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Wednesday, October 28, 1998 CANADA VOLUME 135 S NUMBER 144 S 1st SESSION S 36th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Wednesday, October 28, 1998 Speaker: The Honourable Gilbert Parent CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) All parliamentary publications are available on the ``Parliamentary Internet Parlementaire'' at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 9507 HOUSE OF COMMONS Wednesday, October 28, 1998 The House met at 2 p.m. inaction, unreasonable user fees and tax increases over the past five years are the unforgivable causes. _______________ Unreasonable fees have been charged through so-called cost Prayers recovery programs. Tax increases on fuel and other inputs have squeezed farmers too hard. _______________ Farmers do not want handouts. All they want is fair treatment. That is why back in the 1993 election campaign and during D (1400 ) discussion on the elimination of the Crow subsidy Reform MPs The Speaker: As is our practice on Wednesday we will now sing called for the government to put at least part of the value of the O Canada, and we will be led by the hon. member for Saanich— Crow into its trade distribution adjustment program. This fund Gulf Islands. would, as I speak, be paying money to farmers to help compensate for low prices caused by unfair trade practices in other countries. [Editor’s Note: Members sang the national anthem] But did this government listen? No. This government abandoned _____________________________________________ Canadian farmers. Now what is this government going to do? * * * STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS [Translation] [English] NATIONAL SLEEP AWARENESS WEEK LIZ WARDEN Ms. Elinor Caplan (Thornhill, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I am Mr. John McKay (Scarborough East, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to draw the attention of the House to the fact that the week pleased to stand in this House today to congratulate Liz Warden of October 19 to 25 has been designated National Sleep Awareness who swam a personal best and won a silver medal in the 400 metre Week. individual medley at the 16th Commonwealth Games in Kuala [English] Lumpur, Malaysia, in September. This week, which coincides with the changing of the clocks, As originally a member of the Scarborough swim club and reminds us how important sleep is to our everyday lives. Over two presently with the University of Toronto, Liz represented Canada million Canadians suffer from sleep disorders such as insomnia and with pride and accomplished a great feat. sleep apnea during which breathing actually stops. Sleep disorders She is now training to go to the World Cup in Edmonton on affect the quality of life by decreasing alertness and performance. November 28 as a member of the Canadian swim team. Liz was Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada, a national voluntary health orga- telling my daughter and I that she practices six hours a day. nization with chapters across the country, recruits and trains I congratulate Liz. She is a role model for what dedication, hard volunteer leaders who help people suffering from sleep disorders to work and perseverance can achieve. Canada is proud of her. I wish improve the quality of their lives. her luck in her next event. Please join me in supporting the work of Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada and in wishing them a successful national sleep awareness * * * week. CANADIAN FARMERS I would also like to take this opportunity to inform the House that today my granddaughters and my grandson, Findlay, Tillie and Mr. Leon E. Benoit (Lakeland, Ref.): Mr. Speaker, many Max— farmers across this country, especially in western Canada, are facing an income crisis. This is through no fault of their own. The The Speaker: The hon. member for Abitibi—Baie-James—Nu- Asian economic situation is part of the cause, but government navik. 9508 COMMONS DEBATES October 28, 1998 S. O. 31 [Translation] ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS RADIO NORD Mr. Myron Thompson (Wild Rose, Ref.): Mr. Speaker, last week Judge Tom Goodson, an aboriginal member of the provincial court of Alberta, was appointed to conduct a fatality inquiry into Mr. Guy St-Julien (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, Lib.): the shooting of Connie and Ty Jacobs. Mr. Speaker, Radio Nord has asked the federal labour minister to give mediator Jacques Lessard the power to decide the 85 em- ployees’ future terms and conditions of employment. What Radio I hope that Judge Goodson will follow in the footsteps of Judge Nord is asking for represents an abuse of power. The minister is not Reilly and investigate this case as broadly as possible. He would be authorized under the Canada Labour Code to impose terms and doing all aboriginals a great service if he were to investigate the conditions of employment on the employees of Radio Nord. social conditions, accountability of band leaders and financial mismanagement on this reserve. In fact, according to the union, it