Small Business  Mr. Speaker, I would like to speak today about access to capital by small business. From 1979 to 1989, small business created 87 per cent of the new jobs in the country. Small business is the key to future job creation. In order for existing small businesses to grow and new businesses to develop, we need to ensure that they have adequate access to capital.

Borrowing Authority Act, 1994-95  The people in my riding and other Quebec ridings no longer believe in federalism. Conservative and Liberal governments are always hand in glove with the multinationals. They will never go along with the principle of individual political donations, so there is always a quid pro quo : I contribute to the party's coffers and you invest in my company.

Immigration Act  First of all, what I told the House was that the funds earmarked for Phase II of the St. Lawrence Action Plan will be spent on cleaning up the river. Having said that, I must point out that the St. Lawrence runs all the way from Brockville, Ontario, before reaching the sea in the Lower St.

Immigration Act  Madam Speaker, I proudly rise to support this bill introduced by the hon. member for Scarborough-Rouge River. He has set a course that is practical and realistic in terms of solving some of the problems we presently have in the immigration system. I would like to see this idea expanded toward the family sponsorship of immigrants.

Business Of Supply  Madam Speaker, there is no question that a balanced approach is necessary. We have to deal with those people who commit criminal offences. That is a must. We have to deal with them effectively, taking into account the public interest and the rehabilitation of the offender. I agree with those persons who say the pendulum has swung too far in one direction.

Immigration Act  moved that Bill C-219, an act to amend the Immigration Act (visitors' visas), be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, the background to the bill takes us into the inner workings of the Immigration Act. A bill similar to this private member's bill was presented in the last Parliament.

Business Of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleagues for their contributions today. There have been a number of important suggestions and recommendations. Everyone heard the Minister of Justice say today that he would listen very carefully and in fact welcome the ideas of people. I have heard a number of points.

Business Of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. This is a pressing issue in my riding and I often referred to it in the election campaign. I believe there is a serious problem. We seem to be saying in our committee that there is a problem with young people, that young offenders are really dangerous, that they are terrible children, that they murder people, etc.

Business Of The House  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. opposition House leader for his question. As we know, today is an allotted day on the criminal justice system. Tomorrow we will ask the House to consider Bill C-14 respecting borrowing authority. If this were to be completed we would turn to Bill C-17 regarding implementation of the recent budget followed by Bill C-9 respecting a previous economic statement.

Breast Cancer  Mr. Speaker, I will be meeting early in the coming week with the Medical Research Council which governs the use of research dollars and the studies which come out of those research dollars. I am very interested in establishing some kind of practice guidelines for these kinds of reports in order that we can reassure Canadians that when these reports are made public they are indeed factual, using factual information and data.

Bowden Institute  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's question is an important one but it is quite detailed and technical. Therefore I will take it as notice and get back to him soon.

Bowden Institute  Mr. Speaker, I do not accept the hon. member's premise underlying his question that what is happening is necessarily a waste. I will look into it and get back to the hon. member. We are very interested in sound expenditure of taxpayers' funds and that is the starting point of my inquiry into this matter.

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, when I took over this ministry I found that the Conservative government had acquired over 80 pieces of property including 57 houses in the area to which my hon. friend refers. I have had four or five meetings with the chief of the First Nations to encourage him to take over the property.

Aboriginal Self-Government  Mr. Speaker, there is only one way to earn respect in this House: you have to work for it. You have to put your points forward and they have to be respected by your peers.

Aboriginal Self-Government  Mr. Speaker, I will tell the leader of the Reform Party what I am going to do. If he starts telling his people not to make these remarks in the House, I will not repeat them.