Canada Elections Act  Madam Speaker, first, I would like to thank my colleague from Atlantic Canada for his congratulations. I feel a camaraderie and a certain sense of support because we face similar situations in Atlantic Canada. I will have to play dumb on this one. In my own campaign it is very n

Canada Elections Act  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to stand today and speak to the bill. If you could indulge me for just a moment, I would like to say that this is a great opportunity today in the House to have this legislation come forward, but it also is the first time I have been able to speak

Questions on the Order Paper  Madam Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Questions on the Order Paper  Madam Speaker, Question No. 100 will be answered today.

Questions Passed as Orders for Return  Madam Speaker, if Question No. 48 could be made an order for return, the return would be tabled immediately.

Question No. 48  Madam Speaker, I ask that all remaining questions be allowed to stand.

Government Response to Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to four petitions.

Question No. 87  The attached schedule is the Privy Council Office’s response to the above question showing the total expenditures for the Commission on the Future of Health Care for 2001/02 and 2002/03. These costs include all actual costs to date and estimated amounts still to be paid. Since th

Leader of the New Democratic Party  Mr. Speaker, I too would like to rise in the House today to congratulate the new leader of the New Democratic Party, Jack Layton. Success of his leadership campaign was certainly evident in the commanding first ballot victory on Saturday in Toronto. A native of Hudson, Quebec, M

Prebudget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my extremely handsome colleague for that particular question. If he would drop the i-n-g-s from most of his vocabulary then he might make it as a Cape Bretoner, because he is a pretty good guy. First, with regard to ParticipACTION, the program had a

Prebudget Consultations  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to stand and speak during the prebudget consultations and offer support for further investment in sport and physical activity. I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Kitchener Centre. What we have in front of us is a great opportunity. Rec

Web Art Silver Award  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to bring to the attention of the House that an international award has been bestowed on one of Canada's national museums and one of our finest and most popular cultural heritage institutions. The Canadian Museum of Civilization has received an award fro

Kyoto Protocol  Mr. Speaker, I hold in high regard the ability to innovate and solve problems through industry, but history has told us time and again that sometimes industry comes as an unwilling partner and sometimes it comes kicking and screaming. We can look at examples of the early textile

National Safe Driving Week  Mr. Speaker, this week is National Safe Driving Week. Multi-tasking while driving can be very dangerous; 20% to 30% of car accidents are caused by driver distraction. According to a recent study, driver distraction was a factor in almost 10% of serious or fatal crashes. Canadia

Fisheries  Mr. Speaker, the cod stocks in the north sea have been in decline for a number of years and are now at their lowest recorded levels. Other stocks around Scotland and Ireland are also very low. Given this evidence, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea has reco