Right Honourable Herb Gray  Mr. Speaker, I must begin by saying that today is an exception to my usual practice. I have to tell you I accept the premise of each and every word spoken in the House today. I want to thank the House most sincerely for this unique honour bestowed upon me today in allowing me

Grants and Contributions  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's premise is totally wrong and the innuendo is wrong. He has not been propping up his pals. In fact, and I repeat, it was his office that brought the allegations in question to the attention of the police authorities which led to the action reported

Terrorism  Mr. Speaker, first, I must verify the premise of the hon. member's question, and I must check what U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell is alleged to have said. But, as I said, Canada is a member of the coalition in the fight against terrorism, a fight that remains confined

Religious Organizations  Mr. Speaker, instead of reading her already prepared question based on a false premise, she should have listened to my answer. I said that we were not seeking mortgages on church buildings. Instead we are seeking to work with churches to provide fair compensation to victims

Religious Organizations  Mr. Speaker, the premise of the hon. member's question is totally wrong. We have not demanded mortgages on church buildings. The allegations on the part of Mr. Smith as reported in the National Post are totally without foundation.

National Security  Mr. Speaker, I say that the premise of the hon. member's question is nonsense. In fact, his question is like a squashed tomato because we are having discussions with the United States on better ways of co-operating with respect to our common borders. The Minister of National

National Security  Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend is quite wrong in the premise of his question. I have personally been involved in the last two weeks in talks in Washington on these matters. My talks have been followed up by very vigorous talks by the foreign minister.This is something very

Health  Mr. Speaker, the premise of the hon. member's question is totally unfounded. He is wrong in reaching a conclusion that any ministers have broken the law. When one decides that the law has been broken there has to be a trial by a court, not the unwarranted assertion

Health  Mr. Speaker, the premise behind the hon. member's question is incorrect. No drug, patented or generic, is sold in Canada without government approval. I therefore again ask why the Bloc is not interested in the health of Canadians. It should be our priority, for Quebecers

Health  Mr. Speaker, I do not accept the premise of the question, but I do want to report that Health Canada officials have been and continue to be in discussions with Bayer to work out any difficulties or issues. I think that the hon. member and his party, all members of the House

Access To Information  Mr. Speaker, I do not accept the premise of my hon. friend's question that there is some deliberate attempt not to respond to the act. The report said that the government received 20,000 access requests last year. Out of some 1,300 complaints investigated by the commissioner

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend is starting off, as usual, on the wrong premise. There is no table contemplated at which there would be negotiations for a new continental energy agreement. We in Canada will be working on behalf of the entire country. For this purpose we

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's premise is totally wrong. We are responding to the military's own statement of requirements. I would think that a member of the Alliance Party is the last person in the world to talk about “screw-ups” unless he is looking at himself in the mirror.

Banking  Mr. Speaker, I do not accept the premise of the hon. member's question about the debacles and so on. We have a certain number of federal lending institutions operating at arm's length from the government. They have accomplished an excellent record in serving the public interest

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend has finally slipped into the Alliance trap of having unsuitable premises. The case in question is not one that applies across the whole spectrum of cases. It is only one case at the trial division, but we are working to move toward settlements. We