Canada Small Business Financing Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in this House to speak to Bill C-53 and to support Motion No. 1 moved by my colleague from Mercier: That Bill C-53 be amended by adding after line 22 on page 2 the following new clause: “2.1 The purpose of this Act is to increase

Supply   and stop by the penitentiary on the way to the consultations? Exactly how will it work? Sending senators to Saskatchewan to find out why we feel alienated is like sending Bill Clinton to consult with sexually harassed women. It does not make a lot of sense. They are the source of our

First Nations Land Management Act   of the B.C. Native Women's Association statement of claim that relate to the framework agreement. On December 15, 1998, the signatory First Nations obtained intervener status in the case. On December 22, 1998, the judge announced that he would reserve his decision on the federal

Youth Criminal Justice Act  , the member for Erie—Lincoln. I note at the outset that the member's speech is virtually identical to the speech of the minister herself when she spoke to the bill on March 22. One of the member's colleagues across the floor just heckled and said, “Why not?” I am trying to point out

Modernization Of Benefits And Obligations Act   of marriage. That was one which the Conservative Party supported. I can say personally as a member of that justice committee that we were in support of that definition. On March 22 the government brought forward this amendment and it was adopted at the committee that the definition of one

Proportional Representation   more than 20% of women MPs, it is one which uses proportional representation. In Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, the proportion of women varies between 33% and 40%, while it is a mere 12% in the United States. The same conclusions apply to the figures for minority groups

Standing Orders   voting sessions, Canadians are treated to images of MPs bobbing up and down like puppets, sleeping at their desks and reading books or newspapers. Reviewing such a spectacle, some Canadians may conclude that parliament is not a place that takes the nation's business seriously

Summit Of The Americas   government is telling us proudly about this theme of the summit of the Americas, we are here in this very House in the process of watering down representative democracy by refusing to allow MPs to debate and vote on the free trade area of the Americas. This calls to mind a proverb

Employment Insurance Act  , MPs, and all those who are self-employed, such as physicians and lawyers, those who do not pay into the plan, make no contribution whatsoever. They do not carry their share of the burden, not out of malice but simply because the government has turned this into a regressive payroll

Patent Act   to these in the bill. My hon. colleague from Jonquière probably mentioned it already. The bill refers to the dispute settlement body, or DSB, of the WTO. The dispute settlement body gave a ruling that was not in Canada's favour. Two pieces of legislation were passed, Bill C-22 and another law we

Parliament Of Canada Act   trying to compare apples to oranges to grapefruit. Am I worth more or less than a nurse or a teacher or a doctor? It is something of a hopeless case trying to compare the role and responsibilities of an MP with those of other professions. One can spend endless amounts of time saying

Sir John A. Macdonald Day And The Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day Act   the delicate subject of pay increases for MPs, I have heard more than one constituent express this very sentiment. Canadians, however, for all their becoming modesty, do not seem well equipped to deal with greatness, to praise famous men and women. This is partly because by definition

Immigration And Refugee Protection Act   of the Immigration Act. It was supposed to be a long awaited replacement for a law that has been in place for more than 22 years. We all know that it replaces Bill C-31, which died on the order paper when the federal election was called, so the government had a second chance to get this right

Protection of the Unborn Child   to move within the womb, or when the baby is able to survive outside the womb. Mr. Speaker, a little over a year ago on March 22, 2001 we debated my Motion No. 228 to reword the definition of a human being in the Criminal Code of Canada. One Liberal MP and one Bloc MP refused my two

Main Estimates, 2002-03   Collenette has a hobby...It's nice that all 22 Toronto MPs who belong to the government party have things to occupy their time. It's too bad they're all bums. I called the research branch of the Library of Parliament and I said I needed the numbers of how much money the people