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Debates of Nov. 30th, 2001
House of Commons Hansard #122 of the 37th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was information.
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10 a.m.
Don Valley East
David Collenette Minister of Transport
moved that Bill C-44, an act to amend the Aeronautics Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Madam Speaker, I rise to speak to Bill C-44, amendments to the Aeronautics Act, concerning the provision of information to foreign states. This is another important step in the government's fight against terrorism.
Before September 11, it was assumed that individuals who were planning to hijack a plane would bring traditional weapons with them. Since September 11, it is obvious that this is absolutely not the case.
As members well know, last week I introduced Bill C-42, the Public Safety Act. This bill has been shaped by bringing forward amendments identified during normal reviews of several of the 19 existing acts, including the Aeronautics Act.
All the reviews dealt specifically with the prevention and response provisions in a time of increased security concerns.
The basic objective of Bill C-44 is to ensure the Government of Canada has the proper authority to establish and maintain an appropriate security program for the protection of Canadians.
In Bill C-44, which was created by removing a small section from Bill C-42, the government proposes to amend the Aeronautics Act. I want to thank the members of the opposition parties at this time for agreeing to extract the proposed amendment of section 4.83 to the Aeronautics Act with respect to the provision of information and putting it in its own bill, standing in its own right so that we could have early passage. I think that by doing this we will be able to enhance the ability of Canadian air carriers to work with their international partners, in particular our American friends to the south, to take other positive steps toward deterring and detecting terrorists.
The particular amendment contained in C-44 addresses the provision of passenger and crew member data to our international partners in the interest of transportation security. I believe the proposed amendment allows for the capture of just enough of the data held by Canadian carriers to provide for increased passenger safety through the intelligent use of modern information technology.
On November 19, the day before we put Bill C-42 on the notice paper, the president of the United States signed into law a new act which requires, among other things, that advance passenger information be provided in respect of all flights entering the United States.
I want to stress that the information the Americans have asked all airlines to automatically provide is the same as that which is now provided by individual passengers to U.S. customs officials when they land in the United States today.
Indeed, the majority of Canadians entering the United States do so through U.S. pre-clearance facilities at major airports and so are already providing this information to American authorities prior to the departure of their flight from Canada.
The information to be automatically provided is quite basic: the name of the passenger, the gender, birthdate, citizenship, passport number and visa number if applicable with country of issuance. On a person by person basis, however, additional information could be requested.
As I said, the American legislation requiring this information was signed by Mr. Bush on November 19, the day before my colleague, the government House leader, advised the House that we would be bringing forward an omnibus bill on public safety and the bill was put on the notice paper.
MPs were briefed on Thursday, November 22, and the bill was introduced at 10 a.m. that day. Since that time, we have been informed by our friends in the United States that they have indicated a desire to implement the data provisions of their new act quickly. Currently they will deal with the situation either by receiving the information or by carrying out extensive hand screening of carry on and checked baggage upon arrival of flights into the United States, which we can appreciate would be very time consuming.
By advancing, as Bill C-44, this portion of our public safety act, Bill C-42, which deals with provision of passenger information to foreign states, we will be able to prepare regulations that will allow Canadian air carriers to provide approved information to approved countries.
In answer to a question from the hon. member for Roberval the other day in question period, I assure him that we would have available draft regulations today for hon. members to look at because it is a very crucial issue. I regret the fact that I was in Vancouver until late last night and I only just signed off on them. They are now in the process of final preparation and we hope to give them to the House leader for distribution within the next hour or two. I hope hon. members will take that as a sign of good faith on the part of the government that we want to work with all members to ensure that the information that is to be provided is both appropriate and conforms with our privacy legislation and the expectations of Canadians that private information pertaining to them and members of their families be only made available to other governments in the most extreme of circumstances. Of course the circumstances surrounding the events of September 11 are well known.
The fact is that Canada is among a handful of countries that were legally impeded from making this information available. Therefore I hope that Canadians do not think that somehow we are doing something that is inappropriate or out of the norm. The fact is that we are really conforming to the practice of most nation states in making this information available.
I should state as another principle, in case any people in the country feel that somehow the U.S. is extracting some kind of a commitment or influence over our own decision making, that every country in the world has the right to know who is coming into its nation's borders and the Americans are no exception. However, certainly since September 11, they are particularly sensitive about this and they certainly have the right to this information. By swift passage of the bill, we will be able to comply with their own domestic legislation which really does not have a degree of flexibility. Should we not pass this and have it proclaimed into law by early January, then our carriers would be subject to extensive delay, and no one wants that given the state of the airline industry. No passengers want it and I certainly do not think the governments of the United States and Canada want that.
I hope members will send the bill to committee where there will be a thoughtful discussion. The government certainly remains very flexible on dealing with all the various concerns that may be raised, especially those dealing with privacy.
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10:10 a.m.
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James Moore Port Moody—Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in favour of Bill C-44 which is what we are discussing today. In the aftermath of September 11 there has been a blur of legislative activity on both sides of the 49th parallel. In the United States a mere 10 days after the horrendous attacks Senator Ernest Fritz Hollings of South Carolina introduced Bill S. 1447, the aviation and transportation security act.
In one bold act congress sought to restore the confidence of the American flying public. Passengers, baggage, mail and cargo were to be screened. In-flight crew were to be mandated new training to deal with air rage or terrorist crisis management. Air marshals were to appear on U.S. airliners. A complex passenger profiling system was to be enhanced.
Despite an anthrax attack on Capitol Hill which shut down congressional offices, consensus was quickly reached to prove that while America led an impressive fight against terrorism abroad the fight at home would be fought with even more strength.
The bill moved through both houses of congress faster than a rumour through the press corps. President Bush signed the bill into law a mere eight weeks after its introduction.
In Canada the blur of activity was akin to the way tires spin during the first winter snowstorm. There was a lot of noise and a touch of smoke but little action. The government was about as agile and surefooted as a newborn calf. Unlike the calf, however, the Prime Minister and transport minister are seasoned politicians with nearly 50 years of parliamentary experience between them. The lack of leadership would have been funny if it were not so dangerous and destructive to the air industry.
The Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations was promptly mandated to look into aviation security but the government quickly put forward what it saw as more urgent matters. The Civil Aviation Tribunal needed to be extended to cover mariners. Air Canada's 15% share limit needed to be raised so people who owned less than 10% of its shares could somehow be encouraged to buy more. The Warsaw convention of 1929 needed to be amended for the third millennium. All these were important priorities but they were not priorities at all for the air industry or Canadians.
The standing committee was paying attention to the matter of aviation security. I will not omit that. However while witnesses from Air Canada, the pilots association and CUPE were advocating air marshals and other security measures the government was desperately trying to be seen to be acting although it was in no way sure what it wanted to achieve or how.
On the eve of the standing committee's scheduled November 26 to November 27 trip to Washington, D.C., the rumour mill began to swirl with promises of action. On November 20 at about 5.25 in the evening the government House leader sought unanimous consent to suspend the standing orders to introduce a government bill at 2 o'clock the next afternoon.
The bill, an act to amend certain acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the biological and toxin weapons convention, in order to enhance public safety, would be complex and a briefing to staff would be offered.
Two months had passed since Senator Hollings introduced the aviation and transportation security act. There was now a flicker of hope that our government would react and do something.
At 2 p.m. on November 21 the promised bill was nowhere in sight. Last minute problems delayed its introduction. The bill, Bill C-42, was introduced the next day on November 22. It contained some 19 parts dealing with everything from money laundering to the implementation of a 1977 treaty on biotoxins. A miniature section on aviation security was thrown in for good measure and optics.
