Criminal Code  It attempted to derail in committee the bill which represented the will of the people and has substituted for it this bureaucratic compromise we have before us representing the elitist views of the Minister of Justice and his colleagues. And to add insult to injury, the government now invokes time allocation to cut off debate and force the bill through a reluctant House. Unless there is a display of courage by government backbenchers in the House, something we see far too infrequently, the government whip will coerce his colleagues to support this bureaucratic compromise and once again disregard the will of the Canadian people with respect to a Criminal Code provision.

The Criminal Code  I therefore give notice that, at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), I will be moving a time allocation motion for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of proceedings at that stage.

Supply  Speaker, first of all, I would like to commend my colleague from North Island-Powell River for putting forward today's opposition motion on behalf of the Reform Party. We will use the time allocated to the official opposition to show how, at the eastern end, on the Quebec side, the federal government's malfeasance and attitudes have also impeded progress, especially in Quebec.

Criminal Code  Even the amendments put forward by the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands were not approved by the government. Was the bill so good? It was introduced on June 11, then there was a time allocation motion at second reading when the bill was rammed through and sent to committee for a day and a half or two days, forcing its members to sit night and day almost. Do we have all the information we need to say: Yes, we are sure that, beyond a reasonable doubt, this bill will improve the situation in Canada?

Committees Of The House  The time allocation of five minutes for questions or comments is brief. I want to accommodate as many participants as I can. I simply ask for the co-operation of the member for Calgary Centre. If he could he either make his comment or pose his question within the one minute period then I could give the same amount of time to the member for Joliette to respond.

Committees Of The House  Before I call for resumption of debate, just so we all understand the rules of debate on this motion, I will look to the Bloc Quebecois then the Reform Party for their participation. The time allocations are all the same with 20 minutes and 10 minutes. Then we will revert to the normal rules of debate, going from one side of the House to the other.

Supply  If members from each party participating in this debate would indicate to the Chair by way of a message to the side later as to whether they are going to be speaking for 20 minutes or will be splitting their time allocation with a colleague it would be appreciated. I interrupted the hon. member for Fraser Valley East. I believed that they were splitting their time. It was not the case in this instance so I allowed more time for questions or comments.

Criminal Code  This section that came into force 20 years ago last July deserved to be reviewed but not in all of one day and a half, as it were, with time allocation being imposed on Bill C-45, the committee working almost round the clock to report to the House in a rush and the bill finally never being considered because time ran out. One of the main concerns we had in the official opposition, in the Bloc Quebecois, was to determine where the interest of the victims lay in this whole issue.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act  Speaker, I said on behalf of the government it will be found over the life of this Parliament that this government will be using time allocation and closure far less frequently than its predecessor. Four times in one night. He continued: I challenge the opposition House leader to raise this again after a few years and see if I am right.

Time Allocation  Can the government House leader explain where is his government's integrity after the unprecedented action last night of imposing closure and time allocation on no less than four pieces of legislation-

Time Allocation  Unfortunately for the hon. member's question what happened yesterday was not closure. We used the time allocation rules of the House and they were not used to force a decision on the House. Instead they were voted by a majority of the parties in this House, plus the NDP. That is democracy.

Time Allocation  Speaker, several amendments were brought forward in this House and received almost no debate as result of closure motions, time allocation and closure, I might add. Members of the current government when they were in opposition consistently maintained that these activities were contrary to democracy and the free operation of this House.

Time Allocation  Speaker, my question is for the government House leader who in March in this House invited me to bring to his attention excessive use of time allocation and closure. I would like to share some quotes with the House on the subject of closure. The member for Ottawa-Vanier said that it was far from being democratic. The member for Winnipeg St.

Federal Court Act  Mr. Speaker, as I have just said, I did not speak on this, I did not take the time allocated to me because I simply wanted have the time to propose an amendment. Bill C-48 has our agreement in principle, we agree that certain technical details do, of course, have to be modified, but if changes are going to be made, I feel it would be worthwhile to add my amendment.

Supply  Unfortunately, the time allocated has expired. Do we have the unanimous consent of the House to extend this fascinating period of questions and comments?