Cruise Missile Testing  Mr. Speaker, does the parliamentary secretary speak on behalf of all parties when he proposes a 10-5 split until 10 o'clock or midnight, depending on whether the sitting is extended or not? As far as we are concerned, we have no objection to the other parties proceeding that way, but our first three speakers will make 20 minute speeches that will each be followed by a 10 minute question and comment period.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to see that the hon. member is clearly in favour of maintaining peacekeepers in the former Yugoslavia, so as to avoid a slaughter of the population, especially the Bosnian people. However, many Canadians and Quebecers are concerned about the cost of maintaining those peacekeepers.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I much appreciated the excellent speech made by the hon. member for Portneuf. I had the privilege of being born in his riding, and in fact, I was born in Valcartier, so his riding is twice-blessed. The hon. member for Rivière-du-Loup mentioned a multilateral force formed by the UN that would ensure our troops would be better prepared for such operations.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend the hon. member who just spoke for his clear and precise position on maintaining the troops now in Bosnia. I share his concerns when he asks if we can simply abandon a civilian population to people who want to carry out ethnic cleansing, as he said.

Foreign Affairs  On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I am surprised to see two Liberal members in a row speak in response to the speech of the member from the Reform Party, when two members from the Bloc Quebecois had risen.

Foreign Affairs  I have been listening to the debate since this morning and I want to congratulate my learned colleague for bringing up a different aspect of this issue. My colleague talked about humanitarian aid. He pointed out the relationship that exists between Canada's role as a peacekeeper throughout the world and the need to provide humanitarian support to certain areas.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member was right when he said that our taxpayers are concerned. There is even mention, in the poll referred to, of a will to withdraw from peacekeeping operations in Bosnia. I wonder if this is not a golden opportunity to analyse our need for military equipment.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would also like to commend the government for this initiative, this emergency debate which it has called non-partisan. Since this morning, we have seen how much all members on both sides of the House have made it a duty to speak in a completely non-partisan way. I think that this government initiative, which is definitely a credit to it, should be repeated on many other occasions, in keeping with what I think is the desire of all members, especially those like me who are not designated critics or do not have specific duties, be they on the government side or not.

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate the leader of the NDP on her election and tell her that, like my fellow member from Longueuil, I was a little surprised by her remarks on Canadian unity. If I remember correctly, Quebec said yes to Canada when it said no in the 1980 referendum.

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I think that one of the main features of our democracy is the right to speak. I am surprised that the Liberal members opposite are trying to cut me off while I am exercising what seems to me to be the most basic democratic right. Then we had the Meech Lake Accord and some members, one or two in the NDP, voted against it.

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, there seems to be a problem. We cannot hear the interpreter. Oh, it seems to have been solved now. My apologies, Mr. Speaker.

The Late Senator Chesley Carter  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Bloc Quebecois, I would like to join the three previous members to also say a few words about Mr. Carter. Of course, none of the Bloc Quebecois members who are sitting in this House knew Mr. Carter, even though the member for Longueuil and I have been here for nine years.

The Late Senator Chesley Carter  I have been very honoured to rise after the member from the Reform Party today. There was no precedence. I think he was just anxious to pay tribute to Mr. Carter. We understand that full well.

Cigarette Smuggling  Mr. Speaker, the question was for the minister responsible for Quebec and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Cigarette Smuggling  With all due respect, Mr. Speaker, the question was directed to the Quebec lieutenant and Minister of Foreign Affairs.