Supply  I just want to remind us all to refer to each other by our titles or positions, such as the minister of agriculture or minister of this, unless of course that member is no longer in this Chamber, which is always regrettable. For all those of us here in this 35th Parliament I know it is a tradition that we will want to maintain.

Supply  That is to say it encourages well integrated systems, large farms which will make it such that farmers will no longer be farmers. They will become employees in large farms. Maybe they will make a better salary, who knows, but personally I do not think that is the right direction in respect of the family farm.

Supply  We lost close to 100,000 farms. This means that 170,000 men and women who used to farm no longer earn a living as farmers. Even among those who still farm, almost 40 per cent, and in some sectors over 50 per cent, need a regular job elsewhere to survive as farmers. In other words, in Canada not only is the farming population diminishing but it cannot even earn a decent living from farming alone.

National Sport Act  My concern is that the cost to young people playing hockey today is escalating to the point at which many young people can no longer play. I am sad to say that in many cases hockey is now becoming a rich man's sport. That was not the case when I was young in Montreal. We played on outdoor rinks at the peewee level, the bantam level.

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the member for Sherbrooke and Ms. Campbell-I must name her because she no longer has a riding-did not suspect that their party would be reduced to two seats. So these people said to themselves, "Before we leave Parliament and our access to government funds, we will ensure that our friends have not invested for nothing," because the names involved in the Pearson affair did not invest only in Pearson.

Income Tax Act  In the forties, the government introduced what was considered progressive legislation. In 1994, that is no longer true. In 1942 when this policy was first developed the support payers, at that time mostly men, invariably earned more than their wives so that the tax brackets of the two parents were different.

Income Tax Act  They are asking us to unleash the political will for changes that will restore a sense of fairness to all Canadians. Amending the Income Tax Act so that child support payments are no longer considered taxable income for the recipients is admittedly just one piece of a much larger puzzle but this motion before us tonight is the first chance we have had to demonstrate that we too are appalled by the statistics on the poverty endured by children in single parent families and that we are committed to restoring hope to those children.

Income Tax Act  The motion presented by the hon. member for Nepean reads as follows: That, in the opinion of this House, the government should amend the Income Tax Act so that child support payments are no longer considered taxable income for their recipients. This is a very interesting motion, but we should nonetheless consider both sides of its potential impact. Some of my colleagues have already mentioned that the Bloc would support this motion.

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act  Second, I find my colleague to be somewhat of a complete cynic when he states that, with this bill, the palms of those who likely benefited from other projects, albeit perhaps not on the same scale as the Pearson deal, will no longer be greased. Once a professional lobbyist, always a professional lobbyist, in so far as federal areas are concerned. How can he say that no more palms will be greased as far as this project is concerned, when it is stated that the Minister of Transport can choose whether or not to compensate the parties involved and when the final decision as to the amount of compensation to be paid, and to whom, rests with him?

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act  Order. I am sorry, we do not want to extend the time too much longer. I would like to ask the member for Thunder Bay-Nipigon to respond, please.

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act  I would also like to point out another clause whereby the federal government covered Pearson's debts although it was not involved in operations in any way. In other words, it covered bad debts although it was no longer involved in airport management. It is a disgrace, Mr. Speaker. I could also talk about the $70 million paid to Air Canada to convince it to support privatization. Imagine, convincing Air Canada to support a privatization project as inappropriate and unusual as the Pearson airport deal.

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act  He stated in his speech that, after realizing that Pearson Airport was profitable and that the private sector should no longer be party to this transaction, the government decided to cancel the contract. The member told us that the government would like the Pearson Airport to stay in the hands of the Government of Canada, but in the same breath, he added that, when it comes back to the table the next time with the private sector, it will seek better terms to make sure that the interests of Canadians are well served.

Hibernia Project  The extra money invested in this project by the government is totally unjustifiable. Defending Hibernia's profitability seems to be an act of faith we can no longer afford. My question is for the Minister of Natural Resources, of course. How can the minister invoke the profitability of the Hibernia money pit, when it seems certain that the cost of extracting oil from the Hibernia deposit will be higher than oil prices on the international markets?

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act  In the years following the inauguration of Mirabel Airport, Montreal lost the preferential status that it had been promised. Mirabel is no longer the only gateway in Canada and more and more airlines are authorized to offer direct flights from other Canadian airports to foreign destinations. Between 1966 and 1975, passenger traffic in Montreal grew by about 9.9 per cent, which is 5 per cent less than expected.

Bilingualism  Whether Quebec is or is not part of the Canadian confederation does not take anything away from the fact that these rights are legitimately theirs. The Prime Minister seemed to be saying that, if Quebec were no longer around, either the Liberal government could not be counted on to ensure compliance with the Constitution or the Charter, or Canadians would not normally be inclined to uphold their Constitution and Charter.