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

Transparency International   countries where corruption thrives. Levels of corruption are also worryingly high in some European countries, such as Greece and Italy, and in oil rich countries such as Nigeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Libya and Venezuela. Transparency International ranked 133 countries in 2003. Canada

The Armenian People  , Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Uruguay, the Vatican and the European Parliament have done, which is to call for remembrance of the fact that 1.5 million Armenians lost their lives during a time of historical tension—the tension

The Armenian People   World War I. Countries like France, Argentina, Greece, Russia, Sweden, Italy and Belgium have officially recognized the Armenian genocide. On November 28, 2003, the Quebec national assembly passed a motion put forward by Yvan Bordeleau, my own representative there, declaring

Greece  Mr. Speaker, this weekend more than 300,000 Canadians of Greek origin will be celebrating the 183rd anniversary of Greece's independence. My constituents of Hellenic origin and all members of the greater Hellenic community of Montreal and across Canada have contributed

Greek Independence Day  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada, the official opposition, I would like to extend to all members of the Greek Canadian community our most heartfelt wishes of support in celebrating Hellenic culture in Canada today, on this Greece's independence day

Sara Corning   assisted in delivering more than 5,000 mostly Armenian and Greek children from an orphanage to the harbour, where they were transported to Greece aboard American destroyers. Upon arrival in Greece, Corning established an orphanage for these young victims of war, famine and disease

The Right Honourable Prime Minister   question and an unclear majority. In 1986 I had the opportunity of spending some time with the then future prime minister as part of a Canadian delegation to Greece and Cyprus. We registered those trips, Mr. Speaker, with the clerk. At least I did. I had to, as I was a member. He had

Criminal Code  . Canada would not be breaking new ground and the world's legal system would not be destroyed. I would remind hon. members that Australia, Austria, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Kingdom have changed their legislation

Marriage Act   at that time was that polygamy was more common than a single relationship between one man and one woman. At the same period of time, and we could go back even further, the influence from Greece was still very prominent in Rome, in the modern world as they saw it at that time. We know

Criminal Code   the burden of proof is reversed and criminals have to provide evidence themselves to prove that the wealth they have accumulated is not the fruit of criminal activities. Australia, Austria, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and Great Britain all do

Greece  Mr. Speaker, on October 28, 1940, the Greek government refused demands from Nazi Germany to occupy Greece. On October 28, 1940, Greece said no to Nazi Germany. On October 28, 1940, Greece, this small country in the Mediterranean, entered World War II. Greece joined the Allied