Dick Harris

[Supply, February 8th, 2000]

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would expect that if the minister is to speak to the House today she would at least be speaking in a truthful and open way. She has said—

[Human Resources Development, February 7th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, in December the minister stood in the House, looked you in the eye and these cameras in the eye and said “Folks, everything is all right in my department”, despite the fact that she had on her desk an internal audit that said her department was a mess.

She now says “We are going to fix everything”. How can she say to the House and all Canadians that everything is okay? How can we believe her now after she misled the House in December?

[Human Resources Development, February 7th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, the human resources minister seems to be having a little trouble facing reality. In early August she received the damning internal report saying that her department was a mess.

Instead of getting to the bottom of this mess she stood in the House, smiled and told us everything was okay. In the meantime she doled out almost $1 million to her own riding, a riding that did not qualify under her own department's rules. The minister has been caught. Why does she not do the honourable thing and just resign, just quit?

[Employment Insurance, December 15th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am going back to my riding tomorrow morning. Before I leave I would like to request that, because it is the Christmas season, perhaps the Bloc members and Liberal members would want to put their family feud to rest just for a few days and enjoy Christmas. I am sure they would be able to enjoy it far better if they were not worried about this little family tiff they are having.

[Committees Of The House, December 15th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from Medicine Hat for his excellent speech in the prebudget debate.

If he had more time for his speech he would have taken very great care to point out the examples of the provinces of Ontario and Alberta, which recognize the stimulation to the economy that tax relief brings, which has resulted in booming economies in both of those provinces.

Could my colleague enlighten particularly the Liberals, who obviously do not understand the real economic benefits of reducing taxes?

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 13th, 1999]

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to ask for unanimous consent to ask the minister if he knows that over 90% of his own constituents oppose the Nisga'a treaty.

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 298

That Bill C-9, in Clause 27, be amended by replacing line 6 on page 10 with the following:

“27. Sections 2, 4 and 5 come into force on January 1, 2005 and the remaining provisions of this Act come into”

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 282

That Bill C-9, in Clause 21, be amended by replacing lines 2 to 5 on page 8 with the following:

“ment”in paragraph (1)(e) means any delegated government authority created pursuant to a land claims settlement.”

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 194

That Bill C-9 be amended by adding after line 29 on page 7 the following new clause:

“20.1 (1) On the expiration of eight years after the coming into force of this Act, the provisions contained herein shall be referred to such committee of the House of Commons, as may be designated or established for that purpose.

(2) The committee designated or established for the purpose of subsection (1) shall, as soon as practicable, undertake a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this Act and, shall within one year after the review is undertaken, submit a report to the House of Commons.”

[Nisga'A Final Agreement Act, December 6th, 1999]

moved:

Motion No. 154

That Bill C-9 be amended by adding after line 29 on page 7 the following new clause:

“20.1 Every fifth year, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development shall table in the House of Commons a report on the state of the Nisga'a Final Agreement.”