Pay Equity  In answer to a question raised by the Official Opposition on March 8, the President of the Treasury Board said that this issue was a priority for this government. Can the President of the Treasury Board tell us if his bargaining agents are about to reach an agreement with his employees on the back pay required to bring certain classifications up to date?

Criminal Code  And so on. We hear this time and time again, and every time the Reform Party asks for stiffer or longer sentences. There is truth in what they say. Society must not leave crime unpunished and violence should not rule our society. I heard the hon. member for York South-Weston during the referendum debate.

Criminal Code  They got on with their lives, or rather got on with picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. Never would they see the world through the same eyes again. Evil was no longer some abstract concept; it became real and tangible. Their profound despair came from being forced to look into the abyss of human cruelty and selfishness. This past December they were once again forced to revisit that pain, to relive the nightmare of 1978.

Interprovincial Trade  My question to the Prime Minister is this: Can he tell us if the June 30 deadline set by his government to reach an agreement is still valid and if the agreement, if there is one, will really eliminate interprovincial trade barriers?

Interprovincial Trade  Mr. Speaker, we are quite confident that an agreement will be reached by June 30 and that it will be substantial.

Lobbyists Registration Act  This may be the biggest reproach that we can level at the Liberals, who nevertheless deserve some praise for having gone a little farther, as I just said. By taking small steps from Parliament to Parliament, we may eventually reach our goal.

Young Offenders Act  Speaker, it was quoted this morning that the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police as well as the Canadian Police Association recommended that judges must have access to longer and more appropriate sentences and that 16 and 17 year olds charged with serious crimes should automatically be tried in adult court. These recommendation do not come from bleeding hearts or social agencies.

Immigration  When will the minister stop insisting that he wants to see his immigration policy rigorously applied, when his department is clearly no longer able to keep up with the routine requests of the immigrants it is there to serve?

Food Distribution In Canada's North  Of course, it is not only a matter of costs but also of transit times, since goods sometimes take several days to reach their destination. It is a real problem but there are, of course, solutions. Many things are now being done to feed or help feed Northerners. There are government measures and subsidies, and I think the federal government's contribution is very worthwhile.

Food Distribution In Canada's North  It subsidizes the cost of shipping perishable, nutritious foods to isolated northern communities, and puts these basic necessities within the reach of northern families. On many of the flights I have taken to various places in the north I am aware that the plane is filled with bread, eggs, milk and other perishables that are shipped to these communities.

Young Offenders Act  That person could be a counsellor, an RCMP officer, a teacher. That person could be a friend, an aunt, or an uncle. Somebody to be there to reach out and encourage a young person is what it takes sometimes. Remember, the responsibility is not just in legislation or amendments. The responsibility is the relationship we forge as members of this wonderful country, members of our wonderful and diverse communities, that contribute to making life better for everyone.

Integrity In Government  I want to add that we also support-it gets tiring to keep repeating that the opposition agrees with the government-we also support the creation of a joint committee of the House and the Senate to define a code of conduct for MPs and senators, for everyone, in fact, who is not already covered by the existing guidelines, which are, I understand, going to be broadened and tightened up for senior public servants and ministers. Now we have reached the nub of the matter before us this morning, the Lobbyists Registration Act. During the election campaign the government made a commitment to strengthen controls and improve the Act.

Supply  On November 21, 52 current members of Parliament will qualify to dip into the lucrative MP pension fund once they no longer occupy a seat in the House. These pension payouts are estimated to cost the Canadian taxpayers $53 million. Among the 52 MPs who will sidle up to the pension trough once they are out of office are-".

Supply  This has been the underlying principle of all the reforms announced by this government, even though the hon. member does not agree, for example, with the way we want to implement the social program reform. We can no longer afford to pay people to stay home. In fact, the Bloc Quebecois headquarters in Quebec City also denounced that situation. During the election campaign, it criticized every cut made by the Quebec Liberal government.

Supply  The first step is recognizing that Canada now does too much for too many people and can no longer afford to do that. In attempting to be everything to everyone we have gone bankrupt. Our challenge is to determine what we need to do, to do it well, and to encourage individuals to assume responsibility for non-essential services.