HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
35th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 142
Tuesday, March 11, 1997
10:00 a.m.
PRAYERS
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:
(1) Nos. 352-1557, 352-1629 and 352-1638 concerning youth
employment. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-148A;
(2) No. 352-1694 concerning the police and firefighters' death
benefits. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-133B;
(3) Nos. 352-1730, 352-1731 and 352-1738 concerning nuclear
weapons. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-146A.
(4) No. 352-1764 concerning the nuclear industry. -- Sessional Paper
No. 8545-352-46J.
Introduction of Private Members' Bills
Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of
Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), seconded by Mr. Chatters
(Athabasca), Bill C-382, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act
(sexual offences against children), was introduced, read the
first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second
reading at the next sitting of the House.
Presenting Petitions
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of
Petitions were presented as follows:
-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning police and
firefighters' death
benefits (No. 352-1894) and one concerning the income tax system (No. 352-1895);
-- by Mr. Rocheleau (Trois-Rivières), one concerning the highway system
(No. 352-1896);
-- by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning abortion (No. 352-1897) and one
concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 352-1898);
-- by Mr. Chatters (Athabasca), one concerning sentences in the Criminal
Code (No. 352-1899);
-- by Mr. Malhi (Bramalea -- Gore -- Malton), one concerning illegal
immigration from
South East Asia (No. 352-1900);
-- by Mr. Duhamel (St. Boniface), one concerning immigration (No. 352-1901), one
concerning the highway system (No. 352-1902) and one concerning pay equity
(No. 352-1903).
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The Order was read for the third reading of 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.
Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Peters
(Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)),
moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Debate arose thereon.
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.
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.
The debate continued.
Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West -- Revelstoke), seconded by Mr.
Johnston (Wetaskiwin), moved the following amendment, -- 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.''
Debate arose thereon.
At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House
resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Ramsay (Crowfoot),
seconded by Mr. Speaker (Lethbridge), -- That this House recognize
that the families of murder victims are subjected to reliving the
pain and fear of their experience as a result of the potential
release of the victims' murderers allowed under section 745 of
the Criminal Code, and as a consequence, this House urge the
Liberal Government to formally apologize to those families for
repeatedly refusing to repeal section 745 of the Criminal Code.
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded
division on the amendment of Mr. McClelland (Edmonton Southwest),
seconded by Mr. Morrison (Swift Current -- Maple Creek --
Assiniboia), -- That the motion be amended by inserting after the
word ``formally'' the following:
The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived
on the following division:
Pursuant to Standing Order 86(16), the House proceeded to
the putting of the question on the main motion of Mr. Ramsay
(Crowfoot), seconded by Mr. Speaker (Lethbridge).
The question was put on the main motion and it was negatived
on the following division:
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
At 6:06 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House
proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr.
Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), seconded by Mr. Penson
(Peace River), -- That Bill C-250, An Act to amend the Parliament of
Canada Act and the Canada Elections Act (confidence votes), be
now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on
Procedure and House Affairs.
The debate continued.
Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the
bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.
PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION
At 7:06 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 7:12 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow
at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).