Don BOUDRIA
BOUDRIA, The Hon. Don, P.C., B.A.
Personal Data
- Party
- Liberal
- Constituency
- Glengarry--Prescott--Russell (Ontario)
- Birth Date
- August 30, 1949
- Website
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Boudria
- PARLINFO
- http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=efec68a7-e1fd-490f-8b6a-95313440440c&Language=E&Section=ALL
- Profession
- public servant, purchasing agent
Parliamentary Career
- September 4, 1984 - October 1, 1988
- LIBGlengarry--Prescott--Russell (Ontario)
- November 21, 1988 - September 8, 1993
- LIBGlengarry--Prescott--Russell (Ontario)
- Deputy Whip of the Liberal Party (December 1, 1988 - January 29, 1991)
- Liberal Party Deputy House Leader (September 1, 1990 - November 1, 1993)
- Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition (January 30, 1991 - November 1, 1993)
- October 25, 1993 - April 27, 1997
- LIBGlengarry--Prescott--Russell (Ontario)
- Liberal Party Deputy House Leader (September 1, 1990 - November 1, 1993)
- Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition (January 30, 1991 - November 1, 1993)
- Chief Government Whip's assistant (November 4, 1993 - September 26, 1994)
- Deputy Whip of the Liberal Party (November 4, 1993 - September 26, 1994)
- Chief Government Whip (September 15, 1994 - October 4, 1996)
- Whip of the Liberal Party (September 15, 1994 - October 4, 1996)
- Minister responsible for La Francophonie (October 4, 1996 - June 10, 1997)
- Minister for International Cooperation (October 4, 1996 - June 10, 1997)
- June 2, 1997 - October 22, 2000
- LIBGlengarry--Prescott--Russell (Ontario)
- Minister responsible for La Francophonie (October 4, 1996 - June 10, 1997)
- Minister for International Cooperation (October 4, 1996 - June 10, 1997)
- Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (June 11, 1997 - January 14, 2002)
- Liberal Party House Leader (September 22, 1997 - January 14, 2002)
- November 27, 2000 - May 23, 2004
- LIBGlengarry--Prescott--Russell (Ontario)
- Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (June 11, 1997 - January 14, 2002)
- Liberal Party House Leader (September 22, 1997 - January 14, 2002)
- Minister of Public Works and Government Services (January 15, 2002 - May 25, 2002)
- Liberal Party House Leader (May 26, 2002 - December 11, 2003)
- Minister of State (Without Portfolio) (May 26, 2002 - December 11, 2003)
- Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (May 26, 2002 - December 11, 2003)
- June 28, 2004 - November 29, 2005
- LIBGlengarry--Prescott--Russell (Ontario)
Most Recent Speeches (Page 1681 of 1683)
November 23, 1984
Mr. Boudria:
Mr. Speaker, I found the comments of the last Member rather interesting. On one hand, he is in favour of
Supply
de-regulation. On the other hand, he extols the virtues of supply management. He wants a red meat stabilization program, but he says the federal government should not impose anything on the provinces. He says the farmer should not go out of business, yet he says that red meat producers should not exist in my riding, only in his riding. I find that difficult to accept.
I also find it difficult to accept the Member's statement that the previous Government did not devote the required attention to agriculture. In the announcements of the Minister of Finance (Mr. Wilson) and the President of the Treasury Board (Mr. de Cotret), dairy programs are being cut by $6.2 million, departmental operations are being cut by $9.4 million, and Canagrex is being cut by $6.6 million. That would have been a very useful tool for the marketing of our agricultural products. The Government is deferring $4.9 million in the testing laboratory and research facility to be built in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, and Victoriaville. All this is from a government which pretends it is going to pay more attention to agriculture. How can it direct more attention to agriculture when it does not want to invest the funds required?
In the same document, we see that $32.3 million will be cut in agricultural services. The document states that fees are currently charged for services such as food inspection, agricultural input quality assurance and so forth and that the level of these will be increased. I find it very difficult to accept that this Government would make cuts in agriculture while at the same time saying that it is interested in agriculture. Where I come from, you put your money where your mouth is.
Subtopic: BUSINESS OF SUPPLY
November 23, 1984
Mr. Don Boudria (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell):
Mr. Speaker, in the absence of the Minister of Supply and Services, I will direct my question to the Right Hon. Prime Minister.
Answering my question last Wednesday, the Minister said that Statistics Canada will be in a position to gather the data required for the establishment of an affirmative action program, without the 1986 census. Considering that an internal Statistics Canada report, which I have here, indicates that the census is the only source of detailed information on professions in the labour force, how can the Prime Minister explain this obvious contradiction?
Subtopic: THE CENSUS
November 21, 1984
Mr. Don Boudria (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell):
Mr. Speaker, how can the Government be serious about affirmative action when it wants to destroy the data base on which such programs are established? Will the Minister stand up in this House and tell those big bullies in front of him, Erik the Dreaded, and Mike the Knife, to go and do their cutting elsewhere and keep their hands out of the census?
Subtopic: REQUEST THAT CANCELLATION BE RESCINDED
November 21, 1984
Mr. Don Boudria (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell):
Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Supply and Services.
Since, according to the Abella report it is imperative every five years to collect census data on the participation of target groups to the work force, and since the 1986 census would have provided the new data required for any affirmative action program concerning women, native people and the disabled, how can the Minister now justify the cancellation of the 1986 census?
Subtopic: THE CENSUS
November 19, 1984
Mr. Don Boudria (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell):
Mr. Speaker, many Members are concerned with the Government's announcement abolishing the 1986 census. Apart from the many other issues that have been raised in the past is the question of lost jobs. Some 40,000 part-time jobs will be lost through cancelling the 1986 census, or approximately 5,800 person year equivalents.
The 1986 census was to cost $149 million and it had been in the planning stages for two years. Consultations have been held with several groups since 1982, including provincial Governments, ten federal Departments, academics, and business people. This census would have resulted in several new questions being asked, specifically on ethnic minorities and disabled people. The Government will not be able to institute any new affirmative action programs without the results of the census. This census should be re-instated immediately, the Minister of Finance (Mr. Wilson) should change his plan to cancel the census, which cancellation some people have qualified in the last week as criminal.
November 19, 1984
Subtopic: THE CENSUS