Public Service Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, the member raises a very important point. It was not a point I discussed with our unions but I do think it is an important point. Unfortunately, I was not privy to most of the debate on this or the debate in committee but I certainly would have no problem if that im

Public Service Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to speak to Bill C-25. A few days ago representatives of the Yukon Branch of the Public Service Alliance of Canada came to visit me. I would like to use my time today to put on the record some of the reservations brought forward by them. Before I start t

Health  Mr. Speaker, my question is as follows. May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. We all know that many thousands of Canadians die from smoking tobacco and that we must encourage them to break this habit. We must also prevent Canadians, especially our youth, from starting in the first pla

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I always enjoy the member's interventions. I have a simple question. The Canadian Alliance has a number of spending priorities, including more money for agriculture, more money for the Coast Guard, more money for ships, planes, and boats, more money for tax reductio

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I always appreciate the hon. member's talks. They are always very thoughtful and I am very interested in hearing them. I wonder if he could comment on two things. I did not hear the minister's speech either but my understanding is he basically said that he was only

Public Service Modernization Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's speech. I really liked the part about hiring people from across the country. If we want the public service to represent the nation, then, hopefully, a large part of it, which is in Ottawa, will be representative of people coming from across

Science and Technology  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Secretary of State for Western Economic Diversification. What has western economic diversification done to support the development of the fuel cell sector in western Canada?

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  Madam Speaker, I would like to close the debate by following up on the remarks made by my colleague from New Brunswick. I compliment members on all sides of the House for a very positive debate this evening and for bringing forward their creative ideas. Having the minister's sta

Supply  Madam Speaker, as I said in my last reply, it is not a simple question. It is a very complex question. The purpose of my speech, unlike the speeches of many other people in the House, was to outline the various ramifications on both sides, the fact that politics has been put into

Supply  Madam Speaker, I am delighted to answer this question for the fourth time. It is unfortunate that the three members who asked this question did not give proper respect to Parliament because the purpose of a debate is for people to present arguments on both sides. The proper role

Supply  Madam Speaker, probably for the reasons I mentioned in the second half of my speech, the broader implications of this to the health and other aspects of Canadians.

Supply  Madam Speaker, I am delighted to answer that question because I answered both of those questions in my speech. On the first question about whether I was supporting the motion, the point I was making was that there were a number of issues on both sides of the situation. There are

Supply  Madam Speaker, who has let the little children die? WHO has let the little children die. In 1998 there was an enterovirus outbreak in Taiwan. Taiwan learned later that WHO was in possession of certain high quality, single strain antibodies that would have helped meet Taiwan's nee

Supply  Madam Speaker, I wonder if the member could comment on Canada's relationship with China, considering that China has suggested it would not be pleased with such a motion.

Supply  Madam Speaker, I empathize with a number of points the member made. I will probably make them in my own discourse but just to play the devil's advocate I will talk a bit about the other side of the issue. I assume the member would agree that this is not a discussion on Taiwan's