Unemployment Insurance Act   this clause 109 of C-57 may appear necessary to allow additional imports in the case of emergencies, it is not clear what the tariff would be on those supplemental imports". The research document continued further by stating that: "It has been mentioned that artificial shortages can

Unemployment Insurance Act   parties and unions, the investigations of the Canadian Jewish Congress in Toronto and Montreal. The questions were very clear. In particular, we asked the government to establish a royal commission of inquiry to shed light on the whole matter. I also asked who controlled the monster

Violence Against Women   pandering to violence uneconomic for its sellers. We affirm the positive and resolve to pass on to our children a clear sense of values that preclude thoughts of violence. I have a vision of Canada that we can build, where we can live in peace, restore broken relationships, yet strongly

Violence Against Women  Mr. Speaker, I think it is very clear that in Sally's letter she has outlined a number of situations of institutional abuse. It is very difficult when women are placed in this situation and they go to those people they feel should be protecting them, for example the police

Employment Equity  Mr. Speaker, as the hon. member knows that was a clear commitment we made during the last election campaign, that we would reform the employment equity programs. I would remind hon. members we have over 170 members to prove just how many Canadians supported that mandate

Employment Equity   a very good regime. We want to ensure in the legislation that there is clear parity and balance between the rules that apply in the private sector and the public sector. This is something that was asked for by the public servants of Canada.

Province Of Quebec  Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the leader of the Reform Party is playing Jacques Parizeau's game. We do not intend to play that game. We intend to ask the people of Quebec a very clear question: Do you want to stay with Canada or do you want to separate

Gun Control  , we want to make it clear that Canada does not want the gun culture that exists in the United States and that we need stricter controls on firearms for society in general. Second, we want to make changes in the Criminal Code to ensure that people who use firearms to commit crimes

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, this morning our leader, the hon. member for Calgary Southwest, announced that as a caucus we are opposed to the inclusion of sexual orientation in the Canadian Human Rights Act on legal and human rights grounds. He also made it clear that the Reform Party

Violence Against Women  Mr. Speaker, frankly, today I do not feel like debating who does more for women-the provinces or the federal government. I think it is clear that all parties must do much more, especially for family welfare. Clearly, throughout Canada, a family's welfare depends on the woman

Violence Against Women  Madam Speaker, can I be perfectly clear in asking the member, would she then say that she does not support nor does the Reform Party support any funding for transition homes through the Canada assistance plan?

Violence Against Women   the means to make a distinction between serious violent crimes and less serious non-violent crimes. This sends a clear message to society: violence against women and children will not be tolerated. The bill stipulates that evidence that a crime, including a sexual offence, was motivated

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act  . It is inconsistent and illogical to advocate these two things at the same time, that is, an independent agency whose recommendations will be submitted to a higher authority. The NDP is not very clear and rigorous in its proposals. If what it wants is to give more power to the people, its two

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act   to include the governor in council, which basically means cabinet. However, this is still not strong enough. Although the spirit of the government's amendment is to ensure that responses to public panel recommendations are decided by cabinet, it must be clear that cabinet, or governor

Government Spending  Mr. Speaker, that is exactly the answer I expected the minister to give. I think it is about time that we get down to some specifics rather than these generalizations. It has been very clear that Canadian business has said the best way for government to create a competitive