The Budget   for economic and social renewal. My constituents expect no less. This is what the 1994 budget sets in motion, a framework for social and economic renewal. Our objective is clear: to stimulate growth by targeting our spending without imposing new taxes. Just look at how quickly

The Budget  . An important part of our commitment to education and training is our pledge to ensure that people collecting social assistance have access to skills upgrading programs. It is quite clear the old system is not working. We need to find and make more jobs available. We need to make our

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his comments. It was very clear that the government campaigned on the issue of child care. We committed ourselves to increasing the number of child care spaces available in each year following 3 per cent growth. I am pleased to be part

The Budget   will consult and study. Mr. Speaker, this is my tenth year in the House of Commons and for at least ten years we have been consulting and studying. I thought that the Liberal Party had such a clear program, because almost every day, if not several times a day, they tell us about

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I am still not clear about a few things regarding this budget. As we know, the government is not always the most efficient provider when it comes to delivering certain types of services. Take veterans' homes for example. Could someone tell us how much it costs

Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, I said in Edmonton that we want to make some cuts. When travelling in Canada today, we find that a lot of people think that we have put forward some very deep cuts and we have to handle that. At the same time I said that we had a plan. The plan is clear, that over

Publishing Industry  The commitment we make is quite clear, Mr. Speaker. We are committed to ensuring that any transaction reviewable by Investment Canada is of net benefit to Canada.

Publishing Industry  Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. What the minister is speaking about is a legal obligation based on something that does not exist. There is no possibility for any Canadian, for any court, to look at the document or instrument from which arises this supposedly existing obligation

Publishing Industry  Mr. Speaker, it is important to add some clarification to this issue since the Leader of the Opposition who we all know has great interest in Canadian culture seems to be implying that Canadian interests were somehow ignored in this. I want to make it clear as the minister

By-Election In Shefford Riding   us a clear message that the development of Quebec is also tied to Quebec's membership in the Canadian Federation.

The Budget   package for Atlantic Canada. It is clear that this government is keeping its promise to Canadians.

Supply   it takes, people will take what you have. It is pretty clear in Canadian society we have a tremendous opportunity no matter what our gender is to bear the truth of that out. We must give people those chances and the results will speak for themselves.

Supply   single parent families had the lowest income, on average $26,906-gross income of course-compared to $42,953 for single parent families headed by men. The incidence of poverty in single parent families headed by women is clear. Within a mere two years, the income of these families has

International Women's Day  Madam Speaker, today I would like to join my colleagues in stressing the invaluable role women play in society and in our private lives. Far from being a day to give men a clear conscience, March 8 must go beyond symbols and remind us of how much remains to be done

Supply   am very grateful to have an opportunity to mark International Women's Day. I can assure hon. members of my government's commitment to continued progress in the field of equality. That commitment is clear from our red book "Creating Opportunity". Whether we talk of women