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Water Contamination Mr. Speaker, for some time now, families in Shannon, near Quebec City, have been having serious water contamination problems. This morning, on the front page of the daily Le Soleil , these families could read that the Department of National Defence has had a report since 1998 de
February 16th, 2001House debate
Scott ReidCanadian Alliance
Water Contamination Mr. Speaker, this answer will bring little comfort to families in Shannon. The Liberal government is quick to criticize others, but slow to recognize its own mistakes. Could the minister at least tell us what are the possible dangers for the population of Shannon and what measu
February 16th, 2001House debate
Scott ReidCanadian Alliance
Ethics Counsellor Mr. Speaker, Canadians want to make sure that government appointments and government programs are equally available to all Canadians in all provinces. Does the industry minister consider it fair or ethical that the Prime Minister could interfere with the Business Development Ban
February 14th, 2001House debate
Scott ReidCanadian Alliance
Ethics Counsellor Mr. Speaker, several days ago the ethics counsellor stated that the Prime Minister's shares in the Shawinigan golf course were not in a blind trust. Why then did the industry minister publicly state that those shares were in a blind trust?
February 14th, 2001House debate
Scott ReidCanadian Alliance
Ethics Counsellor Mr. Speaker, let us go over the facts again. The Prime Minister pressured the president of the Business Development Bank, a man directly dependent upon him for his job, to give a loan to a hotel next to a golf course in which the Prime Minister held an interest. This is clearly
February 9th, 2001House debate
Scott ReidCanadian Alliance
Ethics Counsellor Mr. Speaker, the weakness of the ethics counsellor highlights the ethical weakness of the government. First the ethics counsellor is forced to exonerate the Prime Minister's inappropriate behaviour, and only when the Prime Minister is ready is the ethics counsellor now allowed t
February 9th, 2001House debate
Scott ReidCanadian Alliance
Speech From The Throne Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member, whose riding adjoins my own, for his questions and his comments. When it comes to the question of federal transfers and the use of tax points and tax rooms, it is not a new innovation of my party, nor is it something on which we stand alone.
February 7th, 2001House debate
Scott ReidCanadian Alliance
Speech From The Throne Mr. Speaker, I will be dividing my time with the member for Wetaskiwin. As is traditional, I will begin my comments by thanking the voters of my riding of Lanark—Carleton for placing their trust in me and for sending me to this place as their representative. Lanark—Carleton is a
February 7th, 2001House debate
Scott ReidCanadian Alliance
Human Rights Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to the role that our government can play in helping to end one of the greatest human rights tragedies of our new century. I speak of the Chinese government's brutal repression of freedom of conscience in general and of Falun Gong in par
January 31st, 2001House debate
Scott ReidCanadian Alliance