Supply   the requirements of that community. That respects the diversity of this country and the different needs across Canada, the different needs of different kinds of communities. The minister has made it quite clear that members of Parliament have a role to play in this. Not just government members

Supply   recovery, to the well-being of individual Canadians and to the elimination of the deficit. We have listened to Canadians. We are implementing our plan which includes jobs and growth. During the election campaign we were very clear about the solutions we were proposing. We are following

Supply   manoeuvering between the three levels of government-federal, provincial and local governments-which have an input in decisions that, in my opinion, should be taken at local level only. Without laying on the table that the one solution is sovereignty, it is clear that the centralized

Supply   signal in the Budget is the permanent renewal of the program enabling people to use RRSP funds to buy a first house. However, as I have just said, employment insecurity dampens the enthusiasm of many. Another building block of a stringent policy would have been to send a clear

Supply   clear and quite succinct. It states that this House deplores the absence of vision and concrete measures from the government with regard to policies toward job creation. There is really no need to work on establishing the fact that there is a job crisis in Canada today

Supply  , the Prime Minister got such a bad reception in the Maritimes and in Shawinigan? What is perfectly clear for Canadians is that the government made promises and that we are now being presented with some well-intentioned measures that are totally out of proportion with the real problems

Supply   that will help them make their way in the workforce. That is what the social security reform will accomplish. I want to make it clear that helping young people make the transition from school to the workforce is a major focus of social security reform. The government is calling on all

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act   of Parliament have had the same experience. We are getting clear signals from the people of Canada that they want less immigration. Last week I asked the minister about the contacts his office has had concerning the same matter. I received no answer and instead received a lecture about

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act   the future directions of the immigration program. That is why on February 2 of this year he launched a major public consultation process that will help shape this country's immigration policy for the next decade. His intentions are clear. He wants to hear from Canadians through an open

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act  Mr. Speaker, we are talking about details in the way that this is set up versus process. That is what I am trying to draw to the attention of members opposite. I do not particularly like the way this is drawn up. I made that very clear. I have obviously riled some people

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act   this proposal it stands to die. It is easy for someone to sit on the other side, chuckle about it and say: "Look at her". However, I have no seat in which to run in the next election. I want that very clear and I want that on the record. I stand here and that Beaver River lives, but let us

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act  . It is amazing to me the similarities between this Liberal government and the Conservative government in this regard. Actually, it is becoming quite clear. There are many similarities in many regards. For instance, their spending habits thus far indicate that both governments are more intent

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act   commitment to control and limit spending? Let us be clear and provide consistent messages to Canadians because they are not only listening but they are also watching. We support a federal democratically elected government that provides equity to all regions through a reasonable alignment

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act   in the translation, but in my mind it is very clear what is going on. I do not support the Bloc in its fundamental mandate, but I do find encouragement in the fact that it says it is going to take on the role of Official Opposition in a more generous way in the future.

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act   bias, would certainly deserve to be blamed. As I said earlier, as long as we are here, we intend to defend the interests of Canadians from coast to coast, all the way up to the Arctic. This must be very clear, and if we have to repeat it, we will constantly repeat it, being