Justice  Mr. Speaker, when it came to the Wheat Board, the Prime Minister was the first one to say that we could not bind future Parliaments. That is exactly what he is now saying that he cannot do it. On another topic, Senator Boisvenu was encouraging suicide as a criminal justice

Agriculture committee  Michael, I want to thank you for your candour, particularly on a farmer-owned new Canadian Wheat Board, as opposed to five directors appointed by the minister. We recommended that at the committee examining the legislation, and it was declined. Hopefully somebody will see

Canada-Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   it was killing the Wheat Board bill that was passed by the government, these are the types of things with which the current government is taken and it thinks nothing of it. It is almost as if this is the new norm for this majority government. This majority government is starting to really

Canada-Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   States. In fact, as I said the other day, on the areas of conflict with the United States, they give up certain things and get nothing in return. The Canadian Wheat Board is a prime example. It was challenged 14 times by the Americans. They could never win as a violation of a trading

Points of Order   that the Prime Minister has parliamentary duties to attend to from time to time and is not here. We do not bring that up. The fact of the matter is the Liberal leader is today doing parliamentary duties, trying to argue the point of the Canadian Wheat Board and the government's lack

House debate  Madam Speaker, the parliamentary secretary certainly misses the point. If there is one thing that will be certain as a result of the government's action in destroying the Canadian Wheat Board, it will be uncertainty in the grain markets. That will be the bottom line. The key

House debate  Madam Speaker, in my question on November 4, I asked the minister to explain his act of misleading the committee and why he deliberately refused to meet the board of directors of the Canadian Wheat Board. Knowing this minister's tactics, I should not have been surprised

Foreign Affairs committee   Nexen and they also knew about the Canadian Wheat Board, mostly about wheat itself. The kids would buy wheat at the shops and they would ask for “Canada”. I remember meeting both groups, who were on the trade mission with us. Nexen was a really good corporate citizen

Canadian Wheat Board  Mr. Speaker, because the Federal Court has ruled with respect to the Wheat Board question that the minister acted outside the framework of the law, I wonder if the government could tell us why it is proceeding with the legislation in the Senate when the matter is now back before

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   about the additional fees on products going by sea and air into the United States, and he surprised and disappointed us. Against the rule of law and undermining democracy, the Canadian government is trying to do away with the Canadian Wheat Board, and the bill may pass through

Canadian Wheat Board  ”. It is rather surprising that that needs to be written down but it is good to hear. A court of competent jurisdiction has ruled that the conduct of the Minister of Agriculture is “an affront to the rule of law”. Therefore, the minister has violated the Canadian Wheat Board Act and he has

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. First, for those who have come to Ottawa, I want to apologize for my not being here. I was in the House on a point of privilege on the Canadian Wheat Board issue and the Federal Court decision yesterday, and then with members of the other parties

Privilege   privileges have been violated as a result of our participation in the Minister of Agriculture's single-minded mission to dismantle the Wheat Board without first consulting with and determining the will of western Canadian wheat and barley farmers, as he remains required to do. In light

Canadian Wheat Board  To the Prime Minister through you, Mr. Speaker, could I ask how it is that the government's intention is to proceed with the Wheat Board law and to ask the Governor General to give royal assent to the law when the court in question has said that the minister's conduct

Senate Reform Act  Mr. Speaker, the member referred to ways to add value to an appointed or an elected Senate to better protect minorities and regional interests. We saw what happened with the Canadian Wheat Board and the disadvantage many westerners felt. A regionally based Senate that had more