moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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moved that the bill be concurred in.
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Madam Chairman, I can give the assurance that the form of the bill is the same as passed in previous years.
(Bill reported.)
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moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to committee of the whole.
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moved that Bill C-63, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1995, be read the first time.
(Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time.)
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moved:
That supplementary estimates (c) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995, laid upon the table Thursday, November 17, 1994, be concurred in.
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moved:
That supplementary estimates (b) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995, laid upon the table Wednesday, November 2, 1994, be concurred in.
Government Expenditures December 8th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, while my hon. friend and the third party is talking about the matter, we are acting. The matter is fully under review. Consultations are going on with various departments on all aspects of spending, including interest group funding.
Government Expenditures December 8th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the answer I give is similar to the answer that the finance minister and the parliamentary secretary have given.
This is all part of the process leading up to the budget. In fact, it is part of the program review process. Special interest group funding, I can assure the hon. member, is under examination, as is every program and service, as we attempt to get our spending in line, to get our deficit down to 3 per cent of GDP.
Employment Equity December 7th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, employment equity was established by a Liberal government over a decade ago in the public service.
It was established because we wanted to ensure that the public service reflected the kind of population Canada has today and that it would remove unfair barriers to women, to aboriginals, to visible minorities and to the disabled from being able to gain employment in the public service. We wanted to make sure we created a level playing field.
For those who are concerned about reverse discrimination, let me point out that over half the employees of the public service are able-bodied males and half of all hirings in recent years have been able-bodied males.
The bottom line is that the merit principle is a cornerstone of hiring in the public service.