https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/11a0053026fb6f46680bbd37f70d7dc3.pdf 8c85f0f018361d660e7e06844a6a16eb PDF Text Text HOUSE OF' COM MONS CANADA REPORT FROM OTTAWA GIRVE FRETZ M.P. - ERIE RIDING AUGUST 1979 �HOUSE OF COMMONS CANADA AUGUST 1979 Vea.It F1t,lend1.i : It ,{,1.i my plea.1.ia.nt duty to 1.iend to you my n,l1t1.it new1.i bullet,ln wh,lch 1.ie1tve1.i the pu!tpol.ie on ,lnno1tm,lng the con.1.it,ltuent1.i on E1t,le a.bout 1.iome on the even.ti.> on Pa.1tl,la.ment H,lll. We a.Jte na.ced w,lth many p1toblem1.i wh,lch need 1.ipec,la.l a.ttent,lon. Un.employment ,ln ouJt 1t,ld,ln.9 ,l1.i on pa.1tt,lcula.1t ,lmpoJtta.nce . My 1.ita.nn a.nd I ha.ve been 1te1.iea.1tch,ln.9 wa.y1.i to a.ttJta.ct 1.ima.ll bu1.i,lne1.i1.i a.nd ,lndu1.it1ty to ouJt 1t,ld,ln.9. In a.ny on my con.1.it,ltuent1.i ha.ve a. p!toblem that they th,lnk ma.y conceJtn my onn,lce, plea.1.ie do not he1.i,lta.te to con.ta.ct my 1.ita.nn oft me pe1t1.iona.lly . We a.Jte a.ll w,lll,ln.9 to help ,ln a.ny wa.y we po1.i1.i,lbly can. You ma.y con.ta.ct my onn,lce by phon,ln.9 oft w1t,lt,ln.9 to G,l1tve F1tetz, M.P., Room 356, Wei.it Block, Hou~e on Common.1.i, Ottawa. Onta.Jt,lo. K1A OA7. My Con.1.it,ltuency onn,lce ,{,J.i 12 Cla.Jten.ce St. PoJtt Colbo1tne Onta.Jt,lo, L3K ~F8. The phone numbeJt ,l1.i 835-2771 It ,l1.i a.n honou!t no1t me to 1tep1te1.ient the people on E1t,le a.1.i you!t Membe!t ,ln the 311.it Pa.Jtl,la.ment on Ca.na.da.. I a.m look,ln.9 no1twa.1td to my 1te1.ipon.1.i,lb,ll,lt,le1.i ,ln the Hou1.ie on Common.1.i a.nd I ha.ve 91tea.t opt,lm,l1.im ,ln the nutuJte on ouJt new Gove1tnment. W,lth ve1ty be1.it w,l1.ihe1.i, GIRVE FRETZ AND HIS STAFF IN HIS PARL IAMENTARY OFFICE IN OTTAWA (LEFT TO RIGHT) MARY BROWNJ FRED DAVIESJ •' ....... CORRESPONDENCE ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASS ISTANT GIRVE FRETZ J MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT (SEATED) »~T~ GIRVE FRETZ M,P, ERIE CONSTITUENCY HEATHER DAWEJ ADMINISTRAT IVE ASS ISTANT �FIRST DAYS IN OTTAWA After the election on May 22, my wife Lenore and I spent a few days resting before we travelled to Ottawa for a caucus meeting with the Prime Minister and a seminar for the new Members of Parliament. We spent some time in the capital city and familiarized ourselves ,with the Parliament Buildings and got acquainted with many of the other newlyelected Members of Parliament from other parts of the country. Because I had not yet been assigned an office, all of my work was done out of my hotel room. I had met with various people in the riding such as Doug Fletcher from Wainf leet and Sam Berkhout from Port Colborne. My staff and I moved into our new off ice in West Block on June 27 and quickly started on the business that had accumulated since the election. While back in the riding, I met with Regional Chairman, aohn Campbell and discussed issues of concern in our area. Shortly after, I attended a Business and Industrial Development Committee meeting held by the Regional Government of Niagara. It was a pleasure for me to meet with the Honourable Mike Wilson, Minister of State for International Trade and with the Honourable Allan McKinnon, Minister of National Defence. Mr. Bob Haack, Director of Aerospace Systems, Transportation Branch of Industry, Trade and Commerce met with me, as well as Brigadier General George MacFarlane, Program Manager of the Aurora Program. (The Aurora is a long range Patrol Aircraft built by Lockheed) I attended the Hamilton Air Show where I inspected the Canadian built "Dash-7" and was introduced to the officers of the United States Airforce "Blue Angels" flying team. On July 5, my assistant Fred Davies and I went on a tour of Fleet Industries in Fort Erie which build parts for Boeing Aircraft and Lockheed Corporation and other major aircraft companie& The next day we again toured another aircraft plant, this time the McDonnell-Douglas plant in Toronto. My interest in the Aerospace industry is due primarily to a desire to stimulate growth and employment in Erie riding. Canada has immense potential in the Aerospace industry and could well be a world leader in this field. I have just returned from a trip to California where I toured the McDonnell-Douglas p7ant and two Lockheed plants. After this, my wife Lenore and I Bpent a few days in Vancouver for a short visit before returning to Ottawa where I have started on a caucus committee on External Affairs and National Defence and also a committee on Economic Development. • MR, FRETZ STANDING WITH OFFICIALS OF THE MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CORPORATION WHILE ON TOUR OF THE PLANT DURING HIS RECENT TRIP TO CALIFORNIA. �THE CANADIAN MINISTRY The Honourable John Allen Fraser Postmaster General and Minister of the Environme n t The Right Honourable Charles Joseph Clark Prime Minister The Honourable William Jarvis Minister of State for Federal-Provincial Relatio n s The Honourable Jacques Flynn Leader of the Government in the Senate and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada The Honourable Allan McKinnon Min iste r of National Defence and Minister of Veter ans Affairs The