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Atomic Energy Canada Limited December 9th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, in the very difficult process of program review, the government's support for AECL has been reduced from $174 million a year to $100 million a year. That is a massive reduction.
There may be some cashflow variations or cash profiling variations from year to year. At the end of the program review process, the number will be no more than $100 million.
Atomic Energy Canada Limited December 9th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I believe the question related to the AECL, but in all the racket I may have missed a portion of it and I would welcome a repeat.
In terms of the business plan with respect to the AECL, it is before the proper authorities now for consideration and as soon as that consideration is complete it will be dealt with in the appropriate manner.
Devco December 8th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, what we want is a solution that works.
In the first instance there are concerns about short term cash flow problems at Devco through the balance of this fiscal year. People may be assured that those issues, if they arise, will be addressed in such a way that the workers for example have no need to be concerned about their salary situation. For the longer term we are working with all interested parties to get a solution that does work and to alleviate the uncertainty for the people of Cape Breton.
Devco December 8th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, rather than hyperbole, insults and innuendo, what I am concerned with is a proper solution with respect to the future of Devco. In that respect I have been consulting very closely with the board of directors who are charged with the responsibility for managing Devco. I have had the opportunity on several occasions to meet with the premier. I have had the opportunity to meet with representatives of the union. I will continue that close consultation in the interests of arriving at the proper result, not just a hysterical one.
Canadian Wheat Board December 8th, 1998
And the opposition applauds mythology.
Under the new legislation we have adopted, there will be, for the first time ever, a board of directors, two-thirds directly elected by farmers. It will be those directors, including those farmers, who make the determination about what should be released publicly and what in the interests of commercial confidentiality needs to be retained. It will be producers on the board of directors—
Canadian Wheat Board December 8th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, if anything, the hon. member is very persistent in his mythology.
Canadian Wheat Board December 8th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the independent election co-ordinator, KPMG, is investigating the problems. Additional external professional expertise is being acquired to ensure absolute accuracy, including an audit if that is necessary. The problems will be corrected as rapidly as possible.
It should be noted it is because we have had a very open, public and totally transparent process in the hands of an independent professional that any problems have been quickly identified and the corrective action taken.
Forestry December 8th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, the action in defence of Canadian forestry practices is already well underway.
We have an established program where we bring buyers from around the world to Canada to actually see for themselves what Canadian forestry practices are like; not to rely on misleading advertising in the newspaper but to come here and examine the situation and see for themselves.
Experience has shown that when they come to Canada, when they see our practices as administered primarily by the provinces, in this case British Columbia, they go away with a much different view of Canadian forestry practices. Many of them dramatically change—
Points Of Order December 4th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I will be obtaining later today the formal text as signed. I was referring to the notes but they include the specific language that I referred to. I would be happy to present the formal document as soon as it is available, which I presume will be in the next hour.
Agriculture December 4th, 1998
Mr. Speaker, that is very much the spirit of the agreement. I would repeat that there are no quantitative limits and no caps on Canadians exports. There is no new audit of Canadian grain marketing systems.
It is agreed that all sanitary and phytosanitary issues are to be resolved on the basis of sound science and sound science alone. We have built in insulation against U.S. trade harassment possibilities, either those that are self-initiated by the U.S. administration or those that are launched by individual states.
We want to defuse border tensions and facilitate two way trade. We believe this agreement will help.