Canada Transportation Act  Protectionism has gone the way of the dodo bird. In the last dozen years we have seen an explosion of competitiveness. Canadian businesses have had to become more competitive. It does not matter which sector we are dealing with. We have had the free trade agreement, we have had the NAFTA, we have had the GATT.

Department Of Public Works And Government Services Act  As long as the federal government refuses to state clearly what its contracting out policies are now, and how it will go about contracting out in the future, the climate will continue to be unhealthy, aggressive and potentially explosive. It must be recognized that approaches to this issue are so divergent that the department will have to ask some serious questions. The ideological differences are so great that they could lead to a crisis for the government, which has unfortunately not followed the Bloc's proposal to include in this bill sensible legislative provisions for the management of contracting out, with the emphasis on transparency, so that all stakeholders would have their concerns addressed.

The Budget  I believe that these brutal and inequitable cuts are coming close to the limit Canadian and Quebec society will tolerate. As we can see everywhere, the social situation is becoming increasingly explosive, particularly because people can see that the budget is unfair, that the major companies, like the banks, and the people in the upper income brackets are either not affected at all or only barely so.

Privilege  In this regard the hon. member for Charlesbourg sent his document to the armed forces bases on October 26, just a few days before the critical October 30 referendum. It was a time when excitement among separatists was nearing a fever pitch and it was an explosive week in the history of Canada and Quebec. There could be no better time to appeal to the sentiment of separatists within the armed forces than just a few days before a potential victory result at the polls in Quebec.

Unemployment Insurance Reform  Instead of reassuring Canadians and Quebecers, who are worried about their situation, the minister is poisoning an already explosive debate. If the minister refuses to withdraw his bill, is he prepared, as of today, to reassure Canadians and Quebecers by informing them of the changes he proposes to make to his bill?

North American Aerospacedefence Command  Not only do we have the likes of China and Taiwan, Indian and Pakistan to deal with, but also other countries such as Tadzikhistan, Chechnya, Rwanda, Burundi, Nigeria and many others that are potentially explosive. Why deal with them after? Why not deal with them now before the conflict? Our approach historically has been weak. It has been the policy of appeasement, waiting to see what happens.

The Budget  Does the minister of Finance realize that what he is saying about the possibility of setting up a national revenue commission, combined with the provision in the speech from the throne concerning the possibility that the federal government would create a Canada-wide program in areas of exclusive provincial jurisdiction, where a majority of provinces agree, makes for a very explosive mixture? Does he realize that? Sometimes, I wonder if the minister of Finance is aware of the impact of his budgetary policies. Ever since taking power, he has announced a whole series of measures aimed at, firstly, isolating Quebec, and secondly, further centralizing all aspects of social, economic and political life in this country.

Immigration  Does the minister agree that it is unacceptable to continue deporting people to Algeria and essential to review the cases of all Algerian nationals in light of the explosive situation prevailing in that country?

Speech From The Throne  These are land mines planted by the government and referred to in the throne speech that, sooner or later, our country will encounter going down this road and boom, we are going to have an explosion the likes of which we have not envisioned. The problems to which I refer are two. That is the notion of enshrining within our Constitution a veto and the concept of distinct society.

Underground Economy  The study and some off the record remarks by auditors confirmed they were instructed not to audit certain visible minorities "due to potentially explosive political repercussions". Further, the minister should know that 90 per cent of liquor smuggling in Ontario comes across one certain spot near Cornwall. I again ask the minister what steps he is taking to ensure his auditors apply the rules of the Income Tax Act to everyone equally regardless of race.

Unemployment Insurance Reform  Just over a decade ago about 15 per cent of UI claimants were those who used the system on a regular basis. Today that number is well over 40 per cent. There has been an incredible expansion or explosion. That was one of the reasons the cost of the system had gone from $8 billion to $17 billion when we inherited it in 1993. As the hon. member should know, the system was no longer being used to assist people who are unemployed or to enable people to get back to work.

Canada Labour Code  When you have workers who get up every morning to earn a living, who must go on strike for various reasons including improved standards and better salaries, and who see their jobs threatened by scabs doing their work, you end up with a potentially explosive situation. As even the political neophytes among us know, without antiscab legislation all long term strikes involved violence. We as legislators-and I am sure my colleagues across the way will agree-have a responsibility to ensure that the people who exercice their right to strike, a right that is recognized and well defined, can do so in the right conditions.

Manganese Based Fuel Additives Act  I have the honour to inform the House that when the House went up to the Senate chamber, the Deputy Governor General was pleased to give, in Her Majesty's name, Royal Assent to the following bills: Bill S-9, an act to amend the Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984-Chapter 34. Bill C-71, an act to amend the Explosives Act-Chapter 35. Bill C-90, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Excise Act-Chapter 36. Bill C-105, an act to implement a convention between Canada and the Republic of Latvia, a convention between Canada and the Republic of Estonia, a convention between Canada and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and a protocol between Canada and the Republic of Hungary, for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income-Chapter 37.

Manganese Based Fuel Additives Act  It is just the heat that is left in the residual amount of carbon left in the combustion chamber that actually sets the gasoline on fire. These octane enhancers try to predict or control this explosiveness or the volatility of the gasoline so that it works under controlled processes. When it is controlled it burns a little better and you get better reaction from it and you can control the work it is doing.

Department Of Health Act  Health care professionals have the responsibility for providing care which has become extremely complex and extremely demanding. Advancements in health care have meant an explosion of medical knowledge and information involving all kinds of advances in equipment and procedures. The front line workers are there first to care for the sick and their families. They feed us, give us medicine and often are there to care for us when we die.