Human Resources Development  Mr. Speaker, the member's question has an inaccurate premise. The minister did not wait. She released the audit report and the information on her six point action plan before she took note of any request to release information. It is important to note that the auditor general

Human Resources Development  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's premise is totally wrong. Once again he and his party are slamming and criticizing an officer of the House, the auditor general. That is what they are doing when they are criticizing the six point action plan. The auditor general said “I do believe

Human Resources Development  Mr. Speaker, I do not think one should read that into any answers given. These are matters for the police. Whether it is the RCMP or a local police force, they will do their duty and, in consultation with crown attorneys, will decide what steps are to be taken. The premise

Human Resources Development  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member's premise for his question is totally wrong. The Prime Minister has not interfered with the process. The decisions were made by officials according to the rules. I hope that is the case in the hon. member's riding and others, where Reform and other

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, as usual, the hon. member's premise is totally wrong. The government is providing over a billion and a half dollars of assistance to farmers in Saskatchewan and elsewhere. We are very concerned about their problems. The allegation that the Minister of Human

Human Resources Development   political interference. If the hon. member wants to pay attention to the audit report, the subject of questions all week, then why does he not go back and read it and admit that the premise of his questions is entirely wrong?

Transitional Jobs Fund  Mr. Speaker, the premise of my hon. friend's question is totally wrong. The Prime Minister is not personally involved. This matter was dealt with by officials according to the structure of the program. My hon. friend ought to withdraw his unwarranted slur on the Prime Minister.

Child Poverty  Mr. Speaker, historically there is an unwarranted and faulty premise in the hon. member's questions. We have worked actively for poor children. A major example is the national child benefit. We put billions of dollars into it. We will do more. We will continue working for poor

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has answered the question as to why there should not be a referendum. It is that the premises on which she bases her call for a referendum are totally wrong. She says the Nisga'a treaty amends the constitution. It does not amend the constitution

Homelessness  . In addition to that we are working on further programs with the provinces. Instead of my hon. friend's unjustified premise, she should look at the actual facts. We are doing something now to help solve this serious problem and we will continue to work on further solutions.

Apec Inquiry  Mr. Speaker, I reject out of hand the premise on which the hon. member's question is based. Let us allow the APEC inquiry to do its work. All these questions are up to the Hon. former Justice Hughes to decide. So let us allow the tribunal to do its work. Why does the hon

Apec Inquiry  Mr. Speaker, the premise of our hon. friend's question is not valid. The commission has not ruled on these documents. They have simply been entered into the record before the commission. It is up to the commissioner to weigh them along with everything else before the commission

Apec Inquiry  Mr. Speaker, I do not accept, in fact I reject the premise of the hon. member's question. At the same time, I wonder why the hon. member does not respect the jurisdiction of the tribunal and wants to have its work duplicated improperly in the House. A very distinguished former

Apec Inquiry  Mr. Speaker, I again reject the premise of the hon. member's question. There has not been a finding to that effect by Mr. Hughes. The commission has not completed its hearings. Mr. Hughes has not rendered his judgment. If the hon. member asks why in addition to answering

Apec Inquiry  Mr. Speaker, I reject categorically the premise of the hon. member's question. I do not accept it at all. I will repeat that this matter is being considered by an arm's length tribunal headed by a very distinguished former judge. He will take all these documents into account