House of Commons photoWon his last election, in 1997, with 47% of the vote.
Petitions February 14th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table a petition signed by 273 people in my riding, who are asking Parliament to pass a law that would impose a ceiling on the interest
rates paid on credit cards issued to consumers by banks and major retailers, based on the Bank of Canada rate.
World School Championships February 14th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, the next world school championships will take place from March 2 to March 7, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Fifty per cent of the Canadian delegation will made up of ten young students registered in the studies-sport-excellence program of the Thérèse-Martin secondary comprehensive school, in my riding of Joliette.
The team will compete in a cross country ski race with the best school athletes of 12 other participating countries. These young teenagers are primarily motivated by the pursuit of excellence, through intensive physical and intellectual development.
They will be led by one of their teachers who is also their coach, Jean-Pierre Sansregret, and who, for some 20 years now, has been constantly urging young people to meet academic and athletic challenges.
Their common determination deserves our admiration. Their personal commitment is an excellent example to help fight the problem of school dropouts as well as other problems that our young people currently face.
Supply February 13th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, with your permission, I would like to ask my colleague to expand on what he intended to tell us earlier, with further details on the way the transportation sector was managed, especially in his own Quebec City, since he was about to do so when you signalled that his time had expired. I would like to give him this opportunity to fill us in on the missing details.
Nuclear Safety And Control Act February 12th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, when you asked if someone wished to speak, when we asked for a quorum count, the hon. parliamentary secretary was already in the process of making her speech.
When debate resumed, you said "Resuming debate" and the hon. parliamentary secretary said she did not wish to use the time she had left. That is what I concluded, since she said she was done, so we could proceed to other matters. Following this, our colleague rose and said: "I wish to speak to Bill C-23".
Earlier, we experienced the same situation with Bill C-60 and you did not recognize our colleague, who had not reached his seat. In this case, I do not think you should let the hon. parliamentary secretary carry on, because she clearly stated her desire to end her speech.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act February 12th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, am I to understand that your ruling, based on the Standing Orders, is that you can count members regardless of where they are in this House for the sake of maintaining quorum?
If that is your ruling, I respect it. It is just that, in making your ruling, I heard you say: "I think that-", which seemed to indicate you were unsure. Could we please check what the Standing Orders say?
If you tell me that is what they say, I will take your word for it. We will do the checking ourselves.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act February 12th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, are you not supposed to count only those members in their seats?
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act February 12th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, when you checked to see if there was a quorum, were you not supposed to determine if there was a quorum according to the number of members in their seat?
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act February 12th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, at the very moment when you put the question on Bill C-60, we had a member who was in his place and was supposed to speak, but he was not recognized.
I wish someone would explain what happened. According to procedure, a Liberal was scheduled to speak before our member, and our member was in his place-you saw him come in and go to his seat-but he was not recognized.
I would ask the Chair to let us go back and resume debate on Bill C-60.
Naming Of Member February 12th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, my point concerns not the substance of the question but the procedure.
Naming Of Member February 12th, 1997
Mr. Speaker, would it be possible to ask you something about what has just happened, in order to prevent any recurrence? May I ask you a question?