Marcel Massé

[Division No. 204, June 9th, 1998]

moved:

Motion No. 14

That Vote 1, in the amount of $70,818,000, under FINANCE—Department—Program expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999 (less the amount voted in Interim Supply), be concurred in.

[Division No. 203, June 9th, 1998]

moved:

Motion No. 13

That Vote 1, in the amount of $6,875,690,000, under NATIONAL DEFENCE—Operating expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999 (less the amount voted in Interim Supply), be concurred in.

[Division No. 202, June 9th, 1998]

moved:

Motion No. 12

That Vote 1, in the amount of $793,631,000, under FISHERIES AND OCEANS—Operating expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999 (less the amount voted in Interim Supply), be concurred in.

[Division No. 201, June 9th, 1998]

moved:

Motion No. 11

That Vote 1, in the amount of $867,573,000, under HEALTH—Department—Operating expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999 (less the amount voted in Interim Supply), be concurred in.

[Division No. 200, June 9th, 1998]

moved:

Motion No. 10

That Vote 10, in the amount of $1,018,347,000, under HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT—Department—Human Resources Investment and Insurance Program—Grants and contributions, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999 (less the amount voted in Interim Supply), be concurred in.

[Administrative Tribunals (Remedial And Disciplinary Measures) Act, June 8th, 1998]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-44, an act to authorize remedial and disciplinary measures in relation to members of certain administrative tribunals, to reorganize and dissolve certain federal agencies and to make consequential amendments to other acts.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

[Year 2000, June 8th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, once again, Mr. Rummell, who was the chief of information technology, was borrowed temporarily from the private sector under contract. He has now finished his assignment and will be replaced soon.

In the meantime, the person in charge of the year 2000 office will be a civil servant, Mr. Guy McKenzie, who has a lot of experience in this field. He also has the ability to help us solve our problems in time for the year 2000.

[Year 2000, June 8th, 1998]

The responsibility, Mr. Speaker, for dealing with the problem of the year 2000 bug has been given by the Prime Minister to Treasury Board. We have put together a year 2000 project office that at present has already done two surveys of the various federal departments and we are well on our way to being able to deal with the problem. The appointment of a first class official will help us take care of it.

[Year 2000, June 8th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Rummell has served the government well. He came from the private sector and was here on a temporary contract. He has now finished his assignment. The year 2000 czar will now be in the public service, Mr. Guy McKenzie, who is a civil servant with an irreproachable past. He has shown that he has the qualities necessary to make a success of the endeavour.

[Pay Equity, June 5th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, we have stood for the equality of equal pay for work of equal value for a long while. In particular the government passed a law in 1978 that talked about equality.

We have offered $1.3 billion to help women achieve equality. I ask the member to try to put some pressure on the unions so that in the end the unions will agree to give that money to women who fully deserve it.