Supply  Madam Speaker, one of the problems is that the whole Kyoto accord is essentially an accounting shell game. The response of the government in trying to deal with the Kyoto accord has been to engage in its own accounting tricks and games. It is talking about the credits it might ge

Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be dividing my time this afternoon with the hon. member for Edmonton Southwest. I would like to start by talking a bit about provincial opposition to the Kyoto accord. I think we are all aware of the fact that eight of the ten provincial governments in the

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, there has been consultation among parties and I believe you would find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion without debate. I move: That, in the opinion of this House, the Prime Minister should take advantage of his upcoming meeting with President Jiang Z

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, my question relates to the one that the hon. member from the New Democratic Party raised, but I must say that I take somewhat the opposite approach to the question of foreign content. It seems to me that on principle we actually could defend zero per cent foreign co

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I have to comment upon the hon. parliamentary secretary's observation about two things. First, is with regard to the independence of the board. An equally independent board of outstanding individuals was put together for the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. E

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member talks about the benefits that will accrue to individuals by comparison to the number of dollars they have put in. He mentioned that some individuals have received $8 out for every $1 they have put in. I actually think that is not quite correct. I thin

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, while I agree with the general tenor of the caveats that the hon. member for Kings--Hants has put forward, I do want to express my concern about one thing he said in his latest response to the last question he was asked. This is the question of getting involved in

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I will reprise that a little, taking into account what you just said. The quote continues: --Liberal leadership candidate...says...Money now going to the Canada pension plan should be channelled into a chain of regional funds across the country.” The following is

Canada Pension Plan  Mr. Speaker, I am rising today to respond to government Bill C-3, formerly Bill C-58, an act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act. The bill is being introduced at second reading because it was introduced, died on the order paper and ha

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, three days ago the Commissioner of Official Languages stated that making Gatineau bilingual would be, “an important advance”. Yesterday, she indicated in the daily Le Droit that the federal government must give its blessing to identical linguistic services, at the m

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I am astonished. Gatineau is forbidden by provincial law from declaring itself bilingual as Ottawa has done. Gatineau is forbidden to install bilingual signs by provincial law as Ottawa has done. Gatineau does not publish its bylaws in bilingual form as Ottawa has d

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is my honour today to present two petitions dealing with the subject of stem cell research. More particular, the petitioners draw the attention of hon. members to the fact that research in adult stem cells has the potential to assist in cures and therapies for a v

Bilingualism  Mr. Speaker, in 2001 municipalities on both sides of the National Capital Region amalgamated to form the two cities of Ottawa and Gatineau. Since that time the Liberal government has been relentless in its pursuit of official bilingualism on the Ontario side, but only on the Onta

Bilingualism  Mr. Speaker, the hon. minister is quite right that I represent an Ottawa riding, however I was born in Gatineau. The fact is the minority, of which I was once a member, is restricted in its rights by provincial law. Municipal services are restricted by provincial law. It is agai

Speech from the Throne  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Questions and comments are not prepared speeches. I cannot help but notice that the hon. member is reading from a prepared text--