HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
35th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 152
Wednesday, April 9, 1997
2:00 p.m.
PRAYERS
NATIONAL ANTHEM
STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.
ORAL QUESTIONS
Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded
to Oral Questions.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the
Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the
following petitions:
-- Nos. 352-1700, 352-1706, 352-1710 and 352-1711 concerning
the highway system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-137G;
-- Nos. 352-1701, 352-1704, 352-1705, 352-1712, 352-1714, 352-1741,
352-1763, 352-1765, 352-1772, 352-1778, 352-1780, 352-1784,
352-1785, 352-1790, 352-1794, 352-1799, 352-1808 and
352-1809 concerning the tax on gasoline. -- Sessional Paper
No. 8545-352-44Y;
-- Nos. 352-1703, 352-1729, 352-1733, 352-1749, 352-1768, 352-1769
and 352-1786 concerning taxes on books. -- Sessional
Paper No. 8545-352-129I;
-- No. 352-1707 concerning Canadian citizenship. -- Sessional
Paper No. 8545-352-151;
-- No. 352-1728 concerning the unemployment insurance program. -- Sessional
Paper No. 8545-352-37I;
-- No. 352-1770 concerning landmines. -- Sessional Paper No.
8545-352-3E;
-- Nos. 352-1787 and 352-1801 concerning police and
firefighters' death benefits. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-133C.
Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Bakopanos (Saint-Denis)
presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the
NATO Parliamentary Association
respecting its participation at the 1996 Annual Session of the North
Atlantic Assembly (NATO Parliamentarians), held in Paris, France, from
November 17 to 21, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-50C.
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Bakopanos (Saint-Denis)
presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the
NATO Parliamentary Association
respecting its participation at the Joint Meeting of the North Atlantic
Assembly Defence and Security, Economic, and Political Committees,
held in Brussels, Belgium, from February 16 to 18, 1997. -- Sessional
Paper No. 8565-352-50D.
Presenting Reports from Committees
Ms. Cohen (Windsor -- St. Clair), from the Standing
Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, presented the 10th
Report of the Committee (Bill C-205, An Act to amend the
Criminal Code and the Copyright Act (profit from authorship
respecting a crime), with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No.
8510-352-92.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issues
Nos. 6 and 10, which includes this Report) was tabled.
Introduction of Government Bills
Pursuant to Standing Orders 83(4) and 69(1), on motion
of Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial
Institutions)) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance),
seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister of Public Works and
Government Services), Bill C-92, An Act to amend the Income
Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules and another Act
related to the Income Tax Act, was read the first time,
ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at
the next sitting of the House.
Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))
His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House
of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the
circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in
a measure entitled "An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the
Income Tax Application Rules and another Act related to the
Income Tax Act".
Pursuant to Standing Orders 83(4) and 69(1), on motion
of Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial
Institutions)) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance),
seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister of Public Works and
Government Services), Bill C-93, An Act to implement certain
provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February
18, 1997, was read the first time, ordered to be printed and
ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the
House.
Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))
His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House
of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the
circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in
a measure entitled "An Act to implement certain provisions
of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 18, 1997".
MOTIONS
Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial
Institutions)), seconded by Mr. Manley (Minister of
Industry), moved, -- That the House do now proceed to the
Orders of the Day.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to
on the following division:
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine
-- Bachand -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair
-- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare
-- Bernier -- (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bertrand
-- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar
-- Brien -- Brown -- (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett
-- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Catterall
-- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac)
-- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Copps
-- Cowling -- Crawford -- Crête -- Culbert -- Cullen
-- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers
-- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Duceppe -- Dupuy
-- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano
-- Gagnon -- (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godfrey
-- Godin -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West/Ouest)
-- Guarnieri -- Guimond -- Harb -- Hickey -- Hubbard
-- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob
-- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson
-- Kraft Sloan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin
-- LeBlanc -- (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso)
-- Lee -- Leroux -- (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux -- (Shefford)
-- Loney -- MacLellan -- (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys)
-- Manley -- Marchand -- Marleau -- Martin -- (LaSalle -- Émard)
-- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon
-- McLellan -- (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague
-- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mifflin -- Mitchell -- Murray
-- Nault -- Nunez -- O'Brien -- (Labrador) -- Pagtakhan
-- Paré -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson
-- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard -- (Drummond)
-- Pickard -- (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon
-- Pomerleau -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson
-- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rocheleau
-- Scott -- (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd
-- Sheridan -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle
-- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi
-- Terrana -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran
-- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Wood -- Zed -- 148
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz -- (Yellowhead)
-- Bridgman -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Epp -- Gouk -- Grubel
-- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper -- (Simcoe Centre)
-- Harris -- Hayes -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River)
-- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan
-- Martin -- (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield
-- McClelland -- (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Meredith
-- Penson -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Skeena)
-- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl
-- White -- (Fraser Valley West/Ouest)
-- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 36
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Asselin -- Axworthy -- (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre)
-- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Caccia -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault
-- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone
-- Gaffney -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre
-- Loubier -- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau
-- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr.
