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

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

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

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

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  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, 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

Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984  Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak on Bill S-9 to draw out some of the points that are in the bill. First I want to congratulate my colleague, the member for Gander-Grand Falls, for bringing this important issue forward in a number of ways. There are a number of good points in this bi

Canada Transportation Act  The member from Reform indicates in P.E.I. I have found the people from the prairies continue to come to some of us who did live out there for a while because they cannot get the kind of response they want through the Reform and they naturally have to come to the Liberals in othe

Canada Transportation Act  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on Bill C-101, the Canada transportation act. It is important to note that the opportunity to speak on this bill prior to its going to committee is different from what the previous speaker from the Reform Party has indic

Ellen Foundation  Mr. Speaker, I take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. John Willoughby, who has been working diligently for several years on a project called the Ellen Foundation. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, a farm emigration policy on juveniles was established between England and Cana

Committees Of The House  Madam Speaker, I have the honour to present the ninth report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food examining the impact of the elimination of the Western Grain Transportation Act, the Atlantic Region Freight Assistance Act, the Maritime Freight Rates Act and the

Dawndale Farm Supplies Ltd.  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to offer congratulations to Dawndale Farm Supplies Ltd., located in Hunter River, Prince Edward Island, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary and its recent investment in new milling equipment and expansion of its business. David and Jean

Agriculture  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. During the appearance of Assistant Deputy Minister Comeau before the agriculture and agri-food committee last week, extensive reference was made to memos written by officials of agriculture Canada that le