With the same deft touch which marked the bill's introduction, this past Wednesday at 3.05 p.m., within a week of Bill C-42's first reading in the House, the government House leader was again on his feet to state that unanimous consent had been obtained to delete section 4.83 in clause 5 from Bill C-42 and introduce a new bill under the guise of Bill C-44 introducing that section immediately, and that the new bill be ordered for consideration at second reading for today, Friday, November 30, less than two sittings days later.
Yesterday the House ran out of things to say and there were calls to adjourn early. On the one hand the government agenda is light, but the need to add the contents of section 4.83 in clause 5 of former Bill C-42 to the Aeronautics Act is urgent. Given the recent directionless hurry up and wait antics of the government one must wonder why one clause would matter so much.
There is a saying that everything makes sense. In other words, if one examines a situation long enough, hard enough and carefully enough eventually one will understand why it is the way it is. For this reason we need to look at the clauses of Bill C-42 which deal with the type of information an airline or other transport authority may provide to authorities.
Essentially there were three clauses. First, section 4.82 of clause 5 would allow the Minister of Transport to require any air carrier to provide him with information that is in the air carrier's control concerning persons on board or expected to be on board an aircraft for any flight to which the minister believes there is a threat.
Second, section 4.83 of clause 5 would allow a Canadian airline operating an international flight to a foreign state to provide to a competent authority in that state:
--any information that is in its control relating to persons on board or expected to be on board the aircraft and that is required by the laws of the foreign state.
Third, section 69 would add a new section, 88.1, to the Immigration Act. The new section would read:
(1) A transportation company bringing persons to Canada shall, in accordance with the regulations, provide prescribed information, including documentation and reports.
The summary which accompanied Bill C-42 said the first two clauses:
--require air carriers or persons who operate aviation reservation systems to provide information to the Minister concerning specified flights or persons.
The same summary stated that the third clause:
--requires transportation companies bringing persons to Canada to provide prescribed information, which will enhance the Department's ability to perform border checks and execute arrest warrants.
Sections 4.82 and 4.83 of clause 5 had a different purpose than section 69 so it is perhaps not a complete surprise that they address different types of information. However it may come as a surprise to some members of the House that airlines maintain two different types of files on their passengers.
First, there is the passenger name record or PNR. This is the file the airline creates when it reserves a flight for a passenger. It contains information such as the passenger's name, address, phone number and form of payment. It also contains reservation information regarding boarding city, destination, connections, flight numbers, dates, stops and seat assignment. Based on this information the manifest is prepared for each flight showing who is sitting where. At present the information is routinely handed over to authorities when there is an airline accident.
Second, there is the APIS or advance passenger information system. It includes five different fields: passenger name and date of birth, citizenship or nationality, document issuing country, gender and passport number or document number. Other than the passenger's name this information is not normally collected by the airlines. Unless passports are machine readable much of the information must be entered manually.
For this reason airlines only collect the information when they must provide it to immigration authorities. Currently the United States requires this type of information for U.S. bound Asian passengers transiting through Vancouver under the Canada-U.S. memorandum of understanding which allows such passengers to go to U.S. customs without first passing through Canada customs.
It is my understanding that sections 4.82 and 4.83 of clause 5 of Bill C-42 would have required the airlines to give PNR information to the Minister of Transport and section 69 would have required them to give APIS information to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
Let us contrast this to the U.S. legislation. The new U.S. aviation and transportation security act mandates the administrator of the federal aviation administration to require air carriers to expand the application of the current computer assisted passenger pre-screening system, CAPPS, to all passengers regardless of baggage. Passengers selected under the CAPPS system are subject to additional security measures including checks of persons and carry-on baggage before boarding.
Both PNR and APIS information is sent electronically to the U.S. customs service supercomputer in Newington, Virginia, where the CAPPS system enables the passenger profiling that keeps America's skies safe.
The U.S. is actively fighting a war on terrorism. It is walking the talk, unlike the Government of Canada which is not. Thus it is instructional to read section 115 of America's aviation and transportation security act. It states:
(1) IN GENERAL--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, each air carrier and foreign air carrier operating a passenger flight in foreign air transportation to the United States shall provide to the Commissioner of Customs by electronic transmission a passenger and crew manifest containing the information specified in paragraph (2). Carriers may use the advanced passenger information system [APIS]--
(2) INFORMATION--A passenger and crew manifest for a flight required under paragraph (1) shall contain the following information:
(A) The full name of each passenger and crew member.
(B) The date of birth and citizenship of each passenger and crew member.
(C) The sex of each passenger and crew member.
(D) The passport number and country of issuance of each passenger and crew member if required for travel.
(E) The United States visa number or resident alien card number of each passenger and crew member, as applicable.
(F) Such other information as the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Customs, determines is reasonably necessary to ensure aviation safety.
(3) PASSENGER NAME RECORDS--The carriers shall make passenger name record information available to the Customs Service upon request.
Subsection 4.83(1) of clause 5 of Bill C-42 would amend the Aeronautics Act by adding this to it:
Despite section 5 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, to the extent that that section relates to obligations set out in Schedule 1 to that Act relating to the disclosure of information, an operator of an aircraft departing from Canada or of a Canadian aircraft departing from any place outside Canada may, in accordance with the regulations, provide to a competent authority in a foreign state any information that is in its control relating to persons on board or expected to be on board the aircraft and that is required by the laws of the foreign state.
If we boil this down to its essentials it means that an operator of an aircraft departing from Canada or a Canadian aircraft departing from any place outside Canada may provide to a competent authority any information that is required by the laws of the foreign state relating to persons on board.
For example, the words "operator of an aircraft departing from Canada" would allow Air Canada to give the U.S. customs service the information that section 115 of the U.S. aviation and transportation security act would mandate with respect to passengers on its transborder routes.
Similarly the words "Canadian aircraft departing from any place outside Canada" would permit Air Canada to give the same information with respect to its flights from Australia, New Zealand and Honolulu en route to Canada.
Members will remember that I said everything makes sense. I was trying to figure out why after several aborted attempts by the government to improve aviation security in Canada Bill C-44 was being rushed through with such haste. I had a look at section 115 of the U.S. aviation and transportation security act and I think I found my answer.
There are two concepts in it that are important. First, it would apply to both U.S. and foreign carriers flying to the United States from other countries. It would therefore apply to Air Canada and charter flights operated by Air Transat, WestJet and Skyservice.
Second, section 115 of the U.S. aviation and transportation security act would come into force not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the act which was signed by President Bush on November 19.
That means it would come into force January 18, 2002, before the House of Commons has returned from Christmas break. If Canadian carriers are to be able to comply with the U.S. legislation the House must add the text of section 4.83 of clause 5 of Bill C-42 to the Aeronautics Act before it rises in the third week of December.
We are discussing the clause today not because of any desire of the government to make our skies safer or show leadership through decisive action. We are discussing it because the U.S. acted and Canada's airlines told the government if it could not lead it should at least follow the U.S. and do so quickly.
Canadians can thank the U.S. congress for the bill. To the extent that it would keep our skies safer, credit should not go to the government but to the air industry for leaning on the government to follow the United States.
In the meantime Canadians are left waiting and wondering when a hint of leadership about the broader questions of airport and airline security may tumble out of the government and cabinet and into legislation. It has been 13 weeks since the terrorist attacks and no serious legislative action has yet been taken by the government.
It makes one wonder. Our airport security system has been clearly documented to be inadequate in terms of security. New security regimes are being put in place in countless other countries. There are public demands for a new security system. Air carriers are demanding new management of airports and airline security. Pilots and flight crews are demanding new security regimes. There has been a massive drop in consumer confidence in flying, not to mention terrorist attacks and a war.
