Questions on the Order Paper  Canadians do not want a system.

Questions on the Order Paper  Madam Speaker, it is clear from the studies which came out just this past week that the Canadian people do not want the system that the Liberals are proposing. What else is clear is the difference that is forming in today's debate. On this side of the House we believe that paren

Questions on the Order Paper  Madam Speaker, I want to point out that the members from the Bloc Québécois are always interested in provincial jurisdictions, but they do not appear to see any importance in family jurisdictions. I think that is very interesting. They contradict themselves by taking this positio

Supply  Mr. Speaker, what we are really talking about today is accountability. I want to address a somewhat related issue to accountability and have the hon. member comment on it. There is an ongoing discussion about moving government departments out of the city of Ottawa, out of the na

Supply  Mr. Speaker, the report goes on to quote the revenue minister saying: I think the lesson that we learned...is regional balance is crucial and the vividness of their (Atlantic MPs') view on that has to do with the experience and also the election of 1997. In other words, he want

Supply  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member made an impassioned plea for accountability and I cannot help but agree with him. He was extremely eloquent in making that case. I want to speak to the broader issue of accountability here today. The revenue minister stated in the House recently that

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to rise and present two petitions before the House. The first petition deals with juvenile type 1 diabetes research which was presented to me by a number of students in my constituency who have identified this critical ailment as being a problem that

Petitions  Second, Mr. Speaker, it is an honour, as a friend of democracies of the world to introduce a petition, which calls upon the government to note the following. The appointment of Yvon Charbonneau as Canada's Ambassador to UNESCO has caused great concerns to Canadians from coast to

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, one thing that this budget failed dramatically to address was the nation's failure to provide treatment to those children who are suffering with autism. We have a Prime Minister who rails that he will solve the health care problem for a generation. Meanwhile, this b

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I was originally going to pose a query here in adjournment proceedings resulting from the Treasury Board President's insult against Canada's youth when he said that I was too young to serve in the House of Commons even though 30,488 constituents in my riding decided

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his answer. He deserves our congratulations because he really does work very hard for his constituents. And that is why I congratulate him now. The hon. member misses the point. It is true that his government raised ever so sli

Thomas Torokvei  Mr. Speaker, Thomas Torokvei was a proud Canadian. Last February 24, the chairman of IPEX Inc., a leading Canadian philanthropist, businessman, husband and father, passed away, but his legacy lives on. Today I rise to carve permanently into the records of the House a tribute to

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I noticed that my distinguished colleague spent very little time talking about the agricultural commitments in this past budget and in particular, support for our cattle farmers, both dairy and beef, many of whom live in my constituency. It would be impossible to dis

Sponsorship Program  Mr. Speaker, Jean Lafleur received contracts worth $30 million. Today we learn that he contributed $47,000 to the Liberal Party fund. Add to that the numerous gifts he gave his Liberal friends courtesy of the taxpayer. When is the Prime Minister and leader of the Liberal Party g

Canadian Livestock Industry  Mr. Speaker, there are two points I want to make very quickly and hopefully hear some response from the hon. member. The first is the issue of the extended closing of the border. We expected this week would bring good news of an opened border. However, one week ago the governmen