Hon. Marcel Massé (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister responsible for Public Service Renewal)

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to reaffirm that the federal government takes its responsibilities by trying to reconcile its views with those of the provinces every time it is required.

The Canadian debt problem must be solved in co-operation with the provinces, and we will continue our efforts to solve this problem with the kind of co-operation shown in the past.

Mr. John Solomon (Regina-Lumsden)

Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Deputy Prime Minister.

Recently the people of Saskatchewan and other Canadians saw a dramatic and unexplained increase in the price of gasoline. Gasoline prices have gone up despite no tax increases, despite no increases in inflation, despite no increase in the price of crude year over year, and despite the fact that major oil companies announced substantial increases in profits.

Given the above, has your government referred my requests for an investigation into gasoline pricing-

Order. The hon. member would please put his question to the Chair.

Mr. Solomon

Mr. Speaker, my question through you to the Deputy Prime Minister, has the Government of Canada referred my request for an investigation into gasoline pricing to the bureau of competition policy? If so, when will it be reporting back to Canadians on this matter? Will you consider setting up an energy price review commission to review all gas price increases in all regions of Canada to protect Canadian consumers-

Order. The hon. Minister of Natural Resources.

Hon. Anne McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources)

Mr. Speaker, let me say in response to the hon. member's first question that I have not referred that question to the bureau of competition. That is a question I will ask the Minister of Industry to take under advisement.

Let me say in response to the second question of the hon. member that the answer is simply no.

Mr. Peter Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons)

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 19 petitions.

Ms. Albina Guarnieri (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Canadian Heritage)

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Secretary of State (Status of Women), I am happy to table two bilingual copies of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women's annual report for 1992-93.

Hon. Warren Allmand (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), your committee agreed to recommend that, with reference to the provisions of the Privacy Act governing use of personal information, the continuing disclosure to members of Parliament of the names and addresses of new citizens for the sole purpose of forwarding a one time congratulatory letter with the optional enclosure of information relating to the constituency, constitutes both a purpose in the public interest and a benefit to the individual new citizen, as envisaged by section 8(2)( m ) of the Privacy Act and should be recognized as such by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

Mr. Althouse

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order I seek leave to introduce a private member's bill.

In response to the hon. member for Mackenzie, his motions are on the Notice Paper. To proceed we would require unanimous consent. Is the member for Mackenzie making that request?

Mr. Althouse

Yes, Your Honour. I hear rumours we may not be here tomorrow. It has only been filed long enough for presentation tomorrow.

Members have heard the terms of the request. Is there unanimous consent?

Agreed.

Mr. Vic Althouse (Mackenzie)

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-266, an act respecting the orderly marketing of potatoes.

Mr. Speaker, this bill would have the effect of creating an agency to present a single desk selling organization for the marketing of Canadian produced potatoes. It proposes a marketing commission for Canadian potatoes in order to permit producers to market through a single desk selling agency for the pricing, marketing and grading of potatoes.

This process has been ongoing in Canada for more than 20 years. It has reached near fruition several times but has always been successfully blocked by the potato trade. I believe this process would avoid that. In fact it would permit producers to use single desk marketing.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)

Mr. Fred Mifflin (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs)

Mr. Speaker, I believe you will find unanimous consent that the following motion be adopted without debate. I move:

That notwithstanding its order of reference of Wednesday, February 23, 1994, the Special Joint Committee on Canada's Defence Policy be empowered to present its final report no later than October 31, 1994, to coincide with the date given the Special Joint Committee on Canada's Foreign Policy for its final report, and that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint their honours therein.

Does the hon. parliamentary secretary have unanimous consent to move the motion?

Agreed.

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Agreed.

(Motion agreed to.)