Anti-terrorism Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to speak to this significant piece of legislation. It is the most significant piece of legislation I and I expect other members will ever see as legislators. There is no question it is an immense intrusion into the civil rights of Canadians.

Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the report of the visit by the Canada-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group between August 1 and 8, 2001.

Apec  Mr. Speaker, recently the Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific attended the APEC conference. A number of important trade initiatives were discussed which will affect Canadian companies. Could the minister outline to the House specific initiatives which will be of assistance to Canadian companies?

Anti-Terrorism Act  Madam Speaker, Bill C-36 is possibly the most important piece of legislation the House will deal with in the life of this parliament. Therefore it needs a great deal of scrutiny from both sides of the House. All Canadians have been victimized by those terrorists. Some Canadians have special burdens because of their origins, but we should make no mistake that we are all victims of September 11.

International Actions Against Terrorism  Mr. Chairman, I would like to take a slightly different approach and talk about some of our new best friends. Any army that is going to war likes to know who its friends are and who are its enemies. Our new best friends, our allies, now support the so-called war against terrorism launched by the U.S. and Great Britain in Afghanistan.

Organized Crime  Mr. Speaker, when the justice committee studied organized crime we learned that money laundering is the lifeblood of organized crime. Organized crime uses the latest in technology and all the advantages of the global economy to launder its ill-gotten gains. Could the solicitor general tell the House what the government is doing to combat this scourge of money laundering and stop this flow of funds?

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the NDP Party for putting forward this resolution. It is certainly something that is in need of debate. I wanted to join in with the first part of the resolution. Members have condemned this act of terrorism and I wanted to add my voice to that of the Prime Minister in that respect.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, my colleague asked two questions: one with respect to the support for our U.S. brethren and the second with respect to tolerance in this country. On the first question with respect to support for our U.S. brethren, at this point our response as a nation has been exemplary.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the hon. member pointing out the distinction between offensive and defensive. Clearly NATO is a defensive alliance. Article 5 was invoked, and we are creating a response. Where we go from there and how we move into an offensive response is probably up for some debate.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the House for the opportunity to participate in this important debate. The hon. member for Charlesbourg--Jacques-Cartier has stated that while it does provide some difficulties for us all, there are those of us who consider parliament to be a very significant institution in our country where important matters of state get debated and voted on.

Interfaith Prayer Service  Mr. Speaker, after the events of September 11 many people of faith were left bereft of comfort. Some were wondering whether the powerful need to seek justice would unfairly target a certain faith or certain ethnicities. Indeed there was evidence to support those fears. The Parliament of Canada gave tangible support to those voices of faith yesterday by suspending its sittings for two hours.

Supply  Madam Speaker, first of all let me deal with the member's reference to the wishes of the constituents. Some ideas that I receive from my constituents frankly should not see the light of day as they are awful. I am elected as a member to exercise judgment. There are ideas, however, that should see the light of day and that I should be able to advocate.

Supply  Madam Speaker, this will probably be my last opportunity to wish you well during the summer. I hope all members have a relaxing summer, notwithstanding what some of our constituents might think. The reason for the motion is quite simple. A lot of members in the House are pretty frustrated with the whole issue of private members' business.

Parliament Of Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, for this opportunity to speak on the bill I would like to split my remarks into two parts, the first part with respect to actual compensation and the second part with respect to the role and responsibilities of a member of parliament. I will not spend a lot of time trying to compare apples to oranges to grapefruit.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague opposite seems to want to have it both ways. He wants money to be transferred to provincial revenues and simultaneously he acknowledges that there is an enormous debt which needs to be dealt with. He ignores quite nicely the earlier part of my speech in which I said that provincial revenues far exceed federal revenues by something in the order of at least $25 billion.