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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
35TH PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 123
Tuesday, November 15, 1994
10:00 a.m.
PRAYERS
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mrs. Marleau (Minister of Health) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-0911 concerning tobacco. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-33C.
Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-0971 and 351-0976 concerning renewable alternative energy sources. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-45E.
Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-0994, 351-0997 to 351-1001, 351-1006 to 351-1009 and 351-1012 concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-3F.
Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-1010 and 351-1011 concerning abortion. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-30K.
Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-0993, 351-0995, 351-0996 and 351-1003 to 351-1005 concerning euthanasia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 351-50D.
Introduction of Private Members' Bills
Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Dumas (Argenteuil -- Papineau), Bill C-287, An Act to amend the Department of Labour Act (eligibility for assistance for long-service employees), 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. Silye (Calgary Centre), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1270);
-- by Mr. Peric (Cambridge), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1271).
Questions on Order Paper
Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), the following question was made an Order of the House for a Return:
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Q-47 -- Mr. Scott (Skeena) -- What is the list, what is the total amount
and what is the amount spent on each social function attended and each
trip undertaken by each Deputy Minister for the fiscal years 1991,
1992 and 1993?
Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-351-47.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.
Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Orléans), seconded by Mr. Mercier (Blainville -- Deux-Montagnes), moved, -- That this House condemn the government's lack of action and transparency with respect to the proposed restructuring of Canada's rail system, the gradual abandonment of regional services by CN, CP and VIA, especially in Quebec, and the government's lack of vision with respect to high-speed trains.
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.
PRESENTING REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
Pursuant to Order made Monday, November 14, 1994, Mr. Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier), from the Special Joint Committee on the Review of Canada's Foreign Policy, presented the 1st Report of the Committee (Canada's Foreign Policy: Volume I-Principles and Priorities for the Future; Volume II-Dissenting Opinions and Appendices; Volume III-The Position Papers). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-54.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the government was requested by the Committee to table a comprehensive response.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issues Nos. 1 to 51 and 52, which includes this Report) was tabled.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Orléans), seconded by Mr. Mercier (Blainville -- Deux-Montagnes), in relation to the Business of Supply.
The debate continued.
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(19), the proceedings expired.
At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, November 3, 1994, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dupuy (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), -- That Bill C-53, An Act to establish the Department of Canadian Heritage and to amend and repeal certain other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata), seconded by Mrs. Gagnon (Québec), -- That the motion be amended by striking out all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:
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``Bill C-53, An Act to establish the Department of Canadian Heritage
and to amend and repeal certain other Acts, be not now read a second
time but that the Order be discharged, the Bill withdrawn and the
subject-matter thereof referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian
Heritage.''
The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 106)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Asselin -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Blaikie -- Bouchard -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Bélisle -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Jong -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Kerpan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Loubier -- Manning -- Marchand -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- McLaughlin -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Williams -- 92
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Allmand -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Barnes -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bertrand -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Chamberlain -- Clancy -- Collenette -- Collins -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la- -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gerrard -- Madeleine) -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Peric -- Peters -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Rock -- Serré -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Wells -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 132
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Bachand -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bevilacqua -- Brien -- Chan -- Cohen -- Crête -- Dingwall -- Dubé -- Eggleton -- Lalonde -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Peterson -- Proud -- Sheridan -- Tremblay (Rosemont)
Pursuant to Order made Thursday, November 3, 1994, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), -- That Bill C-55, An Act to establish a board having jurisdiction concerning disputes respecting surface rights in respect of land in the Yukon Territory and to amend other Acts in relation thereto, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 107)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Allmand -- Althouse -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Barnes -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bertrand -- Blaikie -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Boudria -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Bélisle -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chamberlain -- Charest -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Clancy -- Collenette -- Collins -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Jong -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dromisky -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Lincoln -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Ménard -- Nault -- Nunez -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Paré -- Patry -- Peric -- Peters -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Venne -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 183
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Kerpan -- Manning -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Strahl -- Williams -- 41
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Bachand -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bevilacqua -- Brien -- Chan -- Cohen -- Crête -- Dingwall -- Dubé -- Eggleton -- Lalonde -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Peterson -- Proud -- Sheridan -- Tremblay (Rosemont)
Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.
Pursuant to Order made Thursday, November 3, 1994, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Secretary of State (Veterans)), -- That Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act and the Unemployment Insurance Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 108)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Allmand -- Althouse -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Barnes -- Bellemare -- Benoit -- Berger -- Bertrand -- Blaikie -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Chamberlain -- Chatters -- Clancy -- Collenette -- Collins -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cummins -- de Jong -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- English -- Epp -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gerrard -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grose -- Grubel -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harb -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hickey -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Marleau -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peters -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringma -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robinson -- Rock -- Schmidt -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Silye -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Wells -- Whelan -- Williams -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 178
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Asselin -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bouchard -- Bélisle -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fillion -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Godin -- Guay -- Guimond -- Jacob -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Loubier -- Marchand -- Mercier -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Picard (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Laurent -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- 45
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Bachand -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bevilacqua -- Brien -- Chan -- Cohen -- Crête -- Dingwall -- Dubé -- Eggleton -- Lalonde -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Peterson -- Proud -- Sheridan -- Tremblay (Rosemont)
Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development.
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.
Mr. Lee (Scarborough -- Rouge River), seconded by Mr. Wappel (Scarborough West), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act to authorize the Security Intelligence Review Committee to review the operations of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE). (Private Members' Business M-38)
Debate arose thereon.
Mr. Langlois (Bellechasse), seconded by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by adding after the words ``Establishment (CSE)'' the following:
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``and to table an annual report in the House on the aforementioned
activities.''
Debate arose thereon.
Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the time provided for consideration of Private Members' Business expired and the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
A Message was received from the Senate as follows:
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ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint
that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-11, An Act to amend the
Excise Act, the Customs Act and the Tobacco Sales to Young Persons
Act, without amendment.
PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION
At 7:15 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.
RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), the following paper, deposited with the Clerk of the House, was laid upon the Table:
By Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture) -- Report of the Canadian Dairy Commission, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year ended July 31, 1994, pursuant to subsection 150(1) of the Financial Administration Act, Chapter F-11, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-90A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:24 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).