If this environment is not enough to inspire action from the government one must wonder if it will ever get off its backside and show leadership on the issue of airline and airport security. I am not holding my breath.
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10:25 a.m.
Mario Laframboise Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-44.
First, I would like to try to explain how the Liberal federal government has been having a bad week since last Thursday. At the same time, it is important for Quebec and Canadian people to understand how we can go from the 98 page bill tabled last week to the one page bill tabled in a rush today under a new number.
It is important to understand that because there has been numerous discussions on Bill C-36, the Anti-terrorism Act, and on Bill C-42, the Public Safety Act.
Right from the start, we noticed that Bill C-42 on public safety contained no aviation security provision. No investment, no measure was announced in it. That was our first finding. Besides, people had great expectations that the bill sponsored by the transport minister could reassure them with regard to airport security and aviation safety, but it failed to do so. The minister candidly admitted to it for that matter. Budget measures will re required, which the finance minister will hopefully put forward on December 10 next.
Why did he introduce this voluminous 98 page Bill C-42? As the transport minister told us earlier, it is because the U.S. government had tabled a legislation on aviation safety the day before. The Canadian government, which was working on a public safety legislation, tabled it on the next day.
At the outset, as I already told Quebecers who are listening, there was nothing new announced about airline security. There were, however, major announcements the new powers which the government wanted through interim orders, without the authorization of the House. The words interim order were invented to allow the health, agriculture, environment and other ministers to make from time to time emergency orders, which would have the force of regulations and which would be implemented immediately, without going through the regular review procedure, especially the security procedure enacted by the government through the Privy Council to determine whether those orders are consistent with the Canadian Charters of Rights and Freedoms. This was the first main thing we saw.
Second, there was the issue of military security zones, about which the Minister of National Defence gave wonderful speeches this week.
The Bloc Quebecois, as an opposition party should, did its homework, went over the bill and asked questions in the House directly to the Prime Minister. First, we asked a very simple question to the Prime Minister "What would Bill C-42 allow you to do that you did not do in September?" Of course, the Prime Minister let the Minister of Transport answer the question. They were not able to tell us what they could not have done in September, why we should have this bill and how it would allow us to respond in a better way. The minister gave a very evasive answer.
There was obviously no answer to the question, because intervention occurred under the current regulation. Since the public sought some reassurance, the government used legislation under its jurisdiction. Ministers used the powers they had. Apart from a few mistakes, by the Health Minister, for instance, the government managed rather well. It did not, however, need new legislation to deal with such tragic events as those of September 11.
We have to understand that for many years ministers, departments and officials have had expectations, and would have liked more power. Bill C-42 was probably a good opportunity for the ministers to include all the traditional demands of their departments and officials so that they can have control without the members of parliament being involved and without any parliamentary process, something which is too cumbersome for some. For others, of course, this process is necessary.
This is what happened with Bill C-36, the anti-terrorism bill. The government proudly said "See, we have introduced a bill that has gone through all the legislative stages. Members of parliament have been able to debate the bill at second reading, in committee, and at third reading. They had the opportunity to move amendments."
The legislative process has been so well followed that, last Wednesday, the government gagged the opposition. The government prevented us from going on with the debate to better explain to the citizens the content of Bill C-36, the anti-terrorism bill. We were gagged.
So, on Wednesday, the debate ended because of the Liberals' decision to issue a gag order. Bill C-36 was passed in virtually the same form as it was introduced, despite the fact that the Bloc Quebecois alone had moved 66 amendments, of which only one was retained. That amendment was to include the word cemetery in the list of objects which could be considered as being part of hate crimes. We have to hand it to the government for having included the word cemetery.
However, there were some very important issues, and some very important discussions. There were more than 80 witnesses heard by the committee who asked, almost unanimously, that some significant restrictions be added. Among the restrictions was the sunset clause, proposed by the Bloc Quebecois, to limit the bill in time to a three year period, given that the bill creates new provisions and new limits to personal freedom. This did not happen. We wanted an annual review. The government did not retain this idea.
Once again, the government used the legislative process. For Bill C-36, the government used the process to say, "listen, the committee worked on the bill and you had your chance to be heard. In the end, we will not retain anything". This is clearly this government's motto: zip, we will not retain anything. This is how the Liberal government operates.
It is especially difficult when, in the same week, there is debate on bills as important as Bill C-42, which introduces interim orders. It grants exceptional powers to ministers, to individuals. Take the example military security zones. It provides the Minister of National Defence with the power to establish, on his own authority, military security zones, without the provincial attorneys general even requesting it, which was the case until now.
Quebecers who are listening should know that, thanks to the good work of the Bloc Quebecois, and the other members of the opposition in the House, Bill C-42 will not be passed before the holidays. This is why we are debating Bill C-44.
They have taken the only urgent measure, the only truly urgent measure, from Bill C-42, and that is obviously what the minister has introduced today. An independent bill has been created, Bill C-44, an act to amend the Aeronautics Act, in order to comply with U.S. requirements for air carriers taking passengers to the United States or through U.S. airspace.
This is indeed the only measure that was really necessary and urgent in Bill C-42, as I said at the beginning of my speech. How, within one week, can a bill of 98 pages be introduced? Finally, and everyone agrees on this, the only true emergency measure is the single page representing clause 4.83. That is the change that has been made and I will address that shortly.
So that is what the Liberal government's difficult week has been all about. It has once again tried to pull a fast one on all Quebecers, all Canadians, in the guise of a concern for national security.
It is sad because, when it comes down to the bottom line, if Bill C-42 had been passed this week, the terrorists would have succeeded in what they were trying to do from the start, which is to directly attack the very foundations of our liberal and democratic society.
This is the worst of it. Rather than discussing real security problems, announcing measures, announcing budgets, the government has introduced a bill. The Minister of Transport could very well have caused a real hullabaloo in the House by pressuring the Minister of Finance, by saying "This is what we need to have enhanced security, and this is what it will cost, according to a number of people who came before us in committee. This is what the people of Quebec and of Canada need".
That is not what was done. A bill was introduced. It was just smoke and mirrors to distract Quebecers and Canadians, and all because last Wednesday the U.S. government introduced a real air security bill.
This is why today, before Bill C-44, we are all to understand that it was an emergency measure. This is why the Bloc Quebecois told the House on Tuesday of its clear desire to debate a bill that gave Canadians some security. This measure alone, which was contained in C-42 and which we are debating today, is intended to harmonize Canadian legislation with American legislation that came into effect on November 19 in the United States.
I will read the American text, so it will be clear what the Canadian legislation should include:
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act [American], each air carrier and foreign air carrier operating a passenger flight in foreign air transportation to the United States shall provide to the Commissioner of Customs by electronic transmission a passenger and crew manifest... to provide the information required by the preceding sentence.
(a) the full name of each passenger and crew member;
(b) the date of birth and citizenship of each passenger and crew member;
(c) the sex of each passenger and crew member;
(d) the passport number and country of issuance for each passenger and crew member, if required for travel;
(e) The United States visa number or resident alien card number of each passenger and crew member, as applicable;
(f) Such other information as the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Customs, determines is reasonably necessary to ensure aviation safety.
This is therefore the request the Americans are making of all foreign countries whose airlines are passing through the United States either carrying passengers to the United States or passing over American airspace.
Of course, since our American friends are asking, it is important that we, as responsible neighbours, comply with their requirements.
As for the bill before us, the Bloc Quebecois will support this measure to standardize the information to be provided on passengers. However, we have to be careful. The American legislation, which I have read, is clear, but the bill introduced in the House today is not so clear.
I will quote clause 4.83 of the bill, for the benefit of Quebecers. In any case, there are only four paragraphs in the bill.
