Canadian Heritage Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be doing some fact checking to find out exactly how many. I know of at least two significant ones. I have visited Kluane. Fortunately, it was during the time of 24 hours of light, and many Yukoners were out basking in the sun. I will be pushing for a great mo

Canadian Heritage Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his support in my campaign to list our riding as the most beautiful in Canada. With respect to the movement and placement of parts, the concern with the shifting around is exactly what the member said. Heaven forbid, a government would co

Canadian Heritage Act  Mr. Speaker, one needs a certain amount of light to see the wonders of nature. I have visited the hon. member's riding a number of times. Part of the problem that exists with what perhaps may be a very beautiful part of Canada is we cannot see it for about 10 months of the year.

Canadian Heritage Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to make my maiden speech, which I am proud to make with respect to Bill C-7. As the member who spoke before me clearly indicated, this is a technical bill. It also has very grave significance for our parks system. I would like to take this opportunity t

Canadian Heritage Act  Mr. Speaker, while I applaud many of the comments my colleague has made, I would like to reiterate some of the comments made here across the floor with respect to consultation processes that take place within the parks. I was wondering if the hon. member would seek some commitmen

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, in 1993 the Prime Minister promised to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2005. The reality is that we are dead last in the industrialized world even behind the likes of George W. Bush. So much for Liberal promises. Now the Liberals are promising more far away a

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I was wondering, since we have the minister with us today, if we could extend this debate for five more minutes.

Canada Education Savings Act  Mr. Speaker, while I applaud the hon. member for his passion and exuberance over the generosity of the government, I have a couple of questions in particular. One is, what is happening for students now? This is something that will be kicking in for students some time over the ne

Alice Coppard  Mr. Speaker, I rise for the first time in the House to honour a woman whose recent passing has been brought to my attention. I wish to recognize the life of one of Canada's pioneer environmental and peace activists, Alice Coppard, who passed away peacefully in Vancouver last Thu