Geoff Regan

[Question No. 150, March 24th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.

[Questions Passed as Orders for Return, March 24th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, if Questions Nos. 129, 134, 135, 137, 138, 145 and 150 could be made orders for return, these returns would be tabled immediately.

[George Christie, March 24th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, on February 16 of this year the community of Bedford lost one of its shining lights. George Christie was a community pillar for almost 70 years.

Although Mr. Christie's list of accomplishments and contributions is far too long to enumerate here, a few items demand recognition.

A first lieutenant with the Halifax Rifles during World War I, George Christie returned to Bedford and took very active roles in his church and community. He was an honourary life elder at the Bedford United Church and helped countless young people become good citizens and community leaders through both the Air Cadets and Scouts Canada.

I want to express my appreciation for the life of George Christie and my sincere condolences to his family and friends. He will be surely missed.

[Business of the House, March 20th, 2003]

Madam Speaker, discussions have taken place between all the parties as well as with the member for Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore, concerning the taking of the division on Bill C-206, scheduled at the conclusion of private members' business later this day. I believe you would find consent that at the conclusion of today's debate on Bill C-206, all questions necessary to disposed of the motion be deemed put, a recorded division deemed requested and deferred to Tuesday, March 25 at the end of government orders.

[Committees of the House, March 20th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among parties and if you were to seek it I think you would find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move:

That, in relation to its study of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway system, a group comprised of five government members and one member of each of the opposition parties of the Subcommittee on Marine Transportation of the Standing Committee on Transport be authorized to travel to Washington, D.C., U.S.A., from March 30 to April 3, 2003 and that the necessary staff do accompany the subcommittee.

[Question No. 125, March 20th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.

[Questions on the Order Paper, March 20th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, Question No. 125 will be answered today.

[Government Response to Petitions, March 20th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 11 petitions.

[Motions for Papers, March 19th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the other Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers be allowed to stand.

[Motions for Papers, March 19th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, Transport Canada advises that its files contain approximately 13 megabytes of electronically stored information, or approximately 53,000 pages corresponding to the broad range of the request. As such, it is prohibitively expensive in labour and money to produce and would not be available in any reasonable time frame.

I therefore ask the hon. member to withdraw his motion.