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Victorian Order Of Nurses Week Mr. Speaker, on behalf of all Canadians I would like to recognize this as Victorian Order of Nurses Week. For nearly 100 years the Victorian Order of Nurses has provided primary health care to Canadians in the home and the community. The Victorian Order of Nurses is a unique nur
January 26th, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Alzheimer Awareness Month Mr. Speaker, January is Alzheimer Awareness Month in Canada. All across the country organizations involved with Alzheimer's disease will undertake activities to raise awareness of this terrible illness. There is no known cause or cure for Alzheimer's disease. It not only affects
January 28th, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Eating Disorders Awareness Week Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to remind members of the House and all Canadians that February 1 to 7 marks Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The theme is: Breaking free-Celebrating our sizes. The National Eating Disorder Centre and support groups across Canada will address
February 3rd, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Social Security System Mr. Speaker, this is my first time to rise and speak on the floor. I would like to congratulate you on your appointment. I look forward to working with you. I would like to congratulate everyone here for being elected. Obviously constituents felt that members were worthy of that
February 3rd, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Social Security System Mr. Speaker, I am afraid I do not understand the member's question very well. He said that the Liberal government has had nine years to consult. Is that the question? The Liberal government has been in opposition for the last nine years. It has not been a position to set the cou
February 3rd, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Social Security System Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to hear that the hon. member and I have much in common. I have a 25 year old who has a university education and not able to find work either. We have all come here with the same bottom line. We are all looking for the same things. I do take exception to
February 3rd, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Osteoporosis Menopause Education Project Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to inform the House of the launching of a nation-wide osteoporosis menopause education project by the Osteoporosis Society of Canada. The project is organized through a partnership with the private and voluntary sectors and is di
February 10th, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Prince Edward Island Fixed Link Madam Speaker, the question as the hon. member has said is a very complex one and to try to boil it down to a simplistic answer is impossible. I will take on the issue first and foremost of the problem of tobacco smuggling. When the Prime Minister stood up in this House on Febru
February 15th, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Multiculturalism Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize multiculturalism week in my home province of British Columbia, as proclaimed by the Hon. David Lam, Lieutenant Governor. From February 13 to February 19, British Columbians will take part in events and activities throughout the province, affirmin
February 18th, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Excise Act Mr. Speaker, I want to comment in the absence of the Minister of Health that in fact the Minister of Health has been meeting with the lung association, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Medical Association and all the anti-smoking groups to talk about new strategies.
February 22nd, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Excise Act Mr. Speaker, I rise to support Bill C-11. As members know, part of this bill deals with the Customs Act and the Excise Act and it therefore deals with issues such as seizure, enforcement, identifying smuggled goods and in fact with a lot of the law and order issues that pertain
February 22nd, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
International Women's Week Mr. Speaker, in honour of International Women's Week I would like to recognize two extraordinary women in my riding, women who overcame great odds to achieve success. One is Barbara Binns, a black Jamaican born Canadian who has devoted the last 20 years of her life to improving
March 9th, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Nutrition Month Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to remind members of the House and all Canadians that March is national nutrition month. The theme for the Canadian Dietetic Association's 1994 national nutrition campaign is "Nourishing Our Children's Future". The goal of the campaign is to
March 16th, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Spring Mr. Speaker, Sunday was the first day of spring in Canada, or at least it was in my city of Vancouver. Today I have attempted to bring the sweet air of our west coast spring to Ottawa. In the lobbies outside this House are 295 daffodils for 295 members of Parliament. It is my wi
March 23rd, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal
Vancouver Museum Mr. Speaker, today it is an honour for me to recognize the achievements of one of the great museums of Canada. The Vancouver Museum, Canada's largest civic museum, celebrates its 100th birthday this Sunday, April 17. To celebrate and commemorate its first century the museum is p
April 15th, 1994House debate
Hedy FryLiberal