Peter Milliken

[Business Of The House, May 6th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I think you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move:

That, on Tuesday, May 10, 1994, the House shall continue to sit after 6.30 p.m. for the purpose of considering government business Motion No. 12 in the name of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, provided that the Chair shall not receive any dilatory motions or quorum calls and that, when no additional member wishes to speak, but in any case no later than 10 o'clock p.m., the Speaker shall adjourn the House to the next sitting day.

(Motion agreed to.)

[Government Response To Petitions, May 6th, 1994]

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.

[South African Elections, May 6th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I was honoured to be part of the Canadian election observer team in South Africa for two weeks under the very able leadership of the Secretary of State for Latin America and Africa.

We were treated to a rare and historic opportunity to watch the peaceful transition to majority rule in South Africa as the black majority got the right to vote for the first time.

The warmth of the welcome for us, the enthusiasm of the voters and the great goodwill exhibited by all of South Africa's citizens toward one another were an inspiration for each one of us.

We were all satisfied that the election was free and fair, notwithstanding numerous delays and poor organization in some areas.

We were all optimistic that with continued goodwill South Africans can work together to forge a new, prosperous, multiracial and multilingual South Africa that will be an example for all peoples of the earth.

[Questions On The Order Paper, May 5th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

[Motions For Papers, May 4th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that the notice of motion for the production of papers be allowed to stand.

[Questions On The Order Paper, May 4th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

[Committees Of The House, May 4th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I believe I am moving with the unanimous consent of the House, seconded by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General, that the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented to the House earlier this day be concurred in.

(Motion agreed to.)

[Committees Of The House, May 4th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the 20th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs relating to the list of members of committees.

With leave of the House I intend to move for concurrence in this 20th report later this day.

[Government Response To Petitions, May 4th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to five petitions.

[Supply, May 3rd, 1994]

The deserving poor, as the hon. member for Halifax says. If that is what the hon. member is saying, let him and his colleagues stand up and say it. Let them tell the House where the cuts are going to come because he knows all the government programs alone make up a very small percentage of the total federal budget. If the government was eliminated tomorrow there would still be a deficit on the books of the

Government of Canada. He knows that to administer all the other programs there is a cost.

I ask him to come clean with Canadians and tell us which programs he is going to cut. Is it medicare? Is it old age pensions? Is it the Canada pension plan or what? It has to be one of those and he knows it.