Supply  I thank you for that, Mr. Speaker. The member obviously needs to get some wax removed from his ears because on so many occasions, and it is hard to keep track, our leader has in fact addressed this issue. I will simply continue now to give a little information on the background

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in favour of the motion put forward by my colleague, the hon. member for Selkirk—Interlake. I will read it for the benefit of members who have missed some of the earlier part of the debate. It states: That this House call on the government to a

Supply  A member has just asked where Stockwell Day was. He has asked so many questions, it is hard to keep track. He also addressed that—

Jean Besré  Mr. Speaker, last evening we were saddened to learn of the death of the famous Quebec actor, Jean Besré. A well-known figure in live theatre and television, he left an indelible mark on Quebecers' imaginations, particularly through his roles as Rémi Duval in Jamais deux sans toi

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, according to the main estimates for the 2001-02 fiscal year, the department of agriculture's budget has been reduced by $470 million from last year. Two days after these numbers were released, the minister of agriculture announced $500 million in conditional disaster

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. It is my understanding that the member for North Vancouver did not in fact introduce the 50 number that is being used for all important rights under this law.

Canada Elections Act  Mr. Speaker, as my hon. friend just noted, I will be dividing my time with the beautiful hon. member for Edmonton North. Tony Blair's speech today reminded us of the link between Britain and Canada. To listen to our Prime Minister one might have been forgiven for thinking that t

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I know that the hon. member does do the best he can for his own constituents and I respect him for that. However, when we face a situation in which some members, and I use my own example, are elected with pluralities that are far lower than an absolute majority of c

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. It is my understanding that the rules of the House require that all speakers actually address the question at hand, and I can see absolutely no connection between what the member is saying and the matter at hand. It is a partisan rant.

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I agree with just about everything that the hon. member has said. I personally think there should be a somewhat broader scope for referenda, particularly for citizen initiated referenda. He would probably agree with me that the system used in Switzerland and Austral

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. I am not exactly sure how the hon. gentleman feels that having one's headquarters in Calgary constitutes support for western separatism. If that were the case, surely when the federal government made the decision in the 1970s to

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take the opportunity to read the motion once more. That this House strike a special all-party committee to examine the merits of various models of proportional representation and other electoral reforms, with a view to recommending reforms that would

Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member made a minor factual error when he cited the number of countries of large geographical size in the world that have the first past the post system. He mentioned two of the top three. Russia and China are both larger than the United States. Therefore, strict

Intergovernmental Affairs  Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs stated that the leader of my party and the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party were promoting blackmail by western separatists. I have to assume that the minister's words mean that he feels that it is neve

Intergovernmental Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. Deputy Prime Minister for that spectacularly irrelevant response. During the election Alice Farness, a Liberal candidate, threatened Saskatchewan farmers that they would get no help from Ottawa if they did not vote Liberal. So far, the government ha