Justice  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate that answer. As well, could the minister explain to Canadian officials and as a matter of fact to all Canadians why were we not able to kick Mr. Wood, a non-resident, out of Canada after he committed his first serious offence?

Justice  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Solicitor General. Convicted killer and murderer Colin Joseph Wood, a non-citizen, recently escaped from a minimum security prison. Mr. Wood has a long history of various crimes such as drug trafficking, arson, fraud, break-ins, weapons charges as well as the brutal murder of Karen Ann Thomson.

Kemano Project  Mr. Speaker, my supplementary question is for the Prime Minister. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has acknowledged that the Alcan deal was put together behind closed doors. Will the Prime Minister begin to listen to the very people who will be impacted by this project and commit to the House that a full judicial and environmental review of this project will be taken by his government?

Kemano Project  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister and concerns the Kemano completion project. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has told the House that the government was not going to prejudge the outcome of the current B.C. Utilities Commission hearings. He has also said in the press that the project cannot be stopped.

Bosnia-Hercegovina  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of National Defence. As the world watches, the tension in Bosnia increases and the senseless horrors continue unabated. Now the threat of air strikes poses a very real danger to our troops. In light of this new threat, Canada has been seeking guarantees from NATO that will safeguard Canadian troops currently deployed in the former Yugoslavia.

Bosnia-Hercegovina  Mr. Speaker, I have a supplementary question for the Minister of National Defence. This past week we read yet again of our troops being humiliated and threatened with violence and forced to surrender their weapons. Given what we have just heard today of Canadian soldiers being disarmed by the belligerents, how can the minister now guarantee their safety?

Cigarette Smuggling  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of National Revenue. Yesterday I learned that many customs ports with limited hours of operation will now be open 24 hours a day as part of the government's action plan on smuggling. An hour later I learned that this decision was largely reversed.

Cigarette Smuggling  In fact all information has been provided to members of Parliament and through a press conference attended by myself, the Solicitor General and the Minister of Health. We have I think been very open in questions in the House as the leader of the Reform Party, given the information on finances for example, will agree with. As far as the particulars of these 24-hour openings at border points, we have a system in Canada, which I will have to explain to the member, whereby some border crossing points are kept open for 8 hours, some for 16 hours and some are kept open around the clock, 24 hours.

Cigarette Smuggling  Mr. Speaker, it seems that some customs houses are also not aware of the plans of the revenue minister. As I understand it, the American customs are not co-operating in this action plan and are closing at their regular hours. Could the minister explain the rationale of how opening up the Canadian side of customs was supposed to end smuggling in the first place?

Cigarette Smuggling  Mr. Speaker, I have a supplementary question for the Prime Minister. My constituency office in Barrie has received many calls, all in opposition to the plan, not one in support. Surely every member in Ontario has received similar calls. Will the Prime Minister allow the 97 government members from Ontario to publicly express the feelings of their constituents?

Cigarette Smuggling  The Minister of National Revenue was on a radio show yesterday talking with citizens in the riding of the leader of the Reform Party and there were many in favour of the federal plan.

Cigarette Smuggling  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has suggested that one-third of cigarettes in Ontario are contraband. The decision to cut tobacco taxes has only moved cigarette smuggling from the St. Lawrence River to the Ottawa River. Now that the Prime Minister has a plan to stop the north-south flow, what plan does he have to stop the east-west flow?

Cigarette Smuggling  Mr. Speaker, I have a supplementary question for the Prime Minister. Did the federal government secure, perhaps through the meetings yesterday, the active support of the leaders and people of the Mohawk communities of Akwesasne, Kanesatake and Kahnawake for its action plan on smuggling?

Cigarette Smuggling  Mr. Speaker, I have a further supplementary question for the Prime Minister. I thank him for the straightforward answers. The third question is on the health dimension. Does the government acknowledge that the credibility of the minister and the ministry of health has been damaged by the acquiescence to the reduction of taxes on cigarettes and how does the government propose to restore the credibility of that department, particularly with the provincial governments?

Cigarette Smuggling  Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Prime Minister concerning the problems that threaten the success of the government's action plan on smuggling. First, how does the federal government propose to get the co-operation of the eight provincial governments which currently oppose the tax reduction aspects of the program?