Gagliano (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Peters
(Secretary of State (International Financial
Institutions)), -- That Bill C-66, An Act to amend the Canada
Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions
Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other
Acts, be now read a third time and do pass;
And of the amendment of Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West -- Revelstoke),
seconded by Mr. Johnston (Wetaskiwin), -- That
the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the
word ``That'' and substituting the following:
"Bill C-66, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I)
and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to
make consequential amendments to other Acts, be not now read
a third time but that it be read a third time this day six
months hence."
The debate continued.
QUORUM
The attention of the Speaker was drawn to the lack of a
quorum and, fewer than 20 members having been counted,
pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to
call in the Members.
After one minute, a quorum was found.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr.
Gagliano (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Peters
(Secretary of State (International Financial
Institutions)), -- That Bill C-66, An Act to amend the Canada
Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions
Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other
Acts, be now read a third time and do pass;
And of the amendment of Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West -- Revelstoke),
seconded by Mr. Johnston (Wetaskiwin).
The debate continued.
At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, March 17,
1997, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the
Speaker interrupted the proceedings.
The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the
following division:
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit
-- Bernier -- (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead)
-- Breitkreuz -- (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Canuel
-- Chatters -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins
-- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan
-- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon -- (Québec) -- Gauthier
-- Godin -- Gouk -- Grubel -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan
-- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Jacob -- Jennings
-- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin
-- Leroux -- (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux -- (Shefford)
-- Marchand -- Mayfield -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Nunez
-- Paré -- Penson -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay
-- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Skeena)
-- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl
-- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- White -- (North Vancouver)
-- Williams -- 61
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine
-- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair
-- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua
-- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria
-- Brown -- (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Calder
-- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Clancy -- Cohen
-- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert
-- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Easter
-- English -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry
-- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Guarnieri
-- Harb -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Karygiannis
-- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby
-- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka
-- LeBlanc -- (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso)
-- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney
-- MacLellan -- (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Manley
-- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon
-- McLellan -- (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague
-- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien -- (Labrador)
-- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson
-- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Essex -- Kent)
-- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson
-- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard
-- Scott -- (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd
-- Sheridan -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle
-- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi
-- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief
-- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan
-- Zed -- 113
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Asselin -- Axworthy -- (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre)
-- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Brien -- Caccia -- Cauchon
-- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy
-- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Gagliano
-- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier
-- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau
-- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young
The question was put on the main motion and it was
agreed to on the following division:
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine
-- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair
-- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua
-- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria
-- Brown -- (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Calder
-- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Clancy -- Cohen
-- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert
-- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Easter
-- English -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry
-- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Guarnieri
-- Harb -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Karygiannis
-- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby
-- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka
-- LeBlanc -- (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso)
-- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney
-- MacLellan -- (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Manley
-- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon
-- McLellan -- (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague
-- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien -- (Labrador)
-- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson
-- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Essex -- Kent)
-- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson
-- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard
-- Scott -- (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd
-- Sheridan -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle
-- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi
-- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief
-- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan
-- Zed -- 113
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit
-- Bernier -- (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead)
-- Breitkreuz -- (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Canuel
-- Chatters -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins
-- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan
-- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon -- (Québec) -- Gauthier
-- Godin -- Gouk -- Grubel -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan
-- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Jacob -- Jennings
-- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin
-- Leroux -- (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux -- (Shefford)
-- Marchand -- Mayfield -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Nunez
-- Paré -- Penson -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay
-- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Skeena)
-- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl
-- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- White -- (North Vancouver)
-- Williams -- 61
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Asselin -- Axworthy -- (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre)
-- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Brien -- Caccia -- Cauchon
-- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy
-- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Gagliano
-- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier
-- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau
-- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young
Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and
passed.
Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, April 8, 1997, the
House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Jennings
(Mission -- Coquitlam), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan
de Fuca), -- That the Standing Orders of the House be
amended by adding the following:
``97.1 A standing, special or legislative committee to
which a Private Member's public bill has been referred shall
in every case either report the bill to the House with or
without amendment or present to the House a report
containing a recommendation not to proceed further with the
bill and giving the reasons therefor.''; (Private Members'
Business M-267)
And of the amendment of Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata),
seconded by Mr. Paré (Louis-Hébert), -- That
the motion be amended by adding after the words ``in every
case'' the following:
``, within six months from the date of the bill's reference
to the committee,''.
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the
sub-amendment of Mr. Langlois (Bellechasse), seconded by
Mrs. Dalphond-Guiral (Laval Centre), -- That the amendment be
amended by replacing the words ``six months'' with the
following:
``sixty sitting days''.
