Reinstatement of Government Bills   was spent studying these bills and that it would be a waste of time to start everything over. I would like to remind those people that all the bills currently being considered for reinstatement have been subject to time allocation motions. We have always maintained that time allocation

Reinstatement of Government Bills   look at this Prime Minister's record. He has voted for time allocation and closure 85 times. Six days into a new parliamentary session, he is already invoking closure. How can the Prime Minister possibly say that he has any initiative or any intention to democratic reform

Reinstatement of Government Bills  -inspired about Canadian politics or about the government. Again, this Prime Minister told Canadians that he had a brand new, bold vision. What is the very first thing he does? He invokes closure. He puts in time allocation. He reinstates old legislation from the ancien régime. He wants

Reinstatement of Government Bills  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a question of the Liberal member across who was just speaking. He talked about democratic reform and the democratic deficit. How democratic is the Liberals' record when they invoked time allocation and closure 85 times in their record? How

Reinstatement of Government Bills   an election for people who consider themselves to be the naturally governing party in a general election--and then turn around and say that he is going to take some of these old bills that have been passed? We noted that the government under Jean Chrétien made use of time allocation 75

Reinstatement of Government Bills   as opposed to time allocation. As you will know, Mr. Speaker, we cannot time allocate a motion. We can only time allocate a stage of the bill. There is only one remedy for a motion once people obstruct and cause an amendment and a subamendment. No, there are two remedies, actually

Reinstatement of Government Bills   constantly denied in the House by two means: by restricting free votes and by invoking closure or time allocation. How many times, in his records, has he invoked closure or time allocation? Probably 85 times, which is a record in parliamentary history. It has been emphasized

Reinstatement of Government Bills   only procedurally opens the door to allowing bills to come back into the House in the same position they were in when the House prorogued, noting of course that the House has already invested time and procedure in dealing with the bills. Therefore, even if time allocation has been

Action Plan for Democratic Reform  . As minister of finance, he used time allocation 13 times on finance legislation. As minister of finance, he continually opposed reforms to political financing. The Prime Minister voted against establishing an independent ethics commissioner and he voted against giving committees the right

First Nations Fiscal and Statistical Management Act   million ceiling, whereas they average out at $18 million, judging from the situation in Saskatchewan in recent years. He is using time allocation to shove this bill down our throats, once again thwarting the legitimate aspirations and ignoring the legitimate objections of the first

Specific Claims Resolution Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to join in the debate today on Bill C-6. I am sorry we have to do it under the threat of time allocation but I will try to take the time to share with colleagues my concern for the bill and my general concern for aboriginal people across the country

Specific Claims Resolution Act  Madam Speaker, I believe we are faced with two issues today as far as Bill C-6 is concerned. I would address them in the following order. First, the fact that the government once again has used time allocation, a form of closure, to limit debate on what is a crucial issue

Specific Claims Resolution Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate what the member had to say in respect to this bill. We have heard some comments from the minister and the parliamentary secretary and others across the way with respect to the issue of time allocation. I am confident with what I have seen

Specific Claims Resolution Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Jonquière for her question and her kind words. The only thing that saddens me today, on top of the motion for time allocation and the deaf ear the government is turning to first nations, is the fact that the first nations

Specific Claims Resolution Act   of the Liberal members voted on a time allocation motion in relation to Bill C-6 on specific claims, a very important piece of legislation. It is a betrayal of our history, a willful and offensive repudiation of everything our ancestors agreed to with the first nations. It is a betrayal