Sitting Resumed  Order, please. I get the distinct impression that if this were to go on much longer, someone might end up shooting the messenger. Just by way of a word before we leave, I want to thank all members for their gracious attention today. I have to say to all members of the House

House debate   of double-dipping, will be placed before you. The Government attaches the highest priority to job creation and economic growth in the short term and the long term. To stimulate economic activity, an agreement has been reached with provincial and territorial governments for a joint

Auditor General's Report  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance. The Auditor General tabled his report today. In it he has pointed out that unless some real changes are made the federal debt, that is, the federal debt alone and not the national debt, will reach 100 per cent

Manpower Programs  Mr. Speaker, since experts say that eliminating these overlaps would save at least some $250 million a year from the moment the agreement is reached and signed, would the minister not agree that for a cash-strapped government, it is time for him, the Prime Minister and his

Privilege   who were not necessarily taking part in the negotiations. We know something about this. I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, that a ruling was made at the time, that arguments were put forward by two parties which were official parties at the time and which no longer have this status

Speech From The Throne   the uncontrolled growth of the debt which, as we know, reached $500 billion yesterday. Canada is also in first place in terms of relying on foreign investors, since 40 per cent of its debt is owed to foreign interests. Be that as it may, it is not free trade agreements, global markets

Speech From The Throne  . However, when he switches to his role as a supporter of Quebec's independence, he is no longer playing his part as leader of the opposition in a Canadian parliamentary system, under our Canadian Constitution. When he supports secession for Quebec, he is going far beyond the normal role

Speech From The Throne   from $200 billion to $400 billion, has now reached $500 billion. There were constitutional issues then and there are still constitutional issues today. There was overlapping and there are still problems in that area. Now, the same people who were voted out of office in 1984

Speech From The Throne   is no longer the place that federalists describe but it is a failure that Quebecers will soon want to dissociate themselves from. To the hon. member for Papineau-Saint-Michel, I say that had the Quebecers wanted to vote for federalism, they would have voted for you. And I will add

Speech From The Throne   to preserve the Canadian federation and its shared geography and values from sea to sea. If Canadians have now reached a level of such deep cynicism and mistrust in our own institutions and in our collective capacity to change our lives for the better, if so many of my compatriots

Speech From The Throne   the Group of Seven countries is more dependent on trade than is Canada. Given those facts, reaching a new GATT agreement was essential for Canada's future. It is one step on the road to achieving the goals of job creation and economic development. This government came into the GATT

Speech From The Throne  . In Japan and Korea it is the limitation system they had with respect to rice. All those methods previously used as non-tariff barriers will no longer be permissible in future under the new GATT once it is implemented in 1995. All of us have surrendered something in that regard, getting

Speech From The Throne  , farmers were able to increase their sales by a huge margin. I would like to know if the Minister of Agriculture could explain to us why this opportunity no longer exists and if it will be open again in the near future, as the barley growers are anxiously waiting.

Speech From The Throne  Madam Speaker, I am fully aware that opinion in some parts of western Canada is very sharply divided upon the method of marketing barley. The short answer to the member's question as to why the system is no longer in place as it was temporarily in place in the latter part

Speech From The Throne   to that role. At the beginning of these new roles or the beginning of our careers we have the opportunity to think longer term about the problems of our country than perhaps parliamentarians have done in the past. Many people in my constituency have built successful careers, homes