The question was put on the sub-amendment and it was negatived on the
following division:
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit
-- Bernier -- (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead)
-- Breitkreuz -- (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Canuel
-- Chatters -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins
-- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan
-- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon -- (Québec) -- Gallaway
-- Gauthier -- Godin -- Gouk -- Graham -- Grubel -- Guimond
-- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson
-- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Landry
-- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lee -- Leroux -- (Richmond -- Wolfe)
-- Leroux -- (Shefford) -- Marchand -- Mayfield -- Ménard
-- Meredith -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Peric -- Plamondon
-- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt
-- Scott -- (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker
-- Stinson -- Strahl -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean)
-- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 65
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine
-- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger
-- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew
-- Bodnar -- Brown -- (Oakville -- Milton) -- Calder
-- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy
-- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford
-- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola
-- Easter -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Godfrey -- Guarnieri
-- Harb -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Karygiannis
-- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Kraft Sloan
-- Lastewka -- LeBlanc -- (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso)
-- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLellan -- (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys)
-- Manley -- Marleau -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon
-- McLellan -- (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague
-- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien -- (Labrador)
-- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney
-- Pickard -- (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud
-- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud
-- Robillard -- Scott -- (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury)
-- Sheridan -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart -- (Northumberland)
-- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney
-- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan
-- Zed -- 95
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Asselin -- Axworthy -- (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre)
-- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Brien -- Caccia -- Cauchon
-- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy
-- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Gagliano
-- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier
-- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau
-- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young
The question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to on the
following division:
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Beaumier -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur
-- Benoit -- Bernier -- (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead)
-- Bethel -- Breitkreuz -- (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman
-- Calder -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Chamberlain
-- Chrétien -- (Frontenac) -- Cohen -- Crête -- Culbert
-- Cullen -- Cummins -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies
-- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Easter -- Epp -- Forseth
-- Gagnon -- (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godin
-- Gouk -- Graham -- Grubel -- Guarnieri -- Guimond
-- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harb -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson
-- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston
-- Karygiannis -- Kerpan -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Landry
-- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lee
-- Leroux -- (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux -- (Shefford)
-- Lincoln -- Marchand -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McKinnon
-- McTeague -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Mitchell -- Nunez
-- O'Brien -- (Labrador) -- Paré -- Penson -- Peric
-- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Reed -- Regan
-- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt
-- Scott -- (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Scott -- (Skeena)
-- Shepherd -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Steckle
-- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana
-- Torsney -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Wappel
-- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 99
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Augustine -- Baker
-- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bellemare -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar
-- Brown -- (Oakville -- Milton) -- Chan -- Clancy
-- Collins -- Cowling -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola
-- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Godfrey
-- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Loney
-- MacLellan -- (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Manley
-- Marleau -- McLellan -- (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest)
-- Murray -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Phinney
-- Pickard -- (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Richardson
-- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Sheridan -- St. Denis
-- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Thalheimer -- Vanclief
-- Volpe -- Wells -- Whelan -- Zed -- 48
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Asselin -- Axworthy -- (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre)
-- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Brien -- Caccia -- Cauchon
-- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy
-- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Gagliano
-- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier
-- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau
-- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young
The House resumed consideration of the motion, as amended, of Mrs.
Jennings (Mission -- Coquitlam), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de
Fuca), -- That the Standing Orders of the House be amended by adding the
following:
``97.1 A standing, special or legislative committee to
which a Private Member's public bill has been referred shall
in every case, within six months from the date of the bill's
reference to the committee, either report the bill to the
House with or without amendment or present to the House a
report containing a recommendation not to proceed further
with the bill and giving the reasons therefor.''.
The question was put on the main motion, as amended, and it was agreed to
on division.
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
At 6:24 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the
House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members'
Business.
The Order was read for the second reading and reference
to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of
Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trespass).
Mr. Forseth (New Westminster -- Burnaby), seconded by Mr.
Scott (Skeena), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second
time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and
Legal Affairs.
Debate arose thereon.
Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped
from the Order Paper.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
A Message was received from the Senate as follows:
-- ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to
acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-29, An
Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation
for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based
substances, without amendment.
RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited
with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as
follows:
-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of Petro-Canada Limited,
together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1996, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S.
1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-32A. (Pursuant
to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on
Finance)
PETITIONS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified
correct by the Clerk of Petitions were filed as follows:
-- by Mr. Flis (Parkdale -- High Park), one concerning NATO (No. 352-2020);
-- by Mr. Rideout (Moncton), one concerning the highway system (No.
352-2021) and two concerning housing policies (Nos. 352-2022 and 352-2023).
PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION
At 6:45 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the
question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have
been proposed.
After debate, the question was deemed to have been
adopted.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:50 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until
tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).