National Defence  Will the government admit today that the savings from alternative service delivery are coming on the backs of everyday Canadians? Will it also admit that opportunities for Liberal policies are only open to those with Liberal politics?

Supply  I listened with intent as the member talked about the importance of reducing taxes and getting taxes back in the hands of everyday Canadians. He also asked where the money was coming from. We have in this country a program of equalization payments. It is a very complex formula but basically the object is to bring everybody in the country to common standards in health and education.

Criminal Code  It is another example of how our justice system has been hijacked by those who view life from ivory towers, far above the realities of everyday Canadian life. Is it any wonder that the majority of Canadians have lost faith in our courts?

Prisons And Reformatories Act  Therefore we would deem that any person who commits on two separate occasions an offence causing serious personal injury, as defined under section 752 of the Criminal Code, a dangerous offender and subject to an indeterminate period of imprisonment. Again, this came from Reformers, everyday Canadians, who care enough about this country to make changes which are going to make it a safer place to live. The Reform MPs who are working in this area have taken this policy from assembly and have built substantial policies which will make things better.

Environment Week  It involves how we get to work as well as how we work, and of course how we use our resources to promote our economy without sacrificing a renewable resource and source of jobs and wealth for our citizens. Everyday Canadians are making those choices and there are a great many individuals among us who are working to promote a healthier Canadian environment. A few of those individuals are with us today in the public gallery who moments ago the House and the Chair recognized.

Broadcasting Act  It attempts to address a practice which for some reason has become acceptable to the cablevision industry but clearly is not acceptable to everyday Canadians. Why do I say that? Most of my riding is serviced by the Rogers cablevision network system, on which I do a program once every two weeks. When this process of negative option billing was introduced, there was an immediate outrage among my constituents.

Members Of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act  However, these were merely two small baby steps toward badly needed major strides that should have been performed in reforming MPs' pensions in this country. Our goal should be nothing other than a pension plan similar to those allowed to everyday Canadian seniors. For them the Income Tax Act continues to set a 6 per cent limit on pension contributions. However, under Bill C-85 MPs' pension contributions will only drop from the present 11 per cent to 9 per cent.

The Budget  Change in our federation occurs incrementally, through discussion, through dialogue and through negotiation on practical issues of concern to everyday Canadians. It is at this level that Canadian federalism is flexible and responsive to the needs of all their citizens. As a francophone from northern Ontario, I have witnessed this change.

Borrowing Authority Act, 1994-95  Who were these Canadians who spoke out against increased spending and taxes? They were everyday Canadians who turned out at meetings across this country. They were small business owners and major corporations. They were organizations like the Vancouver Board of Trade, the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Fraser Institute and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.