Eating Disorder Awareness Week  Mr. Speaker, I want to remind members of the House and Canadians that February 6 to 12 is Eating Disorder Awareness Week. The theme is: "Breaking free: Celebrating our natural sizes". The goal is to increase awareness of the social factors which contribute to the development of

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I would like to present a petition from members of my riding. There are 563 signatures. It reads: "We the undersigned residents of Canada draw to the attention of the House the following: That one of the core values of Canadian society is a strong belief in equali

Port Of Vancouver  Mr. Speaker, I stand to recognize a jewel in the crown of western Canada, situated in part in my riding: the port of Vancouver. Vancouver stands as the gateway to the Asia-Pacific. The port of Vancouver is the guardian of that gateway, serving the western regions as a point of e

Bankruptcy Act  Madam Speaker, the hon. member has raised a couple of statements with regard to the presentation of the person involved to a parliamentary committee, it is my understanding, at the request of the committee. It is also my understanding from what we know of the issue right now tha

Violence Against Women  Mr. Speaker, today many men and women across the land are wearing white ribbons to remind us that five years ago on this day 40 young women were tragically gunned down by a man at Montreal's l'École polytechnique, simply because they were women. Sadly today little has changed. W

Fight Against Aids  Mr. Speaker, today our Prime Minister is attending the Paris summit on AIDS. This summit is a French initiative in co-operation with the WHO. Forty-two countries representing 70 per cent of the world population will make a joint acclamation of their commitment to fight HIV-AIDS.

Questions On The Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Motions For Papers  Mr. Speaker, I ask that all notices of motions for the production of papers be allowed to stand.

Native Peoples  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member has brought forward a question that is of great concern to public health and to the Ministry of Health. We have been spending a million dollars a year so far to curb tuberculosis in aboriginal communities. We have now added $2.8 million extra per yea

Reproductive Technologies  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Health and the Ministry of Health have been working on the response to the royal commission for quite a while. As the hon. member knows, the royal commission created far more controversy than it answered questions. We need to look at how we can deal

Reproductive Technologies  Mr. Speaker, I am glad the hon. member mentioned the fact that we must counter abuses. We are dealing with an extremely serious and extremely difficult and complicated issue. This department and the Minister of Health want to ensure that we make the right choices that will ensur

Paris Summit On Aids  Mr. Speaker, our Prime Minister will be attending the Paris Summit on AIDS on December 1. This summit is a French initiative in co-operation with the WHO. Forty-two countries representing 70 per cent of the world population will make a joint affirmation of their commitment to fig

B. C. Wine Industry  Mr. Speaker, the term wine and dine has taken on new meaning in my home province of British Columbia. Going out are the French Burgundies and California Chardonnays. Coming in are the British Columbia Pinot Blancs, Pinot Noirs, Gewurtraminers and Merlots. B.C. wine industry sale

Global Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, last Thursday the Deputy Prime Minister in her role as Minister of the Environment met three young children who came from three Canadian cities, Calgary, London and Moncton, asking this Parliament to do more to protect endangered species. As the hon. member has note

Health  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for that question because Health Canada has a great deal of concern about type II diabetes among aboriginal peoples as well as the complications of type II diabetes. We have worked specifically in northern Ontario to deal with Sioux Lookou