Maurice Godin

[Committees Of The House, February 22nd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague from Joliette for his presentation, and particularly on his knowledge of this matter.

If I have understood correctly, it seems to me that the armed forces are not much better off than the TJF. Could he enlighten me on this?

[Point Of Order, February 22nd, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, following the introduction by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of legislation denying the basic rights of Quebecers, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that will enlighten the House.

This is an article published on January 5, 2000, in Le Droit on the obstruction to the rules of democracy that Bill C-20 represents.

[Petitions, February 15th, 2000]

Madam Speaker, on behalf of my constituents, I wish to table a petition asking for the labelling of genetically modified foods, so that consumers will have all the necessary information when they buy such food products.

[Points Of Order, February 15th, 2000]

Madam Speaker, further to the introduction by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, the king of arrogance and court jester, of an arrogant bill denying Quebecers their basic rights, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that will enlighten this House.

It is an article published in the daily newspaper La Presse on December 24 of last year entitled “Quebec's Response to Jean Chrétien Rekindles Sovereignist Fervour”.

[Bill C-20, February 14th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, arrogance is increasingly becoming the trademark of the Prime Minister and his government.

After weakening health care and education systems throughout Canada by slashing provincial transfer payments, and ignoring the legitimate requests from the premiers, after invading provincial jurisdictions and adding to waste and duplication with its $95 billion surplus, after using discretionary job creation funds to reward its cronies, all the while denying doing any such thing, and laughing off opposition and public concerns, now, with Bill C-20, the Liberal government is claiming the virtue of clarity and the right to be sole arbiter of the future of the Quebec people.

The common thread in all this is arrogance. But so full of arrogance is this government of clarity that the future it offers Quebecers is sombre indeed.

Arrogance reigns supreme. I salute the master of arrogance.

[Points Of Order, February 10th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, following the introduction by the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of a bill denying the fundamental rights of Quebecers, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document, which will enlighten the House.

It is an article published in Le Devoir on December 1. Its heading is as follows “Chrétien's Hard Line and Bouchard's Response”—

[Point Of Order, February 7th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, following the announcement by the Prime Minister who tabled a bill that does not make any sense and which denies the fundamental rights of Quebecers, I want to table a submission by the Comité intermunicipal de développement—

[Petitions, December 16th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I am tabling a petition signed by constituents in my riding regarding mail delivery on rural routes.

We know that Canada Post rural route mail carriers work under conditions of another era, particularly when it comes to salaries and the right to collective bargaining.

This petition is calling upon parliament to repeal paragraph 13(5) of the Canada Post Corporation Act, and I support this request by constituents in my riding of Châteauguay.

[Points Of Order, December 15th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have here a document that could be useful to the members of the House, further to the introduction by the federal government of a bill denying Quebecers their fundamental rights. It is an excerpt from a book recently published and entitled Le pari de la franchise .

I seek the unanimous consent of the House to table this document.

[Points Of Order, December 14th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, further to the Prime Minister's announcement that he wants to introduce a bill denying Quebecers their fundamental rights, I ask for the unanimous consent of the House to table a document that will clarify matters for the House.

It is an article from the December 11 issue of La Presse which comments on the commotion caused—