Reform Party  Mr. Speaker, I have a confession. I have a 25-year habit I cannot kick, thinking like a physician. I have observed the Reform Party with clinical interest over the last two years. My diagnosis: collective schizophrenia evidenced by irrational behaviour, delusions of grandeur and

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I have another petition to present from the people of British Columbia. The petitioners respectfully call upon Parliament to enact legislation requiring that all containers of alcohol sold in Canada bear warning labels, alerting consumers of the attendant risks of

Petitions  Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I rise to present a petition on behalf of the residents of the city of Vancouver, B.C. They call upon Parliament to endorse the Bessborough Armoury Community Services project for the use of underused defence institutions in the city

Protection Of Personal Information Obtained By Certain Corporations Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased that the hon. member asked this question. As she said before, medicare is a defining value of Canadians. Eight-nine per cent of Canadians support medicare. All the ministers of health in every province support medicare, with the exception of Alberta

Health Care  Mr. Speaker, I think the hon. member is presuming many things. My mind has always been clearly fixed on the Canada Health Act and the five principles of medicare. Nothing since, before or during my life as a physician has ever changed that.

Health Care  Mr. Speaker, I do not know how often we have to say this in the House, but there is a Canada Health Act. It works on the five principles of medicare, guiding principles for the country. Eighty-nine per cent of Canadians, especially British Columbians, support that. When any pro

Food And Drugs Act  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to have the opportunity to speak to this problem. I am also pleased that all three parties of the House agree on this issue. For the last 15 years it has been an issue with which I have been involved as a physician, as an advocate for my patients a

Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member stated there should be direct cash compensation instead of negotiated settlements with aboriginal peoples. Cash does form part of the settlements negotiated with aboriginal peoples. However, cash alone will not provide the kind of certainty and long l

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would be pleased to answer the two points. The first is that is appropriate to create a lame duck government in the last year of any government's term. This is so inappropriate. This is a process that has spanned two governments. It is a process that began in the

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in my place today to respond specifically to the motion of the hon. member for North Island-Powell River that the House: -not enter into any binding trilateral aboriginal treaty or land claim agreements in B.C. in the last year of the provincial

Violence Against Women  Mr. Speaker, today is a day of national mourning and remembrance for the 14 young women whose lives were cut off in mid-stride six years ago for one reason only: they were women. As we mourn we should be mindful that over 50 per cent of women in Canada, one in three in B.C., are

World Aids Day  Mr. Speaker, the number one cause of death in men aged 19 to 44 in the major metropolitan areas of Canada is AIDS. Today is World AIDS Day. The World Health Organization's theme this year is shared rights and responsibilities. This theme highlights the need for equality and soli

Seniors' Safety Week  Mr. Speaker, this week is Seniors' Safety Week. While growing old is as inevitable as taxes we know that seniors should remain active and stay in their own homes for as long as possible. It is integral to their good health. Ironically the home is one of the least safe places for

Department Of Human Resources Development Act  Madam Speaker, I too should like to speak to Bill C-96. The bill is simply a housekeeping bill that brings together a number of departments under one roof. Yet it has inflamed the emotions of both opposition parties. Their criticisms are so completely unjustified that I must won

Blood Supply System  Mr. Speaker, with regard to the safety of blood and with regard to what the Krever inquiry has suggested so far, we have responded to Justice Krever's interim report and have acted on every recommendation within our jurisdiction. Unfortunately we cannot react on recommendations t