Employment Insurance Act  moved: Motion No. 23 That Bill C-12, in Clause 14, be amended by deleting lines 11 to 45, on page 23, and lines 1 to 13, on page 24.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I too have the pleasure to present a petition which calls on Parliament to establish a national policy to control and contain the incidents of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivities in Canada, and to ensure care, treatment, comfo

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, my apologies. I was just trying to convince the member opposite that if she had been more constructive we might have been able to adopt more of her amendments. The kind of amendment that came forward from the hon. member for Mercier on this point, to us, did not make

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I am surprised at the member's remark. She talked about throwing some fat on the fire. In my opinion the member jumped from the frying pan into the fire. I was hoping the member for Mercier would talk about her amendments instead of giving the usual rhetoric we hear

Employment Insurance Act  Madam Speaker, on this grouping of motions I listened again very intently, as I did the other day, to the human resources development critic for the Bloc party. I hoped to hear members opposite give some good, reasoned arguments for the amendments they are proposing in this secti

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I had intended to address some of the points raised by the member for Mercier. Instead I must address some of the points raised by the member for Lévis. Is there a reason the member for Lévis is dealing in rhetoric rather than in substance? What he is doing in deali

Supply Management  Mr. Speaker, my question is to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. The minister is no doubt aware that in Canada's second submission to the NAFTA panel there is reference to the fact that Canada should have been more specific on whether tariffs for supply management are a

Employment Insurance Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise at this time because of what I see are points raised by members opposite which are off the mark especially relative to manpower training. I want to set the record straight as it relates to Bill C-12. The Government of Canada does recognize that labour market

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.

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

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

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

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

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