Honourable Martial Asselin Minister of State for the Canadian International Development Agency The Honourable Sinclair M. Stevens President of the Treasury Board The Honourable Walter David Baker President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of National Revenue The Honourable Flora MacDonald Secretary of State for Ext ernal Affairs The Honourable James A. McGrath Minister of Fisheries and Oceans The Honourable Erik K. Nielsen Minister of Public Works The Honourable Allan F . Lawrence Solicitor General of Canada and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs The Honourable John C . Crosbie Minister of Finance The Honourable David S. H . MacDonald Secretary of State of Canada and Minister of Communications The Honourable Lincoln Alexander Minister of Labour The Honourable Roch LaSalle Minister of Supply and Services The Honourable Donald F. Mazankowski Minister of Transport The Honourable Elmer M. MacKay Minister of Regional Economic Expansion The Honourable Arthur J. Epp Minister o f Indian Affairs and Northern Development The Honourable John Wise Min ister of Agriculture The Honourable Ronald G . Atkey Mi n ister of Employment and Imm igrat ion The Honourable Ramon J. Hnaty sh yn Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Min ister of State fo r Science and Tec h nology The Honourable Da~id Crombie Minister of Nati onal Healt h and Welfare Th e Hono ur able Robert R. deC otret Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce and Mi n ister of State for Economic Development The Honourable Heward Grafftey Minister of Sta t e for Socia l Programmes The Honourable Perrin Beatty Mi nister of State (Treasur y Bo ?-;t;:4 ), The Honourable J . Robert Howie Minister of State (Transport) The Honourable Steven E. Papr oski Mi n ister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and Multiculturalism The Honourable Ronald Huntington Minister of State for Small Business a nd Industr y The Honourable Michael H . Wilson Mini ster of State for I nterna tional Trade L~-0ted above a~e the new memb e~-0 06 the Fede~al Cab~net 60 ~ th e 31-0t Pa~l~ament 06 Canada. �PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE Of COMMONS -I ::c rn :::0 G> ::c -I ::c 0 ::z: 0 c :::0 )> b:1 r rn c.... 0 rn ("") r )> :::0 :;;o;: '· IJ :::0 3: rn 3: ::z: en -I rn :::0 Television in the House of Commons is now an accepted part of the daily proceedings. In the beginning, Members of Parliam~nt were not sure how television would affect their work or how it would be received by the Canadian public. Judging by the response members have received from their constituents, televised daily proceedings have generated a renewed interest in what goes on in the House of Commons. I sincerely hope that many of my constituents will watch the proceedings on televisron. In our riding, the question period is most commonly shown during the day. The purpose of the question period is to allow the Members of Parliament to ask questions concerning important issues of the day. The normal daily pattern is for the speaker to recognize first the Leader of the Opposition £or an opening question and three suppl~mentaries. A second member of the Official Opposition is recognized for three or four questions, and finally, Members for other political parties ask their particular questions. Members seek recognition by standing until "seen" by the Speaker of the House. In the early part of the question period, Mr. Speaker accepts suggestions submitted in advance from the Opposition parties as to who should be recognized. )> ::z: ti G> :::0 < rn '"Tl I. Speaker 2. Clerk 3. Mace 4. Hansard Reporters 5. Sergeant-at-Arms 6. Government Benches 7. Opposition Benches rn 8. Prime Minister ... 9. :::0 -I N AN OUTLINE Of THE HOUSE Of COMMONS Oppositio~ Leader 10. Translation Booths 11. Press Gallery 12. Public Gallery 13. Official Gallery 14. Reserved Gallery 15. Opposition Gallery 16. MPs' Gallery 17. Diplomatic Gallery 18. Public Gallery �r--------------------- r .... .:', ~.?' . ~ -~.' ' \! .,, ' . - once again, if you feel that you need my assistance or the assistance of my staff about any matter, please feel free to contact my office at the following places: CONSTITUENCY OFFICE 12 CLARENCE ST,J PORT COLBORNEJ ONTARIO L3K 3E8 PHONE 416 835-2771 OTTAWA PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE ROOM 356J WEST BLOCKJ HOUSE OF COMMONSJ OTTAWA.A, ONTARIO GIRVE AND LENORE FRETZ IN THE ETHNIC DAY PARADE IN PORT COLBORNE IN JULY, KlA OAt PHONE 613 992-8865 GIRVE FRETZ IN HIS PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE JOE REIDJ M.P, FROM ST, CATHARINES RIDING WITH GIRVE FRETZ AT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT IN ERIE RIDING, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource House of Commons: Report From Ottawa Description An account of the resource Listed here is a report written by PC representative Girve Fretz regarding his visit with the Prime Minister in Parliament during the summer of 1979. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1970s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection ottawa politics and government