Question and answer session chaired by the Chair of the Libreal Party of Canada (LPC) Caucus Sergio Marchi and given by Leader of the Opposition Jean Chrétien and some members of the Caucus to the delegates, on the occasion of the LPC 1992 Biennial Convention held in Hull, Quebec. The participating members of the LPC Caucus are Glengarry-Prescott-Russell Member of Parliament and critic for Canada Post Don Boudria, Papineau-Saint-Michel Member of Parliament and LPC co-chair for the upcoming federal electoral campaign André Ouellet, Bonavista-Trinity-Conception Member of Parliament and associate critic for Defence Fred Mifflin, Hamilton East Member of Parliament Sheila Copps, Halifax Member of Parliament and critic for women Mary Clancy, Cape Breton-East Richmond Member of Parliament and Opposition House Leader David Dingwall, Parkdale-High Park Member of Parliament and associate critic for External Affairs Jesse Flis, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Royce Frith, Saint Boniface Member of Parliament and associate critic for Education Ron Duhamel, Algoma Member of Parliament and critic for Agriculture Maurice Foster, LaSalle-Émard Member of Parliament and co-chair of the LPC platform committee Paul Martin, Etobicoke North Member of Parliament Roy MacLaren, Windsor West Member of Parliament Herb Gray, and Edmonton Southeast Member of Parliament David Kilgour, the only Liberal MP in Alberta. Included subjects are the accountability of the Liberal Caucus before the whole LPC and even the Canadian public through television, a heated debate on abortion rights and Chrétien’s statement that LPC members have the right to their personal opinion on the subject and that there will be no party line in the House of Commons on abortion, concerns about preparing the upcoming federal election and nomination of Liberal candidates, the Canadian role in peacekeeping, First Nations issues and devolution of powers and responsibilities to them, crime prevention and gun control, the LPC strategy for posing questions to the government in the House, the LPC position on Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, the values placed on health care and old age pensions, concerns over constitutional issues and the Bélanger-Campeau Commission, LPC policies on agriculture, the LPC electoral program, the importance of tolerance and bilingualism for Canadian unity, the flaws of the Free Trade agreement signed with the U.S. and the consequent problems in border cities in Canada such as Windsor, and challenging the Reform Party’s rise in popularity in Western Canada. <99mn 36s>
