Thomas HOCKIN

HOCKIN, The Hon. Thomas, P.C., B.A.(Hons.), M.P.A., Ph.D.

Parliamentary Career

September 4, 1984 - October 1, 1988
PC
  London West (Ontario)
  • Minister of State (Finance) (June 30, 1986 - January 29, 1989)
November 21, 1988 - September 8, 1993
PC
  London West (Ontario)
  • Minister of State (Finance) (June 30, 1986 - January 29, 1989)
  • Minister of State (Small Businesses and Tourism) (January 30, 1989 - June 24, 1993)
  • Minister for Science (January 4, 1993 - June 24, 1993)
  • Minister for International Trade (June 25, 1993 - November 3, 1993)

Most Recent Speeches (Page 275 of 275)


December 13, 1984

Mr. Hockin:

About the safety of aircraft. The Minister and his officials met with these groups-

Topic:   ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
Subtopic:   AIRPORTS
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December 12, 1984

Mr. Tom Hockin (London West):

Mr. Speaker, as the Member of Parliament for London West it is my duty to present a petition signed by over 2,000 residents in my riding.

The petition will be familiar to the House. It calls for Parliament to declare Canada a nuclear weapons-free zone, to work actively for a multilateral de-escalation of the arms race, to divert arms funding to peaceful purposes, and to conduct a free vote to cease the testing of Cruise missiles in Canada.

Topic:   ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
Subtopic:   PETITIONS
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November 22, 1984

Mr. Tom Hockin (London West):

Mr. Speaker, I have seen a communication from Jonathan Mann, the Canadian journalist who was imprisoned briefly in India. It expresses his heartfelt thanks for the work of the Secretary of State for External Affairs (Mr. Clark) and members of his Department to secure his quick release after he was arrested for illegally entering the Punjab.

He states that during the six days he was in police custody he was in regular contact with the Second Secretary of the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi. Those efforts were discreet and little publicized. Also, careful diplomatic activity by the High Commission during those six days was extremely helpful in setting him free.

Because of the success of the Minister, his Department, and the High Commission in this regard, I hope that similar efforts, if they are appropriate, will be exercised on behalf of a husband of a constituent of mine, Mrs. Alice Kozumplik. Michael Kozumplik was arrested in Czechoslovakia for an offence which may also be relatively minor. He has been under arrest since mid-August.

November 22, 1984

Topic:   GOVERNMENT ORDERS
Subtopic:   EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
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