Species at Risk Act  Mr. Speaker, I have heard members opposite concerned about the shutting down of debate. Canadians need to know that the bill has been worked on and debated for somewhere close to eight years now. It has gone through three incarnations and we must bring it to a close somehow. Mea

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals and firearms) and the Firearms Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to speak to this matter. The member for Souris--Moose Mountain made reference to a pamphlet he received indicating that even Jesus Christ could not possibly support the bill. I think he made reference to Jesus Christ being a veterinarian.

Housing  Madam Speaker, I rise in my capacity as chair of the Ontario caucus. Yesterday was a very good day for Ontario. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Ontario minister for housing, Chris Hodgson, signed an affordable housing program agreement. This has been a long time coming. The Li

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, last month I circulated a petition among members and senators calling upon the Government of Canada to support Taiwan in its desire to obtain observer status at the World Health Organization. With not much effort I collected well over 100 signatures. My Bloc Quebeco

Tax Credit  Madam Speaker, certainly it is charming and touching that we have people to people contacts and cultural things. However, that hardly deals with the issue. The issue is really about when we will have a nation to nation interaction with the democracy of Taiwan. We have this bizar

Tax Credit  Madam Speaker, I asked a question of the Minister of Foreign Affairs whether under his watch the one China policy vis-à-vis Taiwan would change. Taiwan is easily one of the most vigorous democracies in Asia. It has transformed itself from a military dictatorship to a vibrant dem

The Middle East  Mr. Speaker, this conflict is 4,000 years old. It is really a battle between two aboriginal peoples over the same piece of real estate. If we want a fresh perspective on this conflict, my suggestion is that we read I or II Kings or Ezra or Chronicles in the Old Testament. The ebb

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, most of us are familiar with Taiwan's transformation into an economic powerhouse. Taiwan has also transformed itself from an oppressive dictatorship into a robust democracy. It is a model to the world and one Canada should support. Canada has a take note position on

Zimbabwe  Mr. Speaker, every week I receive an e-mail from a lady in Zimbabwe. Here is a partial text of this week's e-mail: Yesterday morning, for the first time in 2 years, I simply could not find any words for my weekly letter. I had succumbed and for days wallowed in the horror of the

Privacy  Mr. Speaker, the Privacy Commissioner, an officer of parliament, appeared before the justice committee last month. He described the surveillance cameras in Kelowna as having a police officer sitting on people's shoulders as they go about their ordinary business. He was very upset

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my constituency is home to many people displaced by the conflict in Sri Lanka. For over 20 years Sri Lanka has been racked by a bloody civil war pitting the government of Sri Lanka against the Tamil Tigers of Tamil Eelam. On Friday, the government of Norway announce

Anti-terrorism Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to address the filing of annual reports to parliament, particularly with respect to the preventive arrest and the investigative hearing sections. When the bill was first presented it proposed only that the annual reports be prepared. However there was no obli

Anti-terrorism Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to speak to this significant piece of legislation. It is the most significant piece of legislation I and I expect other members will ever see as legislators. There is no question it is an immense intrusion into the civil rights of Can

Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the report of the visit by the Canada-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group between August 1 and 8, 2001.

Apec  Mr. Speaker, recently the Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific attended the APEC conference. A number of important trade initiatives were discussed which will affect Canadian companies. Could the minister outline to the House specific initiatives which will be of assistance to Ca