Department Of Canadian Heritage Act   in order to fulfil a mandate given by the Canadian government. It is very difficult to swallow. During an election campaign, for example, the air time allocated to the main political parties is monitored to the second. If one party gets more coverage than another, the news room

Infrastructure Program   million and creating some 700,000 jobs in that province. This is only the beginning. I am pleased to say that we have to this point in time allocated more than two-thirds of the money under the $6 billion infrastructure program. There are over 6,500 projects across the country and so

Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like a ruling from the Chair that this is in fact possible under the closure motion that has been put forward and the time allocation of one hour, that this House can assure that Reform MPs will have either one member for 20 minutes or two members for 10

Time Allocation  It is true we are getting toward the end but I would hope that questions would be a little more compact as I hope will be the answers as well.

Time Allocation  Mr. Speaker, the people across the country and in the Yukon who are watching will want to know that these bills did not suddenly come up yesterday. They were available publicly days, if not weeks, before yesterday. The Yukon bills were studied for over 20 hours in committee. Ins

Time Allocation  Mr. Speaker, how does the Reform House leader explain his party's attempt to filibuster an agreement worked out over a period of 21 years in a democratic fashion by the people of Yukon? He cannot explain that because they were wrong in their filibuster.

Time Allocation  Mr. Speaker, a valued friend of mine has quietly passed away, unheralded by jaded media, shunted aside by cynical forces, a battered veteran, a hero of past battles. This poem expresses my sorrow: You fought the fight When weaker forces paled. You stood for freedom When others s

Time Allocation  Mr. Speaker, I want to begin with a quote: "Government must be judged by its effectiveness in promoting human dignity, justice, fairness and opportunity". Nice words but I am afraid their meaning is hollow. Those words come from the Prime Minister in the fabled red book. Unfortu

Time Allocation  Mr. Speaker, last night I witnessed a true wake up call in the House as the Liberal government abused closure provisions in order to hasten its summer holiday. The Liberals across the way promised Canadians during the last election that things would be different when they were i

Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act   agreement, these provisions are valid. Moreover, they can be brought into force without the scrutiny and indeed even the knowledge of Parliament as law by the governor in council making orders and regulations to implement self-government. This time allocation has placed me

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act, 1994   the same way, as well as government interference in the process here in this House in terms of time allocation and the closure on bills. I have a quote here from a few years ago of a former member of this House who represented a constituency in B.C. when closure was enacted by a former

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act, 1994   to using time allocation so early in the party's term on an issue not crucial to Liberal policy or programs". "Sources say some Liberal MPs facing another four years with hugely overpopulated constituencies were persuaded to support the move with warnings that realignment could boost

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act, 1994   Affairs probably regrets it too, as it means that we now have to speed up our discussions a little and that a motion for time allocation had to be put forward. Why did the government not act with more diligence? Why was the bill not tabled two weeks earlier, so this situation could

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act  . The disadvantage is there is a visible and vocal record. That record is on the use of closure by time allocation. I refer to some documentation that expresses what the members opposite said not so very long ago: "This government is trampling on the rights of Parliament. A Liberal government

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act   they speak because it was not but a few months ago I sat in opposition myself. They are upset or feign being upset because of the use of time allocation. I understand that too because I sat over there. There is a reason the government believes that the time should be allocated. I ask