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Procedure And House Affairs February 22nd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, with the unanimous consent of the House, I wish to put several motions today.
Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the 63rd report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House earlier this day, be concurred in.
(Motion agreed to.)
Access To Information Act February 22nd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I cannot find the bill on the Notice Paper. Has notice of introduction of this bill been given?
Committees Of The House February 22nd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the 63rd report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the membership of committees.
This report is in part consequent on the admission of the new members of the House of Commons today.
If the House gives its consent I intend to move concurrence in the 63rd report later this day.
Committees Of The House February 22nd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table the 62nd report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs in respect of the order of reference dated November 29, 1994 regarding the furniture, supplies and equipment in each hon. member's constituency office and House of Commons office.
Government Response To Petitions February 22nd, 1995
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to certain petitions.
Supply February 21st, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I have been here for a good part of the debate today and I am dismayed to learn that Reform Party members in making their remarks are not really addressing their budget document.
Indeed I was here for the opening two speeches this morning from the Reform Party and they like the last one constituted really nothing but denunciations of the Liberal Party position which they are waiting to hear in the budget next week.
However they managed to use their document as some kind of launching pad for attacks on a non-existent government budget at this point. They are still attacking last year's budget and saying that government measures are inadequate when they have not yet learned what they are.
It surprised me that I could not get copies of the Reform Party budget for the longest time. I have finally obtained one. We were told in all the news reports this morning that their budget was going to be announced in the House. I am surprised that we have not heard more about the Reform budget.
I have some questions that I would like the hon. member to answer. I know he has very limited time, having wasted most of his presentation on attacking the government instead of dealing with the positive aspects, if there are any, in the Reform budget.
What is in his own party document that will be so popular with Canadians? Or, is it so unpopular that they do not want to talk about it in the House today? They want to use the opportunity to try to blame the government for all the ills instead of looking at the document they have produced, coming clean with Canadians and telling them what bad policies they have proposed in their budget document.
Why have they not discussed it? They keep referring to it but they never give specifics. Would the hon. member give us specifics and tell us what cutbacks in social programs his party proposed in their budget document so all Canadians can hear what the Reform Party has in mind?
Supply February 21st, 1995
How much is that worth?
Questions On The Order Paper February 21st, 1995
Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
Government Response To Petitions February 21st, 1995
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table in both official languages the government's response to two petitions.
Questions On The Order Paper February 20th, 1995
Mr. Speaker, the answer is the same answer the hon. member was given Friday. This government does not vary its answers. The answer is always the same. We will have a reply very shortly, and when I receive it, I will table it here in the House.