Cruise Missile Testing  [Editor's Note: Member spoke in Inuktitut.] Madam Speaker, I am pleased to be here to participate in this very important debate. Before I get into my speech I would just like to point out a couple of comments that were made by the member for Saint John and the member

Speech From The Throne  ". I urge the Prime Minister to use the insight and wisdom he displayed then, as minister of Indian affairs and the minister responsible for this white paper, to put an end to the aboriginal fishing strategy. On another point, we fully support all efforts by the government to put

Speech From The Throne   the Indian Act for their band alone and as a result they have been operating under a municipal style of self-government since 1986. The primary focus of my speech today is aboriginal affairs. As the Reform Party spokesman for aboriginal affairs, I want to discuss the current direction

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. As a lawyer and a former Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development can you provide the House today with a legal definition of inherent right to self-government as it relates to federal authority?

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I have a question I would like to ask the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister provide us with his definition of inherent right to self-government as it applies to federal authority?

Supply   allowances in the Income Tax Act to ensure that Parliament's intent is met; (e) that the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs address the problems in the Canadian Aboriginal Development Strategy by instituting appropriate performance and evaluation criteria; (f) that the Minister

supply   economic development strategy, but more generally with the Auditor General's report dealing with the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development its and programs. If one is to examine past reports of the Auditor General dealing with northern affairs and aboriginal affairs

supply   this question to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development the aboriginal economic development program is administered by Industry Canada, formerly Industry, Science and Technology Canada. In his report to the House of Commons, the Auditor General's comments on the aboriginal

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. The Canadian Federation of Municipalities represents an important level of government and is especially sensitive to local concerns. The federation recently recommended to the Royal

Aboriginal Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the minister for his answer. I would ask him to insist that Stewart, B.C. be brought into the negotiations in northwestern British Columbia.

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, my statement concerns questions raised in this House yesterday. I am the spokesperson for my party on aboriginal affairs and I am deeply and personally offended by comments made inside and outside the House about my colleagues in caucus by other hon. members

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, when I was much younger I was very influenced by, as a matter of fact, a Tory. I hate to say this, but it is true. Former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker came to Sault Ste. Marie and said that he loved this House and because it was partisan it did not mean that we

Indian Affairs  Mr. Speaker, it has been reported in the media that members and supporters of the Reform Party have been maligned and labelled racist and haters of Indians by certain members of this House. I find this repulsive and so do more than 2.5 million Canadians across this nation who

The Budget   together on spending decreases. No tax increase during the life of this Parliament is essential. Allow me to turn to the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Most government departments had a 3 per cent cap in the growth rate of departmental budgets in the last

Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act  , there is no contingency plan to save the work done by the current commission if the procedures and House affairs committee should fail to put forward a new proposal for consideration by the House. Ultimately this could mean $5 million worth of wasted work, the start of another commission