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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Fisheries  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the minister of fisheries. First, this government forgot Christmas and Easter on the heritage calendar. Now we have been harpooned. This government has announced that the Prince of “Whales” is coming to town. Is there something this minister s

Small Business Loans Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like my colleague from the Progressive Conservative Party to listen to what I have to say, as well the member from the NDP who never seems to have any solutions except criticizing. Today I rise to voice my opposition to Bill C-21, an act to amend the Small B