Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have a petition from 258 residents of the province of Saskatchewan, who request and call upon Parliament to desist from legalizing the use of rBST in Canada. They further request that legislation be passed requiring it to be mandatory

Canadian Dairy Commission Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. I want to make it very clear that Bill C-86 is only talking about the legislative authority to implement a national pooling system of market returns from the different classes of milk. It will not establish a national quot

Canadian Dairy Commission Act  Madam Speaker, I am happy to join my colleagues in the debate on Bill C-86, an act to amend the Canadian Dairy Commission Act and to add my support to this important initiative. Dairy farmers of Canada as well as producers in my home province of Prince Edward Island are very anx

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The issue of investment is extremely important to small and medium size businesses. They may not be interested on that side, but the issue of investment is extremely important across Atlan

Seasonal Employment  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the working group on seasonable work and unemployment insurance on the excellent report "Jobs with a Future". As it correctly points out, there is no such thing as a seasonal worker but only seasonal work. People who work in seasonal jobs may have no

Farm Improvement And Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to speak in favour of amendments to the Farm Improvement and Marketing Co-Operatives Loans Act. As has been stated previously, we are seeking to amend the act in order to increase the aggregate principal amount of loans allowed under the act from $1.5 to

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, under Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present petitions on behalf of 183 people in Prince Edward Island. The petitioners humbly request and call on Parliament to desist legalizing the use of BST or rbGH in Canada. They further request that legislation be passed r

Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to speak on second reading of Bill C-68, an act respecting firearms and other weapons. In particular, I welcome the opportunity to speak to some of the points raised a moment ago by the leader of the third party. I will come to that in a mom

Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to point out to the hon. member that I am one federalist who is not trying to scare Quebecers or Quebec farmers. I am trying to make sure the farmers understand the facts as they relate to Canada, especially in terms of the supply management system. I am as

Supply  Madam Speaker, my hon. friend talked about the future as being frightening. I would certainly agree with him. The future is extremely frightening for Quebec farmers if they listen to the misinformation which I heard coming from the other side relative to what would happen if Queb

Budget Implementation Act, 1995  Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to speak on the budget. In the week immediately following the budget I had two public meetings with constituents, two meetings with farm groups, and one meeting with the forestry industry. My purpose in holding the meetings was to set out a

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, Canadian farmers are no strangers to the hardships of climactic extremes. As our economic climate becomes increasingly competitive, farmers are confronting a growing storm of cutbacks and continuing trade wars, especially downward pressure from the American export en

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I present a petition on behalf of a number of residents of P.E.I. The petitioners humbly pray and call upon Parliament to desist from passing additional restrictive legislation with respect to firearms or ammunition and to direct its attention to the apprehension an

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am shocked at the message I have heard from Reform members opposite today. It is difficult to believe that a party would be so irresponsible as to easily play the game for international monetary traders and talk about problems that do not even exist: rhetoric and n

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the member for Kootenay East could tell me if in the proposals, they have made any suggestions to close some of the tax loopholes. Does he have any suggestions to deal with the speculative trade in the dollar that is happening in the international financi