Bill S-38 An Act respecting the implementation of international trade commitments by Canada regarding spirit drinks of foreign countries

or Kornbrand if it has been produced exclusively in Germany or Austria. 4. A spirit drink may be sold using the name Ouzo or O??o if it has been produced exclusively in Greece. 5. A spirit drink may be sold using the name Pacharán if it has been produced exclusively in Spain. 6. Scotch

Health  Mr. Speaker, maybe this will stir the Prime Minister. Today, avian flu has spread to Greece and today is the 20-month anniversary of the outbreak of avian flu in B.C.'s Fraser Valley. It ended after 17 million birds were killed, almost every bird there. Quarantine lines were

Spirit Drinks Trade Act   to the technical provisions in the bill regarding spirit drinks which upholds Canada's end of the Canada-EU agreement. In a nutshell, these provisions protect the identity of certain European drink names such as ouzo from Greece, grappa from Italy, pacharan from Spain and others. Under Bill S

The Economy   the government, our productivity record is worse than those of Sweden, Japan, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Greece, United States, United Kingdom, France, Portugal, Australia, Finland and Ireland. That speaks volumes. Why does the government not just admit that it has sold us out, sold

Textile and Clothing Industries  , Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver, the clothing industry is a major employer for new Canadians. My mother and my aunts came from Greece, my country of birth, and worked in these factories. The textile industry is a source of skilled jobs throughout Quebec, in Ontario

Committees of the House   from many countries, including Portugal, Greece, Armenia, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. They all work. They send their children to school. They have agreed to help Canada. They have come here for a better life. However, they have accepted their responsibilities not only toward Canada

Dimitrios Hadjis   by his continued quest for knowledge and professional growth. He was an officer of the Greek Air Force, a member of the Bar of Athens, Greece and the Quebec Bar, and finally a judge of the Quebec Provincial Court. He will be dearly missed by myself, by his family, his friends, his

Greek Day of Independence   on this Independence Day of Greece.

Greek Day of Independence  Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, March 25, 2005, we will celebrate the 184th anniversary of Greece's independence. I invite all members of this House to join with the more than 300,000 Canadians of Greek origin this weekend at celebrations in their own ridings. March 25, 1821, marks one

Transport  Mr. Speaker, because of this government's tax policies Toronto's Pearson airport is now second only to Tokyo as the world's most expensive airport. El Al of Israel and Olympic Airlines of Greece have both raised the possibility of dropping service to Toronto because of the tax

Finance   and statements including one on December 10, 2004 reported a commitment to freeze airport rents for 2005 and to permanently reduce them thereafter. Presumably he listened to foreign airlines like El Al of Israel and Olympic Airlines of Greece, both of which cited a recent 64% increase

Supply   us every day. Ask people who were in Greece to even name one of our politicians. They may know our Prime Minister, but they may not know very much more about us. They may recognize our flag, but if we ask them what they know about being Canadian, it is about our musicians

Sport Canada  Mr. Speaker, at the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, Canadian athletes displayed courage, determination and sportsmanship. Our athletes made personal bests and broke Canadian Olympic and Paralympic records. Could the Minister of State for Sport tell

2004 Paralympic Summer Games  Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the 152 Canadian Paralympians who competed at the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece this summer. We take great pride in the accomplishments of all our athletes, but I want to pay special tribute to a dynamic young

Mother's Day  Mr. Speaker, it appears that the first Mothers' Day celebrations go back to the days of ancient Greece and were in honour of Rhea, mother of the gods. As for the Romans, they celebrated the matraliae day, from the Latin mater , which means “mother”. However, it was in the 17th