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The Economy Mr. Speaker, as the member must know, we have already announced a budget for December. We had to wait until the most recent information and the figures on the third quarter were available, toward the end of this month. Once he sees all of this information, the member will see th
November 2nd, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
The Economy Mr. Speaker, this massive fiscal margin is all in the imagination of the Bloc Quebecois' finance critic. He is always talking about a surplus of $13 billion. He seems to think that he is right, and that all of the other economists are wrong. The fact is that the federal surplus
November 2nd, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
The Economy Mr. Speaker, it seems to me that the NDP remains mired in the failed tax and spend permanent deficit policies of the 1970s, a morass from which thinking lefties have long ago escaped. The budget will be in December.
November 2nd, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
The Economy Mr. Speaker, the member should know that the federal government has already injected over $20 billion, in terms of tax cuts and increased spending, into the field of health care. Twenty billion dollars is the equivalent of $200 billion in the states. So, it is not just lower int
November 2nd, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
The Economy Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Quebec finance minister on her budget yesterday, which added another $3 billion. Governments in Canada must all work together in these difficult times. If we include the funds injected yesterday by Quebec and the $20 billion already added by the f
November 2nd, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
Prebudget Consultations Mr. Speaker, I will be quite delicate, because as I said earlier today, my role here is to take notes and listen, not to enter into substantive debate. Nor will I respond to a couple of personal barbs. Just purely on the question of facts, my difficulty with the finance critic i
November 1st, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
Prebudget Consultation Mr. Speaker, I must confess that notwithstanding the kind comments toward me from the hon. member I have a bit of a problem. I have been making notes on suggestions. I have a quarter to a third of a page from the Alliance, a quarter of a page from the Bloc and a third of a page f
November 1st, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
Prebudget Consultation Mr. Speaker, the member for Regina--Qu'Appelle made thoughtful comments overall. I am not agreeing with every word but they were positively enlightening compared to the two speakers who preceded him. It is sometimes said that if one has 18 priorities, one has no priorities. The
November 1st, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
Prebudget Consultation Mr. Speaker, I am not generally reluctant to offer my opinion on budgetary matters but today is different. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, my role is to listen, to sit here in the House and take note of the ideas hon. members have on the budget. As member
November 1st, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
Employee Benefits Mr. Speaker, the hon. member raised some interesting ideas, but I cannot support the motion. I will give the main reason I cannot support the motion first, then give some background and come back in more detail on why I cannot support it. The basic reason is that the member's mo
October 31st, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
*Question No. 72 Mr. Speaker, with respect to (a), the daily turnover in the international gold market is approximately six to seven million ounces per day. With respect to (b), Canada has had a clear and transparent policy since 1980 to sell gold at a gradual and controlled pace to reduce the p
October 24th, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
Blood Samples Act Mr. Speaker, I would like to vote in favour of the bill.
October 16th, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
Nelson Mandela , seconded by the hon. members for Windsor West, Medicine Hat, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Winnipeg—Transcona and Calgary Centre, moved: That this House, recognizing the great moral leadership provided by Nelson Mandela to South Africa and to all humanity, agree that he be declared an
June 12th, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
Committees Of The House Mr. Speaker, I should like to present a resolution which I know has the support of the four opposition foreign affairs critics. If you would seek unanimous consent, I hope it will be given. The motion concerns the advisability of proclaiming Nelson Mandela an honorary citizen of
June 6th, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal
Supply Mr. Speaker, I will respond to these three points. First, the motion has nothing to do with separatism, at least not directly. This is not a referendum. What I said is that the more tax points are transferred to the provinces, the less important the federal government is in Queb
May 31st, 2001House debate
John McCallumLiberal