1st Session—32nd Parliament
Acting Prime Minister Jean-Luc Pépin, Joe Clark (Leader of the Opposition), and Ed Broadbent pay tribute to the late former governor general Jules Léger. The House passes a motion to offer emergency assistance to the Naples-Salerno area of southern Italy after a devastating earthquake. Canadian technology development, urban transit assistance to Ontario, and the National Energy Program are the leading topics in Question Period. The House resumes its consideration of Ian Waddell’s motion to revoke a proclamation in the Petroleum Administration Act; Arnold Malone, Eugene F. Whelan (Minister of Agriculture), Pat Nowlan, Paul E. McRae, Bill Yurko, Rémi Bujold, Jackie Shields, and Herb Breau contribute to the debate. Walter McLean introduces a private member’s motion to provide volunteer agencies with more funding to support their communication and fund-raising activities; John Evans (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance), Bruce Halliday, Stanley Knowles, and Roy MacLaren (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources) speak.
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