Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Quebecois present at the last division vote in favour of this motion, with the addition of the hon. member for Saint-Bruno--Saint-Hubert.
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Customs Act October 23rd, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Quebecois present at the last division vote in favour of this motion, with the addition of the hon. member for Saint-Bruno--Saint-Hubert.
Health October 23rd, 2001
Mr. Speaker, all that, after wasting $1.3 million of taxpayers' money. Some responsibility is called for.
How can the minister, who says he has the health of Canadians at heart, make such a claim when he was preparing to give them drugs that had not been approved by Health Canada, while approved and effective drugs were available?
Health October 23rd, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the Deputy Prime Minister said on Friday that the opposition puts the health of Canadians behind the interests of certain companies.
It is in fact exactly the opposite and the Minister of Health got caught in the act.
Will he acknowledge that it was he who put the interests of a pharmaceutical company ahead of the interests of the public and of the health of the public?
Health October 22nd, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the health argument does not cut it because, on the one hand, the federal government is getting ready to buy unapproved copies of a drug and, on the other, Bayer is manufacturing a drug approved by Health Canada and can respond immediately to the federal government's needs.
Only one question remains. What was the real reason behind this political decision?
Health October 22nd, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the government has stirred up controversy by announcing that it bought drugs from Apotex so as to be ready for any possible anthrax contamination.
But Bayer already markets a drug for this purpose which is protected by the Patent Act. The announcement was made without anyone having checked with Bayer as to its capacity to deliver large stocks rapidly.
How does the Minister of Industry explain that the Minister of Health deliberately violated the Patent Act?
Export Development Act October 2nd, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Quebecois oppose this motion.
Canada—Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act October 2nd, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Quebecois will support this motion.
Nuclear Fuel Waste Act October 2nd, 2001
Mr. Speaker, members of the Bloc Quebecois will be voting in favour of the motion.
Privilege September 28th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, noting the potential procedural gap there may be in this context, we would be prepared to give our consent to proceed with the member's application to have what the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons calls the “late show” in the vernacular.
We would give our approval so that, until the standing orders are amended, we may proceed accordingly in the present case.
The Economy September 28th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, restoring confidence will take more than words; it will take action. The U.S. government is taking action; the Quebec government is taking action, the French government has just announced measures.
What additional specific action does the federal government intend to take in the coming days to help boost the economy?