Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act   of departments such as this and it was vigorously opposed by the Liberal Party of the day. Therefore, we are pleased once again to note that an idea that was proposed some years ago, much like free trade and some of the other initiatives that were taken by a previous government, has now been

Code of Conduct   government, that they were going to change it. What have they done? They have done the complete polar opposite of the promises that were highlighted in the red book such as the desire to change the free trade agreement and to get rid of the GST. They were completely broken, completely

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Act  , and this creation of a new department, allow us, in working toward greater coordination, both internally and with our American counterparts, to move in the direction toward what I would describe as a North American security perimeter using the economic model of the free trade agreement, which

Canada Education Savings Act   years of free post-secondary education through the cégeps. It is something very admirable. First, he said that typically these students would go to university at the age of 20. I would like to know just how general that is. Second, when we are talking about post-secondary education

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply   of the day, just like it did on GST. The Liberals are for free trade now. They have wrapped their arms around it and called it their own. They did the same thing on the price of gasoline and wage and price controls. The Liberal government has a reputation of not being left or right

Access To Information Act   are very competitive and there are occasions when they will fiercely guard certain trade secrets. Bids for government contracts would be a perfect example. Crown corporations, single purpose agencies that are still wholly owned by the government have been created to allow

Competition Act   in the U.S., and as a comparison what we have in Canada. We will all be startled by the disparity which exists between ourselves and our free trade partners. This important element between our two countries was left out of the free trade agreement. I wish to get a little closer to my

Equalization   the right climate, all that sort of thing that we have had to listen to for years. I am also concerned about an argument that I heard just the other day. We need to be aware of this as there is some truth in it. Those who supported the free trade agreement should be concerned about

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply   seen on GST, free trade and the exorbitant promises that were made about what we would do or what we would see in terms of funding for our Canadian military. All of that is awash. The Hansard s of this place are littered with those particular promises that were made

Committees Of The House  -like way, saying one thing and doing another. We have seen that consistently since the Liberals came to office. We have seen it on a number of issues: the GST, free trade, Pearson airport. Consistently the government has said one thing and done another. That is what is happening

Foreign Publishers Advertising Services Act   are not happy with the reported government attempts, including its last minute amendment, to delay the proclamation of this bill. We are suspicious that the government will negotiate our culture away behind closed doors, much as the Mulroney Conservatives did in the free trade agreement. We

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, unlike the current Minister of Finance, I actually kept my promise to complete a leadership contest. The current minister is part of a government that broke its word on the GST, free trade, the helicopter contracts, the Pearson airport contract, every major promise

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister will no doubt recall his great public pronouncement in 1993 when he said: It's time to elect politicians that serve the public rather than serve themselves. Things sure have changed in 10 years: broken promises on the GST; free trade

Speech From The Throne   in government in 1989 Ed Broadbent moved a motion in the House to eliminate child poverty by the year 2000 that was agreed to by all parliamentarians. Regardless of free trade, NAFTA, deficits, debts and surpluses, child poverty has increased by four times. The Conservatives were

An Act To Give Effect To The Requirement For Clarity As Set Out In The Opinion Of The Supreme Court Of Canada In The Quebec Secession Reference   Dean Yves-Marie Morissette, former Quebec Justice Minister Gil Rémillard, and Dean Peter Hogg, who stated as follows. I quote Professor Hogg: No, I think Bill C-20 is completely consistent with the Supreme Court's judgment, and I think it would be difficult to both support