Heart Month  Mr. Speaker, I remind members of the House that February is Heart Month. Heart disease and stroke are the number one killers in Canada of both men and women and together are responsible for the loss of 75,000 Canadian lives each year. In fact 40 per cent of all deaths in the country are due to cardiovascular disease.

Random Acts Of Kindness  Mr. Speaker, did you know that today is the last day for random acts of kindness week? Ten years ago author Anne Herbert scribbled a phrase on her paper placemat: "Practise random kindness and acts of senseless beauty". Since then her message has become the slogan for people who believe in their ability to make the world a better place.

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, as is shown in the report, the issue is extraordinarily complex. It crosses a lot of boundaries. There are spiritual issues, housing issues, economic development issues and social issues. Issues that have gone on for a long time cannot be dealt with in one day. We want to do the right things.

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has brought to the attention of the House a very tragic situation that is of great concern to the Ministry of Health and to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The situation of mental health and suicides as is pointed out in the report has been well-known and is an issue of major concern to our department.

Eating Disorder Awareness Week  Mr. Speaker, I want to remind members of the House and Canadians that February 6 to 12 is Eating Disorder Awareness Week. The theme is: "Breaking free: Celebrating our natural sizes". The goal is to increase awareness of the social factors which contribute to the development of anorexia, bulimia and weight preoccupation, and to prevent them.

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I would like to present a petition from members of my riding. There are 563 signatures. It reads: "We the undersigned residents of Canada draw to the attention of the House the following: That one of the core values of Canadian society is a strong belief in equality.

Port Of Vancouver  Mr. Speaker, I stand to recognize a jewel in the crown of western Canada, situated in part in my riding: the port of Vancouver. Vancouver stands as the gateway to the Asia-Pacific. The port of Vancouver is the guardian of that gateway, serving the western regions as a point of entry and departure of all goods to the Pacific.

Bankruptcy Act  Madam Speaker, the hon. member has raised a couple of statements with regard to the presentation of the person involved to a parliamentary committee, it is my understanding, at the request of the committee. It is also my understanding from what we know of the issue right now that the person spoke only of issues that were public information.

Violence Against Women  Mr. Speaker, today many men and women across the land are wearing white ribbons to remind us that five years ago on this day 40 young women were tragically gunned down by a man at Montreal's l'École polytechnique, simply because they were women. Sadly today little has changed. Women around the world still live in fear of violence by the hands of men they know and of men they do not know.

Fight Against Aids  Mr. Speaker, today our Prime Minister is attending the Paris summit on AIDS. This summit is a French initiative in co-operation with the WHO. Forty-two countries representing 70 per cent of the world population will make a joint acclamation of their commitment to fight HIV-AIDS.

Questions On The Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Motions For Papers  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all notices of motions for the production of papers be allowed to stand.

Native Peoples  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has brought forward a question that is of great concern to public health and to the Ministry of Health. We have been spending a million dollars a year so far to curb tuberculosis in aboriginal communities. We have now added $2.8 million extra per year over the next three years to try to eradicate tuberculosis so that by the year 2000 there will only be 20 per 100,000 affected and by the year 2010 we will have eradicated it completely.

Reproductive Technologies  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Health and the Ministry of Health have been working on the response to the royal commission for quite a while. As the hon. member knows, the royal commission created far more controversy than it answered questions. We need to look at how we can deal with provinces and with special groups, to look at how we can set guidelines for recommendations and to follow the recommendations.

Reproductive Technologies  Mr. Speaker, I am glad the hon. member mentioned the fact that we must counter abuses. We are dealing with an extremely serious and extremely difficult and complicated issue. This department and the Minister of Health want to ensure that we make the right choices that will ensure the safety of Canadians and will ensure that all medical, ethical, social and psychological issues are dealt with.