Collège Militaire Royal De Saint-Jean  Speaker, the ranks of those opposed to the closing of the military college in Saint-Jean are growing every day: francophone associations throughout Canada, the Commissioner of Official Languages, Mr. Goldbloom, General Jean V. Allard, the college's alumni, and even the Liberal Premier of Quebec, who finally changed his mind and now wants the college in Saint-Jean to remain open. My question is for the Prime Minister. Is the government willing to use common sense and go back on its decision to close the college in Saint-Jean, to allow French-speaking students who wish to pursue a military career to train as officers in French, in their own environment?

Collège Militaire Royal De Saint-Jean  Mr. Speaker, I would like to reply to the hon. member that the problem must be put in a real context. Only 16 per cent of French-speaking Canadian military officers are graduates of the college in Saint-Jean. Many officers who have pursued a career in the Canadian Forces went to other universities.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, during the last week of our sitting members of the Reform Party made a number of statements with respect to supposedly the government's policy on official bilingualism. That was a code word for French services because there is no such policy. For the record, it is the Official Languages Act.

Canadian Centre For Occupational Health And Safety  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, the Minister of Human Resources Development, for visiting Hamilton last week and delivering additional funding to the tune of $100,000 for the national inquiry line of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. This allocation will be used to make up for a shortfall in provincial funds originally committed to the centre.

Governor General  Mr. Speaker, our Governor General has come under criticism recently. I believe that the people of Canada want and deserve a greater voice in choosing our head of state. While I realize that the Governor General is the Queen's representative, I also note that the Queen generally accepts the advice of the elected Government of Canada.

Borrowing Authority Act, 1994-95  Mr. Speaker, it was with interest that I listened to the hon. member speak about the blaming of previous governments for our woes. I simply wish to remind the hon. member that is exactly the position we have not taken. We have taken the position that we will not blame anyone because we came in and we simply have a problem to deal with.

Borrowing Authority Act, 1994-95  Mr. Speaker, I would like to suggest to the member that the single biggest factor that could contribute to the government's reaching its revenue targets is the member's ceasing his campaign of trying to separate Quebec from the rest of this country. I listened carefully to the member's remarks.

Borrowing Authority Act, 1994-95  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her questions. I think it is very important to realize that this government is working toward breaking down interprovincial barriers because it is very important that we trade with each other as well as with the rest of the world. In my riding I am most concerned that the small businesses that have the expertise and the talent access these new markets, not only outside of our country but across our country.

Government Agencies  Mr. Speaker, I am not sure this is a genuine supplemental, as we are moving to another subject, the National Capital Commission. I am well aware of what is going on in the agencies in my jurisdiction. I am in constant contact with them and I frequently meet with the heads of these agencies to ensure that public funds are well spent and that programming is both serious and useful.

Employment  Mr. Speaker, when Reform members asked me practically the same question, I offered to sit down with them and, of course, with Bloc members to share all our analyses and all our information, so that we can work together on solving our financial problems. I would be pleased to share with the hon. member our information on the impact of our measures on employment because we are very proud of them; they will really have a significant impact on employment, in comparison with the previous government's record.

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, we do not speak for a few, select numbers of special interest groups. I find that statement offensive. We speak and we decide and we make policy based on the national interest. We did not hide our immigration policies anywhere. They are found in the red book; the red book was distributed across the country and we got a tremendous national majority government as a result.

Government Agencies  Mr. Speaker, I have spoken to the Auditor General of Canada who, as far as I am concerned, is the best-informed source. He assured me that this museum would be undergoing a special audit in a matter of months. So, when we have all the facts, as audited by the Auditor General of Canada, we will be in a position to judge.

Illegal Weapons Seizures On Mohawk Territory  Mr. Speaker, I wonder why the hon. member keeps on raising the Mohawk issue instead of asking questions on criminal activity in this country. If he were really interested in fighting crime across the nation, he would use different wordings in his questions.

Social Housing  Mr. Speaker, of course, each and every city and each and every mayor would like to have more. Of course, we will never be able to meet all existing needs. However, we must recognize that there is a commitment. We must admit that substantial amounts of money are allocated to social housing.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, all I can do is acknowledge the fact that we will have a record deficit of $45.7 billion this year, thanks to the previous government so well represented by my colleague. As I just said, between the expertise of the Globe and Mail and that of the Auditor General, we will choose the expertise of the Auditor General.