4.83 (1) Despite section 5 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, to the extent that that section relates to obligations set out in Schedule 1 to that Act ... an operator of an aircraft departing from Canada or of a Canadian aircraft departing from any place outside Canada may, in accordance with the regulations, provide to a competent authority in a foreign state any information that is in its control relating to persons on board or expected to be on board the aircraft and that is required by the laws of the foreign state.
So, this first paragraph says that we will provide the information requested by foreign states. However, the second paragraph provides that:
(2) The Governor in Council may make regulations generally for carrying out the purposes of this section, including regulations:
(a) respecting the type or classes of information that may be provided; or
(b) specifying the foreign states to which information may be provided.
So, regulations will have to be made and this is why the Bloc Quebecois asked the Leader of the Government in the House yesterday if, considering that the clause before us is not clear as to the information to be provided, we could have the regulations which, among other things, will govern the type or classes of information that may be provided.
We had indeed been told that today we would be provided with a draft or at least with the speech notes on the regulations. This is what the minister seems to have promised for noon today. We could certainly consider those notes or the first draft of the regulations the government intends to propose and pass. We hope to have the opportunity to discuss the matter before the House adjourns for the Christmas recess.
It should not be forgotten that under the U.S. order that I was reading earlier, Canada has to adopt some measures before January 18, 2002 and it must be able to produce the regulations and the list of information that the Americans might demand regarding the carriers transporting passengers to the United States or flying over U.S. air space.
I am repeating it again to all Quebecers and Canadians listening to us, we started off last week with a 98 page bill from which we extracted the only emergency measure contained in Bill C-42, that is the measure regarding the information on passengers that we will have to submit if we want our airline companies to be authorized to continue to do business in the United States, and we drafted a separate bill.
It was a very difficult week for the federal Liberal government because, once again, it tried to present a distorted picture of Quebecers and Canadians. We are much more on the ball than people in many other countries around the world.
The Liberals are lucky enough to have opposition parties that know how to read legislation and guess at the intentions of ministers, who too often take advantage of crisis situations, such as the events of September 11, to try to make some old dreams come true. For the Minister of National Defence, the dream is to have his army operate anywhere in Canada, and particularly in Quebec, even if the governor general or the provinces have not asked that the army be called in.
It is hard for opposition parties in this House to put up with situations like what happened last week, when we were gagged and unable to debate Bill C-36. We are prevented from speaking. The following day, the proceedings of this House were interrupted for two hours because there was nothing to debate. This is what the Canadian parliament has come to. Canadians and Quebecers who are listening must realize this.
As things stand now, the federal Liberal government is too strong and believes it can do as it pleases. Once again, I trust Quebecers and Canadians. They see what is happening, just as we do, and they will increasingly trust the Bloc Quebecois and the opposition parties to defend their interests.
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10:45 a.m.
Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North Centre, MB
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to speak to Bill C-44 on behalf of the NDP caucus.
The bill is clearly part of a much broader agenda with respect to phase two of the government's determination to pursue broad, wide sweeping and very comprehensive legislation. On the one hand the bill appears to deal with issues of security, issues which we all share, but on the other hand very much impedes civil liberties and human rights.
We will be consistent on the issue. We have said from day one with respect to Bill C-36 and now with respect to Bill C-42 that the government has crossed the line between balancing those two concerns, between standing up for measures that actually address in real terms the threat of terrorism and respecting Canada's longstanding traditions and historic developments in civil liberties and human rights.
It is good that the Minister of Transport has introduced Bill C-44. He has carved off one specific section from the massive piece of anti-terrorist legislation for our consideration today. In the process he has left us presumably some time to deliberate, to discuss with Canadians the full ramification of the provisions in Bill C-42. I hope that is the case. That was certainly our concern with respect to Bill C-36.
The minister may talk about the time given to the House to deliberate on that very massive piece of legislation which impacts on almost every aspect of our lives. The government came in with a heavy hand. It gave a window of opportunity to hear some testimony from Canadians but then without due consideration to the amendments being proposed by those organizations or by opposition members, the government proceeded as it had originally wished, with the exception of some housekeeping amendments. That is clearly unacceptable. We have said that over the last few days.
The events leading up to yesterday's developments and the commotion in the House yesterday speak to that precisely. It was a fascinating day yesterday in the House. There have been fascinating developments over the last couple of days.
The Conservatives in the House have gone through a remarkable conversion from a position of support for Bill C-36 to a position yesterday of strong opposition to Bill C-42. Many have questioned how this is possible. A Conservative member has said that it was a logical thing to do. That is what we are searching for; we are trying to find some logic in the Conservative position.
At least in the case of the Bloc members who voted for Bill C-36 at second reading, they wanted to reserve judgment at third reading based on the testimony and concerns raised. Bloc members listened and acted on those concerns and ended up opposing Bill C-36.
In the case of the Conservatives, my goodness, they spoke with such opposition to Bill C-36 and ended up supporting it at third reading. One has to wonder, as someone said to me, if they woke up the morning after having slept with the Liberals feeling guilty and had to do a quick change in position based on those feelings of guilt. I hope instead that it is a case of the Conservatives seeing the light of day and realizing just what kind of pervasive stranglehold the government has over our society as a result of Bill C-36 and with respect to Bill C-42.
It is clearly an issue today of trying to find a balance between civil liberties and dealing with serious threats. No one here is suggesting that the threat to our security as a result of the September 11 terrorist attacks is not real nor that action should not be taken to address those threats. That is exactly what we have been trying to do in the course of debate, to find that balance.
We have been trying to persuade the Minister of Justice and now the Minister of Transport to find that balance and truly represent the concerns of Canadians. It is the kind of balance we hope will be achieved in the final analysis at least with respect to Bill C-42. It may be too late for Bill C-36 although it is still in the Senate and who knows what can happen. It is certainly not too late for Bill C-42. We now have a much greater consolidation of concern on the part of the opposition, with the exception of Alliance members who feel that even these major intrusive measures are wimpy. It is hard to imagine that kind of viewpoint is alive and well in this Chamber but it is.
This is probably the most draconian piece of legislation in the history of the country and the Alliance finds it wimpy. The Alliance claims it does not go far enough. It wants to see tougher measures. It wants to take away all our rights and liberties in the interests of terrorism. That is certainly a marginal position. It is not even on the table. The work of the majority of parliamentarians with cool heads and rational judgment is to find the common ground to balance security with civil liberties.
Bill C-44 represents one small part of the wide sweeping, major anti-terrorist legislation, Bill C-42. We in the NDP certainly support the legislation going to committee. It should be studied and dealt with expeditiously. However we have some concerns. There are real questions about what Bill C-44 means in terms of privacy in Canada and in terms of protecting individual rights and freedoms.
It is very disconcerting not to have a clear understanding from the Minister of Transport as to what it means for Canada to provide passenger lists for every airline crossing into American airspace. What does it mean to collect all that information and where does it go? What does it mean when the government says it will release the passenger lists and crew data to a foreign government where such information is required by the laws of the country? What laws and according to what standards, values and principles? When do we draw the line between providing necessary information to ensure the threat of security is addressed and allowing foreign invasion of individual rights to privacy?
There is no question that some action has to be taken in terms of security at our airports. Our caucus has been very clear about wanting beefed up security at our airports. We have raised numerous concerns about the chaos in the airline industry. We would like to see some real leadership from the government about the crisis at Air Canada, about the collapse of Canada 3000, about the turmoil and uncertainty facing air travellers and the chaos at the airports themselves.
It would be good to have a comprehensive piece of legislation from the minister dealing with the crisis in the airline industry and a comprehensive plan on airline and airport security. This kind of patchwork, ad hoc response is not that helpful in dealing with the bigger picture. It is not apparent to us how this kind of initiative will fundamentally address the root causes of terrorism.
