Canada Pension Plan  moved That Bill C-3, in Clause 15, be amended by replacing lines 41 to 46 on page 9 and lines 1 to 5 on page 10 with the following: “15. Section 37 of the Act is repealed.” Mr. Speaker, I am here to discuss a very important amendment to Bill C-3, which is an act to amend the C

Parliament of Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I am speaking today in response to Bill C-219, an act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (oath or solemn affirmation). I am generally supportive of the principle of this act. Just to repeat, the bill would add to the current oath that we as members of Parliamen

Kyoto Protocol  Mr. Speaker, I noticed that what the hon. parliamentary secretary did not say was that his department would issue instructions to the RCMP to stop violating the Official Languages Act and start issuing tickets in both official languages in the Gatineau Park of the national capita

Kyoto Protocol  Mr. Speaker, today I am drawing the attention of the House to the fact that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is unlawfully enforcing Bill 101 in the national capital region, specifically on the Quebec side, in violation of the Official Languages Act. That is a pretty serious cha

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, a year ago when I pointed out that employment insurance payments were taking six to eight weeks to reach laid off workers in eastern Ontario, the minister promised that her department would soon meet its four week promise of performance. A year later things are wors

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, at a recent meeting with Quebec softwood lumber workers, the Minister for International Trade stated his intention to extend the financial assistance for laid-off workers. The Canadian Alliance has continually called for a targeted income support program for softwoo

Goods and Services Tax  Mr. Speaker, for months the Liberal government has been unlawfully charging the goods and services tax on Hydro One's debt retirement charge. A debt payment is neither a good nor a service and therefore is not eligible to be taxed. In fact, debt is by definition a deferred tax. T

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, after the lumber giant Weyerhauser came out in favour of a tax at the border, the Quebec minister of natural resources agreed this was a good idea. Of course, most companies involved in the softwood lumber war, including the Association des manufacturiers de bois de

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, the Minister for International Trade is allowing the fear of a lengthy siege to ruin our united front in the courts. Why does he not propose a better plan to help workers out while the legal proceedings drag on?

Bonnie and Bob Dagenais  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to draw attention to the tragic death of two teachers killed this weekend in a horrific and callous act of violence. As they sought to protect their property from unlawful invasion in the early hours of Saturday morning, Bonnie and Bob Dagenais were bru

Employment Insurance  Madam Speaker, for the third time in a year I am rising in the House to bring attention to the fact that despite repeated assurances the federal government is failing to meet its service delivery standards in the processing of employment insurance benefits. It was on September 2

Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985  Mr. Speaker, I too am addressing Bill C-226, an act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (investment criteria). It is a very small act that would modify section 7.4 of the Pension Benefits Standards Act of 1985. Section 7.4 of the said act has the effect of requirin

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, last week we were stunned to learn that the EI fund surplus has reached the record level of $45 billion, while the chief actuary of the human resources directorate recommended that the surplus never exceed $15 billion. Is it the Prime Minister's intention to lower t

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured today to introduce a petition on the subject of the lack of collective bargaining rights for rural route mail carriers. The petition draws the attention of hon. members to the fact that rural route mail carriers are forbidden under subsection 13(5) of t

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the RCMP said it issues unilingual traffic tickets in Gatineau because the Contraventions Act requires it to enforce Bill 101. This just is not so. The Official Languages Act obliges the RCMP to offer bilingual services throughout the national capital regi