Jean Chrétien

[Iraq, February 19th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, as I said yesterday in the House, we have not been asked to take part in any such group, nor have we offered to.

[Iraq, February 19th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, if the hon. member is following the situation closely, he will realize that, only a few weeks ago, neither the Americans nor the British wanted a second UN resolution, and now they will likely be introducing one. This means that the United Nations process we have favoured since last July is being followed by all parties interested in finding a peaceful solution.

[National Security, February 18th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister is the chair of a committee that these ministers sit on. We work as a team on this side.

[Ethics, February 18th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, the minister of finance of the day followed all the guidelines very strictly during the term he was minister.

[Ethics, February 18th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, every member of cabinet has an obligation to report conflict of interest to Mr. Wilson, file the application and have the proper arrangements. However it is not for me to talk about it publicly, what happens between an individual in there. It is a private matter.

[Ethics, February 18th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I am not involved in the management of these companies. The minister of finance of the day followed all the rules and ensured that he was not in a conflict of interest. When there was that meeting, he ensured, as the rules state, that Mr. Wilson was present to listen to the discussions that occurred between the managers of the trust who wanted to inform him of this so-called important decision to be made.

[Conflict of Interest, February 18th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, I can tell the member of the NDP that he does not need a lot of steam to wait until four o'clock.

[Conflict of Interest, February 18th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, they are really running out of steam here.

[Iraq, February 18th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, if the hon. member cared to read the document adopted yesterday by the Europeans, she would notice that it is almost a carbon copy of my speech of last Thursday in Chicago.

[Iraq, February 18th, 2003]

Mr. Speaker, they can say whatever they want. Canada's policy will be clearly set by the Government of Canada. We have said that we want to abide by the provisions of resolution 1441. The inspectors are pursuing their work right now. There will certainly be another report soon, and there will be another debate at the Security Council.

Canada's policy is well known. If they want to go ahead alone, they are free to do so. However, we have said that they should only go in with the authority of the United Nations. If they do so on their own, the international peace and security system will likely be destabilized more than it should be.