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  • His favourite word was fishery.

Last in Parliament March 2011, as Conservative MP for Delta—Richmond East (B.C.)

Won his last election, in 2008, with 56% of the vote.

Statements in the House

Proceeds Of Crime (Money Laundering) Act May 3rd, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I ask for unanimous consent to concur in private member's Motion No. 308.

World Curling Championships April 10th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, in Glasgow, Scotland on the weekend Canada demonstrated once again that it is a dominant force in the sport of curling.

On Saturday, skip Kelley Law and her team from the Richmond Winter Club swept their way to victory against Switzerland for the women's world curling championship. But Canada's winning ways did not end there.

On Sunday curling fans around the world watched as skip Greg McAulay and his team from New Westminster, B.C. defeated Sweden by a score of 9-4 to claim the men's world curling championship as well.

As a proud representative of the people of British Columbia, I would be remiss if I did not also mention that the men's world junior curling championship was won two weeks ago by Kelowna's Brad Kuhn.

My congratulations go out to all of these fine men and women who continue to demonstrate that B.C. does indeed stand not only for best Canadians, but best curlers.

Questions On The Order Paper March 27th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. On October 15, 1999 I asked Question No. 28. That was first asked on the March 23 as Question No. 226 and never answered. On October 18, 1999 I asked Question No. 29. That was first asked on March 24, 1999 as Question No. 227 and was never answered.

These questions go to the heart of the misuse by the Department of National Defence of the anti-malarial drug Mefloquine and its misleading of the Somalia inquiry during that particular investigation. I would like those questions answered.

Petitions March 27th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, the second petition deals with the failure of the government to deal effectively with illegal immigration to this country.

The petitioners are calling on the government to allow quickly for the deportation of individuals in obvious and blatant abuse of the system when it occurs.

Petitions March 27th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions I would like to present today. The first one deals with concerns that constituents expressed regarding the failure of the government to deal effectively with the child pornography issue.

Points Of Order February 29th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, I did not want to turn this into a debate. It was not my intention, but I think what my colleague was saying was that vacuum does exist when we only receive one-half of a discussion. It just happened, I guess because of the positioning on the paper, that I received the transcript of what the Prime Minister said, so that check was not there. It might be helpful, when there is an exchange in question period, if both sides were distributed. If you could take that under consideration, Mr. Speaker, I think it might be helpful.

Points Of Order February 29th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, to begin with I will quote Marleau-Montpetit, which will set the tone of what I have to say.

On page 968 of Marleau-Montpetit it states:

—a Member may not make material changes in the meaning of what was said in the House.

It goes on to say:

The editors may likewise alter a sentence to render it more readable but may not go so far as to change its meaning. Editors must ensure that the Debates are a faithful reflection of what was said;

It then goes on to say:

Substantial errors, as opposed to editorial changes, must be brought to the attention of the House by a means of a point of order, as soon as possible after the sitting,

On page 769, it says:

A Member may correct the record of his or her own statement, but may not correct that of another Member.

I will not be long but I think that the matter is important. I would like to quote, in part, the Prime Minister from yesterday. This was in response to my supplementary question.

The Prime Minister said:

I would like to inform the House of Commons that in the case of the riding of Vancouver Island North the riding of the member has received $52 million in HRDC grants.

He then goes on to say:

These are good programs that we have put in his riding despite perhaps his opposition because those people do not want us to help the poor and the needy. Hansard then says:

Human Resources Development February 28th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, a lot more money went to the minister's riding than it did to British Columbia.

Mike Clancy, a former HRD employee from Kenora, stated that he and his coworkers were under intense pressure to become a cheque writing machine for the Indian affairs minister. Clearly the pressure got to Mr. Clancy. He ran for the NDP in the last election.

If there is no political interference in HRD affairs, how does the minister explain the pressure felt by her employees in Kenora?

Human Resources Development February 28th, 2000

Mr. Speaker, aside from creating work for the RCMP, the HRD department is certainly creating a lot of work for former Liberal staffers.

In the Indian affairs minister's riding, his former senior aide Victoria Scherban, has made a business out of acquiring grants and loans for herself and other local businesses. The same with René Fugère, the Prime Minister's former aide who has charged hefty commissions for having his name attached to numerous successful applications.

My question is for the HRD minister. If there is no political interference for grant approvals in her department, why is it so lucrative for former Liberal staffers?

Taxation December 15th, 1999

Mr. Speaker, Santa Claus announced today that he will be moving his entire Canadian operation to the South Pole early next year. The reason? The excessively high taxes imposed by this Liberal government.

An obviously distraught Claus told a packed news conference that all aspects of his operation are overtaxed and that he is simply not prepared to pay any more. “It is becoming increasingly impossible to get the elves to work overtime”, said Claus. “Liberal payroll taxes rip their paycheques in half”.

“The excessive burden of provincial taxes, federal excise taxes and the GST are driving the price of reindeer fuel out of sight”, said R. N. Reindeer, chief of Claus' transportation division. “Our accountants say the best way to escape the Liberals' juggernaut is to move to the South Pole and to operate Santa's sleigh under a Liberian flag of convenience”.

“Our agenda has always been a children's agenda”, said a tearful Mrs. Claus. “Once Liberal taxes have shut us down, who are the kids going to write to at Christmastime, Revenue Canada?”