Special Import Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, before I start I would like to say that I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Surrey Central. I rise today to speak to Bill C-35, the Special Import Measures Act. This morning my colleague from Okanagan—Shuswap made an excellent eloquent speech and I whol

The Senate  Mr. Speaker, a recent poll conducted in my home province of Alberta has confirmed what my party has always known. The vast majority of Albertans want Senate reform and want it now. Over 80% of Albertans want a direct voice in who represents them in Canada's upper house. The pol

National Parks Act  Mr. Speaker, yes, it is pretty expensive. I have the 1996 rate, which I think has gone up, by the way. It says $6 for adults but I think it has gone to $10 per day for adults, if I am not mistaken. I remember when I was there it used to be $1 per day. Now it is $10 per day and $

National Parks Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question. I think everyone is concerned about pollutants and the ecological damage done to national parks. I was born right next to national parks in Africa and I treasure national parks and animals. I share the sentiment that we should be very care

National Parks Act  Mr. Speaker, I have risen on this bill on many occasions and talked about the importance of national parks in Canada for future generations. We have supported this bill in the past. We are now aware of the controversy that took place about taking out a portion of the boundary due

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the minister of immigration. As an immigrant to this country I know that coming to this country is a privilege that should not be given out lightly. Law-abiding immigrants and genuine refugees are welcome but today's supreme court ruling is an ope

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, who makes the laws in this country, parliament or the supreme court? This is another decision in which the supreme court is reading into the law. You have the authority. You have the right to do it. You have the law to do it. Are drug dealers going to take precedence

Crtc  Mr. Speaker, the CRTC continues to make decisions which go against the will of Canadians. The most recent ruling of the CRTC calls for an increase in Canadian content on Canada's radio stations, despite the fact that both the Canadian people and the radio industry oppose any suc

Judges Act  Mr. Speaker, I rose yesterday to speak to Motion No. 1. Today I rise to speak to Motion No. 2 put forward by my colleague from Crowfoot. Before I start on a detailed analysis I would like to say that in general the motion is taking about bringing transparency and accountability

Judges Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to speak on this motion from my colleagues from the Bloc, which I will be supporting. My colleague from Wild Rose just asked what are the needs of these judges. One judge in Alberta said he should be able to go on holiday every year. That is

Parks Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Wild Rose. It gives me great pleasure to speak on something that is dear to my heart and that is parks. The last time I spoke in the House was on the Saguenay bill. This time I am speaking on Bill C-29 the Canada pa

Hepatitis C  Mr. Speaker, while hepatitis C takes up permanent residence in the liver and blood of thousands of Canadians, it is becoming obvious that compassion has been evicted from the government they trusted. Does anyone on that side of the House have the courage to look Canadians straig

Young Offenders Act  Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday the Minister of Justice issued a discussion paper on reforms to the Young Offenders Act. In June 1997 the same minister proclaimed that amending the Young Offenders Act was a priority. Here we are almost one year later and there is no sign of legislation,

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

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