Irving Whale  Mr. Speaker, I also express my appreciation to the fishermen, some of whom have since passed on, and to all those who have over the past 26 years never wavered in their determination to see that the potential environmental disaster posed by the Irving Whale was removed. This was

Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak on Bill C-216. I congratulate my colleague, the hon. member for Sarnia-Lambton for bringing forward this private member's bill. He did so in response to consumer reaction as a result of the negative billing by cable companies in January 1995.

Point Of Order  Mr. Speaker, today the member for Laurier-Sainte-Marie alleged that because Prince Edward Island happens to be smaller than some of the ridings in Quebec it should not be entitled to the same rights and privileges as other provinces in this country. That clearly demonstrates an i

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I was pleased earlier to hear the member for Frontenac talk about the objective of the Canadian Wheat Board which is to maximize the sale of Canadian wheat and the return to producers. It is good to hear one of the opposition parties talk in a positive way about a co

Supply  The member says it scares the hell out of me. It scares the devil out of farmers. There is no question about it because they support strongly the Canadian Wheat Board system. The Reform Party's proposal would destroy the ability of the Canadian Wheat Board to work effectively in

Supply  Madam Speaker, we really have to stretch our imagination to come to any kind of conclusion to support this kind of motion. The member talks about if the minister acted on the motion. If the minister acted on the motion we would be irresponsible as a government in terms of what th

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I have several petitions which I wish to present. They contain approximately 4,000 signatures from all across Canada. The petitioners draw to the attention of the House that Canadian consumers are against the legalization of rBGH for injection into dairy cows.

Farm Debt Mediation Act  Mr. Speaker, before speaking on Bill C-38 I have to respond to a couple of remarks made by the last speaker. The Reform Party continues to use every opportunity it can to attack the Canadian Wheat Board. It does so using selective facts. I want to underline those selective facts

Tourism  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Industry. Tourism is the key growing economic activity in Canada. In 1995 more than 777,000 people visited the wonderful province of Prince Edward Island, adding $178 million to the province's economy. This is a growth industry. G

Questions On The Order Paper  What agreements, operating or otherwise, exist between the federal government, Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CP) with respect to the railways' right of first refusal in terms of any sale of the government's grain hopper car fleet, including but not limited to the a

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I know the hon. member for Souris-Moose Mountain was in Prince Edward Island with the committee studying youth last weekend. We were most fortunate to have him with us. When he was there he was also talking to quite a number of islanders. Could he tell us the islande

Employment Insurance Act  Madam Speaker, the member is just about filibustering. The amendments that we accepted concerning community organization were important. We saw them as such. They are two very important words. We did listen to the discussion of Bloc members opposite on the gap and we fixed it.

Employment Insurance Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to speak on third reading debate of Bill C-12, the employment insurance act. I feel most privileged to have worked on the human resources development committee examining the bill. I enjoyed the thrust of debate with members opposite as we strove to im

Employment Insurance Act  It was a filibuster.

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, it is with some regret that I do not have the time in this grouping to do an analysis of the member's remarks. Most of us here know there needs to be a critical analysis done on those remarks. It really surprises me to hear the comments of the hon. member for Mercie