Speech From The Throne   as a landmark in Canadian elections. Canadians as never before spoke out in a loud clear voice for the need to change. The old way of doing things is just not good enough any more. Some would diminish the importance of the result by labelling it merely a protest vote. What, I ask

Speech From The Throne   fail in our attempt to balance the budget. We will cut costs and start to relieve the Canadian middle class of its enormous tax burden with a clear understanding the more taxpayers that exist and the more people who are working the less burden each one of us will have to bear. I

Speech From The Throne   love. As much as he was the bright light in Betty's life, she was the star in his. Together, they were warm, generous, loving and giving people, and it was clear from the moment you saw them why they had chosen to spend their lives together. Gerda and I remember well a trip we

Speech From The Throne   which will be approved. Some projects such as repairs and renovations will be extremely labour-intensive while those such as cultural facilities are also going to create long-term jobs. One thing, however, is clear: The program will have substantial impact on unemployment. In fact

Speech From The Throne   this opportunity to thank the constituents of the great riding of Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot, the Quebec agri-food technocity, for the trust they have shown in me by giving me a clear dual mandate: first, to fight most vigorously to protect their interests and those of Quebec as a whole and, second

Speech From The Throne   in the States where there is no public health care. I do not remember the exact numbers but it was very clear that the Canadian system was among the most efficient and the least expensive in the world. Every time there is talk of fiscal reform, of tackling the debt or the annual deficit

National Debt  Mr. Speaker, Canada's national debt surpassed one-half trillion dollars earlier this week. This milestone will be a millstone around our necks if we do not change our attitude now. Our children's quality of life depends on it. How can any of us, with clear conscience, expect

Auditor General's Report  : "The government should conduct a review of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of providing government aircraft to transport such users." This is a clear example of the need to create a parliamentary committee to examine spending programs, item by item. Thus, I demand that the Liberal

Cigarette Smuggling  , business people are getting outraged by this. In fact, we are facing a tax revolt. The demonstration planned for next Monday by the MATRAQUE movement in Saint-Eustache in my riding could be repeated if Ottawa does not take any action. The premier of Quebec has already made it clear

Registered Retirement Savings Plan  Mr. Speaker, I would also like to put my question to the Prime Minister. Yesterday during debate the government member for Davenport suggested that the government should consider further limiting RRSP contributions. When asked about the possible repeal of the clawback of old age

Registered Retirement Savings Plan  I have a supplementary question, Mr. Speaker. We appreciate the opportunity to express our views and hope that the Prime Minister will use this opportunity to express his own views on this subject. Is it the government's policy to go in the direction that we increase the depend

Goods And Services Tax  Mr. Speaker, may I congratulate a very experienced parliamentarian on his first presentation in this House. May I assure him that I was very pleased to see the Auditor General made clear that many of the criticisms from this side of the House when we were in opposition

Young Offenders Act   hon. friend, though, that the entire question of the youth justice system is under active review. As we made clear in the speech from the throne our commitment is to enhance community safety and the justice system in general, including youth justice, so the entire statute is very

Young Offenders Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member will recall that during the course of the election campaign the Liberal Party made clear in its platform that it proposed specific changes to the Young Offenders Act. Those changes included longer sentences for violent crime, creating the category

Team Canada  Mr. Speaker, I thought I was very clear yesterday. The hockey team is still in the process of being recruited. Recruiting is still going on. Therefore, as I said yesterday, I cannot blame those in charge as long as I do not have the results of their efforts. I should probably