Divorce Act and to support Bill C-343, so that parents and grandparents may have access to their children and grandchildren.

[Violence Against Women, November 25th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, November 25 is the International Day to End Violence Against Women.

The day was declared by women in Latin America and the Caribbean in 1981 to commemorate the death of the Mirabel sisters, who were murdered in the Dominican Republic in 1960.

Today we mark the first of 16 days leading up to December 10 that have been set aside to fight violence against women.

Over the next 16 days, communities throughout the country will reflect on the consequences of violence against women.

I urge members to get involved in helping end violence against women.

[Committees Of The House, November 6th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 10th report of the Standing Committee on Industry.

In accordance with the order of reference of October 6, 1998, your committee has considered Bill C-53, an act to increase the availability of financing for the establishment, expansion, modernization and improvement of small businesses and has agreed to report it with amendments.

[Dr. Harpal S. Buttar, November 6th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, it is with pleasure that I recognize the scientific talent and achievement of one of my constituents.

Dr. Harpal S. Buttar, a scientist working for Health Canada, was recently selected by the International Federation of Teratology Societies to become a member of an international committee responsible for harmonizing the descriptive and comprehensive glossary of common human malformations.

As the only Canadian scientist on this prestigious international committee, composed of eminent scientists and pediatricians from around the world, I would like to congratulate Dr. Buttar for having been recognized around the world for his scientific achievements.

[Franco-Ontarian Community, October 30th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the support recently provided by the federal government to the development of the franco-Ontarian community.

The federal government is giving the following: $12.9 million for artistic and cultural development;

$1.5 million to the Théâtre du Nouvel Ontario, in Sudbury;

$100,000 to the Festival franco-ontarien;

$2.5 million annually to TV Ontario and TFO;

$1.5 million to open school and community centres in Kingston, London and Mississauga.

The government is also providing support to help create community radio stations in Hearst, Kapuskasing, Penetanguishene, Nipissing and Prescott-Russell.

These concrete measures confirm the federal government's commitment to the franco-Ontarian community.