Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is interesting the member would suggest that MPs should be chastized for not bringing up the farm bill at the recent meeting with congressmen in Rhode Island. A number of Alliance MPs were on that trip.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for raising that issue. It gives me a chance explain to those who might not understand when people suggest that the NAFTA might be causing these problems. I do not think they understand how many more problems very similar to this we would have wit

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her question and also for the debate. Bloc members have brought forth the debate and have presented their material in a very positive light. Unlike the question that prompted my last answer, they have actually presented positive solution

Supply  Mr. Speaker, that is exactly the lack of solutions opposition members have been offering for the last few years. They know we have been negotiating. If they would like to offer something positive, I will answer it.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, as usual I primarily want to speak about my riding of Yukon. I will also give some details of HRDC programs related to softwood lumber. As in all of the debates, I mostly want to talk to the Americans about my riding. Virtually all of the sawmills are closed now, ev

Supply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member's comment. I think we do need to listen to the people. The member mentioned four topics. The western task force was before my time in politics but the member made a good point when he said that we should be accountable to answer for the ide

Supply  Madam Speaker, I will not comment on the specifics but people have lots of frustration in relation to governments. I am glad the member started out the way he did. I agree with him fully that it can be very frustrating. I may bore members by talking about my riding all the time

Supply  Madam Speaker, that was a great question because I forgot to say something in my speech. The connection is definitely far more important for rural Canada. Our schools and communities are all connected. Being able to obtain different information and information on health care thr

Supply  Madam Speaker, the member just made my point. It is in the bill and I expect him to call us to task if it does not work. As he said, the regulations are there and the regulations will be made. If it does not work I expect the members opposite in great numbers to be up in question

Supply  Mr. Speaker, many members may recall when I stood in the House several months ago to talk about the various programs for rural Canada the government had embarked on. I said it was important that all members from rural Canada support the programs and work together because we in ru

Supply  I obviously have them quite riled up. That is good. They are thinking about it. Maybe they could go over the list again. I am not suggesting they review tiny projects of a few hundred thousand dollars. They should review the things that would add up to the $30 billion extra they

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to go on record to make sure the people of Canada have heard the attack made by the Canadian Alliance on our regional development agencies. Alliance members have made the attack before but now they have made it official. I want to make sure the people of Canad

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I want to start out by agreeing with what many members have said in the debate. This is very important legislation. Any time we work on personal security, it is serious legislation and should be very carefully thought out.

Business of the House  My thanks for the compliments from the Tories at the end. Whenever we are dealing with people's rights and security, we are always walking a fine line and we want to get it right, as a previous member said, related to their expectations. Canadians still expect to be secure. They

Economic Development  Madam Speaker, I am delighted three northern municipal associations are in Ottawa today: the Association of Yukon Communities, the Northwest Territories Association of Municipalities and the Nunavut Association of Municipalities. They have a majority of the population of half of