Parthenon Marbles  Mr. Speaker, on April 1 the House passed a motion to call upon the United Kingdom to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece, their country of origin, before the 28th Olympiad in Athens, Greece in 2004. As Canadian Alliance critic for Canadian heritage, I express my support as I

Petitions   of the House to the most important issue of the Parthenon Marbles. They are asking that every effort be made to return the marbles to their rightful home in Greece where they were taken without the consent of the Greek people almost 200 years ago and, hopefully, to arrive in Greece before

Greece  Mr. Speaker, today, March 25, 2003 marks the 182nd anniversary of the independence of my country of origin, Greece. I invite all members of the House to join all Hellenic Canadians in celebrating this anniversary in their respective ridings. I am pleased and honoured

Greece  Mr. Speaker, for Canadians of Greek origin and especially for those of my constituents who are of Greek origin, Sunday, March 25 commemorates a key event in the history of Greece—the day it attained independence. March 25, 1821, marked the end of 400 years of occupation

Armenian People   and condemned it a long time ago. Canada is lagging behind in this issue. Many states do recognize the Armenian genocide. In the United States, the states of New York, Massachusetts, Delaware and California have recognized it. Many other democratic jurisdictions, including Lebanon, Greece

Information & Ethics committee  It was Greece and Romania who appeared in the particular report the minister made reference to as being the top two in the world. Canada is certainly up there, but I don't have any more specific information on the other countries that perhaps were reflected in that report

Citizenship and Immigration committee   that the best immigration policy Canada has had was the one under which we let people come into the country with their families within a short period of time. I'm thinking of the old waves of immigration that came from Italy, Greece and so on in the 1950s and 1960s. Those people, because

Parthenon Marbles  Mr. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of the House and to all Canadians a very important movement which was initiated by the late Melina Mercouri in 1982: the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. The marbles were removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am of the race of Solon. Solon was the founder of democracy in ancient Greece. I believe in openness and transparency, and I like to believe the House functions in a democratic way. However, when it takes 300 days to get a response, then maybe democracy is being

Fisheries committee   that looks like the Parthenon in Greece. Cabot Head, for instance, has cedar eavestroughing, hand-made metal down spouts, shiplap board siding, a rock and rubble foundation, and board and bead along the staircases. The uniqueness of our lighthouses brings present-day tourists and connects

Citizenship and Immigration committee   that immigrants go through. As for myself, I have a staff member in my office who is married to an Iraqi and has immediate family from Iraq. I guess I get to hear it every day. Being born in a refugee camp myself in Greece, I realize the hardships in what you're facing. I've got a couple

Veterans Affairs committee  It would be really nice to get a paid trip to Cyprus and then stay maybe an extra week or two to visit Greece, but I think it really would be sticking our nose into something that doesn't concern us. When a soldier goes to Cyprus to decompress, he is not yet a veteran. Would we

Foreign Affairs committee   in Greece about this bombing campaign.” “No,” said the ambassador, “there's no controversy at all—we're all against it. But we're in NATO, so we're here.” Why? No risk. Nobody scratched themselves, let alone suffered a casualty or a fatality. Based on NATO's performance in Afghanistan

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I've heard that they don't, but I can tell you of one country that I know of, probably the cradle of democracy, Greece—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Greece does.