Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral

[Prime Minister, June 10th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, as we all know, a good reputation is priceless.

The Prime Minister has had a long political career. That too we all know.

Why then is he allowing doubt about his integrity to remain? Why is he taking such risks at the end of his career?

[Canada Day, June 7th, 1999]

Since the Minister of Finance did not hesitate to cut health care in Quebec in order to comply with the reality of demographics, how does the Minister of Canadian Heritage explain that the argument no longer holds in the case of Canada Day and that Quebec ends up with more than half of the money spent?

[Canada Day, June 7th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, in the matter of federal expenditures for Canada Day, even when the budget for the events in Ottawa paid for by the National Capital Commission is taken into account, Quebec still had more than 54% of all money spent by the federal government in 1998 for Canada Day.

Since the Minister of Finance—

[Francophonie, June 4th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, in her crusade to save the French language from coast to coast, can the minister confirm that, again this year, Quebec will be getting 60% of federal funding for Canada Day celebrations, while her constituents in Hamilton East will have to be happy with eight times less money than that set aside for the constituents of the member for Bourassa?

[Francophonie, June 4th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, in her little summer kit for MPs, the Minister of Canadian Heritage suggests some very interesting activities to help anglophone senators and MPs celebrate, as she puts it, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day.

Suggested activities include reading a French Canadian book in translation, viewing a sub-titled French Canadian film, and—get this—learning Canada's national anthem in French.

With such a caricature of the French fact in this Year of the Francophonie, can the minister tell the House why she did not think of suggesting wearing a traditional French Canadian Assomption sash for a swim, or sampling a bowl of pea soup?

[Interparliamentary Delegations, June 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table in the House the report of the Canadian group of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association which attended the meeting of the association's standing committee in Paris and in the Aquitaine region from February 21 to 27.

[Division No. 535, May 31st, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, Bloc Quebecois members vote yes to the motion.

[Division No. 534, May 31st, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, Bloc Quebecois members vote no to the motion.

[Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Act, May 31st, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, Bloc Quebecois members vote in favour of the amendment.

[Bank Act, May 31st, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Quebecois vote no to the motion.