Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act  Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to add once again that I have observed and found after discussing with some of my colleagues, municipal officials and business leaders, that CED's programs are well targeted and concrete and promote the development of not only the Quebec of today, but a

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act  moved: That this question be now put.

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act  Mr. Speaker, everybody knows that there are 14 regional CED offices which contribute to the development of their respective regions. Many of these successes have been pointed out by local stakeholders. One must rely on those who work in the communities. One must also rely on busi

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act  Mr. Speaker, it must be understood that the idea behind this bill is that there be a common effort to develop all Quebec regions. This legislation shows the good will of the Government of Canada, which has an obvious role to play in the development of Quebec regions in cooperatio

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act  Mr. Speaker, in fact, it must be pointed out that the minister responsible for Canada Economic Development went not only to the member's region, but also to Quebec's regions in general. The minister also met with the mayor of Saguenay. Perhaps the member was not in his region at

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to address the hon. members of this House at third reading stage of Bill C-9, an act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. This legislation has prompted excellent debate within this House and in committee on t

An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make Certain Payments  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to seek the unanimous consent of this House to table a report by the Standing Committee on Official Languages, which received the unanimous approval of all members of the committee.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the second report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(f), the committee has carried out a study on bilingualism and official language use in the federal public se

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. In fact, he has answer it in part when he said that the Liberal caucus had spoken out against their closure. I too have spoken out against the closure of the RCMP detachments, and the hon. member for Brome—Missisquoi has be

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my support for a Charter of Rights and Freedoms viable reverse onus of proof in the proceeds of crime cases. Currently, the Criminal Code does allow for the forfeiture of proceeds of crime allows the forfeiture of the proceeds of crime, upon

Parental Leave  Mr. Speaker, last week, the government concluded a final agreement with the Government of Quebec concerning parental leave. Can the minister explain to us what this agreement represents, both in terms of federal-provincial relations and socially, for Quebec parents?

Anjou Peewee Tournament  Mr. Speaker, I want to point out the huge success of the 29th edition of the Anjou national peewee hockey tournament. Year after year, for 29 years, this remarkable tournament has been a gathering point where young people from all over Quebec and even further afield meet in heal

Supply  No, Mr. Speaker, I will support the motion. (The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Supply  Mr. Chair, I would like to take a few minutes to talk about a subject of great interest to me, literature. I know that a good number of my colleagues here share the same passion. You all know that Canadian literature has grown remarkably over the past 25 years. Thirty years ago,

An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec  Madam Speaker, I would say that the involvement of Canada Economic Development at the regional level is highly relevant. I myself had the opportunity of seeing this last week. To answer the member's question, I could enumerate numerous initiatives where Canada Economic Developme