Pierre Pettigrew was Liberal MP for Papineau (Québec) until 2005

George Baker was Liberal MP for Gander—Grand Falls (Newfoundland & Labrador) until 2004

George S. Rideout was Liberal MP for Moncton (New Brunswick) until 1997

Harjit S. Sajjan Liberal MP for Vancouver South (B.C.)

Speech From The Throne   national debt. We cannot forget that the federal government was the first one to open wide the gates in the early 1980's, leading to this spiralling public debt. As we all know, on March 31, 1994, the net debt will reach $507 billion whereas the combined debt of all the provinces

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, it is a pleasure to introduce a petition from the workers at Base Moncton who are petitioning the government to maintain the depot facilities that are there.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, second, it is my obligation to introduce certain petitions pursuant to Standing Order 36 dealing with language and referendums.

Speech From The Throne   be that. Having stated this truism, I feel compelled to state that the Canada Assistance Plan is partly to be blamed for this dependency. For example, because of the CAP, in the 1980's, Quebec was unable to claim 50 per cent of the assistance it wanted to give low income workers to help them

Speech From The Throne   and equipment operators, working. It gets money into the economy at the local level and gets it there quickly. We are talking about putting people back to work. When I was preparing for my earlier S. O. 31 statement today on literacy I was reminded of how many of our adult population have

Standing Orders  ) Public Accounts (s) Transport (3) The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs shall also prepare and report lists of members to act for the House on the standing joint committees on: (a) the Library of Parliament (b) Official Languages (c) Scrutiny of Regulations

Infrastructure Program  Mr. Speaker, when the provincial premiers were here at the first ministers' conference on December 21 they all agreed in principle to the program, so Quebec is indeed a part of the program. What we are attempting to do at this point in time is to dot the i 's and cross the t 's

Speech From The Throne   and potentially the total disintegration of B.C.'s export coal industry. The problem is not confined to the East Kootenay area. The coal must move from the mines in my constituency to port. We have a world class facility with our transportation services to the coast. The coal car repair shop

Speech From The Throne  Ask him to withdraw. That is shameful.

Speech From The Throne   scenery and warm weather year round make Fraser Valley East one of the finest places in Canada to live, to work and to play. All members are invited to B.C. to see for themselves. I want to bring the attention of the House to a matter of great concern for the people who live in B.C.'s

Pre-Budget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in the House and be given an opportunity to expound on one's views. This is a particularly unique circumstance to have an opportunity to talk about the budget and the process in advance of the budget. Usually we were taken by surprise