Given the incidents over the last few days and weeks, we are concerned about racial profiling. We are obviously concerned about what happens to passenger lists, given the incident recently reported about a member of our Sikh community travelling by air and being pulled off the plane because of the way he looked. This was done clearly not taking into account cultural mannerisms and not being sensitive to the diversity of this nation.
What happens if an airline en route from Winnipeg to Ottawa travelling through American airspace has a couple of Sikh names or Arab sounding names on that list? Are these people singled out? Given past experience are we looking at people being identified and under suspicion because of how they look, the colour of their skin, what they are wearing, what their body language is and what their facial expressions are?
We have legitimate reasons to be concerned given what has happened in the last few weeks. The number of people who are being detained as an ethnic group and questioned on the basis of their ethnic origin raises suspicion. Suspicion is also raised when people are being detained without access to legal assistance and an understanding of why they are being detained without evidence of any wrongdoing. All that gives us great concern.
It makes us wonder how the government will go down this path and ensure that our diversity is respected and individual rights and freedoms are preserved in Canada if it cannot handle the situations we have had over the last few weeks.
We will support Bill C-44 going to committee. We want to hear answers to many questions and raise concerns. NDP members want to give a cautionary note to the government about Bill C-42. This is broad, sweeping legislation that tips the balance in favour of security over civil liberties and human rights.
We are asking the government why it is trampling on rights and freedoms in order to achieve greater security in this country. I do not think the government has an answer for that. In many ways it has leapt into this area with the determination to have a quick response without thinking through the final impact of its decisions.
The government has to sit back, look at the situation and start to act in the interests of Canadian traditions and values. It must know full well that we have the means, the ability and the tools to attempt to offer security to all Canadians without taking away basic rights and freedoms.
We look forward to having the legislation debated in committee. My party will be raising many concerns at that point. The New Democratic Party hopes the government makes a commitment in this process to allow Canadians to be heard on Bill C-42. All members should work together to achieve the balance between protecting people against the threat of terrorism and standing up and protecting the rights and freedoms of Canadians.
Aeronautics Act
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
André Harvey Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by thanking all the members of the Standing Committee on Transport with whom we have had the opportunity to work. After the many hearings we held on issues having to do with the terrorism crisis, I can say that airline safety in this country is considered among the best in the world.
All the work done since September 11, both by the Minister of Transport and all his colleagues, and by all government agencies, is the envy of many other countries.
We were also able to visit Washington and hold hearings there. The way airline safety is handled in this country is considered second to none right now. There are still improvements to be made. We will make them, and are making them daily.
I do not want everything to be lumped together here this morning. There was reference to Bill C-36, to which substantial amendments were made. It is a shame to hear otherwise. If there were marks for exaggeration, many members of this House would have no trouble passing. They are lumping all the bills together.
We are looking at Bill C-44. I would like to ask the New Democratic Party member what she means—
Aeronautics Act
Government Orders
10:55 a.m.
The Speaker
I am sorry to interrupt the honourable parliamentary secretary, but he will be able to continue with his comments and his question after oral question period and routine proceedings today.
Crohn's and Colitis
Statements by Members
11 a.m.
Mac Harb Ottawa Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, I inform the House and all Canadians that November has been designated Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month by the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada.
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic digestive disorders of the small and large intestines. Approximately 100,000 Canadian men, women and children are affected. The severity of symptoms can vary dramatically and the disease often results in frequent illness, hospitalization and surgery. The cause and cure for this disease remain unknown.
Through education and fellowship the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada offers support to those affected and raises public awareness. I extend best wishes to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada and its thousands of volunteers across Canada for a successful public awareness campaign during the month of November.
Softwood Lumber
Statements by Members
11 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
James Lunney Nanaimo—Alberni, BC
Mr. Speaker, the softwood lumber crisis has risen to crippling proportions for Canadian mill and forestry workers. While Canadian officials sit back and wait for the referee to climb into the ring, the U.S. commerce department has our industry in a stranglehold.
Why is the government allowing the provinces to go like vassals with cap in hand to the Sheriff of Nottingham, Washington, without any central focused stakeholder game plan? Why has there not been a national stakeholder meeting? Why do we not at least put an equal 32% tariff on raw log exports?
It is unconscionable that our mill workers are idled while U.S. mills are geared up to process our logs. In Port Alberni mill workers are incensed to see truckloads of raw logs rolling out to be processed in U.S. mills. Angry workers are ready to block the roads and stop the trucks. If the government does not act soon, it is clear that the people will.
George Harrison
Statements by Members
November 30th, 2001 / 11 a.m.
Lynn Myers Waterloo—Wellington, ON
Mr. Speaker, today the music loving world mourns the loss of one of its giants. George Harrison, lead guitarist of the legendary Beatles, passed away last night at the age of 58 from cancer. Known as the quiet Beatle, he was often overshadowed by the great Lennon-McCartney team, but Harrison managed to shine in his own right contributing such musical classics as Here comes the sun and Something .
Harrison was also cognizant of the world around him having organized the famous concert in New York City with proceeds going to humanitarian causes in Bangladesh. George Harrison has left us much too early. As the world mourns his passing, his family reminds us that "He left this world as he lived in it, conscious of God, fearless of death, and at peace, surrounded by family and friends".
I join Beatles fans everywhere and all music lovers across Canada today in celebrating the life achievements and contributions of George Harrison.
National Hemophilia Month
Statements by Members
11 a.m.
Hélène Scherrer Louis-Hébert, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have this opportunity to remind the House and all Canadians that November has been designated National Hemophilia Month by the Canadian Hemophilia Society.
Hemophilia is a genetic disease, which occurs primarily in boys. One newborn boy in five inherits the disease.
The Canadian Hemophilia Society is devoted to providing support and service to Canadians with hemophilia and their caregivers. It also raises awareness of the disease among the general public and health professionals, and encourages self-help among hemophiliacs.
I trust you will join with me in thanking the Society and its many volunteers throughout the country for their ongoing commitment and contributions. Let us hope that this month will have been a great success in raising hemophilia awareness.
Saguenay Municipal Elections
Statements by Members
11 a.m.
André Harvey Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, QC
Mr. Speaker, last Sunday, the voters of Saguenay elected Jean Tremblay, the first mayor of their new city.
I would like to congratulate him on this victory and to indicate my confidence in him as he begins to fulfill this new mandate. It is a major challenge, but one he will meet with vigour and honesty.
My congratulations also to all the municipal councillors of this new city.
Mayoralty candidate Daniel Giguère also merits congratulations, as do all those who ran for the 19 seats on council.
This new city will continue to offer all the attractions the region has in the past for prosperity and innovation.
To Mayor Tremblay and all the councillors, may I wish the best of luck. I pledge my co-operation as we continue to build our wonderful region.
National Defence
Statements by Members
11 a.m.
Canadian Alliance
John Reynolds West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, BC
Mr. Speaker, militia units in British Columbia are facing a financial crunch with one unit completely out of funds, another which will run out of funds on December 1, and another which will be penniless on January 1. Another unit does not have enough money to buy ammunition to fire a salute.
The minister has been told repeatedly that $1 billion per year is required to keep the armed forces at status quo. The SCONDVA report said the issue of underfunding for those who are expected to make a sacrifice for this country is urgent and critical.
While the minister can find no money for frontline personnel and militia units, he can condone 100 commanding officers from western Canada holding a meeting on December 2 at the Crown Plaza Hotel on the tab of taxpayers and on the backs of those he asks to serve on the frontline.
