Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the speech of the hon. member. It had precious little to do with Bill C-51. He seemed not to be interested in addressing the issues raised by Bill C-51. In particular he did not address the two issues I raised. He did not address some of the more profound social issues.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I believe this bill deserves the support of parliament in large measure. It is an omnibus bill and, by definition, an omnibus bill is a housekeeping bill and can in fact be quite tedious. A particular provision that caught my eye with respect to this bill was the homicide and criminal negligence provision, the year and a day provision, which permits prosecution even though the victim may have survived beyond a year and a day by virtue of the advances of medical science.

Liz Warden  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to stand in this House today to congratulate Liz Warden who swam a personal best and won a silver medal in the 400 metre individual medley at the 16th Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in September. As originally a member of the Scarborough swim club and presently with the University of Toronto, Liz represented Canada with pride and accomplished a great feat.

Supply  Madam Speaker, I will speak to that issue. What the students were concerned about were human rights abuses in Indonesia. On that issue all government members are on the same page with the students. There is terrible abuse of human rights and it is something about which all members should be legitimately concerned.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would hope that particular question would be addressed by the commission itself. I want to speak to the issue of the level playing field. I cannot, under the circumstances, imagine a more structurally level playing field. First, a complainant is just that, a complainant.

Supply  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today and speak on this issue. I would like to refocus the debate on the motion at hand which says in part that the government provide separate funded legal representation for complainants at the inquiry. Some members of the House and some of the complainants appearing before the PCC panel in Vancouver have complained and the media has demanded that legal fees for the complainants at the APEC hearing be paid.

Government Of Ontario  Mr. Speaker, the people of Ontario were justifiably outraged recently when the Government of Ontario lowered the minimum age for hunting with a firearm to 12. As soon as the reformatories realized this was a terrible mistake they blamed the federal government. Would the Minister of Justice please give this House and the solicitor general for Ontario an elementary lesson in jurisdiction between governments?

William Hancox  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to invite you and my colleagues in this House to pay tribute to the late Detective Constable William Hancox who was killed on duty August 4 of this year. Billy Hancox was not a man the world would call a hero. He was not a famous general, a superior athlete or a noted statesman.

Canadian Executive Services Organization  Mr. Speaker, before I begin my statement may I say that you said it well this morning on behalf of us all. Surely Nelson Mandela will take his place among the greats of the 20th century. I rise in the House to recognize two of my constituents who have made their contributions to the 20th century.

Supply  This is so patently obvious that the members opposite are unable to grasp the point. There will continue to be an effort on the part of the government to control trafficking in firearms.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have trouble explaining this issue to my hon. friend because he simply does not understand. This is the issue. I could have a pile of firearms in my home and feel it will be too much hassle to get rid of them so I dump them at 50 cents on the dollar or whatever. I recommend that my hon. colleague speak to those who think that way because they are being absolutely foolish.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will respond to the first point with respect to the proliferation of guns. It is my view that a great number of homicides are committed by people who know each other; in fact something in the order of 90%. They are either business partners, spouses or family. The registration of guns will diminish that level of homicide and that level of violence.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I rise with some considerable interest in this issue as it is a matter of great interest to Canadians and to my constituents. The motion deals with two issues: Bill C-68 which was passed in the last parliament and the proclamation of the attendant regulations scheduled for October 1 and now postponed to December 1.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition on behalf of ethnic Chinese people from Indonesia. The petition makes reference to human rights abuses and describes in some detail how 1,300 people were killed. It states that these human rights abuses cannot continue. The petitioners ask that Canada, as a leader in human rights areas, ethically and morally, not stand by and do nothing.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a second petition to present with respect to Bill C-225, an act to amend the Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act and the Interpretation Act, which would define in statute that a marriage can only be entered into between a single male and a single female.