is contrary to the spirit of the code, because section 107 provides at most that the minister may I would hope he would consider looking into why Connie was do such things as to him seem likely to maintain or secure living in a condemned house and why there is a chronic housing industrial peace and to promote conditions favourable to the shortage on a reserve that received over $20 million last year, or settlement of industrial differences. why these people in August took over deserted army barracks on the reserve in the hope of better housing. Radio Nord is basically asking that the right to free collective bargaining and, where legitimate, to go on strike to advance their Why do these people continue to live in poverty and ill health, demands be taken away from the employees. In addition, the plagued by violence and unemployment despite the billions of employer abolished a dozen or so positions during the conciliation dollars of public money reserves receive each year? process. This inquiry cannot assign blame, but Judge Goodson can make The union believes that a negotiated solution is the preferred many recommendations on how to prevent such an incident from option for the employees and for the people of Abitibi-Témisca- happening again and subsequently change the quality of life for all mingue, who complain about the fact that Radio Nord has been aboriginals across Canada. cutting back services for several years. * * * * * * [English] [Translation] COMMONWEALTH JEWISH COUNCIL AND TRUST NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AWARD Mr. Bernard Patry (Pierrefonds—Dollard, Lib.): Mr. Speak- Mr. Mac Harb (Ottawa Centre, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I would er, last Friday, the Canadian government announced $10.5 million like to pay tribute to this year’s recipient of the Commonwealth in comprehensive financial assistance to implement approximately Jewish Council and Trust Award. 20 projects related to new information technologies and new media in the greater Montreal area. He is one of the finest public servants this country has ever known. For over 30 years before and after his election to parlia- ment he has consistently been a champion of justice, an advocate of A first financial contribution was made to Behaviour Commu- fairness, a visionary and a compassionate friend of the people. nications Inc. This $9 million contribution will generate invest- ments totaling $30 million and the creation of 200 new jobs. The Commonwealth Jewish Council and Trust Award is given to those who have gone beyond the call of duty to help their fellow Eighteen businesses sponsored by the multimedia consortium human beings and whose contribution has been truly outstanding. CESAM were granted $1.5 million out of the multimedia exper- imentation fund. This government support is provided as seed Other Canadians who have received the awards are Judge money for new businesses. Maxwell Cohen and Mrs. Dorothy Reitman. It goes without saying that governments and their private sector I join all my colleagues and all Canadians in congratulating our partners must work together to create conditions conducive to Deputy Prime Minister, the hon. member for Windsor West, on this attracting highly skilled labour to Montreal and curbing the drain latest addition to his many achievements. of talents and skilled resources. October 28, 1998 COMMONS DEBATES 9509 S. O. 31 The Canadian government encourages Quebec initiatives and The provincial NDP government, also a signatory to the agree- ensures that our businesses can assume their rightful place. ment, is now spending millions of taxpayers’ dollars in a paid campaign reminiscent of the Charlottetown accord. * * * Once again all of the talking heads who told us why Charlotte- [English] town was the only hope for Canada are trotted out to tell us why we WILNO, ONTARIO must have the Nisga’a agreement. Mr. Hec Clouthier (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Lib.): The parallels are striking. An agreement is crafted behind closed Mr. Speaker, if hon. members don’t know, they and all of Canada doors by an elite group of politicians and intellectuals. The public will know about Wilno when they watch On The Road Again is told in no uncertain terms that the agreement cannot be changed tonight on CBC television. and must be accepted to save the country. The intelligentsia lauds D the agreement in glowing terms without hesitation or reservation (1405 ) and those who express concern or opposition are labelled the Host Wayne Rostad visited Wilno, the oldest Polish settlement in ‘‘enemies of Canada’’ in the case of the Charlottetown accord or Canada, which is yet another incredible attraction in the great the ‘‘forces of darkness’’ in the case of the Nisga’a agreement. riding of Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke. These are all clear indications of governments which are morally Mr. Rostad said ‘‘I have been aware of a very special quality that adrift, intellectually bankrupt and distrusting of their public. this region holds for people.
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