Message From The Senate  I have the honour to inform the House that a message has been received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed Bill S-2, an act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (sexual orientation), to which the concurrence of this House is desired.

Fisheries  The minister's new licensing policy has nothing whatsoever to do with conservation. It does not put the fish first and it certainly does not put B.C.'s coastal communities first. Over all, fish harvesting capacity will remain the same, just concentrated in fewer hands. Will the minister guarantee when his new licensing policy fails to reduce the total fish harvest in B.C. and after he has sacrificed the futures of fishermen in B.C. coastal communities, that he and his government will accept responsibility for that?

Questions On The Order Paper  In so far as the Canadian International Development Agency is concerned, on January 31, 1996 an agency forum was convened by the president of CIDA with CIDA headquarters staff to introduce the Minister for International Cooperation with responsibility for CIDA, the Honourable Pierre S. Pettigrew. As is the common practice when a new minister is appointed to any federal public service department, staff members were given the opportunity to hear the minister's views on pertinent issues and to meet with him afterwards.

Department Of Human Resources Development Act  Madam Speaker, this amendment would require the Minister of Human Resources Development to table an annual report in the House. Bill C-11 as s presented does not require an annual report to be made from the department. I am concerned that this may be just another way for the government to withhold information from the House of Commons and the people of Canada.

Broadcasting Act  There are three components or factors to this argument which I refer to for discussion purposes as the three c s. These are: cost, choice and culture. Last year when the CRTC authorized the grouping or bundling of new programs on to cable carriers and at the same time allowed cable companies across this country to charge more for them, that commission, those people who are supposedly protecting us and nurturing Canadian culture, forgot, ignored, or what I would suggest, turned their collective backs on Canadian cable subscribers.

Competition Act  By utilizing a prohibition to deal with the anti-dualling provisions, Parliament would be enabling dealers and members of the public who suffer loss or damage to take legal action for recourse independent of any action which the Bureau of Competition Policy may or may not be able to undertake. Bill C-221's proposed prohibition of anti-dualling provisions will permit the crown to choose to proceed against an accused manufacturer by way of a summary conviction or by way of indictment. Typically the crown would proceed with a summary offence in less offensive cases and in the case of a first offender while reserving the potential for harsher penalties for cases of outlandish breaches and repeated violations by a manufacturer which has shown contempt for the law.

North American Aerospacedefence Command  The Bloc Quebe- cois is convinced that decisions on renewal could have been shaped by such considerations, but here again everything points toa done deal. According to February 24's Le Devoir , the Minister of Foreign Affairs has apparently already endorsed the final version of the new NORAD agreement. The Minister is supposedly going to sign it on March 13 or 14 with his American counterpart, according to this report.

The Budget  It is the same old Liberal policy that gives tax breaks to the wealthy. The Liberals passed Bill S-9 which gives wealthy Cana- dian families tax breaks on U.S. assets and tax credits for donations to American universities. Meanwhile education funding is cut and the GST remains. It is the same old Liberal policy that keeps the unemployment rate high.

North American Aerospacedefence Command  The original NORAD agreement put in place a binational command structure for fighter defence against long range Soviet bombers. In the mid-1960's the emphasis shifted from air defence to attack warning and characterization of attack in response to the emergence of nuclear tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles, ICBMs, as the primary threat to the North American continent.

Canadian Sovereignty  Mr. Speaker, the U.S. government is still not backing down on B.C.'s inside passage. It is now threatening to charge ferries a toll for crossing between Vancouver and Victoria. The cowardly inaction of this government has given the U.S. an upper hand. That is odd given that when the Prime Minister was in opposition in 1985 he demanded that the federal government prevent American boats from entering Canadian waters without permission.

The Budget  In reality, DFO merely provides the seed money which provides a focus for these community groups that have a keen interest in preserving B.C.'s fishery resource. The Nanaimo hatchery is not alone when it comes to attracting volunteers. This community's spirit is evident at most, if not all, hatchery sites in B.C. There are other irresponsible cuts which save bureaucrats' jobs but threaten the fishery resource.

Canadian Waterways  As a consequence of Brian Tobin's ill advised and unsuccessful 1994 fish war with the U.S., the American Congress has found B.C.'s inside passage to be an international waterway. Why has the government failed to protect Canada's sovereignty on this internal Canadian waterway?

Speech From The Throne  The Gaspé Peninsula accounts for about 10 per cent of Canada's fish harvesting. Ten per cent of $50 million is another five million. In other words, we are in deep s-, up to our necks, and this is the moment the government chooses to take $22 million out of our region. You can see why people in the Gaspé Peninsula and on the Magdalen Islands are upset.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  Madam Speaker, I think you will find unanimous consent to change the position of item No. 1 on the order of precedence under Private Members' Business and make it item No. 8 and to move item No. 8 to position No. 1. For Your Honour's information item No. 8 is Bill S-3. Having made that exchange I think you will find unanimous consent to dispose of Bill S-3 immediately at all stages.

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act  Bill C-27, an act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Canada Pension Plan, the Canada Business Corporations Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act and certain related acts-Chapter 21. Bill S-5, an act to incorporate the Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations.