Forestry  Mr. Speaker, forestry management practices per se are a provincial responsibility but there is an important federal role particularly with respect to science and technology and trade. I am happy to say that typically the Government of Canada invests its natural resources researc

Disability Pensions  Mr. Speaker, in the last Parliament a very distinguished initiative was led by a member of this government who is now the solicitor general in producing a detailed analysis of many of the issues affecting disabled Canadians. The results of that report were in evidence in the 199

Varennes Tokamak  Mr. Speaker, it first needs to be made clear that the hon. gentleman's references with respect to Candu are completely inaccurate and false. The problem in Ontario was related to the management of Ontario Hydro. It had absolutely nothing to do with the technology of the Candu. I

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Human Resources Development I assure the hon. gentleman that his representations are being given serious consideration by the minister. As I understand it, the minister has not been able to arrive at a final conclusion on the matter but

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, the Senate is indeed beginning its work with respect to Bill C-4. It is obviously not up to me or any other member of this House to reflect on the work of the other place. It will conduct its hearings and make its recommendations in due course. I think the thing tha

Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited  Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the hon. gentleman and also the people in the Pinawa district of Manitoba that the Secretary of State for Western Economic Diversification, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the President of Treasury Board, the Minister of Finance and myself have been

Donkin Mine  Mr. Speaker, the member for Bras D'Or is playing the most vicious form of politics with the lives of Cape Breton miners on the eve of an election for her own partisan purposes. She is anxious to stir up fear and heartache not to help the people of Cape Breton but to try to save t

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, in the same media reports quoting that figure, the reports went on to indicate that the costs of not responding to our Kyoto obligations would be even higher. With our work on the voluntary registry, our work on energy efficiency, our work on renewables and alternat

Canadian Wheat Board Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of clarification. Do I hear official opposition members today saying that they are prepared to consent to the motion going forward?

Canadian Wheat Board Act  Mr. Speaker, the House should know that the most vocal bellower from the Reform Party is one who was professionally engaged as a political saboteur in the United States and was a disgrace not only to that country but to this country. Here he continues with the same kind of conduc

Canadian Wheat Board Act  moved that Bill C-4, an act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts, be read the third time and passed. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to open this third reading debate on Bill C-4, an act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act, a

Division No. 85  moved that Bill C-4 be concurred in and read the second time.

Small Business Loans Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order pertaining to the votes we will take in a few minutes on Bill C-4. There have been certain discussions among all the parties in this House about the possibility of removing from the draft bill those detailed provisions which deal with addi

Atomic Energy Control Board  Mr. Speaker, the control board is currently satisfied that Ontario Hydro's nuclear facilities are being operated safely, but it has called for significant improvements in management and operations to ensure that the required margins of safety will not be compromised in future. A

Trans-Quebec And Maritimes Gas Pipeline  Mr. Speaker, the contract to which the hon. gentleman refers is one that was discussed amply with potential Canadian suppliers. It turned out, following those discussions, that there was not a supplier in Canada that was in a position to provide the material up to the necessary s