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Nuclear Weapons December 13th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, Canada supports the objective of the elimination of nuclear weapons. However, we believe a treaty that would be binding on all the parties would be more conducive to efficiency than a mere reference to the international court of justice.
Auditor General's Report November 22nd, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada has obligations to fulfil. As members of the G-7 it is important that we fulfil these obligations.
Foreign Affairs November 17th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, when I testified before the parliamentary committee, when it began its hearings, I had the opportunity to impress upon the committee members that we will have to do more with less in the future.
We will have to come up with ingenious ideas to allow Canada to continue to play its rightful role on the international scene, one that all our friends and partners expect Canada to play. There is no doubt that we will have to take into account our increasingly limited financial resources.
Foreign Affairs November 17th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for giving me the occasion, in responding to his question, to thank and congratulate all members of the committee who did very good work.
As is a tradition in the House we have received the report and the dissident reports. We will, as a good government, look at them. I want to say at the outset that there are some very good recommendations and some that are not so good.
Arms Embargo In Former Yugoslavia November 15th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I just told the member that the United States' decision does not jeopardize the arms embargo. However, Canada has already indicated, through the Prime Minister, that we would withdraw our troops if the United Nations decided to
lift the arms embargo, and other countries have said the same thing.
France and Great Britain, which have the largest numbers of troops participating with us in the peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia, have expressed the same opinion. But, for the moment, we think that this embargo can be maintained and that there can be effective controls to ensure that the United Nations mission is not threatened.
Arms Embargo In Former Yugoslavia November 15th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I can assure the member that Canada continues to believe that it is very important to maintain the arms embargo in the former Yugoslavia. The United States' decision does not jeopardize this effort, since other countries, particularly those which have troops in the area, will be able to effectively maintain the embargo.
Forest Industry November 15th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I want to say to the hon. member that this is a legitimate question. I will inquire immediately and find out if his allegations are correct.
If they are I assure him that we will stop any funding of this kind.
East Timor November 15th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I think that the hon. member's comments are totally unfounded. In fact, during his visit to Indonesia, the Prime Minister announced that the Government of Canada, through the Canadian International Development Agency, would finance a project with Care Canada to help the people of East Timor.
East Timor November 15th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the hon. member that, in fact, the matter of East Timor was the subject of discussions between President Suharto and Prime Minister Chrétien.
Questions On The Order Paper November 14th, 1994
No projects are left unaccounted for by CIDA.
CIDA's country to country projects are all managed within policies and procedures that ensure CIDA obtains a full accounting for funds paid to executing agencies during the life of projects and at the conclusion of projects.
All CIDA's country to country projects are over $1,000 and disbursements relating to these projects are made according to the terms and conditions of a contract or contribution agreement signed between CIDA and an executing agent. The terms and conditions also define how and when the executing agent will account for the expenditures pertaining to the project.
Subsequently each invoice, claim or financial report received is verified against the contract or the contribution to ensure it is in compliance with the terms and conditions and is then certified by the manager responsible for the project. In some instances the agency also hires public accounting firms to carry out audits of executing agents to ensure that expenditures submitted for payment are in compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract or contribution agreement and are properly accounted for.