Mr. Speaker, the second petition asks that Parliament not amend the human rights code, the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in any way which would tend to indicate societal approval of same sex relationships.
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Petitions December 9th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the second petition asks that Parliament not amend the human rights code, the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in any way which would tend to indicate societal approval of same sex relationships.
Petitions December 9th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I am tabling three petitions on behalf of residents in the riding of Carleton-Gloucester.
The first petition calls for Parliament to ensure that the present provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada prohibiting assisted suicide be retained without changes and enforced in order that Parliament not sanction or allow the aiding or abetting of suicide or euthanasia.
Points Of Order December 1st, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak to the point of order raised by the hon. member for Nepean.
I was a witness. I heard the hon. member for Okanagan-Shuswap say that if women wanted to defend themselves, they could use a .32 handgun.
Michel Bellemare November 16th, 1994
It is, as you can no doubt understand, Mr. Speaker, with great pleasure and pride that I rise in this House to announce that, on Monday, my son Michel, a young lawyer aged 27, was elected to the municipal council of Ottawa-Carleton.
With a population of three quarters of a million, the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton is made up of 11 local municipalities, including the Municipality of Gloucester, where Michel was elected. I join his wife, Nathalie, as well as our entire family and his team in applauding this great victory.
Bloc Quebecois November 3rd, 1994
Mr. Speaker, last Sunday, 800 committed separatists spent $125 each to have a drink with the leader of the Bloc Quebecois and celebrate their first anniversary in opposition in the House of Commons.
On Monday morning, Le Devoir reported that very few PQ members of the National Assembly and cabinet ministers answered the invitation to raise a glass with the Bloc leader.
Clearly, the falling popularity of separatism bothers him a lot. That is why he said it was time for separatists to wake up.
Are we to conclude, then, that despite what the leader of the Bloc said in front of Mr. Parizeau and the other guests, they preferred to continue dozing off for the rest of the celebrations?
Immigration Act October 31st, 1994
They should have given you an attitude test.
Immigration Act October 31st, 1994
Were you tested?
Reform Party October 19th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the Reform Party came to Ottawa on a power trip last weekend for its first national convention east of the prairies.
Using a decoder, here is a translation of its policies. If you want to speak French, go to Gaspé. If you fear a break-in, get yourself a bazooka. If you catch a kid at the cookie jar, cane him. If you are a woman wanting equal pay, get lost. If you are an immigrant, pay the doctor cash in advance if you please.
God save us from such caring, national unity builders.
Petitions October 5th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour and the pleasure of presenting a petition signed by many taxpayers of my riding of Carleton-Gloucester and other ridings across Canada. These petitioners are asking Parliament to look into the issue of the Divorce Act and that amendments be made to this act so that obstacles can no longer be placed between grandchildren and grandparents where there should be none.
After all, it is only natural that grandparents have access to their grandchildren and vice versa, except in very rare cases.
Government Services September 21st, 1994
Mr. Speaker, it was reported in the media Tuesday that the minister of supply and services has struck a committee of bureaucrats to find ways of moving supply and services jobs from Ottawa to Atlantic Canada.
I strongly disagree with the study and any decision to move public servants from the national capital region.
At the present time 31.7 per cent of federal public servants work in the national capital region, whereas in each province and territory the number is proportionate to population.
The minister has no intention of either pursuing Tory practices or, even worse, applying the Reform Party's right wing agenda vis-à-vis the public service. He informed me today that the study is just that, a study. I am confident that we will treat any suggestion of transferring public servants out of the capital as an ill advised, bad public policy.