Mr. Speaker, because we always come in prepared, we agree to move to that stage, especially since our speaker is in the House and has excellent points to share with you.
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Contraventions Act March 29th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, because we always come in prepared, we agree to move to that stage, especially since our speaker is in the House and has excellent points to share with you.
Contraventions Act March 29th, 1996
Mr. Chairman, if it can help, is it the words "by means of a ticket" on line 31 that would be replaced by "under this act"? That is what I was asking, but if that is indeed the intention, we have no objection.
Contraventions Act March 29th, 1996
Mr. Chairman, the words were not mentioned in what was read by my hon. colleague. I therefore wonder if my copy conforms with what my colleague said.
Contraventions Act March 29th, 1996
Mr. Chairman, we would like to know what words would be replaced by "under this act".
Points Of Order March 26th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, we agree with everything suggested by the government deputy whip, except for the allocation of time. There has been consultation on this matter. Considering the time needed by the three speakers, I believe you will find there is consent to give ten minutes to the speaker from the government side, five minutes to the speaker from the Reform Party and the rest to the speaker from the Bloc Quebecois, for a total of 15 minutes.
The speaker from the government side told us that he would probably need only ten minutes and the speaker of the Reform Party said that five minutes will be enough. The rest of the time could be allocated to the Bloc Quebecois and if the debate ends before 5.30 p.m., we are ready to accept that the division take place at that time and that the debate cease at the same time. In other words, we will be ready to say that it is 5.30 p.m.
Department Of Public Works And Government Services Act March 26th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, since we have yet another member slated to speak to Bill C-7, I would like to know whether it will be possible for us later on, for the time remaining, to organize things in such a way that we can share our time, as was asked by the other member, with unanimous consent. Would it be possible to do that again?
Department Of Public Works And Government Services Act March 26th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I do not wish to comment on my hon. colleague's remarks. I rise instead on a matter of procedure. Shall I wait that my hon. colleague's time be expired?
Department Of Public Works And Government Services Act March 26th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Just before we begin to discuss Bill C-7, it seems to me that there was confusion among certain members, both in the opposition and in government. Each had at least one speaker on Bill C-3 and it appears that when you invited the speakers to take the floor, neither of the two speakers heard you.
We wonder what has become of Bill C-3, since we have not voted on it, nor have we spoken to it. We are wondering, from a procedural point of view, how you see this bill, because we never voted on it, you never asked if we were for or against, in any case, we said nothing. First of all, I would like your answer to this question so that we can determine if there should not be some sort of solution to satisfy government as well as opposition members.
Standard & Poor's March 26th, 1996
Mr. Speaker, a news release from Standard & Poor's brings the federal government back to reality.
Federalists say that there will be no negotiations following a declaration of sovereignty? Standard & Poor's thinks otherwise. Federalists say that economic ties between Canada and Quebec will suffer? Standard & Poor's says that they will be maintained. Federalists are talking about a ruthless breakup. Standard & Poor's says that negotiations will take place in a climate of responsibility.
In addition, the firm expresses confidence in Quebec's approach, and this is reflected in the bond market, where there has been an upswing in the performance of Quebec government bonds.
The markets are putting to rest the federal government's campaign of fear. It is high time that the government faced up to the inevitable and began to prepare for Quebec's sovereignty.
North American Free Trade Agreement March 22nd, 1996
Mr. Speaker, we do not question the fact that this was done in co-operation with the provinces. We question the federal government's approval of new barriers in a free trade context. The federal government was ill advised in that regard. If you set up barriers, it is no longer a free trade environment. At first it was wheat, and now it is softwood lumber.
Will the minister recognize that the current agreement will not solve anything, since Americans are still not happy with the concessions made so far, and will he also recognize that his government is opening the door to similar agreements in other economic sectors?