Department Of Agriculture Act   for the future will be part of a comprehensive plan for a modern, progressive industry. The minister has spent a good deal of his time during the past month or so talking about the need for a long term vision. The minister's view is clear. Industry should be growing. Industry should

The Environment   specific and will provide a clear idea of what is involved. The environment minister acknowledged the contribution and concerns of Bloc members regarding the position of commissioner. We will continue our critical but constructive work in committee during the review of this legislation

Employment  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance. Yesterday, before the finance committee, he indicated that in his first round of prebudget consultations Canadians "told us they wanted clear targets to which they could hold the government accountable and we provided

The Environment   on government responses to petitions from the public. I want to be crystal clear. The commissioner, through the Auditor General, will issue a separate report annually to Parliament on the extent to which departments are or are not meeting the goals and objectives of their stated sustainable

Canadian Security Intelligence Service  Mr. Speaker, as far as I am aware political parties do not have access to information gathered by CSIS and the CSIS act is very clear on what that body can and cannot do. I think the hon. member knows as well as I do that this information is not available to political parties

Government Finances  Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the member was not there yesterday. We made it very clear that our preference in this whole action is clearly on cutting spending. We said that very clearly. We also said, in relation to the tag end of the question which is an original one, I

Social Program Reform  Mr. Speaker, we made it very clear in the budget that, in 1996-97, transfers to provinces would be frozen to the 1993-94 level. This was also confirmed by the Minister of Human Resources Development in his document. We said that a review of the UI program was in order

Social Program Reform  Mr. Speaker, I suggested that the hon. member read not only the grey paper, but also the first document, which is mauve as you can see. She will see that the policy statement is very clear: we have to improve government finances in order to protect our social programs

Department Of Canadian Heritage Act   bureaucrats made it very clear that there would be no layoffs. Civil servants are being shuffled between new ministries but their jobs are secure, even if the future of some of the programs is not. The number of employees in the multicultural program will remain at approximately 6,000

Department Of Canadian Heritage Act   in the regions, this was a clear indication of the strong position of French in these regions, a position so strong that these stations were no longer needed? I am not naive, and few Quebecers are, as we can see in the following extract from the conclusion of the Arpin report: "Harmonizing

Department Of Canadian Heritage Act   of other levels of government. In reality, except in sectors where it has a clear constitutional jurisdiction, like copyright, federal action is limited to cultural products with an interprovincial or international scope like broadcasting. The federal government is also active

Department Of Canadian Heritage Act   similar responsibilities but differ in their approach to procedures and content. Actually, one is concerned with the framework, while the other concentrates on content. The future seems pretty clear-cut. The Minister of Industry will approach culture in a way that promotes

Department Of Canadian Heritage Act   development, amateur sports, multiculturalism and official languages. All those areas have clear links to our identity as Canadians. I will speak today specifically about the official languages responsibilities of the Department of Canadian Heritage, the English and French languages

Taxation   are possible; she has implied that. My question is for the Minister of the Environment. So that it is very clear to Canadians, will the Minister of the Environment demonstrate her commitment to improving the productivity, as was stated in the paper yesterday, of Canadian business

Government Finances   a clear and flagrant admission of irresponsibility. Mr. Speaker, through you I would like to say to the Prime Minister, and to the government that has often asked us for suggestions on concrete measures that the Bloc has been suggesting concrete measures for some time