Supply  Mr. Speaker, that was a very fine question. As far as I know Eddie the Eagle was a ski jumper with Great Britain in one of the Olympics. I suspect that Eddie the Eagle as a ski jumper was not terribly successful, as will this not be very successful. The simple fact is that in this justice system, as imperfect as it is, it is working.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is appalling to the extreme that one of the leading members of the Reform Party should speak in this fashion. The two parties that would like to lead us into separation sit opposite. Those are the two parties that degenerate this country and make it a very difficult country to govern.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is one thing to speak to empty seats and it is another thing to speak to empty heads. The issue that was raised was the fronting of the Reform Party by this particular columnist. To go to the member's question, it reminds me of the election and particularly of a constituent on whose door I was knocking.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would point out that statistically most offences involving firearms are committed by people who are known to the victim. It is something in the order of 80% or 90%. Anytime a piece of legislation is being passed which makes guns and weapons generally inaccessible to those kinds of classes of people, we are ahead of the game.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, one hesitates to say that one will get to it in a timely fashion. It is difficult to determine relevance for members opposite since one has to speak so slowly to get to the point. Having elucidated that in fact only about 33% is available for federal government program spending and in that program spending are justice issues, I would say that is a matter of relevance and concern to all members.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the intervention of the hon. member, but you will note that Motion No. 1 accounts for $193 million worth of spending in areas of justice. In my riding that is an area of extreme significance. These are areas of spending with which we have already dealt.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I consider it a privilege to speak on this debate. Recently a constituent of mine forwarded a column by Diane Francis contained in the May 18 issue of Maclean's magazine. The constituent was commenting favourably upon the article and requested a detailed response. I thought I should respond with some detail.

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, this might be entitled a tale of two résumés. Canada continues to welcome to its shores in excess of 200,000 people annually. Unfortunately when they arrive they cannot always find jobs commensurate with their skills. I recently received two résumés from one individual.

Dna Identification Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise in the House to speak on this legislation. I have been privileged to sit on the justice committee throughout the deliberations and to examine the legislation as it has made its way through the committee stage. I do support the bill. It is an excellent piece of legislation.

Extradition  Mr. Speaker, Canada regards itself as a humanitarian nation. It brings into this country in excess of 200,000 people on an annual basis. Regrettably among them are a small number of war criminals and fugitives from justice. I ask the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice just how Bill C-40 will address this problem?

Holidays Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in support of the hon. member for Oak Ridges and his bill. It is an excellent bill and one which is worthy of support by the House. Canada is one of the world's oldest democracies. It was conceived in 1841 by LaFontaine and Baldwin in the context of some competing visions.

National Head Start Program  Madam Speaker, I congratulate the hon. member for bringing forward this important motion to the House. I hope that he has as much success in influencing the agenda for change as he did with respect to the land mines issue. This is a serious motion which deserves a serious and thoughtful response.

Access To Information Act  Madam Speaker, I am indebted the hon. member for Waterloo—Wellington for his assistance. I commence by commending my colleague for Brampton West—Mississauga for bringing this important issue to the attention of the House and for her continued commitment to safeguarding the rights of Canadian citizens.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act  Madam Speaker, I was more worried that the hon. member might ask me something about the proposed DNA legislation. I would point out to the hon. member that all of the people who are serving in Bosnia and Haiti are in fact volunteers. I am assuming that in the course of both budgeting and deploying resources the concept of their volunteerism is taken into consideration with their superior officers.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to follow the member for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough. It must be a rare occasion when two members with the same name on opposite sides of the House support the same bill. I intend to split my time with the member for Waterloo—Wellington. This is a very straightforward bill which will correct the inequalities that exist today between two groups of very noble Canadians, namely our peacekeepers and members of the RCMP.