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Fundraising April 24th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, it is all right to make accusations but he collected money a few weeks ago for his own campaign. He has not revealed all the people and the amount of money he received. That is the case of many on the other side.
I said we will have guidelines, but in this case it was for a voluntary organization. That person is a volunteer who has no personal interest in the contribution that is important for this group in Toronto.
Fundraising April 24th, 2002
Mr. Speaker, I have answered this question several times. I said that we would have public guidelines, we hope, before the end of May.
Age of Consent April 23rd, 2002
Mr. Speaker, let me tell the House that we have received very good advice on this subject this morning in the National Post , when the leader of the Alliance, Mr. Harper, said “What Canada really needs is to immediately embark on a well thought-out, consultative approach to dealing with these issues”. That is exactly what we are doing.
National Defence April 23rd, 2002
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is fabricating a problem to ask a question. This person will be there, sitting on the board of inquiry, as do all members when they are there. I do not think that the Canadian who will be there will be dumb. If he has some questions to ask, of course he will do his duty and ask the proper questions.
National Defence April 23rd, 2002
Mr. Speaker, we have set up our own board of inquiry, headed by the highly competent General Baril. I am certain that he will take all necessary steps to have all the information he considers appropriate in order to inform the Canadian public.
As well, the Americans have assured us of their co-operation and have invited a Canadian to sit on their own board of inquiry.
Softwood Lumber April 23rd, 2002
Yes, that is the case. I think it is only right in the circumstances that we have a policy, as we have had to date, of working closely with provincial governments and industry.
Softwood Lumber April 23rd, 2002
Mr. Speaker, as I said, we are concerned about the situation. Right now, we are studying the issue. We have holding consultations with certain provincial governments, because it is not just the federal government which has an interest in this. Furthermore, forests actually come under provincial jurisdiction—
Softwood Lumber April 23rd, 2002
Mr. Speaker, this is a problem which the government is studying right now, and I have nothing new to tell the House of Commons.
National Defence April 23rd, 2002
Mr. Speaker, the member is trying to create an impression that we are not doing our best to protect the soldiers. The question is very loaded and is trying to create a situation that does not exist.
The four people lost their lives not because they were not good soldiers or they did not have good commanding officers. They did their job the best they could and to create another impression is wrong. These guys gave their lives and they should not be used to try to score political points.
National Defence April 23rd, 2002
Mr. Speaker, that is exactly what we are doing and we are taking all these problems very seriously. They have all the technology they need. They have exactly the same technology of communications as the Americans have, according to the report I received.