Department Of Industry Act   accountability is to encourage dependence, irresponsibility, the possibility of misappropriation of funds, political patronage, the abuse of power and the corruption of officials and politicians. It is no wonder the people of Canada say that governments come and go, politicians come and go

Party Fundraising   with corruption, that it is all broken down. But I think that we as politicians should constantly strive to do better, to improve our institutions including the largest and most pervasive institution that we have, the institution of democracy. In this particular era we often hear the term

Committees Of The House   of taxation, more equitable, more efficient. As a rookie MP, I am very disappointed. If you stand up today and say something and you get your chance to do it two and a half years later and you do not do it, is power that corrupting?

Excise Tax Act   took over as chairman of the House Ways and Means committee when Dan Rostenkowski was hit with 17 corruption counts, has proposed a 45 cent U.S. increase, raising the total price to $1.69 U.S. a pack. President Bill Clinton suggested 75 cents U.S. while Senator Edward Kennedy, who

Lobbyists Registration Act   be right, but we must ensure that lobbying does not corrupt the democratic process, and I think this is the goal of a bill designed to better monitor the role and the work of lobbyists. The hon. member for Jonquière was quite right when he said that the bill, in its present form, would

Serial Killer Cards   on the members of the justice committee to amend the customs and tariffs legislation to prohibit the importation of serial killer cards into Canada. Let us try to put an end to these kinds of perverted, profit motivated, marketing gimmicks aimed at corrupting the minds of our children.

Department Of Citizenship And Immigration Act   this individual in the country for a number of years, an extremely costly venture, millions of dollars I understand. We also recently had a conviction in the city of Calgary by another non-citizen who was considered to be here illegally and was a corrupt policeman I believe in his country

Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act   look at some of the problems and some of the challenges faced by Indian people and I have heard directly from them their concerns and their viewpoints on these problems. As a consultant I have received many complaints from band members accusing their band leaders of corruption

Royal Canadian Mounted Police  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Solicitor General. Rod Stamler, a former assistant commissioner of the RCMP has alleged that the Mulroney government interfered with RCMP investigations into political corruption within the federal government. Mr. Stamler has detailed

Witness Protection Act   of some groups in our society. As profits from organized crime grow, so does the potential for the corruption of public officials and democratic institutions. Organized crime groups challenge the legitimacy of government and encourage disrespect for lawful authority and public

Supply   of ten-year-old children? I agree that a ten-year-old child knows the difference between good and evil, but does the hon. member truly believe that a ten-year-old understands the nature of what is evil? Does he think that a child of that age is already corrupted and bad to the point

Killer Cards  Mr. Speaker, I want to address the issue of serial killer cards and games. It is particularly troubling and indeed perverse to think that someone is profiting from the depiction of such horrific murders which serve to deviously corrupt our young people and attack our basic

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act   concern of a democracy is to ensure that the power that the people hold is not corrupted by the demands of the masses. What is important is to ensure that freedom is not subjugated by passions, by factional tyranny or by special interest groups".

Party Fundraising   with corruption and influence peddling. It is because the average individual cannot possibly run for Congress without substantial financial support from corporations and special interest groups. I asked why they needed all that money. He said: "Because we as Americans cannot do what you

Pearson International Airports Agreement Act   to be misunderstood here. I am not saying that the ministers and government members who received contributions from companies are all corrupt and ill-intentioned. Not at all! I rather look at those poor Liberal or Conservative members as victims. They are the victims of a legislative tradition