House of Commons photoWon his last election, in 2000, with 65% of the vote.
Quebec Election October 26th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the changes that are impressive to Quebec are demands for change outside Quebec.
The Calgary declaration, the premiers' proposals for improving the social union, the official opposition's new Canada act and the Alberta Senate election all represent healthy demands from outside Quebec to change the federation.
By telling Quebeckers that reform of the federation is not an option, is the Prime Minister slamming the door on all of these other initiatives for change?
Quebec Election October 26th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, over the weekend the Prime Minister fired the first shot in the Quebec election, but unfortunately he shot at his own foot.
By saying that Quebec's demands have already been filled and that the Constitution is not a general store the Prime Minister gave the impression that Canadian federalism is not open to change.
Why on earth would the Prime Minister make such remarks on the eve of the Quebec election?
Apec Inquiry October 20th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister used to present himself as the little guy from Shawinigan, the friend of the underdog, but now a different picture is emerging. It is a picture of someone who cannot tolerate dissent, someone who cannot tolerate embarrassment and who thinks people should be thankful he is not carrying a baseball bat.
If the Prime Minister does not like this ugly portrait that is emerging of himself why does he not start to tell the whole truth about his role in the APEC security scandal?
Apec Inquiry October 20th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, every member in this House heard the Prime Minister's reference to using baseball bats on students yesterday. We were not relying on hearsay. We were not relying on the unreliable memory of the solicitor general.
The Prime Minister was asked yesterday to apologize for using pepper spray on students and instead he said they were lucky he did not use baseball bats.
Will the Prime Minister apologize today for that insulting response he gave yesterday?
Apec Inquiry October 20th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, let us get this straight. Yesterday the Prime Minister said that the students at UBC should be thankful that they were not beaten with baseball bats at last year's APEC summit. Then this morning he referred to water cannons.
Did the Prime Minister really mean to say that students should thank him for not attacking them with baseball bats and water cannons?
Apec Inquiry October 19th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is wandering around in circles. Surely it is self-evident that it is not fair play when we have an inquiry and one side has at least six high priced lawyers and all of the resources of the Government of Canada behind it and the other side has nothing.
Will the Prime Minister stand up in this House and say that he thinks that is a fair deal?
Apec Inquiry October 19th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, every crook in this country can usually count on getting legal aid from this government. Even murderers and rapists like Clifford Olson and Paul Bernardo received legal aid. There is no law and there is no convention that stops the government from giving help to the students at the APEC inquiry.
Why is it that criminals can get legal aid from this government but legal protesters cannot?
Apec Inquiry October 19th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the government has at least six high priced lawyers defending it at the APEC inquiry, but the students who were pepper sprayed currently have none. According to the solicitor general this is fair.
Is the Prime Minister's idea of fair play giving one side of the APEC inquiry a team of high priced lawyers and the other side simply a blast of pepper spray?
Apec Summit October 6th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the solicitor general is digging himself into a deeper and deeper hole. The solicitor general is one of the two law officers of the crown in this House. If anybody ought to be interested in protecting the integrity of this inquiry, it is he.
In that he has reflected badly on the inquiry, why does he not do the responsible and honourable thing and stand in this House and offer his resignation?
Apec Summit October 6th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, this minister by his indiscretions has called into question the impartiality of the whole public complaints commission inquiry into the APEC affair. Now he has made matters worse by trying to cover up his own indiscretions with this cock and bull story.
Where is the minister's honesty? Where is his integrity? And where is—