Could you draw pictures, John, for him?
House of Commons photoWon his last election, in 1993, with 66% of the vote.
Statistics Canada March 27th, 1996
Could you draw pictures, John, for him?
Statistics Canada March 26th, 1996
Go on, go on.
Statistics Canada March 26th, 1996
When you lose, you are sad.
Statistics Canada March 26th, 1996
They did not have a whole lot to say last night.
Statistics Canada March 26th, 1996
The guys who talk on television, who chooses them?
Statistics Canada March 26th, 1996
What we need to know is who chooses the television commentators. Who chooses the television commentators?
Income Security Program March 22nd, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I understand the concerns. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food has expressed his views on this matter. The decision was made some time ago.
The number of jobs that are actually affected and that would be moved are less than half of the number attributed to this situation by the hon. member in his question.
Any job that is being rearranged is always the grounds for great concern. I want to assure the hon. member that the purpose of making changes throughout the delivery system of human resources development is to improve service and to manage those scarce dollars, to which the hon. member referred, in the best way possible.
The department will be doing some work in Regina that is new, that is innovative, that will support the people to whom the hon. member has referred and that will actually increase the number of jobs in that sector.
There will always be an ongoing exchange of responsibilities and jobs, but in the final analysis, money will be spent wisely and as fairly and equitably as it can be to workers in all of the provinces of Canada.
Refugee Status March 22nd, 1996
Mr. Speaker, I think that we can all agree that the refugee determination rules vary greatly from country to country. The approaches taken by various countries are often very different.
In response to the hon. member's question dealing specifically with the approach taken by the Government of Canada, over the years, we have always seen our role as that of one of the most welcoming countries in the world for refugees. As Canadians, we have a duty to keep playing this humanitarian role we have played on many occasions already.
Regarding practices in the U.S. and elsewhere, I do not think it is appropriate for us or for me to comment on them at this time.
Refugee Status March 22nd, 1996
Mr. Speaker, the question of changes to the legislation that would affect this kind of case in the United States would be rather technical and lengthy.
If there are specific parts of the American legislation that she would want to be made familiar with I am sure my colleague, the minister of immigration, would be very pleased to prepare a package of information and allow for a briefing to be held so that she could be familiar with the American legislation.
Summer Jobs For Students March 22nd, 1996
Mr. Speaker, the amount distributed to post-secondary institutions still falls under the responsibility of the provinces. Of course, some of the money comes from the Canadian government through transfers to the provinces.
How this money is managed is up to each province, since we do not want to interfere in areas of provincial jurisdiction. If he hon. member is suggesting that we revert to the ways of the old administration, I can only tell him not to hold his breath, because we have no intention of acting as the former Tory government did for nine years, from 1984 to 1993.