Patent Drugs  Mr. Speaker, as I just said, we are very aware of our commitments under GATT and NAFTA. That is the basis of our position. I want to make perfectly clear to the House and to Canadians that this government is not going to be blackmailed by threats. We made one simple commitment

Fisheries  Mr. Speaker, in the House yesterday during Question Period the hon. Minister of Fisheries and Oceans stated that the groundfish licences of bona fide professional fishermen that had been frozen in 1991 would be returned at once. He made it clear that not all licences would

Supply   the word "inequity" included in today's non-confidence motion because, when we look at government spending on agriculture, it is clear that for the federal government agriculture is limited to western Canada. I will start by giving you an example. In 1980, Quebec was the beneficiary

Supply   wheat issue. These are not my words but those of western producers and editorial writers. If the hon. member thinks we only read about what happens in Quebec, he is wrong. We take our responsibilities as the Official Opposition very seriously, and to us it is clear Canada

Supply   GATT agreement will certainly require adjustments on our part, but we must nonetheless recognize that substantial gains were made. We have ensured that tariffs will be reasonably high, applied for a reasonable length of time and combined to clear access rules so as to allow product

Supply   can one dare talk about government lack of action when this government has been praised by the industry for reacting both quickly and firmly to the American decision to renegotiate customs duties on wheat under article XXVIII of GATT? Our government made it clear that we do

Supply   is more directly toward the St. Lawrence seaway. There is a very clear tendency there that seems to want to favour it. I do not know why. This is in line with the whole subsidy program. Why, for example, are there many tonnes of grain that are subsidized going to Thunder Bay

National Sport Act   to remind the House that the Henderson goal was made possible by a great play by Yvan Cournoyer to keep the puck in the Russian end, an extraordinary effort when they tried to clear the puck, and then by Phil Esposito who refused to be denied his shot on goal, the rebound of which

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act  , we have to look at the government's transparency and set an example so that, from now on, in Canada, there is a clear message that you cannot operate behind the scene and favour your friends at the expense of the public purse. I believe that a royal commission is in order. Let us

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act   vehicles and tanks. He leased flat cars from Canadian Pacific in Toronto and he was always telling me what a good deal it was. He told me: "I sold one and all the others were free and clear". He was of course a friend of the government. All his friends in the community tried to buy some

Pearson International Airport Agreements Act   Airport issue is worth considering, beyond Bill C-22. The government is wrong in refusing to clear up the whole matter. By simply clamping a lid on it while clause 10 would pay generous compensation set in secret and at its discretion, without consulting parliamentarians

Health Care  Mr. Speaker, I personally met with the minister. I wrote to her. I asked her a question in the House yesterday. I ask her the same question again today: When will BioVac have its approval? When? Is that clear?

Health Care  Mr. Speaker, we have a very clear law of Parliament that medicare in Canada is free for everybody. We have a law in Canada that says there will not be a two tier system of medicare, one for the rich and one for the poor. We also have a law in Canada which says that if one

Income Tax Act  . There is legislation in every province to garnishee wages from defaulters. That is not enough. A lot of work is needed to standardize child support levels and enforcement mechanisms across this country. Loopholes abound in our system of taxation with no clear rationale for who benefits and who

Income Tax Act   provided for. Having said that, I believe that the Income Tax Act should be revenue neutral when considering taxable income for families that remain intact and for those that separate. Presently it is not revenue neutral. I want to make it crystal clear from the outset that I support