Points Of Order  I do not want to enter into that debate. What I do want to argue is that your ruling on party status should be based on a clear reading of the law and on the overwhelming number of precedents in support of our claim to party status, not on a single problematic precedent that itself broke with all precedent. I will say what we are asking for so that you are absolutely clear of what I am on my feet about.

Points Of Order  If the Parliament of Canada Act says anything about official party status then it confirms rather than denies that party status itself is distinct from the financial provisions of the act. There being no clear and precise legal definition of party status, we may ask how the financial provisions of the Parliament of Canada Act came to be confused with the acceptance of party status in the House.

Recognition Of The Patriotes Of Lower Canada And The Reformers Of Upper Canada  It is clear that the role of Mr. Wilson is not to ensure any sort of ethical standard for the government. It is obvious to all Canadians that the position of an ethics counsellor was created to give the impression of ethics to the public.

Department Of Health Act  As well, it involves improving the flexibility to respond when a new health need arises. The department will intervene to help protect those at most risk when it is clear that the federal government is placed to provide the best care at the lowest cost. Affordable health care of the highest quality is the aim, the objective, while eliminating overlap and duplication with the provinces and other partners.

The Late Yitzhak Rabin  He said in prophetic words: "We the soldiers who have returned from battles stained with blood, we who have seen our relatives and friends killed before our eyes, we who have come from a land where parents bury their children, we say today in a loud and clear voice: Enough of blood and tears. Enough." On the evening of his death, Mr. Rabin made a passionate plea against violence. "Violence, he said, undermines the foundations of democracy in Israel.

National Unity  Mr. Speaker, we have made it clear that we intend to proceed with the engagements taken by the Prime Minister during the course of the referendum. We intend to respect those.

National Unity  Mr. Speaker, Canadians made it clear, both Quebecers who voted in the referendum and other Canadians across the country, that they want governments that embrace change and governments that are prepared to challenge the status quo.

Department Of Health Act  This gives better focus to all of the departments which will in turn see that health is an important component of whatever they do across the spectrum. It also gives the Ministry of Health the ability to look at developing clear health promotion and disease prevention guidelines, focusing on research and some of the things the hon. member spoke about. Research in terms of disease is not the only component of research one wants to do.

Department Of Health Act  Bill C-95 contains a new vision of the future that promises to make improvements in what is already the best national health system in the world. The people of Guelph-Wellington want to give a clear message to Parliament. We want our health system preserved. We reject those who want to dismantle what we have built in favour of a system that judges patients on how much money they have rather than how sick they are.

Railway Companies  True, Bill C-101 will require CP and CN to sell the branch lines they abandon. However, it is clear that the government has a new rail policy in that, first, there will no longer be any public hearings and, second, the National Transportation Agency, whose name and role will change, will no longer have any authorization to give.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has made it very clear that a mistake was made and that the government has put in place a system to ensure it does not happen again. The minister himself made it very clear that as soon as he understood the CRTC was misinterpreting his original letter, he sent a second letter to rectify the issue.

World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act  The introduction of this bill provides an excellent opportunity to completely overhaul the WGTA. The grain transportation issue has been studied to death. It is clear that farmers are calling for a much improved system. I realize this government prefers studies to action but there have already been so many studies on this issue that there are no more studies that are conceivable.

World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act  On the eve of a referendum that will determine the political future of Quebec and of the rest of Canada, I have to admit it is heartening to hear at least one federal minister making the realistic, clear and enthusiastic statement of the rules and policies that will govern economic relations between Canada and Quebec. That conclusion and the praise I give to the Minister for International Trade may come as a surprise, but it is quite simple and natural.

Budget Implementation Act  The original solutions that voters expected to put Canada and Quebec back to work have not been forthcoming. Another thing which was clear and simple, and that we proposed in an amendment rejected by the Liberal government, was a lowering of premiums paid by employers. In the fall of 1993, immediately after the election, the government pulled one over on us and increased the premiums to $3.07.

Budget Implementation Act  We raise the question, as we have done over and over again as the Reform Party: When will the Liberals realize that in our current situation only meaningful deficit reduction will lead to long term job creation in our nation? That message is clear and becoming more clear each day. The third point I wish to make is that the second phase of the deficit reduction plan is in jeopardy as it will be overridden by larger political concerns.