Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, during question period, I believe the hon. member for Perth--Wellington misled the House and Canadians in suggesting that I had made an erroneous statement about Encounters with Canada when I said that funding had not been restored when it had been restored. I issue

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, not for one minute do I doubt the hon. member's commitment to the well-being of Canadian families and Canadian children. Thirty years ago is going back a long time and, as the hon. member mentioned, I am a recent addition to the House. I am proud to be here and pro

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour to represent the citizens of Lac-Saint-Louis in Parliament. I believe the West Island of Montreal, a large section of which falls within the boundaries of Lac-Saint-Louis, is a unique and politically significant part of Canada. It is unique becau

Veterans  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Veterans Affairs. My riding houses the only remaining federally owned and operated veterans hospital in Canada, the Ste. Anne's Hospital. The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the process of transferring surplus lands owned by

Veterans  Mr. Speaker, the modernization project at Ste. Anne's has nothing to do with this file. This file is one of the most timely and active in the minister's portfolio, outside of the Liberal veterans charter. Has two months not been sufficient time for the minister to be briefed by h

Supply  Mr. Speaker, we hear it over and over again that if the minister of finance did not know, he should have known. That would mean that we are accusing the minister of finance at the time of being negligent. Either we accept the Gomery report or we do not. We cannot be selective. L

Supply  Mr. Speaker, let us talk about integrity and abuse of democracy. I believe that all those who have the honour of sitting in this House, who are paid by it, have a duty to respect and accept the laws that they pass in this chamber. Even though we may not always agree with these l

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the leader of the Bloc Québécois, I would point out to begin with that I do not need any lectures on morality from him or any of his colleagues. I have several questions in reserve and I would like him to give me direct and brief answers. Doe

West Island Women's Centre  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the West Island Women's Centre, a non-profit organization in my riding whose countless volunteers have worked tirelessly since 1975 to improve the quality of life of women living in the West Island of Montreal. Each year the centre suppo

Health Partners International  Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Health Partners International of Canada, a humanitarian aid organization in my riding, for its 15 years of dedicated leadership in distributing medical aid to over 100 countries around the world. Health Partners International turns monetary do

Young Achievers  Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in congratulating three remarkable young people from my riding of Lac-Saint-Louis, Muhammad Ahsan Khan, Nazish Noor Khan and Seharish Noor Khan, for recently receiving young achievers awards. At age 11 Muhammad is working to promote a no b

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, my colleague's question is an interesting one. One of the competitive advantages that Air Canada offers in addition to the quality service it has been recognized for in North America in terms of its domestic service offerings and its international service offering

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. As he well knows since we sit on the same committee, I am very concerned about bilingualism in the Canadian airline industry. We must bear in mind, though, that this is not an omnibus bill. It deals with a very sp

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Madam Speaker, I am honoured to speak today on behalf of the Minister of Transport and the government. I am interested in this issue because, of course, I have been a member of the Standing Committee on Transport since my arrival in the House. I am also interested in it because

Lakeshore General Hospital  Mr. Speaker, the Lakeshore General Hospital, located in my riding of Lac-Saint-Louis, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Besides providing quality medical care to Montreal's West Islanders, this general hospital is at the heart of local community life. The Lakeshore