Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to remind the House that November is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Awareness month. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Canada today. More than 80,000 Canadians will die this year from heart attacks and strokes. CPR, cardiopulm

Atlantic Canada  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my concern over the disturbing increase in anti-Atlantic Canadian sentiment coming from members of the Reform Party. The Reform Party does not speak for westerners on this issue. First it was the Reform member from Capilano-Howe Sound who mad

Addiction Awareness  Mr. Speaker, I stand today to recognize Drug Awareness Week and National Addictions Awareness Week. As an MP from a major downtown urban riding and a physician I have seen firsthand the destructive potential of addictions. I encourage all Canadians to get involved in activities

Child Abuse  Mr. Speaker, October is known as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child abuse is the most disturbing problem facing Canadian society today. It is not a new problem but as a society we recognize that violence against children whether it is physical, sexual or emotional is a problem

Breast Cancer Month  Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to remind members of the House of Commons and all Canadians that October is Breast Cancer Month. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among Canadian women. Approximately 17,000 new breast cancer cases will be diagnosed this year and

Aids  Mr. Speaker, look around the House. Many persons are wearing red ribbons. The red ribbon has become the symbol for AIDS, the commitment to end this tragic disease and a memorial to the men, women and children who have died in its lethal grip. Last Sunday I attended the 8th annu

Celiac Awareness Week  Mr. Speaker, I want to bring to the attention of the House a disease that is not at all exciting or high profile but which is tragic all the same. The week of October 2 to 8 has been designated as Celiac Awareness Week by the Canadian Celiac Association. Celiac disease is a medi

Health  Mr. Speaker, this is a matter that I will have to take under advisement and ask the Minister of Health because I do not know of any such study at the moment.

Health  Mr. Speaker, the settlements that have been made in the United States are an entirely different matter from the hon. member's first question. You know that the Government of Canada had applied to-

Health  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is probably aware that during that settlement the Canadian government did intercede on behalf of Canadian women who were involved in the settlement by applying to become a friend of the court. We also have a 1-800 number for Canadian women to call wit

Unemployment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, it would seem the hon. leader of the New Democratic Party must have read the press release of the Minister of Health which she sent out in June with regard to the forum. She just listed all the things that were mentioned in it. The forum, as indicated in the press re

Unemployment Insurance Act  It is going to begin in October, as the press release indicated. Of course it will involve federal and provincial relationships. It will involve public input and working groups that will deal with many of the issues the hon. member just raised in her question.

Unemployment Insurance Act  The mandate of the forum is to develop a vision for health care in the 21st century. It will create a dialogue among the public, federal, territorial and provincial governments for renewing the better health of Canadians. It will deal with and identify priorities concerning a con

Excise Act  Mr. Speaker, I do not think that we can accept this amendment. Tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the world today. There are 40,000 Canadians a year who die as a result of tobacco smoking. It is a cost of $3 billion a year to the health care ind

Excise Act  Mr. Speaker, everything that the hon. member just said is true. In fact, smokeless tobacco is extremely dangerous, and I applaud his amendment. However, it is inappropriate at this time for a few reasons. Eighty-five per cent of the tobacco sold is in the form of cigarettes in t