Maurizio Bevilacqua

[Committees Of The House, June 10th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, entitled “Productivity with a Purpose: Improving the Standard of Living of Canadians”.

I want to bring to the attention of the House that this is a very important document which deals with a very important issue, that of productivity, which is a key determinant in raising the standard of living for Canadians.

I also want to take this opportunity to thank the members of the committee who worked very hard throughout this session. The finance committee held 193 meetings to deal with different issues related to finance.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the clerk, the interpreters, the researchers and every one involved in making sure that the committee of finance functions as well as it does.

I want to reiterate that the finance committee will continue to pursue this issue in the coming years.

[Petitions, June 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have a petition where the petitioners request that parliament amend the Divorce Act to include a provision, as supported in Bill C-340, regarding the right of spouses, parents and grandparents to access to or custody of the child or children.

[Petitions, May 14th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to present a petition requesting that parliament amend the Divorce Act to include a provision, as supported by Bill C-340, regarding the right of spouses, parents and grandparents to have access to or custody of children.

[Committees Of The House, May 14th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Finance. Pursuant to its order of reference of Tuesday, April 13, 1999, your committee has considered Bill C-67, an act to amend the Bank Act, the Winding-up and Restructuring Act and other acts relating to financial institutions and to make consequential amendments to other acts.

Your committee tables its report with amendments.

[Committees Of The House, May 6th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 17th report of the Standing Committee on Finance.

In accordance with its order of reference of Tuesday, April 20, 1999, your committee has considered Bill C-72, an act to amend the Income Tax Act to implement measures that are consequential on changes to the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention, 1980, and to amend the Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act, the Old Age Security Act, the War Veterans Allowance Act and certain acts related to the Income Tax Act, and agreed on Wednesday, May 5, 1999 to report it with amendments.

[Committees Of The House, April 29th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present in both official languages the sixteenth report of the Standing Committee on Finance.

Pursuant to its order of reference dated April 20, 1999, the committee has adopted Bill C-71, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 16, 1999, and has agreed to report it with amendments.

[Petitions, April 26th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have a petition in which the petitioners request that parliament amend the Divorce Act to give a grandparent who is granted access to a child the right to make inquiries and to be given information as to the health, education and welfare of the child, as supported in Bill C-340, an act to amend the Divorce Act.

[Committees Of The House, March 25th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present in both official languages the 15th report of the Standing Committee on Finance.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), your committee has studied the report of the Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector.

[Petitions, March 10th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have the pleasure to present a petition requesting that parliament amend the Divorce Act to include a provision, as supported by Bill C-340, regarding the right of spousal parents, grandparents, to have access to or custody of the child or children.

[Committees Of The House, March 5th, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Finance. Pursuant to its order of reference of Monday, February 15, 1999, the committee has considered Bill C-65, an act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act.

I also take this opportunity to thank all members of the committee for their unanimous support of Bill C-65 and for participating in the finance committee hearings. We had over 160 meetings and members on both sides of the House demonstrated a great deal of commitment to making sure that the finance committee reflects the views and opinions of Canadians from coast to coast to coast.