Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have not had the opportunity to see this alternate budget to which the member referred in his remarks. I did see an alternate budget put out by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives last week. It looked at balancing the budget by looking at the expenditure s

Trade  Mr. Speaker, on February 2 the United States formally notified the federal government that it considers our move toward tariffication of supply managed commodities to be a violation of the NAFTA. Let me state clearly that our tariffication is what was agreed to at the GATT, incl

Dr. J. A. Doiron  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to honour the life of a great Canadian and former Lieutenant-Governor who passed away recently. Dr. J. A. Doiron was one of the first Acadians on Prince Edward Island to serve as the Queen's representative as Lieutenant-Governor

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, the election last week of the Canadian Wheat Board advisory committee was a clear victory for those supporting the principles of orderly marketing. Ten out of eleven candidates running won for the pro-board side. That is the highest number of candidates on the pro-b

Unemployment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, the question posed to the Minister for International Trade was prompted by concerns expressed from a number of agricultural organizations that Bill C-57, an act to implement the World Trade Organization, was deficient and needed to be amended. My question focused on

Trade  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister for International Trade. Bill C-57 seems to prohibit tariffs on supplementary agricultural imports. Without proper amendment this could jeopardize our ability to safeguard supply management as we are committed to do. Is the minister

Central America  Mr. Speaker, this morning I had the opportunity and the privilege of meeting with the Association of Central American Farmers Organizations for Co-Operation and Development. This is an umbrella organization that seeks to promote the interests of small and medium sized farmers in

Grain Export Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I have listened with interest to the remarks by members opposite on Bill C-262, especially the remarks by the member for Lisgar-Marquette. I recognize full well the impact that labour and management problems, whether in the railway system or on the west coast, have o

World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act  I hear the member opposite. The government made a commitment, might I say, to support the supply management system. In the legislation we are trying to ensure we support the supply management system to the extent the agreement that we signed implied. We trying to ensure through t

World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I want to speak to Motion No. 1, especially clause 3.4. Clause 3.4 of Motion No. 1 indicates that in the case where imports exceed the established tariff rate levels, the minister shall impose tariffs to ensure that such products are not permitted at prices lower t

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the minister of agriculture. On October 31 the U.S. department of agriculture announced the 1994-95 allocation for subsidized exports under its export enhancement program for barley and malting barley at 2.6 million tonnes. The targeting of South

Elmer Macdonald  Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today and congratulate a constituent who has been recently named to the Atlantic Agriculture Hall of Fame. For more than 20 years the hall of fame has honoured people who have contributed greatly to our society. This year's recipien

Social Security Programs  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question and would agree. We have certainly talked about those very issues in the discussion on this side of the House within our party and within our caucus. We have to look at all the areas of taxation. We are concerned and we must be ass

Social Security Programs  Mr. Speaker, no, I certainly do not believe that universality is outdated. Universality is important especially in a caring, sharing nation like Canada. It is too bad the member had not been in my riding during the last election. I spoke extensively in my riding during the campa

Social Security Programs  Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to speak on social security reform in the early stages of this debate. The document prepared by the Minister of Human Resources Development will lead to future policy and legislation. I believe this issue is one of the most important decisi