Canadian Executive Services Organization  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to recognize five members of my constituency of Scarborough East who have made significant contributions to the world community through Canadian Executive Services Organization: John Goldie, Jim and Leslie McDonald, and Roman and Sheila Russ

Parliament Of Canada  Mr. Speaker, 1998 is the 150th anniversary of responsible government in Canada. In 1848 Messrs Baldwin and Lafontaine told the governor general of that time that now the Parliament of Canada and the people of Canada would be responsible for their government, not a foreign monarch

National Parole Board  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the solicitor general. While statistics show that crime is down, the fear of crime is up among Canadians. The parole board has been often criticized when releasing offenders into the very communities in which they were sentenced. What has been do

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the secretary of state for regional development. I am somewhat disappointed in the motion as it fails to move the debate off this eternal merry-go-round. It is in distinct contrast with the participation of the Reform Party in committe

Supply  Mr. Speaker, the short answer is that I do not. The issue is the form of cultural industry which appears to be in need of protection. I believe the minister is in the process of negotiating that form of cultural protection. The issue really is to equally access and have a level

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am somewhat disappointed in the member opposite in that it appears he has missed my major point. I will repeat it. The major point is that the industries which feel they are in need of protection will obtain protection from this agreement. However, those cultural

Supply  Mr. Speaker, the minister has already said that and answered that question fully. It is an agreement of this country and goes through the normal parliamentary process. I do not know why the member needs to be concerned about that.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, yesterday was International Women's Day. The budget was of considerable benefit to Canada's youth, to low income families and to students. Yet women continue to be disproportionately impoverished. Would the Minister for the Status of Women tell the House what if any

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House tonight to add my congratulations to the Minister of Finance on the balanced budget. Not only did he balance the budget but he brought in a budget with balance. Governing is more than merely making the books balance. If you are not fiscally respo

Banks  Mr. Speaker, it was recently reported that a Canadian went into a bank in order to obtain a loan and as a condition of obtaining the loan was required to transfer his mutual funds. My question is to the Minister of State for Financial Institutions. What is he going to do about t

Income Tax Amendments Act, 1997  Madam Speaker, far be it for me to refocus the Reform Party on its actual motion, but the motion that is before us is with respect to the impact of the proposed 10% tax on municipalities. The beauty of this motion is that it attempts to focus the activities of a municipality. A

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, given your elevated status in life I do not know whether you have occasion to take taxis to and from the Ottawa airport. However, other members and I do and, in fact, there will be a rush for the taxis in a short period of time. The likelihood is that I will be picke

House Committees  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the sixth report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Pursuant to the order of reference of Tuesday, November 4, 1997, your committee has considered Bill C-3, an act respecting DNA identific

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to follow the member for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough. It must be a rare occasion when two members with the same name on opposite sides of the House support the same bill. I intend to split my time with the member for Waterloo—Wellington. This is

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act  Madam Speaker, I was more worried that the hon. member might ask me something about the proposed DNA legislation. I would point out to the hon. member that all of the people who are serving in Bosnia and Haiti are in fact volunteers. I am assuming that in the course of both budg