National Housing Act  Mr. Speaker, I certainly agree with the hon. parliamentary secretary that this program permits us to enhance the quality of life of Canadians. If we want to recognize what the quality of life means in terms of housing all we have to do is leave our country and go to many other c

National Housing Act  Mr. Speaker, it concerns me that members opposite have so little confidence in the economy of Canada. However, they should be aware that the mortgage fund insurance is actuarially sound. It returns money each year to the government which helps provide for any problems which may o

National Housing Act  Mr. Speaker, the first question is what will it mean to Canadians if the mortgage insurance fund is capped at $100 billion. That is the point. We have a delay in the time between when mortgages are approved by local lenders and when we get the full figures for a year. We need to

National Housing Act  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for that reminder. I apologize for the error. Earlier this year, the Minister of Public Works announced that the maximum eligible house prices for first home loan insurance were increased in 30 communities across the country. This initiative allows more f

National Housing Act  Mr. Speaker, as my colleagues know, the purpose of the bill is to increase the ceiling for mortgage loan insurance under the National Housing Act. This will enable Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to continue underwriting home mortgage loan insurance within the legislative

National Housing Act  Mr. Speaker, is the hon. member aware that approximately one-third of the housing stock in the country has been built with the assistance of National Housing Act insured financing? In other words, without this kind of financing, one-third of the houses with all the benefits and a

Quebec Referendum  Mr. Speaker, I spent the last five days in the Quebec provincial riding of Labelle. I spoke to many Quebecers about their concerns and frustrations. The day before yesterday, it was obvious that a majority of Quebecers do not want Quebec to separate from Canada but they do want

Atlantic Investment Fund  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Public Works and Government Services. I understand the details of the Atlantic investment fund are near completion and that provinces and banks are showing their support for the fund. Members of the third party may criticize the id

Underground Economy  Mr. Speaker, today in question period I asked a question about the share of spinoffs from Canadian international development aid that goes to Quebec. From what I have heard over the past few weeks in question period from Bloc Quebecois members, it seems they cannot decide whether

Official Development Assistance  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Foreign Affairs. It appears that members of the Bloc Quebecois cannot decide whether or not they want the federal government to spend money in Quebec. Does Quebec get its fair share of economic benefits from official development as

Witness Protection Program Act  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to speak today on Bill C-78 which is really about public safety. This must be very rewarding for my colleague from Scarborough West considering his diligence in bringing this vital matter to the government's attention. His efforts in this regard a

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 it is my pleasure to present a petition from 32 petitioners of the riding of Halifax West who call upon the government not to change the present tendering process for moving in the Department of National Defence.

Auditor General Act  Madam Speaker, my bet is Britain has only been keeping records of that sort in Britain for 200 years. Therefore it was the hottest in at least 200 years, maybe longer. There are certainly changes in the environment. We know we have had an ice age. Temperatures go up and down ove

Auditor General Act  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to speak to the amendments to the Auditor General Act. This is a very important bill and one of the best things we have done as a government so far. It will create profound changes in the way government operates in this country. It will integrate

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, members of the Reform Party made statements about lawyers and how terrible it is that so many lawyers in the country will get involved in the issue in various ways. Sometimes in this job it helps to have some understanding of the law and some training in law because