Point Of Order  Yesterday a point of privilege was raised on another bill and I am still gathering evidence on that. I would like to juxtapose the bill that is being referred to, I believe it is S-4, as the member said, and I would like to satisfy myself and I am sure hon. members will give me enough time. Just so we understand, this was raised as a point of order, not as a point of privilege and I will treat it as such.

Canada Evidence Act  moved that Bill S-5, an act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code in respect of persons with disabilities, to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act in respect of persons with disabilities, and other matters, and to make consequential amendments to other acts, be read the first time.

Points Of Order  Mr. Speaker, my point of order today concerns Bill S-3, an act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act. To begin, I would point out that the official opposition supports the principle of this bill but it is not the principle of the bill which concerns us.

Nipissing And James Bay Railway Company Act  moved that Bill S-7, an act to dissolve the Nipissing and James Bay Railway Company, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, I think you will find there is unanimous consent for the following motion.

Nipissing And James Bay Railway Company Act  Mr. Speaker, the primary purpose of Bill S-7, as my colleague has just reminded us, is to dissolve the Nipissing Railway Company. The request to dissolve the company came from the City of North Bay, within whose limits it owns land, which is therefore unoccupied and not used, since the railway was never built, as it should have been before 1908, the last extension.

Alternative Fuels Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to Bill S-7, an act to accelerate the use of alternative fuels for motor vehicles. Bill S-7 proposes that by the year 2004, following a scheduled phase in period of over seven years, 75 per cent of the 39,000 federal government fleet of vehicles will be fueled by alternative transportation fuels.

Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984  Mr. Speaker, we have seen that the purpose of Bill S-9 is to ratify a protocol to the Canada-United States Tax Convention. This convention regulates most tax provisions, as the hon. member explained earlier. This means it regulates most tax provisions between Canada and the United States.

Revocation Of Mandate Of Inquiry Commission  Again, right through debates in this Chamber to this very day I think we have seen the impact of the Bird commission and the way the government of the day took the time in the sixties to look at gender issues in a broad way really for the first time in our society. Another I would mention is the Donald S. MacDonald commission on the economic union in the 1980s. All of those commissions are examples, as I mentioned, from 350 which have had a considerable impact on public policy in Canada since Confederation.

Canada Marine Act  Speaker, and I will repeat it because you were perhaps not in the Chair at the time, but during a speech at second reading I mentioned that the word Ports Canada should be spelled P-o-r-k-s Canada, because it was an institution that needed—and since we are into the bacon here—to be trimmed of some of its fat. I remember having Arnold Masters, the president of Ports Canada, appear before the committee.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act  I am pleased to report that the experts in pension fund management who testified before the finance committee agreed that Bill C-2's accountability provisions are in fact stringent and leading edge. The same experts told us that the key to good investment practices and results is good management structures and that these provisions are in Bill C-2 and are extremely sound.

Division No. 49  I would like to read part of a letter that I received in my office by electronic mail. It reads: I want to make my child's support payment(s); I always make them by mail. My children need their support payments to survive. The Canada Post Corporation, the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Government of Canada are stopping me from meeting my obligations.

Alternative Fuels Act  moved: Motion No. 2 That Bill S-7, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 11 to 14, on page 2. Motion No. 3 That Bill S-7, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 32, on page 2, with the following: "federal bodies will be".

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act  Not only would they continue to do well, but the drop in the Canadian—would mean the returns would be magnified”. It is not complicated: Bill C-2's provisions setting out the rules on the portfolio's foreign content deprive Canadians of over $700 million annually. By eliminating clause 37, that is by eliminating these rules, the market value of the Canada pension plan could increase by 20 to 25%.

Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985  moved for leave to introduce Bill S-3, an act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act (Review Committee). (Motions deemed adopted and bill read the first time)

The Environment  We only have to look at what we are doing with recycling. The hon. member referred earlier to a couple of r s. What happened there? Everybody in this country recycles because we trained our children. If we start education with voluntary programs there is lots that can be done. The thing we are worried about and the thing we wish would have been put to rest a long time ago by this government is the fact that we do not have a $4 billion solution to a $1 million problem.