Reinstatement of Government Bills  Mr. Speaker, I would like to set the record straight on one of the bills that was mentioned, Bill C-7. First, I would like to ask the member, has any member of cabinet said it would be brought back? Second, the member said that the first nations people said they were 100% oppose

Statistics Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry for an excellent speech on Bill S-13. I want to state what the feedback has been from my constituents. I remember the first person was from the Porter Creek part of Whitehorse and was aga

Governor General's Awards  Mr. Speaker, the Governor General's awards in commemoration of the Persons Case have been celebrated every October since 1979 in honour of a group of outstanding Canadians known as the Famous Five. Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney, Nellie McClung, Henrietta Muir Edwards, and Irene

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I have two petitions to present to the House today. The first petition is signed by several hundred Yukoners who support the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman and they oppose any change in that definition.

Petitions  Madam Speaker, the second petition I wish to present is signed by a number of people from Manitoba, the largest number being from Brandon. The petitioners would like more access to non-drug preventative medicine options. The petitioners would like to obtain more information on th

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, yesterday I was delighted to participate in a display of Canada's leading companies in hydrogen technologies. I was even more proud that the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Natural Resources announced $215 million to help Canada's leading role in this indust

Bankruptcy Legislation  Madam Speaker, I am happy to rise on this motion today. I would first like to make a couple of comments on the previous commentary. In relation to the Canadian Labour Congress, it put forward an initiative in the last few weeks. I would like to commend several items in its initi

World Sight Day  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate all those who supported World Sight Day today on the steps of Parliament Hill. Every five seconds someone in the world goes blind. Every minute, a child in the world goes blind. In the next 17 years 28 million people will go blind and of

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Given that the energy bill is currently under review in Washington, I want to ensure that the government is still committed to protecting the Arctic national wildlife refuge from drilling for the protection of the G

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, earlier in the member's comments he suggested that the outfall from the Young Offenders Act resulted in chaos across the country and that it was not good legislation. Does the member mean that it was too tough? The person who gave the most passionate and constant sp

An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Cruelty to Animals)  Mr. Speaker, I want to emphasize, in support of the Humane Society of Yukon, that it is very important that we do everything we can to pass this important bill as soon as possible.

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I think the member and I agree on virtually everything. The first point was his chiding disappointment in my advertising. He may be disappointed but I can say I will not get a single call from my constituents in the Yukon who vote for me saying that they were disa

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to stand today and speak to Bill C-48, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (natural resources). When I heard last week that the bill would be coming forward I specifically asked to be on the speaking list because the bill will be good for my constituen

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I wonder if the hon. member could let us know some of the feedback on the government's work from agricultural organizations or those involved in agriculture.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member and agree with much he said. I agree that there is no right and wrong in this issue and that there is not a riding in this country where there are not people on both sides of this very passionately felt issue. In that respect, as a member I a