Infrastructure Program  Mr. Speaker, I suspect that many of these jobs are going to be longer term than the member's job. When it came to the projects in his riding of Simcoe Centre, which included an arena and a library, the hon. member not once protested any of them. The member was sent memorandums asking to respond if he had any disagreement.

Job Creation  How can the Deputy Prime Minister pretend that her government has restored hope and dignity for the unemployed, when in Quebec alone, 22,000 unemployed workers had to resort to welfare after the 1993 cuts in unemployment insurance, and since then, her government has never stopped forcing those who are no longer eligible for UI benefits to live on welfare?

Supply  I am from eastern Canada. I am from a very rural part of Quebec. The fisheries industry has gone down. There is no longer any fish. We are having problems. We cannot find the various resources we once took for granted. What do we do? What do we do with these people? What do we do with the 50,000 people of Newfoundland and the maritime provinces who were laid off?

Supply  I remember as a brand new, some would say very green, parliamentarian sitting in this chamber in February and listening to the finance minister. One thing that the finance minister said struck me very powerfully. "We are no longer going to nibble around the edges of our deficit." I thought, wow, this is great. What happened at the end of the day? He cut just over one billion from spending. A lot of people said that was by smoke and mirrors, sleight of hand and kind of mixing and matching the numbers.

Supply  I do not know when they will get it. People at the grassroots level are saying quite clearly that they will no longer subsidize special interest activities with their hard earned tax dollars. Gone are the days of needless government frills and fancy fixtures. Mr. Speaker, through you to the Minister of Finance, if the government wants to start cutting it can start right here.

Supply  That means living within our means and creating jobs through economic growth. The fact is the logic and approaches of the 1960s simply are no longer good enough in a 21st century arena. We cannot afford them and we will not succeed with them. Previous generations responded to the challenge of their times by building the physical and social infrastructure of Canada.

Non-Confidence Motions  Rather, it means that we go and get the information from our constituents, that we get any other information available, that we put it all together to come up with acceptable solutions, all the while benefitting from our colleagues' experience and knowledge, before finally reaching a consensus on the best solution, which we, as members of a caucus, then defend in this House, in accordance with its rules.

Sulphur Dioxide Emissions  It goes without saying that this is in line with the aspirations of Quebecers, who believe that the Quebec government should have all the powers of a sovereign state while co-operating with its neighbours on international issues. The signatory countries have different goals to reach in the coming years. I would like to give you a few examples. Germany plans on reducing its sulphur emissions by 87 per cent compared with the 1980 levels by the year 2005, by renovating the obsolete factories and thermal power plants of the former East Germany.

Rwanda  This cease-fire would end the massacres in which more than half a million people may have been killed, including 60 Tutsi children slain yesterday after they were taken from a church where they had sought refuge. Does the minister confirm that a cease-fire agreement was reached between the belligerents and can he tell us where matters stand on this subject?

The Stanley Cup  Speaker, although we were saddened by the riots in Vancouver last night, I am very proud and very honoured, as the member of Parliament for Vancouver East, the home of the Vancouver Canucks, to congratulate the players, coaching staff and management on a remarkable play-off season and for nearly capturing the most coveted of all sporting prizes, the Stanley Cup. Few predicted that the Vancouver Canucks would have reached the Stanley Cup finals. They demonstrated extraordinary maturity, talent and perseverance in overcoming numerous challenges, including stretching the finals to a seventh and deciding game.

Social Security Program  I should also say that the Prime Minister's speech conceals the real intentions of his government. He tried to make us believe that he feels for those who can no longer find jobs. In a speech before the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, he said: "We do not provide Canadians with sufficient assistance to find jobs and to keep their jobs. They do not get enough help from us to acquire the knowledge and expertise that will allow them to compete world-wide".

Social Security Program  "Overtime should not be allowed when so many people go unemployed", said one person. Others questioned the belief that being home with children is no longer considered acceptable work. We look forward to the proposals that will come from the task force currently working on the question of distribution of work in our society. Another strong theme was the need to improve training programs and educational opportunities.

Social Security Program  It is not the fear that inspires but the fear that transfixes the deadly paralysis of the rabbit in the cobra's gaze''. I believe the Liberals are no longer even incrementalists. They are simply afraid to move, paralysed by problems on the one hand and the titillations of power on the other. I suggest that it is time to have courage and seize the opportunity.

Social Security Program  On one hand, the government allows tax havens such as family trusts, and on the other, it says that it is going to go on a witch hunt to catch unemployed women, to see if they are not dipping two or three times in the unemployment insurance pot, in which case they will get cut off. They will no longer be eligible. With respect to Quebec, there is another side to the story. I believe that the real objective of the Liberal government is to get involved in job training. In Quebec, there is a consensus.

Social Security Program  We must bring our social programs in line with the realities of today, realities that are tough and constraining, realities that our society can no longer ignore. Close to 80 per cent of Canadians agree that Canada's social programs are in need of major reform. We are inviting all Canadians to consider and to advise us on how we can improve our programs and make them suitable for the 1990s and into the next century.