I guess the Greisbach Barracks in Edmonton, which is a perfectly suitable facility, is not good enough for a one day meeting for the champagne tastes of the commanding officers. Some example they are setting for the young Canadians who are being asked to sacrifice their lives, if need be, in Afghanistan. Some gall. Surely money earmarked for the British Columbia militia will not go to the Crown Plaza in Edmonton to feed and water the commanding officers.
Bluma Appel
Statements by Members
11:05 a.m.
Sarmite Bulte Parkdale—High Park, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Bluma Appel on receiving the William Kilbourn Award at the recent 2001 Toronto Arts Awards.
The 2001 Toronto Arts Awards recognize the outstanding contributions to the arts and culture of greater Toronto and represent the wide diversity of Toronto's artistic community. Bluma Appel was a recipient of this award for a short documentary film profiling her life and work.
For over 40 years Bluma has championed the arts and has made a major contribution to the cultural life of Toronto. In 1950 she produced her first play by Jean Genet entitled The Maids . She has tried both acting and directing but has always come back to producing. She was also the recipient of the Order of Canada in 1998 and the Order of Ontario in 1997.
I congratulate and thank Bluma Appel for her enormous and generous contributions over the years to the arts.
Bal des moissons
Statements by Members
11:05 a.m.
Pauline Picard Drummond, QC
Mr. Speaker, the 26th annual Bal des moissons, organized by the Conseil régional des sociétés d'agriculture du centre du Québec, MAPAQ and the Caisses populaires Desjardins of Central Quebec, was an event to celebrate agricultural leaders in this region.
According to the jury of five farmers and professionals in the field, the high level of candidates made it very difficult to award the prize in the youth category.
I am therefore particularly proud to congratulate Gilbert Perreault and his spouse, Chantal Brodeur, of Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, this year's winners of the Gerbe d'Or trophy, in the youth category.
As well, despite all of the controversy surrounding hog production, the hog business Ferme des Rêves, owned by Roger Tessier and Réjeanne Ménard, won the Céres trophy in the agricultural practices category for its overall good management practices.
And finally, Martin Courchesne, of Lefebvre, won the Méritas Élite award for young farmers.
I would like to congratulate the winners and all of the nominees from the Centre-du-Québec region for the various categories. They have helped the field of agriculture to improve, innovate and perform.
Religious Organizations
Statements by Members
11:05 a.m.
Gurbax Malhi Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Sikh community in my riding and around the world is celebrating the 532nd birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first guru of the Sikh religion.
The teachings of Guru Nanak are a model to all people, especially following the events of September 11. Sikhs believe in non-violence, peace, human equality, justice and democracy. Guru Nanak taught the importance of selfless service, tolerance, compassion, love, equality and well-being for all people.
The goal of a Sikh is not only the spiritual growth of the individual but is also the advancement of every human being regardless of creed, colour or race.


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Selloff Reaction; Valuing Beloved Companies: Cramer's Best Blogs
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Jim Cramer fills his blog on RealMoney every day with his up-to-the-minute reactions to what's happening in the market and his legendary ahead-of-the-crowd ideas. This week he blogged on:
- the new market pattern; and
- two hard-to-value stocks.
Click here for information on RealMoney, where you can see all the blogs, including Jim Cramer's -- and reader comments -- in real time.
The New Market Pattern
Posted at 4:10 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 17
New pattern: A selloff brings out buyers.
One of the most unnerving traits of the old bad days was that when you had a reversal day where the market opened higher and then plummeted, it tended to usher in a real bone crusher.
I thought that would be the case today, especially after Nordstrom
Instead, buyers came out of the woodwork in pretty darned shocking fashion. They went back to disappointers like IBM
What changed?
I think auto registrations in Europe plus good consumer sentiment made this rally.
We are in some sort of super-positive moment that we didn't get crushed today and the key remains that Europe has, in the words of John Chambers of Cisco
This is a bottomed-out-in-Europe rally, and as long as we keep getting good data points out of Europe, we are going to have this kind of day. Who knows what will happen if we actually get good numbers out of China? Where will Vale
Or maybe it is just a matter of time.
At the time of publication, Action Alerts PLUS, which Cramer co-manages as a charitable trust, was long JOY, UTX, VALE.
Tesla and Amazon Drive the Shorts Crazy
Posted at 11:10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 16
Hard-to-value stocks are such bummers. How do you value a car company that makes only 21,000 cars, even as it makes money on them? How do you value an online company that dominates Internet commerce?
The answer is simple: You don't. You can't. You can't, because there's a confluence, an actual formula, for what's going on here. You take a service or product that is much loved, you verify constantly that it is loved, whether it be because of the rapid adoption of the online service or a terrific rating in Consumer Reports, and you add in sudden profitability and a chance for long-term dominance and then sprinkle on nonbelievers who short the stock because the usual valuation works are defied, and they can't be defied forever. The result? You get Tesla Motors
Now, the mechanics of the stock market are working in favor of these two stocks -- the mechanics meaning the difficulty of the short-selling process. You can't just sell stock when you short; you have to borrow stock to sell it, and that has been very difficult in the case of Tesla, where 41% of the stock is sold short. Anyone who buys this stock is the enemy of the shorts, because the shorts are going to demand that stock. The shorts are frantic to find stock, and when they can't, the brokers just buy the stock in to cover the short.


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Food pantry grateful for local support
To the editor:
Now that the rush of the holidays is over, the Board of Directors of the Saranac Lake Interfaith Food Pantry would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for its continued support.
This past year we saw many people who had never used the pantry before forced to reach out for help in order to feed their families. Because of the generosity of many people, we were able to respond.
So many people find a way that fits into their lives and financial status to support our mission. There is the person who gives the amount of his Social Security check because he "doesn't need it." There are the hot chocolate and coffee ladies who set up a table in all kinds of weather to help warm people as they wait in line. There are the farmers and vegetable growers who harvest and donate fresh produce. There are the volunteers who support the pantry in many ways: those who unload trucks, those who stock shelves, those who clean our space and those who staff the pantry and meet our clients. And it is not just individuals. There are businesses that keep us going by giving us bread, milk and reduced rent. We would not exist without each of you.
It is a testament to this community that this safety net exists. We are a small organization, but we do make a difference. We are not able to eradicate hunger around the globe. But here, in our little corner of the world, many of you ensure that your neighbors will not go hungry; you should be very proud of that.
If you would like to get involved, please call Linda Bonaduce at 518-891-0141.
Arlene Day, secretary
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Debates of March 26th, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #30 of the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was elections.
- Message from the Senate
- Canada Elections Act
- The Environment
- Gasoline Prices
- Volunteers
- Justice
- Elk Island Constituency
- The Budget
- Rural Communities
- Salon du livre de l'Outaouais
- Foreign Affairs
- World Theatre Day
- Jacob Daniel Edelson
- Official languages
- International Aide
- Friendship Hockey Tournament
- Perdita Felicien and David Ford
- Whistleblower Protection
- The Budget
- Sponsorship Program
- Health
- Sponsorship Program
- St. Lawrence Seaway
- The Environment
- Sponsorship Program
- National Defence
- Agriculture
- Government Expenditures
- The Budget
- Fisheries
- Transportation
- Trade
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Health
- Agriculture
- Social Housing
- Multiculturalism
- Public Service
- Pension Funds
- Government Programs
- House of Commons
- Canada National Parks Act
- Committees of the House
- Employment Insurance Act
- Committees of the House
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Canada Elections Act
- User Fees Act
Pension Funds
Oral Question Period
Alexa McDonough Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, Devco pensioners, widows and children are being robbed of $27 million in pension funds because the government needs the bucks to make up for $4.4 billion in tax cuts delivered to corporate Canada and the hundreds of millions of dollars squandered in patronage scandals.
