Agriculture And Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act  Mr. Speaker, the member for Kindersley-Lloydminster made an important point in his last statement when he said we support amendments that make sense. The difficulty with these amendments, I am sorry to say, is that in terms of the effectiveness of the legislation they do not mak

Agriculture And Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act  I will do that. In this case the regulations will determine a base penalty amount range in circumstances under which penalties may be increased or reduced. Compliance history will be one of the factors set out in the regulations whereby penalties will be reduced for violators wit

Agriculture And Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act  I try not to get speeding tickets. I might inform the hon. member that where I come from in Prince Edward Island we do not need to speed to get from place to place, it is such a wonderful place to be. I can understand the member for Kindersley-Lloydminster wanting to speed to get

Agriculture And Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act  Mr. Speaker, I will deal with the two motions in Group No. 4. On Motion No. 20, again showing how reasonable we are, I agree with the motion. The amendment possibly brings a little more clarity to the bill. It clarifies that the minister carries the burden of proof in both the m

Agriculture And Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act  Mr. Speaker, I too want to deal with Motions 21 and 22, but I do want to take issue with a couple of the comments made by the last speaker, the member for Kindersley-Lloydminster. Earlier today we were talking about being reasonable in this House. We did in fact agree with some

Eric Robinson  Mr. Speaker, I am most pleased to offer congratulations to Mr. Eric Robinson, named to the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame. Eric's love for agriculture can be seen in his family, his farm, his community, and the company that bears his name. The company maintains two farming o

Atlantic Canada  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to reply to the rants of the Reform member for Vegreville about the political injustice he perceives exists in Atlantic Canada and specifically in P.E.I. I take particular exception to the member's statement that "Islanders are forced to endure politica

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to say that as part of the democratic process I will be conducting a public town hall meeting tomorrow with respect to the employment insurance proposals. This is a very important process for me and every member of Parliament to undertake. We

Finance  Mr. Speaker, I find it interesting to speak following the slash and burn speech I just heard. Let me say to the hon. member that this government instead of just listening to the IMF and taking its direction, listens to the Canadian people and tries to meet their needs through the

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, listening to the remarks of the member opposite it is no wonder people in society are showing their disrespect for MPs and for government. I am surprised at how the member downgraded the members of Parliament in the House by saying that they are basically not intelli

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, recently I participated in a public hearing held on Prince Edward Island regarding the future role of Canada Post. This meeting was organized to provide province-wide input and discussion on the review of Canada Post, in part because P.E.I. is being ignored by the r

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to enter the budget debate and I congratulate the minister for the progress he has made in getting the deficit under control. I support the approach of the minister in setting short term targets and meeting them with a gradual, well execute

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I am surprised at the remarks by the hon. member. It makes one wonder if he has even read the budget. The facts are that we have been moving forward in step while reducing the deficit. We have not been reducing the deficit on the backs of people. It is very importa

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, that was quite a long winded question. We are trying to find a better balance in the budget by having a fairer taxation policy and that shows throughout the budget papers. I always enjoy the member's questions concerning the agricultural area. As I mentioned, becau

Farming  Mr. Speaker, today I want to recognize a P.E.I. farm leader who has given much of his life to the farm movement. Urban Laughlin of Sherbrooke, P.E.I. was elected last week for his 20th one-year term as district director of district one, region one of the National Farmers Union.