Questions On The Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the following question will be answered today: No. 10. Question No. 10-

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act  Mr. Speaker, it is certainly not our intention to rush the bill, in the words of the hon. member who just spoke. We simply want to avoid a process like the one now under way, that is holding hearings where members or representatives of organizations, associations and municipalities wishing to make submissions to commissions must give notice, prepare their submissions and then appear before the commissions, the operations of which we are proposing to abolish.

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act  Mr. Speaker, I have two questions for my hon. colleague. I was disappointed, assuming that I heard or interpreted the comments attributed to the Bloc Quebecois correctly, that it sort of washed its hands of this. It really did not matter because the Bloc did not expect to around the next time.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have three petitions from citizens of the riding of Peterborough. All of them deal with the lowering of taxes on tobacco. Each makes a different point. The first petition from 47 people of Peterborough stresses that the government should deal with smuggling in some other way.

Questions On The Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Collège Militaire Royal De Saint-Jean  Mr. Speaker, the military college in Saint-Jean will not be closed until the end of the next school year. Therefore, we have over one year to find a use for these facilities which are extremely valuable. We are currently discussing with Quebec government officials to find a way to put this facility to good use and we are prepared to provide assistance.

Ethanol  Mr. Speaker, every time this particular Minister of Finance has speculated he has got himself into a lot of trouble. Let me say to the member for Leeds-Grenville and indeed to all members of the House-I see the member for Kent, as an example-who have spoken to me about this very important issue that we recognize, both in terms of its contribution to the environment and its contribution to agriculture, the tremendous potential that exists in ethanol as a fuel.

Publishing Industry  Mr. Speaker, I find it interesting that this subject is generating so much interest. There is always the possibility of putting questions before the standing parliamentary committees. We see no good reason for putting a lot of effort and work into an investigation, the effect of which would be to honour previous government ministers who are politically dead, thank God.

Flags Of Convenience  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Canada asked NAFO members back in November to convene a joint meeting or démarche with Canada and some of the countries that provide flags of convenience. In fact Japan, the European union, Russia and Canada made a joint démarche to Honduras and to Panama within the last few weeks.

Via Rail  Mr. Speaker, first let me thank the member for Brant for her question and her great interest in this matter. As the Minister of Transport stated in the House, VIA Rail is another entity for which our department is responsible and which faces a very troubled future. Members of the House know that VIA has known of its budgetary parameters and responsibilities for quite some time.

Child Care  Mr. Speaker, there are substantial expenditure cuts within our budget. It does not take a close observation of the numbers to understand that we are not going to eliminate the deficit unless at the same time that we are cutting we are getting the economy going, creating jobs and getting some growth.

Hyundai Car Plant  Mr. Speaker, this is a very valid question. As I stated in an earlier answer, we are extremely disappointed that Hyundai has delayed the reopening of its plant. The federal office has already begun discussions with Hyundai and the Minister of Industry also plans to take up this matter with the company.

Job Creation  Mr. Speaker, members of the Reform Party cannot have it both ways. They cannot stand up at one time and talk to the Minister of National Defence when certain base closures are occurring and then ask what is going to be done for that particular area, whether there is going to be regional development.

Ginn Publishing  Mr. Speaker, on this account I have to go by hearsay. This government was not in office and therefore we cannot give information which we ourselves do not have. I have of course retraced the statements which are to me, as I said, hearsay.

Employment  Mr. Speaker, we clearly stated that this government's priority was job creation. We adapted our budget policies accordingly. In the past few months, we have already seen the situation improve. It will take some time, but I am convinced that the finance minister's budget has put the country on the right track for job creation.