Now the government congratulates itself for appointing an arbitrator to rule on this outrageous clawing of funds from 6,750 Cape Bretoners struggling to survive in a tough economy
Where is the fairness here? How does this square with the earlier claim that this is a government committed to Atlantic--
Pension Funds
Oral Question Period
The Deputy Speaker
The hon. Minister of State.
Pension Funds
Oral Question Period
New Brunswick
Andy Scott Minister of State (Infrastructure)
Mr. Speaker, I welcome the question from the member for Halifax, and will refer it to the Minister of Labour for a quick response.
Government Programs
Oral Question Period
March 26th, 2004 / noon
Canadian Alliance
Andy Burton Skeena, BC
Mr. Speaker, it is now some 470 days since the softwood lumber community adjustment program was announced. Out of the $55 million for B.C. communities, $5 million has already been used to fund an increased level of federal bureaucracy. Very little has actually been paid out to the communities.
I ask again, when will the cheques be written to fund already approved community projects?
Government Programs
Oral Question Period
Vancouver Quadra
Stephen Owen Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for that important question, certainly in his constituency and throughout British Columbia. So far in British Columbia 83 projects have been approved worth $32 million of the $55 million coming to British Columbia, which has levered another $68 million, totalling $100 million for projects. There is another $20 million of projects to come.
At least the money is now starting to roll. The projects have been approved, and these are permanent economic adjustment projects. They are not quick fixes. The due diligence has been done and the cheques are now rolling.
Government Programs
The Royal Assent
The Deputy Speaker
Order, please. I have the honour to inform the House that a communication has been received which is as follows:
Rideau Hall,
March 26, 2004
Mr. Speaker:
I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, signified royal assent by written declaration to the bills listed in the Schedule to this letter on the 26th day of March, 2004 at 11:01 a.m.
Yours sincerely,
Barbara Uteck,
Secretary to the Government General
The schedule indicates that royal assent was given to Bill C-6, an act respecting assisted human reproduction and related research; Bill C-13, an act to amend the Criminal Code (capital markets fraud and evidence-gathering); and Bill C-18, an act respecting equalization and authorizing the Minister of Finance to make certain payments related to health.
House of Commons
The Royal Assent
12:05 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker
I also have the honour to lay upon the table the report on plans and priorities for 2004-05 of the House of Commons administration.
Canada National Parks Act
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Denis Paradis for the Minister of the Environment
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-28, an act to amend the Canada National Parks Act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Marcel Proulx Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, I have two reports to present.
First, I have the honour to present the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. In accordance with its order of reference of Tuesday, February 24, 2004, your committee has considered Vote 25 under Privy Council in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005, and reports the same.
Second, I have the honour to present the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the list of members of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. With the unanimous consent of the House, I intend to move concurrence in the fourteenth report later this day.
Employment Insurance Act
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Robert Lanctôt Châteauguay, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-504, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (employee taking care of a disabled person)
Mr. Speaker, this enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act and the CanadaLabour Code to provide that an employee who is absent fromemployment because of an obligation to care for a disabled person is notdisqualified from receiving employment insurance benefits and may notbe dismissed, suspended, laid off, demoted or disciplined.
The enactment also replaces the twelve-week period of absence set outin the Canada Labour Code with an indefinite period. It also allows thepension, health and disability benefits and the seniority of an employeewho is absent from work to care for a disabled person to accumulate.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Marcel Proulx Hull—Aylmer, QC
Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move: That the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House earlier this day, be concurred in.
(Motion agreed to)
Routine Proceedings
12:05 p.m.
Mario Laframboise Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table, on behalf of the men, women and seniors in my riding, a petition which reads as follows:
"Whereas poverty is a plague that seriously affects seniors;
Whereas any measure that changes the financial situation of seniors poses a real threat to their physical health and their autonomy;
Whereas most seniors are living below the poverty line;
Your petitioners are asking Parliament to increase the basic amounts of the old age pension, the widow spouse allowance and the guaranteed income supplement, since we feel that the current amounts are clearly inadequate to allow our seniors to maintain an acceptable quality of life.
Your petitioners are also asking that low income individuals not be subjected to a diminution of the supplement already granted when they take money from an RRSP, a RRSF or when they get another temporary cash inflow.
Lastly, they are asking Parliament to take the necessary measures to adequately inform seniors, so that they do not lose the amounts to which they are entitled and to make eligibility rules more flexible by reducing penalties for all those who were not informed of their rights".
This petition was signed by 2,800 people from municipalities located in the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, namely Brownsburg-Chatham, Lachute, Saint-André d'Argenteuil, Wentworth-Nord,Lakefield, Gore, Harrington, Saint-Placide, Mirabel, Morin-Heights, Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, Grenville, Boileau, Lac-des-Plages, Lac-Simon, Duhamel, Saint-Eustache, and from municipalities located in—
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker
I am sorry to interrupt the hon. member for Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, but the hon. member for Lac-Saint-Louis has the floor.
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
Clifford Lincoln Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present.
The first petition is from people in my riding stating that there is a loophole in the Income Tax Act which allows businesses in Canada to deduct from business income for tax purposes the fines and penalties imposed on them for breaking laws and regulations intended to protect the public interest, such as environmental laws, consumer protection laws, workplace safety laws, et cetera.
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
Clifford Lincoln Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
Mr. Speaker, I have a second petition to present on behalf of the people of my riding.
The petitioners pray that Parliament pass legislation to recognize the institution of marriage in federal law as being the lifelong union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.


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Heaven And Hell -- San Jose, CA -- April 24th, 2007
Ever since the rumors started circulating that this monumental event would be happening (that event being the reuniting of the Dio-era Black Sabbath lineup), I've been eagerly anticipating its coming to fruition in the Bay Area, and we were treated with an absolute spectacle delivered last night by the gods of heavy music, performing 2 new songs and classics from Heaven & Hell, The Mob Rules, and Dehumanizer under the moniker of Heaven & Hell. Ronnie James Dio, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Vinny Appice, not to mention Megadeth supporting......need more be said?
