Standing Orders  Madam Speaker, first, I take this opportunity to congratulate you on your appointment. You have been doing a wonderful job. Before private members' business, I was talking about the institution of parliament, the respect for the debating procedure and how legislation is debated

Standing Orders  Mr. Speaker, thank you for the chance to speak on the motion which seeks to reaffirm the traditional power of the Speaker to select motions for debate and reject those which are repetitive, frivolous and designed solely to delay report stage proceedings. This is a particular hon

Air Canada  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring from a constituent a non-partisan issue that every member in the House should find very distressing. Air Canada has just increased the change fee for transborder fares from $100 to $145, a 45% increase. It appears that on March 1 it will burden

Eldorado Nuclear Limited Reorganization And Divestiture Act  Mr. Speaker, who owns more than 18% in Petro-Canada?

Eldorado Nuclear Limited Reorganization And Divestiture Act  Mr. Speaker, the last intervention was quite thoughtful. I will comment on the ownership later. The previous speaker, my colleague from the NDP, was a little off topic when he was talked about things in NAFTA only going to the elite. That precludes all the workers who have got t

Organized Crime  Mr. Speaker, yesterday in Montreal four individuals were convicted under Canada's anti-gang law. Could the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice inform the House of the government's commitment to the fight against organized crime?

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I cannot remain here and not comment on three items that came up this afternoon. First, the Canadian Alliance Party talked once again about reforms of agricultural subsidies. This is so inconsistent with its general platform. The Alliance went through the election t

Employment Insurance Act  Madam Speaker, the member said that this bill offers nothing and that there are no substantive changes, so I would have to assume that he would have no problem if someone wrote to his constituents, listed the improvements that are in the bill and said that the Bloc was against th

Speech From The Throne  Madam Speaker, it is getting tedious to hear yet another Canadian Alliance speaker who had no comment on the Speech from the Throne. I guess it is that good. They suggest that we should speak up on the Speech from the Throne. I would implore him to listen because I for one alread

Yukon  Mr. Speaker, I bring greetings to the House from the farthest constituency in this land, the beautiful Yukon, home of a strong and proud people, some of whom are descendants of the world's greatest gold rush, home of the Skookum Jim Friendship Centre and some of the most innovati