Workplace Safety  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the hon. member for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough for bringing this motion to the attention of the House, and his efforts to bring up the motion so that members can reflect on its intent and the issues that it raises for all of us. I know only periphe

Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act  Madam Speaker, the hon. member is presuming on the way in which the vote will go and on whether it is or is not a whipped vote. Just because a vote is whipped does not necessarily mean that people are all subject to the views of the government. That is just simply a reality of po

Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act  Madam Speaker, my view is that it is irrelevant what one's view is on the issue. There are two ways to get legislation into the House: first, by means of a private member's bill; and second, by means of the government. I think at this point the legislation is premature. In my vi

Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act  Mr. Speaker, I have my own hoist motion in process as we speak. I would like to say at the outset that I support the general principle of the bill. However I would like to deal with the controversial section concerning survivor benefits. One feels a little like treading into an

Health  Mr. Speaker, this is Mental Health Awareness Week. Could the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health tell the House what Health Canada is doing in the area of mental health research?

Tobacco  Mr. Speaker, a number of other members and I have been receiving similar letters from tobacco retailers complaining about government interference in how cigarettes are sold. Can the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health tell the House about these new regulations, or

Supply  Mr. Speaker, the essential presenting proposition of all NATO nations is that this is a humanitarian intervention into a situation in another sovereign state to prevent an ethnic disaster or a genocide, the new world order. The converse of the new world order is that modern warf

Supply  Mr. Speaker, like all members of the House, I presume on a certain level of thoughtfulness and presume on a certain level of concern about this issue which yields no ready answers. I thought at the end of the weekend that in some respects NATO had stepped back one or two steps f

Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure once again to speak on this topic. I will be splitting my time with the member for Durham. The last time I spoke on this subject was at one o'clock in the morning. This is a far more civilized hour and I hope I am a little more coherent at this point

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I am not quite sure I know how to respond to the good question of the member for Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough. The initial response of the government is to create an office which creates a lens on legislation. To move it to the stage of an ombudsman, a quasi-ombu

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege of sitting on the justice committee which produced the report “Victims' Rights—A Voice, Not a Veto”, which is behind the legislation that we are currently dealing with. I have only been in the House for two years, but I have never heard such comp

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I know the hon. member has been following the debate in the House. I am sure he is aware that over the course of the past century we have entered into quite a number of conflicts all of which have primarily been done without a resolution of this House. We entered int

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to the hon. member's speech. I am a bit concerned about the phrasing of the motion, which is vague to say the least and creates a bit of a precedent. It is an area of precedent that the hon. member needs to think about very carefully. We entered

Kosovo  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Bombings and violence in the region of Yugoslavia have already created many thousands of refugees. Can the minister assure the House that refugee applicants will be treated equally, regardless of their e

Supply  Madam Speaker, the hon. member will appreciate that some precision is needed before one can vote. He said that it is very important and he encourages his constituents to vote. The real question is not whether we should or should not vote but rather what exactly it is we are voti