Kemano Project  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for asking my first question in the House. As the hon. member knows, in the Kemano completion project the government is committed to making sure that we have an open process, a transparent process. As he also knows, thousands of pages of documents have been given out to make sure that all information is available in the BCUC hearings.

Summer Employment Program  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Human Resources Development. High school and post-secondary students in Winnipeg North, as I am sure in all ridings, are worried about job prospects this summer, which is fast approaching. How will the minister ensure that the forthcoming summer employment program will meet the young people's increased demands for jobs?

Summer Employment Program  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. I also thank other members of this caucus for their representations over the last months about the need to enhance our student employment program. I am very pleased to announce that the government has decided to increase summer employment by 20 per cent at a cost of over $20 million.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, what the Prime Minister said is exactly what I said in the House when the budget was presented, that the cuts and the actions taken in the February 22 budget in and of themselves will lead to a reduction of the deficit, bringing it to the point of 3 per cent of GDP in three years.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, we said very clearly that the February 22 budget was the first stage of a two-stage process. We had been in power for slightly over 100 days when we brought in our first budget and what we were doing was reviewing all government operations. That review is under way and its results will be manifest not only in the next budget but in announcements that will be made by ministers over the course of the next year and in periods following.

Government's Credit Rating  Yes, I am looking at you, Mr. Speaker. It is much better than looking elsewhere. First of all, interest rates even today are much lower than they were three months, six months or a year ago. Second, as you know full well, the increase in interest rates is due to international reasons that have nothing to do with the situation here in Canada.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation  Spicer and the CRTC want to sacrifice the quality of the CBC's news on the altar of national unity. Need I remind the commissioners of the CRTC and the Liberal government that there is still no all-news service in French? Need I recall that the CBC's French service can no longer afford to pay its correspondents abroad? Mr. Speaker, we members of the Bloc Quebecois are opposed to any political interference in the internal affairs of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Manufacturing Industry  Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak briefly on a question of urgency in my riding of Elgin-Norfolk: the need for Canada to have an updated industrial strategy. To many in my riding words like "change" and "competition" are synonymous with plant closings and higher unemployment. Almost one job in four in my riding is in the highly vulnerable manufacturing sector.

Order Of Elks Curling Playdowns  Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Estevan, Saskatchewan. It is holding the Canadian Elks 1994 national curling playdowns in Estevan from March 22 to March 27, 1994. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is widely known and appreciated across Canada.

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak today on this important motion. I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the hon. member for Nepean for bringing forward this issue to the House of Commons. The motion before us addresses the changing social and economic nature of Canadian society, namely the increasing number of single parent families and the difficulty these parents face in providing for their children.

Interim Supply  moved: That this House do concur in Interim Supply as follows: That a sum not exceeding $13,753,845.366.08 being composed of: (1) three-twelfths ($9,553,789,266.75) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995, which were laid upon the Table on Thursday, Februry 24, 1994, and except for those items below: (2) eleven-twelfths of the total of the amount of Transport Vote 40 (Schedule A) of the said Estimates, $2,725,250.00; (3) nine-twelfths of the total of the amount of Treasury Board Vote 5 (Schedule B) of the said Estimates, $337,500,000.00; (4) eight-twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Heritage Vote 100, and Fisheries and Oceans Vote 10 (Schedule C) of the said Estimates, $59,154,666.67; (5) seven-twelfths of the total of the amount of Human Resources Development Vote 45 (Schedule D) of the said Estimates, $1,414,583.33; (6) six-twelfths of the total of the amounts of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 15, and Human Resources Development Vote 5, and Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 10, and Industry Vote 45, and Justice Vote 5 (Schedule E) of the said Estimates, $72,580,000.00; (7) five-twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Heritage Vote 80, and Human Resources Development Vote 20, and Indian Affairs and Northern Development Votes 15 and 45, and Industry Vote 40, and Transport Vote 1 (Schedule F) of the said Estimates, $2,235,520,833.33; (8) four-twelfths of the total of the amounts of Canadian Heritage Votes 45, 50, 65, 75 and 95, and Citizenship and Immigration Vote 15, and Health Vote 10, and Human Resources Development Vote 10, and Indian Affairs and Northern Development Votes L25, 30 and 35, and Industry Vote 100, and Justice Votes 1, 10 and 30, and Parliament Vote 1, and Public Works and Government Services Votes 20, 25 and 30, and Solicitor General Vote 5 (Schedule G) of the said Estimates, $1,491,160,766.00; be granted to Her Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995.

Committees Of The House  Madam Speaker, I believe you will find there is unanimous consent for the following motion: That, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) concerning the replacement programs for the Northern Cod Adjustment and Recovery Program and the Atlantic Ground Fish Adjustment Program, the House authorize the required personnel of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans to travel from place to place for the purpose of preparing and holding video-teleconference Committee sittings during the week of March 28-31, 1994, in the following cities: Rimouski, Sydney, Yarmouth, Moncton and St.

Supply  But we are saying and I cannot repeat it 20 times: this spring, this summer or this fall, that program will work and I thank the government for it, but after that, what will the future hold for federal youth programs? What will the future hold for small business? What will the future hold for farmers and people in forestry?

Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. I am not sure if the hon. member is aware of the fact that I am from Newfoundland and not from New Brunswick. As the hon. member realizes, in Newfoundland we have more of a fisheries crisis than we do of anything else. The problems that the hon. member spoke about in forestry and in farming certainly to a lesser degree are experienced in Newfoundland.

Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his speech and assure him that I come from the small business sector as well. I am a chartered accountant and worked many years with small businesses and I even have two or three of my own small businesses still in operation.