Transport  A lot of help is right. I have in my hand the strategic highway improvement program agreement which manages $55 million of taxpayers' money and it states that it will be managed by two members, one member to be appointed by the federal minister and one by the provincial minister

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, yesterday I met with the minister of agriculture regarding assistance for Nova Scotia farmers who have been severely impacted by the extended drought. Feed costs have risen dramatically while production has been substantially reduced, threatening their livelihood. T

Canada Marine Act  Madam Speaker, I rise on the last group of motions. I am little troubled. Perhaps I misunderstood. At committee several of us proposed amendments on the superannuation transfer between the harbour commissions to private corporations or to harbour authorities, that the superannuat

Canada Marine Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to comment on Group No. 3. I add my support to the hon. member for Charlotte. I am not as familiar with the issue as he is but I have to ask myself a question. If a company has a good and viable project that makes sense to the community and everybody in

Canada Marine Act  Mr. Speaker, it is certainly a pleasure to speak on this bill today. I have but one little problem with it and that is that I was not here in the last Parliament. My constituents decided to give me a little vacation and while I was home for three and a half years, the transport

Airport Safety  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport. On November 25 the Senate transportation committee heard testimony that NavCan is not even maintaining its minimum level of air traffic controllers at almost all the airports in Canada. This obviously creates a very dange

Airport Safety  Mr. Speaker, I have a problem with that. I understand that at this moment Vancouver has 27 air traffic controllers available. NavCan set the minimum standard at 36 air traffic controllers. This is extremely dangerous. This is a 25% shortfall. It means that a lot of air traffic co

Disability Pension  Mr. Speaker, I have a unique perspective returning to the House of Commons in 1997. After having served in 1988 to 1993, I had a little vacation and then was invited back. There are many changes that have occurred over that period but the most frustrating and dramatic change is t

Halifax Airport  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport. Yesterday at the aviation conference, he said that he would like to have the opportunity to refute some of the negative remarks in the newspapers about the devolution process regarding the Halifax airport. I am pleased to

Ports  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport. Under Bill C-9 every port and harbour in Canada is relegated to one of three kinds of categories except one, the port of Hamilton. Hamilton is the only port in Canada that does not have to follow the rules. In the trans

Canada-Yukon Oil And Gas Accord Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I agree with the hon. member's comments that the native community has faith in the federal government but sometimes has less faith in provincial and territorial governments. However, I believe that clauses 6 and 8 address his concerns. If native communities have futu

Canada-Yukon Oil And Gas Accord Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I wish to add a few comments to those of my associate from South Shore regarding the accord between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Yukon Territory which divests power and authority from the federal government to the Yukon Territory. To me it seem

Highways  Mr. Speaker, in respect to the convoluted deal, my question is still will the minister announce today a federal-provincial agreement to replace that? Also, will the minister address the fact that the chief investigator of the federal competition bureau and the auditor general ar

Highways  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport. The Prime Minister recently wrote me a letter, trying to explain the convoluted, screwball, highway toll deal in Nova Scotia. I appreciate the Prime Minister's effort but he is all wrong, including the statement that say

Justice  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the solicitor general. Six years ago James Mills was murdered while in his own cell at the Renous correctional facility in New Brunswick. Corrections Canada officials came in, removed the body, cleaned up the cell, then called the RCMP. Because o