Marcel Massé

[Parks Canada Act, June 2nd, 1998]

moved that Bill C-29, an act to establish the Parks Canada Agency and to amend other Acts as a consequence, be read the third time and passed.

[Public Service, June 1st, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, the increase in the salary mass for managers over four years will be 7.96%. I have already indicated that we are ready to grant 2% a year for the next four years to the various unions, which is exactly the same percentage increase.

Already 10 of the groups have accepted to negotiate and have concluded negotiations. On Thursday the auditors agreed to figures of between 2% and 2.5%. Once again—

[Year 2000, May 28th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, the question of the year 2000 bug is an important one and indeed we should all worry, both the private sector and the public sector.

However, in the public sector we have started to put together groups of people. He has alluded to one. There is now one in every one of the most affected departments. These groups are looking at the government-wide emergency systems that have to be made to function and are also drawing up contingency plans in every case. Even though we can never guarantee that nothing will fail, I think we are putting in the efforts necessary to make sure that we are able to meet the problem.

[Infrastructure, May 28th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Port Moody—Coquitlam for this, his first question in the House.

I was pleased that we were able to announce on May 19 the approval of 78 projects worth over $57 million for British Columbia. The announced projects were for permanent core infrastructure upgrades, roads, bridges, telecommunications services, including a $500,000 road project in the hon. member's riding.

[Supplementary Estimates (A) 1998-99, May 15th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 81(5) and 81(6), I wish to move a motion concerning reference of supplementary estimates to standing committees of the House.

I move:

That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999, laid upon the Table earlier today, be referred to the several Standing Committees of the House as follows:

As there is a lengthy list attached to the motion, if it is agreeable to the House, I would ask that the list be printed in Hansard as if it had been read.

[Royal Canadian Mounted Police, May 15th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, there has been an inquiry in all the facts that have been mentioned. That inquiry has taken place at the request of the government. The government has fully co-operated with that inquiry, and I say it slowly because it takes time to penetrate.

That inquiry is concluded. There has been one person charged. That person has pleaded guilty and has been convicted.

[The Year 2000, May 14th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, as my hon. colleague mentions, this is a problem that is worldwide. It is a problem that the Canadian government has been looking at carefully.

We have a program for the various institutions that depend on the Canadian government. Internationally we have been discussing this at the G-8. An international group will be put together to look at the various questions coming from the Y2K problem. We are presently working with international organizations, such as the World Bank, to deal with the problem.

[Saint-Jean-Baptiste-De-Rouville Hydro Co-Op, May 13th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for raising the issue of the ice storm. The federal government is participating in a program to compensate the province for the costs it incurred as a result of the damage. The same was done for Manitoba and the Saguenay region.

Of course, the province has primary responsibility for any damage caused by natural disasters, while the role of the federal government is to help the province support the costs involved. This is what we did by paying 90% of the costs in the Saguenay region and probably also in this case, and we will continue to do so.

[Royal Canadian Mounted Police, May 11th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, the RCMP has investigated this matter thoroughly. It has had the full co-operation of the government and it charged only one individual. That individual has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced.

[Royal Canadian Mounted Police, May 11th, 1998]

Mr. Speaker, it was at the request of the government that the RCMP made a thorough investigation.

The government has co-operated fully with that investigation. The RCMP received all the facts. It charged only one individual. That individual has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced.