Traduction de «Rapport quotidien du chef de campagne » (Français → Anglais) :

Mr. Speaker, once again the Liberal leader is in today's National Post calling for a job-killing national tax on the Canadian economy.

– (NL) Mr President, first of all, I should like to congratulate Mr Neil Parish on the fact that he has produced a report which is based on the farmers’ reality, the reality in rural areas, and not on the view from Brussels.

He was obliged to campaign for the leadership because part of his caucus threatened to abandon ship if the hon. member for Laurier-Sainte-Marie became master of this vessel, and he was elected at the end of a leadership race that was not a real race. Following the referendum defeat, he face the need to justify the very existence of his party, which an increasing number of members seem anxious to leave, and now, according to Le Devoir, apparently part of his caucus has been pressing the former Premier, Mr. Parizeau, to take up the leadership of the Bloc Quebecois (1400) Faced with this challenge to his leadership, will the hon. member for ...[+++] Roberval remain at the helm of a ship that has become rudderless or will he do as others have done who dream of pursuing their careers under the more clement skies of Quebec City?

Also, still with reference to the famous $1,000-a-plate dinner, I would like to quote the comment made by André Pratte, a journalist for La Presse, during the election campaign: ``If a $1,000 gift can help you drop a few words in the leader's or the potential prime minister's ear, what privileges do people who give $5,000 enjoy?'' And what does a business like Canadian Pacific, which gave $64,000 to each party last year, get?

Our daily remit to the Chief of the Defence Staff is to apprise the CDS of events that have occurred within the Canadian Forces to bring the CDS immediate awareness of events going on here in Canada and in Afghanistan and to provide staff support for when the CDS wishes to provide direction to subordinate commanders.

Each such committee shall consider and shall report, or shall be deemed to have reported the same to the House not later than the said date, provided that: (a) not later than the third sitting day prior to June 21, 1996, the Leader of the Opposition may give notice during the time specified in Standing Order 54 of a motion to extend consideration of the main estimates of a named department or agency and the said motion shall be deemed adopted when called on ``Motions'' on the last sitting day prior to June 21, 1996; (b) on the sittin ...[+++]g day immediately preceding the first allotted day in the supply period ending December 10, 1996, but, in any case not later than ten sitting days following the day on which any motion made pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section is adopted, and not later than the ordinary time of daily adjournment, the said committee shall report, or shall be deemed to have reported, the main estimates of the said department or agency; and (c) if the committee shall make a report, the Chairman or a member of the committee acting for the Chairman may so indicate, on a point of order, prior to the hours indicated in paragraph (b) of this section, and the House shall immediately revert to ``Presenting Reports from Committees'' for the purpose of receiving the said report.