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Canadian Parks Agency Act Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice my support for Bill C-29, the Canadian parks agency act. While it is rare that we see eye to eye with the government on issues, I feel that partisanship must be cast aside when good ideas emerge. This rarely happens on the other side though. Canada i
March 19th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Canadian Parks Agency Act Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to respond to the hon. member's question. He is right, I said hope. I did not give a full commitment about that. I do hope the government will not build this thing up with a patronage appointment. Please do not do it. He is right regarding the que
March 19th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Canadian Parks Agency Act We are saying that at least this agency is responsible to Parliament as well as listening to the Canadian people. Hopefully that addresses the hon. member's question.
March 19th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Canadian Parks Agency Act Mr. Speaker, what this has to do with this bill is that we are creating an agency which is responsible for keeping and administering the funds, not disappearing into the government coffers. I think that is what the hon. member is alluding to for the RCMP. This is a good point. T
March 19th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Racial Discrimination Mr. Speaker, March 21 is the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination. I take great pride in the fact that Canada in 1989 became the first country in the world to have a national March 21 campaign. Unfortunately racism continues to be a problem in countries
March 19th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Human Rights Mr. Speaker, this week five white supremacists were arrested for the brutal beating death of Mr. Nirmal Singh, the janitor for a Sikh temple in Surrey. If the five individuals who were arrested are found guilty, then their punishment should reflect the revulsion Canadians feel a
April 23rd, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Supply Mr. Speaker, today I rise to speak not as a member of the Reform caucus and not even as a member of the House. Today I rise to speak as an individual Canadian who is witnessing thousands of his fellow citizens dying. They are dying while their government looks the other way. They
April 23rd, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Supply Mr. Speaker, after listening to the hon. member's question I feel sick. They are trying to defend something which is not defendable by coming up with ludicrous ideas. What has insulin to do with this? This was a federally-regulated body that had tests, but people got infected.
April 23rd, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Hepatitis C Mr. Speaker, Edith Jameson, a resident of Calgary East, phoned me last Saturday. She contracted hepatitis C prior to 1986. Her liver has been damaged and her gall bladder has been removed. She told me her health has been going downhill and her financial resources are stretched to
April 28th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Mi'Kmaq Education Act Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to speak to Bill C-30 which gives educational rights to Mi'kmaq nations. It is a privilege for me to talk from a minority point of view on this bill. I would very much like to support this legislation. However, as my colleague pointed out, we do hav
May 1st, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Human Rights Mr. Speaker, 1998 marks the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations, of which Canada is a member, affirmed the basic rights of all individuals on earth. Since then we have come a long way in t
May 1st, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Immigration Mr. Speaker, a couple of new immigrants came to my office last week. They are highly respected physicians. They were invited by this government to come to practise medicine in Canada but lo and behold, the professional organizations have refused to allow them to work. My questio
May 5th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Division No. 137 Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on Bill C-19 which seeks to amend the Canada Labour Code. I listen to debate from across the floor and from members from the other party accusing the Reform of being anti-worker, holding farmers hostage and trying to make the middle class rich.
May 12th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Budget Implementation Act, 1998 Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure again to speak to Bill C-36, the budget implementation bill, at report stage. Today there was a report in the newspapers that Canadians are feeling poor. I can tell the House why Canadians are feeling poor. It is because their government has beco
May 13th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform
Multiculturalism Mr. Speaker, recently the Secretary of State for Multiculturalism jetted 20 British Columbians off to China at a cost of $300,000. Why? So they could learn Mandarin Chinese. This is yet another example of wasteful spending. Does the secretary of state not feel that one can learn
May 14th, 1998House debate
Deepak ObhraiReform