Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to see that the leader of the fifth party has recognized this serious crisis did not happen overnight. We on this side of the House welcome this debate which will allow us to put on the record the many ways we are moving as a government to address this

Canadian Volunteer Advisers To Business  Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the special achievements of some of my constituents in the riding of Malpeque. I would like to congratulate Mr. Gordon and Mrs. Antje MacEachern who spent 13 weeks in Lodge, Guyana at the Convalescent Home for Children, an institute operated by

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 I would like to present a petition that has been signed by over 1,500 individuals from across Canada. The petition was initiated to confront the problem with snowmobile safety, the cause of many winter deaths. The petitioners would lik

Canadian Wheat Board Act  They voted on the wheat board advisory. They were 100% in favour.

Canadian Wheat Board Act  100% in Ontario.

Canadian Wheat Board Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to speak on Bill C-4, the amendments to the Canadian Wheat Board Act. In essence this bill is a further refinement of the previous Bill C-72 of the last Parliament on which the agriculture committee held extensive hearings across the Canadian Wheat Bo

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act  Mr. Speaker, most of the points raised by the member opposite speak to the need of the government to provide good conservation and management of the fisheries. That is certainly what this minister of fisheries is doing. With respect to the TAGS issue, first and foremost, the Atl

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I could not answer that charge fully in 30 seconds. I recognize we cannot do as the NDP always wants to do, which is to write cheques and never find any way of paying the bills. I come from Prince Edward Island and trade is extremely important. We have established s

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question. Maybe he needs some down home farm examples so he can understand how annual deficit and accumulated debt really work. Let me compare it to a farm. In terms of my farm or the farm of any member over there, we have had capital

Speech From The Throne  Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, like others I want to congratulate you and welcome you to the Chair. I want to thank the constituents of Malpeque for having the confidence to re-elect me to this 36th Parliament. As my constituents know very well, the last four years were not e

Canadian Wheat Board Act  The member says I did not read it. I will quote to him a section from the act which does show that the board of directors does have extreme control over the Canadian Wheat Board. Section 3.9(2): "The president is the chief executive officer of the corporation and has, on behalf o

Canadian Wheat Board Act  Mr. Speaker, the representative from the Reform Party tries to accuse me of not being a western farmer and I admit that. I am not a western farmer. I have had tremendous experience out west with western farmers and I feel quite confident in terms of speaking about this great ins

Toonies For Canada  Mr. Speaker, yesterday Mr. Tom Dykes and students from Notre Dame Secondary School in Burlington met with the Prime Minister to promote the Toonies for Canada campaign which focuses on the sale of a poster containing the lyrics of the bilingual song "Unity". Copies of the poster

Fisheries  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. The Fisheries Resource Conservation Council has recommended that the cod fishery on the Gulf of St. Lawrence and south of the coast of Newfoundland could be reopened in a minor way this year. Is the minister p

Pay Equity  Mr. Speaker, over this past weekend, members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada had an extended stay at my constituency office in Hunter River over the issue of pay equity. As a government, we have supported and continue to support the principle of pay equity. I understand