Supply   leadership in China. If she chooses to hold him up as a model, I guess that is for Canadians to see. The hon. member imputed that my party was against supporting people in Canada who genuinely require support. That is totally false. I made that very clear in my points. I do not know how

Supply   amounts are paid in UI benefits, but people who want to start up a business cannot get any assistance. When the BDC in our ridings cannot manage directly the capital stock, then it is not clear; you must become profitable. The BDC is almost turning into a credit union or a bank. Here

Supply   in the tax system. Canadians are sensible people. They do not want change just for the sake of change. They want improvements with the minimum disruption that can be had to achieve those improvements. That message is coming through loud and clear in the hearings of the finance committee

Bill C-91  Mr. Speaker, certainly the member's position is clear on the issue. I thank him for that. As the Prime Minister said in the House last week, the review that was promised during the election campaign is one which is ongoing. We are looking at the question of prices. We are also

Advertising Contracts  Mr. Speaker, it was on November 4 that the Prime Minister made a clear and unequivocal statement to Canadians that the former government policies with respect to polling, advertising and communications would be reviewed. This review is now complete. There will be new guidelines

Apple Industry   revenue ruling, that we have the clear evidence to make sure that its previous decision is overturned. The dilemma the hon. member and I have in this instance is that very much the same evidence was provided in the initial hearing of potential damage and was rejected. It is therefore

Fishery Observer Contract   is being consumed by the fact that the government has decided to train these inexperienced observers from Biorex under funding from CEIC. It is clear that by paying for this training the government is spending the same if not more by awarding the contract to Biorex when the government

Supply   and that there will be no consumption taxes. The Right Hon. Prime Minister, whether in opposition or in government, has always been very clear: we will replace the GST. However, once we have dealt with this important part of the tax system, namely consumption taxes, we will move on to the other part of the system

Supply  . It is clear that a current tax system is complicated with the many forms of tax that are before Canadians. What is the solution?

Supply   with these examples, he did not mention them at all in his speech. However, it is now time to act. As far as individuals are concerned, during the election campaign it was made clear that family trusts were a tax benefit that was unacceptable to most Canadians. However, there was nothing about

Supply  Madam Speaker, I begin by congratulating the Reform Party for initiating the debate on comprehensive tax reform. I also humbly correct the member because he made a statement that the government had failed to address this problem. I would like to clear the record because we have

Sahtu Dene And Metis Land Claimsettlement Act   to resource development. My colleagues have spoken about the very great potential for resource development in the area. The agreement allows the Sahtu to have shared resource revenue resulting from development, something which most Canadians do not enjoy. In conclusion, it is clear

Lobbying  , they seem to have distanced themselves from the policies which they were advocating before the election. How can the Prime Minister explain his hesitation to table a bill on lobbyists, considering that his stated intentions during the election campaign seemed very clear on that issue?

Rwanda  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that the slaughter which continues in Rwanda cannot be tolerated by countries that have had development aid programs in Rwanda. Canada is among those countries who are trying, within the United Nations or the Organization for African Unity, to find ways

Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, it is very clear to me that in the case of the prairies the file is the responsibility of the Minister of Transport. We are following and I am following personally this file. I believe the interests of everyone concerned are very well protected. The mandate