Speech From The Throne  ; that they will make the criteria known and that provincial governments will be asked to contribute. The problem is there is never anything clear. Regarding duplication, the minister I asked omitted to explain today a declaration he made yesterday, although a few months ago he had clearly

Speech From The Throne   of GATT and NAFTA. Chicken, dairy and egg producers are very worried, as their future seems very uncertain. I think the minister made it clear in this House that he intended to expand the role of the Department of Agriculture. Madam Speaker, you know as well as I do that agriculture

Speech From The Throne   for the program it will be noticed there are no fewer than four program objectives and nine related criteria. There are in fact lots of objectives. There are no clear priorities. None of these objectives is new to the program spending that parliaments have passed before. We are therefore led

Speech From The Throne  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question and for his congratulations. I have known the hon. member for some time and it is a delight to be able to sit with him in this Chamber. Of course there was not time in my speech to address all of the concerns that the hon.

Speech From The Throne   of businesses appear to be collecting the GST and not remitting it to the federal government. This obviously indicates a clear loss of faith in our tax system, to say nothing of the underground economy that probably includes almost everybody in one form or another through cash transactions

Speech From The Throne   one. The people in the riding of Abitibi, possibly the largest one in Canada after the Northwest Territories, managed from the very beginning, early in the twentieth century, to clear the land and develop agriculture. It is through their daily efforts that these people were able

Speech From The Throne   with the appropriate development tools. When we consider that 83 per cent of the employees in these post offices are women, an excuse for speeches on employment equity, this is a clear case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. The Federal Office of Regional Development fails

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, this debate is about Canada, its economy and its future. As has been noted from the speeches given yesterday the Liberal view of the economic condition is quite clear. We need to create jobs and to put Canadians in the position to spend and to pay taxes to get

Fisheries Management  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question and I congratulate him on his new responsibilities. Let me first of all make clear that the member asks what action this government will take to put order in POWA programs. The Auditor General's report is an assessment

Investment Canada  Mr. Speaker, I am advised that the official who authorized this expenditure is no longer in my department. However, it has certainly been made clear within the department that these expenditures are not acceptable.

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would also like to congratulate the hon. member for Davenport on his re-election. He was an accomplished opposition member in the old Parliament. Now he obviously plays a different role on the government side. In that position I would like him to clarify his remark

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to talk to the people of the riding of Mercier who gave me and the Bloc Quebecois such a huge majority and such a clear mandate to defend their interests and those of the whole province of Quebec in this House. I want to thank them

Speech From The Throne   month about a series of projects based upon existing organizations that are prepared to collaborate and help- -throughout the country- -in every single part and region. Our red book also put forward a very clear proposal for a program of apprenticeship. We believe one of the real

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the minister for his speech and congratulate him on his perennial re-election in his constituency of Winnipeg South Centre along with his appointment to cabinet in an important post which reflects a great deal of confidence in him on the part of

Speech From The Throne   travelled extensively throughout the constituency speaking with many people and the message was loud and clear. People are concerned about the economic future of Canada and what kind of Canada their children and grandchildren are going to inherit. Two days ago His Excellency