Lorne Edmund Nystrom
New Democratic Party
Hon. Lome Nystrom (Yorkton-Melville):
Madam Speaker, I was disappointed to learn the other day that the parliamentary committee studying the North American free trade agreement has decided to cancel a hearing in Saskatchewan.
I have a letter from Mr. Paul Brassard, co-ordinator of the Rural Life Ministry. He wrote:
The tour to Saskatchewan has been cancelled. We were missed in
April and now again. What is happening to our democratic process?
We are a part of Canada and insist that we be heard on NAFTA.
Those are the facts from Paul Brassard, co-ordinator of the Rural Life Ministry, a highly respected group in Saskatchewan.
They have the right to be heard. The people of Saskatchewan have the right to be heard on NAFTA. I insist that a parliamentary committee go to our province and let the people speak. I am not sure what the government is afraid of or what the opposition is afraid of, but these people have the right to speak.
Subtopic: TAXATION