Justice  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has touched on a subject of grave concern to members of the government. I saw those reports last week and was horrified by them as I am sure the hon. member was. As I said on January 27 when I spoke in the debate on the speech from the throne and outlined the initiatives we have in mind for both strengthening the criminal law of the country and focusing on crime prevention, we will not tolerate conduct that induces children into the commission of crimes.

Vancouver Port Corporation  Mr. Speaker, just to clarify a part of the questioner's premise in respect to the decision, I want to make it clear that the definition of what will be acceptable in any province with respect to gambling or casinos is within the purview of the provincial jurisdiction and that is what I meant in answer to that question earlier from the hon. member.

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, a variety of representations have been received by me on this particular point. The representations go both ways. Some farmers and farm organizations are strongly advocating support for the Canadian Wheat Board and its traditional strength as a marketing agency on behalf of Canadian farmers.

Health Care  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada transfers a great deal of money to the provinces to provide extended health services for home care, residential care and nursing home care. Approximately $550 million goes to Ontario alone. I must add that the Canada Health Act does not dictate how these dollars should be spent other than to say that they are for extended health care.

Hyundai Plant In Bromont  Mr. Speaker, the money provided, that is $23 million by the federal but $46 million in total by the two levels of government, is guaranteed. It is protected. What we will do really depends on the outcome of the discussions which will be initiated on Friday with the company.

Publishing Industry  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to know that the lawyers in question are Canadians but I believe that they serve an American master. As for the legal opinion, I am pleased to be asked this question in this House after being asked the same question outside the House, as this opinion contains quotations from Cabinet documents which, according to the settlement negotiated between a previous government and this one, cannot be presented in this House.

Government's Credit Rating  Mr. Speaker, in lowering this rating, the DBRS was following the lead taken by another agency last year, that is to say before our budget. So, no connection can possibly be made between our budget and what has just happened. Second, this rating relates to only 2 per cent of our debt, namely foreign currency.

Government's Credit Rating  Mr. Speaker, I have not heard the Bloc Quebecois propose any cuts. All I heard was: "Do not touch military bases. Do not touch unemployment insurance. No reform. No restructuring. Do not do a single thing." That is the Bloc's position. So, we have no lesson to take from them.

Government's Credit Rating  Mr. Speaker, what the DBRS said was that we have a high level of foreign debt at the federal-provincial level, that is the corporate level. That is true. That is the situation. We as a country are heavily indebted at the federal and provincial levels and it is going require co-operation with the provinces which we have already begun, and that is true.

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, we always raise this issue, and we did. We have an international policy that is different and does not depend on the position of the United States, and I think Canadians want Canada to take an independent position in this respect. For instance, we were the first country, well before the United States, to recognize China.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, one important revelation from this debate is that we now understand the employment strategy of the Reform Party. It is called the Cayman Islands employment strategy. An important set of principles can be taken to heart. How do the Cayman Islands support their projects?

Supply  First of all, Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I regret that I do not have time to respond to all of the statements made, but I will do my best. Yes, it is true that the infrastructure program is just the first of many more initiatives to come.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I hope the previous speaker from the Reform Party listened to my hon. colleague because he would have learned something about history that my hon. friend mentioned and that I was going to mention earlier. We had a depression when the law of supply and demand held sway in the country, on this continent and in the world.

Supply  The standing orders probably would help that member quite a bit. The problem with the infrastructure program that the Liberal government has put forth is that there has to be a mechanism for accountability that it has created new jobs. Our concern is that it is not really creating the new jobs, witnessed by the member's own evidence that at the end of the year the drop in unemployment is only one-tenth of 1 per cent.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, instead of always criticizing everything this government does, she should realize there is more to this than infrastructures. Members should look at the situation for small businesses in their ridings, get organized and help create small businesses. These generate a lot of jobs and can be created in all regions.