No, not really, but I'm going to anyways. My best friend, my brother, and his friend all piled into my mom's car to head down to the HP Pavilion (otherwise known as the Shark Tank, smoke the Red Wings baby!) in sunny San Jose to witness history in the making. We arrived shortly before 7 and waited in a long line chatting up a few old school thrashers who had commented on my Exodus shirt. After buying a $15 "Heaven & Hell" t-shirt, we finally got inside and eagerly made our way down to the floor, where Machine Head had already begun assailing the faithful few who were there early with their brand of metalcore/"half thrash". I downloaded their newest album The Blackening in preparation to get a sense of what they'd be like, and was not impressed. Their live set did not do the trick either, although they had a good sized pit going and people definitely were into them, shouting along in unison with the popular closing tune "Davidian". Rob Flynn needs to get his ass back in thrash-mode and reform Vio-lence, or at least Forbidden and stop this metalcore act he's currently pulling. I'm glad we only had to watch 2 of their songs, because otherwise I think I would've started to become agitated. It served as a decent transition I suppose, always takes a little bit to adjust to the volume and everything once entering a show so it was alright to get acclimated to the environment which we'd be inhabiting for the next 4 hours. Here's a partial setlist (we only saw the last 2 songs but I know they did "Aesthetics Of Hate" as well)
Machine Head
Aesthetics Of Hate
Now I Lay Thee Down
*NOTE: partial setlist
After Machine Head wrapped up my buddy and I made our way up closer to the front to secure the best possible position from which to view the oncoming spectacle. My little brother and his friend decided to hang back in the middle, which turned out to be a good idea. Once they finished setting up and unveiled the awesome "United Abominations" banner, the lights went down and the time had come to fucking thrash. Megadeth came out to the deceivingly peaceful intro to upcoming album opener "Sleepwalker" and proceeded to launch into a full-on metal assault that I had not expected. Having heard "Sleepwalker" once on their MySpace page before I was not impressed by it, but damn if it didn't absolutely rip face live and whip the crowd into a frenzy. Instantly fists were flying, heads banging, pits erupting even in the dense chaos of the crush up front (we were roughly the row of people directly behind the ones on the rail), absolute insanity. The song reminded me a lot of "Blackmail The Universe" during the thrash parts, but I thought served as a much better opener than the aforementioned was during Gigantour. In fact, Megadeth absolutely outdid themselves tonight and were much better than when I saw them headlining last September. The crowd energy probably had a lot to do with it, it was just a fantastic atmosphere. I was worried about the sound coming into the gig because HP Pavilion is definitely not a great sounding arena for concerts (having seen Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Metallica there before), but everything sounded as good as any arena show I'd been to. Glen Drover shredded the living fuck out of that guitar, and Dave was Dave, some political comments between songs and stuff, but he gave a tremendous performance. The setlist was perfect, seriously it flowed fantastically. "Take No Prisoners" following "Sleepwalker" was a monster, and then hitting it with "Wake Up Dead", it was the very definition of relentless. I love how they focused on playing pretty much all fast thrashy tunes and didn't screw it up by throwing in something like "Trust" or even "In My Darkest Hour", which definitely would have disrupted the flow. Once you experience it for yourself you'll understand, the energy never stops, not even during "Washington Is Next", a new tune that people were far less familiar with. But how can you go wrong with 4 songs off Rust In Peace? You can't. I think I set a new personal standard for concert headbanging during "Holy Wars", and add that to the mania of the rest of theirs and Heaven & Hell sets and my neck is still brutally stiff even now. I almost caught one of Dave's wristbands too at the end but the big fat guy next to me got it. So it goes. Other highlights definitely were "Tornado Of Souls" and "Peace Sells" bigtime. One of the best sing-a-long songs out there in a live setting. Their set left me almost wanting them to keep playing and give the old guys the night off, and actually my little bro and his friend said they ended up liking Megadeth better at the end of the night. Undoubtedly an excellent performance and one of the highest energy sets I've experienced.
Take No Prisoners
Wake Up Dead
Kick the Chair
Washington Is Next
Hangar 18
Tornado of Souls
Symphony of Destruction
Peace Sells
Holy Wars...The Punishment Due
After a predictably long and claustrophobic wait for the gods to get their shit ready, the lights came down and the eerie sounds of "E5150" came through the PA. I was practically shaking with anticipation to finally see, right up close, the man who as far as I'm concerned single-handedly birthed heavy metal with the opening riff of the seminal epic "Black Sabbath" way back in 1970 that started it all.......Tony Iommi. Having already seen another legend in Ronnie James Dio live twice before with his solo act I knew what to expect, but was again completely astonished at what this little 65 year-old man can do. A true stage performer as well as one of the greatest singers ever. And let's not forget the king of the heavy metal rhythm section himself, Geezer Butler on bass. His unique playing style immediately struck me as the crushing doom of the opener "After All (The Dead)" launched the crowd into a roar. Vinny Appice made great use of his surprisingly extensive kit as well, keeping everything tight whilst being rightfully taken out of the spotlight by Iommi and Dio. Such a great charisma between them and the whole band was just such a delight to see, and Ronnie in typically congenial fashion held up a couple of signs that people had made and also playfully threw a bra that some fan had thrown on stage at one of the soundmen, who then proceeded to actually put it on and wear it. The whole show had a fantastic atmosphere, and the song performances themselves were riveting. "The Mob Rules" and "The Sign Of The Southern Cross" both got massive reactions, and if you thought that riffage in "I" sounds heavy on record, wait till you hear it live. Massive doesn't even do it justice. "Computer God" was another surprising highlight, Ronnie on that chorus is just ace, as he was during another crowd-pleaser in the monumental "Children Of The Sea." I should mention the stage set was very cool as well, and there are plenty of pictures that will divulge it in better detail than I could describe here. Vinny's drum solo served as a nice break in the action, and I liked how they sped up "Voodoo" a bit too which gave it more punch especially during that main riff. Of the new songs I liked "Shadow Of The Wind" better, but neither was super impressive, though they were each decent. The highlight though was absolutely the ending tri-fecta of Tony's guitar solo followed by the blistering "Die Young" and one of the greatest live song performances I've seen, "Heaven & Hell." Before I go on about that epic performance that solidified its position as perhaps the quintessential metal song (to me at least), I just have to go on more about Iommi. Watching him during that guitar solo just summed up everything. It was completely inspirational to me, this man who with mangled fingers created the heavy metal riff, watching him shred all alone up there was just fuckin it. Then of course "Die Young" kicks in and next thing you know fists are pumping, necks are snapping, and everybody is singing to the words of that undeniable classic. But all that almost paled in comparison to the track of their namesake "Heaven & Hell." I've been fortunate enough to have seen this song performed live 3 times, and this one honestly blew the others away. If I were to show someone a song that sums up what metal really is to me, I'd probably show them this one, which is something I've felt for a long time. There's an aspect of it that is transcending, and it's clear other people feel that way too because this song clearly got the biggest reaction of the night. Of note was the fact that they extended the solo section quite a bit (not to their disadvantage at all), and especially of note was how they added an entire new section. Now, those who have seen Dio recently or have any of the new DVD's know about the whole "There's a big black shape looking up at me" part with the red light and Ronnie's growl and everything. But this time there was another part before that....something that went like "There's a great white light shining down on me". Yes, heaven and hell indeed. I wish I could get the lyrics to that part, because they were just killer, something about paradise and then Ronnie in effect saying he'd rather "burn down here with you, you, you, you" as he pointed out across the crowd, really fucking great addition to the song making it even more spectacular than it already was. And of course, the ending as always, sensational. Couldn't have screamed those verses any louder I think, one of the most moving sections of any song I've ever heard. They had some cool explosions going too, not pyro but something to a similar effect. They closed the show with an encore of "Neon Knights", but I was quite disappointed they didn't do "Lonely Is The Word", which seems like they only do at some shows and not at others (curfew limitations perhaps). They also didn't play the other new one "Ear In The Wall", but that didn't matter much to me. I can't complain in any way about the show, even if it did cause me to get home at 1 AM and oversleep the next morning and miss my big history test (which I get to come to school extra early to make up tomorrow, yay ). Also gave me the biggest bangover ever (yes I am gonna adopt that phrase because it works dammit!), so I guess no headbanging tomorrow night at DLF This show was truely an experience of a lifetime though, one that cannot under any circumstance be missed if you are a fan of metal music. Indeed, this is how it ought to be done.
Heaven & Hell
After All (The Dead)
The Mob Rules
Children of the Sea
Lady Evil
The Sign of the Southern Cross
The Devil Cried w/drum solo
Computer God
Falling Off The Edge Of The World
Shadow Of The Wind
Die Young w/guitar solo
Heaven & Hell
Neon Knights
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George W. Bush is the son of a swine. I hope that one day his body is identified by the teeth marks on my penis.
But the most recent show they played Liar
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George W. Bush is the son of a swine. I hope that one day his body is identified by the teeth marks on my penis.
Burn my Eyes??
There is no song called Burn my Eyes. I assume you mean Old, which has the line burn my eyes in it, but even that does not seem right as I would think they would have ended with Davidian.
hmmm i really wish id been able to go to this one
but im seeing slightly stoopid tomorrow so its not the end of the world
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