House of Commons Debates – March 27, 1985

1st Session—33rd Parliament

Question Period opens with questions about government patronage appointments, an agreement with three oil-producing provinces, and Canada’s position on the United States’ strategic defence initiative. Justice Minister John C. Crosbie introduces debate on Bill C-27, a bill to amend several laws to comply with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; there are speeches by John Nunziata, Svend J. Robinson, Bernard Valcourt (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State for Science and Technology), Sheila Finestone, and Lynn McDonald.