Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, in response to the allegations from across the floor, it is interesting that an individual on the government side could comment about needing time allocation when this particular legislation has been at report stage since March 22. If the government moves so slowly

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, once again I find myself debating a bill restricted by time allocation brought in by the government and its cohorts in the Bloc Quebecois. When time allocation was introduced for Bill C-41, Bill C-68 and Bill C-85, the Secretary of State for Parliamentary Affairs

Electoral Boundaries Readjustmentact, 1995   will be better. There would be more time for debate instead of the silly games that have been played for this past week and last night starting with the government's time allocation on important bills that affect the country, basically attacking the principles of democracy by limiting

Electoral Boundaries Readjustmentact, 1995   ramming through with time allocation and late night sittings. Let us talk about things like Bill C-7, an absolute piece of garbage. That legislation has sat for an entire year with absolutely nothing being done, and the government is talking about bringing it forward next week

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, 1995   their problems. In March 1994 the Liberals introduced Bill C-18. Not surprisingly, they time allocated the bill. We thought that was extremely unusual. What was the emergency? After all, we had just been elected and they were time allocating this Bill C-18 to suspend the electoral boundaries

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on Bill C-41. I begin by voicing my absolute disgust with the government in its move to invoke time allocation on the bill. Bill C-41 is an important bill with serious implications. My constituents of Comox-Alberni

Criminal Code   election. By forcing time allocation the Liberal government has declared its highest priorities to be gun control, MPs pensions and including the term sexual orientation in the sentencing legislation. Personally I do not believe these controversial issues are priorities with the people

Criminal Code   that of your concern about what this could open up if this bill goes ahead as it is written. I regret that with time allocation there are only a few hours left before this bill will become law if the government pushes ahead. I ask the government to reconsider, to listen carefully

Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, if the government had not chosen to enact time allocation I am sure all of us would have enjoyed hearing the remainder of the hon. member's speech on this issue. He can thank his own party for cutting him off in that sense. We are talking about effectiveness

Liberal Party   members to do what is right for their ridings and their province. Time allocation may speed some bills through the House but Ontario members know the final vote on this issue will take place in 1997 on the gun bill, on pensions, on sexual orientation and employment equity. Liberals

Firearms Act   of their constituents in the House, those who want to express them, there is something wrong with the system. I do not think we have had enough time either at the committee stage or at second reading stage. Time allocation was utilized. A deadline was placed on the number of days to hear witnesses

Firearms Act  . Then members of the Reform Party say that they have not had enough time to debate the bill and that the use of time allocation is wrong. I invite colleagues across the way to pay attention because we will be asking questions later. This is the way it works. A few weeks ago we had

Firearms Act   time was at second reading, the second time was on the Reform amendment to split the bill which was also at second reading before the government enacted time allocation and the third time is tonight. As has already been said by many of my colleagues, we find it absolutely

Firearms Act  Madam Speaker, I want to make a few remarks with regard to Bill C-68 and the amendments put forward by my colleagues. On time allocation, we must understand in this assembly that there are many Canadians interested in this subject, and to set a time limit on the amount

Firearms Act  Madam Speaker, this will be the only opportunity I have to address Bill C-68 in the Chamber. I was not able to speak to the bill at second reading because there was time allocation then. Now there is time allocation at report stage and time allocation again at third reading