Translation of "The Burns Memorial Fire Fund " (English → French) :

The Barnier proposals gathering dust in desks at the Commission need to be activated at long last. A fund needs to be set up to protect our forests, to prevent fires and you need to examine the possibility, as you did for floods, of a directive on protection from the risk of fires.

The labels indicate that, in the opinion of the manufacturer of this product, the cigarettes should not be treated any differently from other cigarettes available on the market and that they are not any safer than other cigarettes (1550) [English] We have also become aware of allegations made by the United States government, through the Department of Justice, in the case of the United States v. Philip Morris Incorporated, that a cigarette made with banded paper technology “actually represents a disproportionate threat of burns and fires”.

Under the Commission proposal, the Forest Focus campaign would not cover the work of preventing forest fires, funding of which was, however, covered by the 1992 regulation.

It is called the LeBreton-Holmes Memorial Scholarship Fund. It was established to provide scholarship funds for law students expressing an interest in the fields of criminal prosecution, criminal law reform and Criminal Code drafting.

I speak, of course, of the LeBreton-Holmes Memorial Scholarship Fund at the University of Ottawa and the impact that fund is having on young law students and hopefully on their future work in the criminal justice system.

I am most pleased to support this national unity campaign initiative which in P.E.I. would raise funds for a Joe Ghiz memorial scholarship fund (1410 ) Given the commitment and dedication of our former premier to the unity of Canada, I can think of no greater tribute to his memory than the contributions of funds from this campaign to a scholarship fund in his name.