Division No. 316  Mr. Speaker, I do not think I was linking tuition and equalization directly. My point was on the issue of mobility, that this was a statement of values, that students should not be impeded in terms of their ability to go from province to province for the course outline they wish

Young Offenders Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak to Motion No. 508: That—the government should increase the federal share of financial support for the provisions of the Young Offenders Act, with the eventual goal of dividing the costs on a 50/50 basis— On the face of it, this motion has a great de

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member a question with respect to the impact on Ontario. In Ontario the impact of the budget is that first of all Ontario will receive its share of $3.5 billion. In addition there is a per capita amount that will affect both B.C., Alberta

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge at the outset that I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Wentworth—Burlington. I hope that in this debate I can offer some constructive suggestions with respect to the motion at hand. I will diligently attempt to stay away

Supply  Yes, I did.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I do not know what the hon. member has been doing in the House for the past number of years, but if we look at the initiatives on the part of the government with respect to children, I do not think we need to stand down to anyone. Two billion dollars as a Canada chil

Supply  Mr. Speaker, as the member well knows, any initiative in this area, any amendments to the Income Tax Act or any separate freestanding act with respect to this issue, has to be done in conjunction with the provinces. If we cannot get provincial co-operation we simply cannot succee

Supply  Mr. Speaker, we are not arguing whether this is an anomaly or an inequity. The issue is that it is acknowledged by the finance minister that it is an inequity, an anomaly. If the member were listening, and I know he was listening to everything the minister was saying, he would h

Supply  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for your splitting of hairs. The hon. member is well aware of how hairs get split in the Chamber.

National Housing Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this matter as homelessness is of considerable concern to the people in my riding and to the people of Toronto generally. Coincidentally, the mayor of Toronto was here yesterday for a meeting with the Prime Minister. It is ir

National Housing Act  Mr. Speaker, I will not take the entire 12 minutes complete my comments. I was speaking about the situation in my riding and the 1,100 homeless people who are there each and every night and the growing situation in Toronto which I know is being experienced by other cities. Homel

Young Offenders Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to commend the hon. member for Surrey North who has introduced Bill C-260 to amend the Young Offenders Act. As the House will know, the Minister of Justice introduced youth criminal justice legislation last week. The new legisla

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to speak in this debate. I must admit that when this resolution came across my desk this morning at about 10 o'clock, I scratched my head and could not quite fathom why a sovereignist party, a party dedicated to sovereignty should propose

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would correct the hon. member in one respect, namely that I started thinking about his motion at 10 o'clock this morning. I have thought about the issues it raises on many occasions. In my view, as it is phrased, the motion is a nonsense motion and not one that yie

Supply  Mr. Speaker, yes this is a motion about going under the mother hen of the U.S. dollar. I would respectively suggest that this motion lays an egg. The only question is how to poach it. The real issue is that no country has fared better under the U.S. dollar. Puerto Rico, in parti