National Unity  Mr. Speaker, I hate to inform the Deputy Prime Minister that bad things can happen even if you wish they will not. It is a rule of life. Regardless of what the Canadian people or even the Quebec people think, it is clear what the plans of the Quebec government are. I ask

National Unity  ? Will it table not only the proposals it has tabled for positive change, but will it also make clear to Quebec in published documents the likely terms and conditions of separation and the real costs of separation?

Act Respecting Constitutional Amendments   in question period it is very clear there are concerns other than the amending formula. We seldom get any responses that try to justify or explain why this particular formula would be a good one. Instead, what is obviously a preoccupation in the government and in the country is the very

Recognition Of Quebec As A Distinct Society   and executive branches of government to take note of this recognition and once again to be guided in their conduct accordingly". Since we are instructing not only the House but the legislative and executive branches of the government to be guided in their conduct, it is clear they have

The Constitution  Mr. Speaker, the minister avoided answering my question on constitutional offers, but in any case I will proceed with my supplementary question for the same minister. As he pointed out, the Government of Quebec has made it clear that it will seek another referendum

The Constitution  Mr. Speaker, we are being reminded again today by the Bloc Quebecois that in the referendum campaign the federal Liberals made a couple of constitutional offers to Quebec. Despite the referendum loss the Government of Quebec and its future premier have already made it clear

Quebec Referendum  Mr. Speaker, two weeks ago the government said that a yes vote was a one-way ticket to separation. Last week the government refused to say that yes means yes and accused the Reform Party of being disloyal for suggesting the government make the consequences of a yes vote clear

Members Of Parliament Retiringallowances Act   generous views of remuneration than some of the commissions that had been appointed in the provinces. All of them had concluded that MPs or ex-MPs were basically underpaid and they gave some reasons for that which deserve study. However let us be very clear about how they arrived

Members Of Parliament Retiringallowances Act   charges it has to fork out for the present plan. That is a saving of about $29 million a year and clearly there is no comparison whatsoever in the cost. I hope my speech has cleared up what is maybe some honest misconception regarding the plan with members opposite. We know the debate

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, 1995   Quebec's power to determine the future of all the provinces, but the result of a referendum is clear. It is the expression of the will of the people. If the result is affirmative, it means that the majority really wants to separate, and if the result is negative, it means that they want

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, 1995  . However, should we decide not to proceed with any of this, the process continues just as it was before with no amendments whatsoever. This is the incredible journey we have been on in the government's quest to, for reasons that are becoming less and less clear by the day, redo

Firearms Act   was originally brought before the House my constituents were overwhelmingly in favour of its general direction. There has been a shift in public opinion. That shift has been away. The fact of the matter is that no clear consensus now exists for many of the measures in this bill

Members Of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act  Mr. Speaker, to assist your ruling, it is clear the hon. member for Calgary Centre wants to speak under this rule. He has no intention of moving any amendment and so in no way does he violate the standing order referred to by the member for Kingston and the Islands.

Members Of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act   in the few minutes I have, I would like to make it clear that I personally would support a fair pension plan. My wife and I just purchased our first home and we are planning for our future, but I could not go home and look my wife or my constituents in the eye if I opted into a plan like

Social Transfer   to national principles. He went on to say it gives the continuing ability to ensure that leverage is exercised; in other words, blackmailing provincial governments. On March 31 the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs said that the budget makes it clear that fewer strings