Assisted Human Reproduction Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to be recorded as voting yes on this motion.

Assisted Human Reproduction Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to add my vote to that.

Assisted Human Reproduction Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to add my vote to those motions.

Street Racing  Mr. Speaker, next Thursday, February 27 there will be a forum in my riding of Richmond to increase public knowledge and awareness to the hazards of road racing. In the last two years alone street racing has claimed the lives of five people in Richmond. It is a crime that continu

Indo-Canadians  Mr. Speaker, this past Saturday, February 15, Indo-Canadians from across Vancouver gathered in my riding of Richmond to address the issue of violence in their community. Their goal was to educate young and old alike of the need to stem the tide of violence that has claimed the li

Commendation for Bravery  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to congratulate 32 British Columbians who were honoured last week with a commendation for bravery in a ceremony at the Vancouver RCMP headquarters. The recipients included eight civilians and 24 police constables who showed exceptional cou

Canadian Coast Guard  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to congratulate the fisheries minister on his announcement on the implementation of a full time, full service, rescue dive program at the Coast Guard's Sea Island base in my riding of Richmond. A full service dive program mean

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I know that the member has worked very closely with the forum. This is the first time that Canada has signed a memorandum of understanding on federalism with another country. Mexico is working very diligently on this active reform program and it is important for Can

Visible Minorities  Mr. Speaker, recently Statistics Canada reported that my riding of Richmond, B.C. has the highest proportion of visible minorities in the country. Among municipalities with 5,000 or more, Richmond leads the way with 59% of its population being part of a visible minority group. T

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the second petition, also from my riding of Richmond, has been signed by 92 residents. It asks Parliament to protect our children by taking all the necessary steps to ensure that all materials which promote or glorify pedophilia or sado-masochistic actions involving

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, my third petition comes from the people of Richmond, as well as Vancouver Quadra, signed by 113 residents. They call upon Parliament to focus its legislative support on adult stem cell research in order to find the cures and therapies that deal with all the illnesses

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have three petitions. The first petitions contains the signatures of 29 citizens of Richmond who are asking Parliament to pass legislation to recognize the institution of marriage in federal law as being a union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all othe

Taxpayers' Bill of Rights  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-332, an act to confirm the rights of taxpayers and establish the Office for Taxpayer Protection. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in the House to introduce my private member's bill, an act to confirm the rights of taxpayers and establis

Fisheries and Oceans  Mr. Speaker, as of Thursday, October 3, 2002, the Sea Island Base aging hovercraft CG 045 was decommissioned. Could the minister please tell us about his department's contingency plans and also his plans for purchasing a replacement hovercraft?

Fisheries and Oceans  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. As of Thursday, October 3, 2002--