The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. Milliken (Kingston and the Islands), Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

PRAYERS

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

The Committee considered the Bill and reported it with an amendment.

Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) for Mr. Dion (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada), seconded by Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs), moved, -- That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) for Mr. Dion (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada), seconded by Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the questions on the third reading of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, and Bill C-38, An Act to amend the National Parks Act, when put today, be deemed agreed to on division.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dion (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada), seconded by Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs), -- That Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made earlier today, it was deemed agreed to on division.

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-38, An Act to amend the National Parks Act.

Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs) for Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), 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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

The Deputy Speaker laid upon the Table, -- Document entitled "Individual Member's Expenditures" for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8527-361-30.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Adams (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. 361-0700 and 361-0996 concerning housing policy. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-1E;

-- No. 361-0739 concerning euthanasia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-20D;

-- No. 361-0742 concerning the former Yugoslavia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-77;

-- Nos. 361-0906, 361-0907, 361-0908, 361-0909 and 361-0910 concerning sentences in the Criminal Code. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-53B;

-- Nos. 361-0940, 361-0956, 361-0975 and 361-0976 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-45K;

-- Nos. 361-0941, 361-0951 and 361-0952 concerning radio and television programming. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-42J;

-- Nos. 361-0954, 361-0955, 361-0963, 361-0994, 361-1007, 361-1009 and 361-1028 concerning sexual orientation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-28B;

-- Nos. 361-0960, 361-0977 and 361-0978 concerning police and firefighters' death benefits. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-14G;

-- No. 361-0969 concerning children's rights. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-18F;

-- No. 361-0974 concerning nudity. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-7N;

-- Nos. 361-0997 and 361-1026 concerning the sexual exploitation of minors. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-44E.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan -- King -- Aurora), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 7th Report of the Committee (Report on Tied Selling: Section 459.1 of the Bank Act). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-88.

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 (Meeting No. 100), which includes this Report, was tabled.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board), Bill C-50, A First Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of the Province of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Tremblay (Lac-Saint-Jean), Bill C-428, An Act to amend the Bank Act and the Statistics Act (equity in community reinvestment), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs), moved, -- That the hours of sitting and order of business of the House on Thursday, September 24, 1998, shall be those provided in the Standing Orders for a Wednesday;

That the Address of the President of the Republic of South Africa, to be delivered in the Chamber of the House of Commons at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 24, 1998, before Members of the Senate and of the House of Commons, together with all introductory and related remarks, be printed as an appendix to the House of Commons Debates for that day and form part of the records of this House; and

That the media recording and transmission of such address, introductory and related remarks be authorized pursuant to established guidelines for such occasions.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

-- by Mr. MacKay (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 361-1225) and one concerning marriage (No. 361-1226);

-- by Mr. Duncan (Vancouver Island North), one concerning gun control (No. 361-1227) and one concerning marriage (No. 361- 1228);

-- by Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Mitis), one concerning the Copyright Act (No. 361-1229);

-- by Mr. Blaikie (Winnipeg Transcona), one concerning the Senate (No. 361-1230) and forty-eight concerning international trade (Nos. 361-1231 to 361-1278);

-- by Mr. McKay (Scarborough East), one concerning the Copyright Act (No. 361-1279);

-- by Mr. Power (St. John's West), one concerning tobacco (No. 361-1280);

-- by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), two concerning prostitution (Nos. 361-1281 and 361-1282);

-- by Mr. Brien (Témiscamingue), one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 361-1283);

-- by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden -- Lake Centre), one concerning international trade (No. 361-1284);

-- by Mr. Telegdi (Kitchener -- Waterloo), one concerning marriage (No. 361-1285);

-- by Mr. Scott (Skeena), one concerning marriage (No. 361-1286);

-- by Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), two concerning the employment insurance program (Nos. 361-1287 and 361-1288);

-- by Mr. Earle (Halifax West), one concerning crimes of violence (No. 361-1289);

-- by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan -- Shuswap), one concerning marriage (No. 361-1290);

-- by Mr. Proctor (Palliser), one concerning the situation in the Middle East (No. 361-1291), one concerning immigration (No. 361- 1292) and one concerning international trade (No. 361-1293).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-21 and Q-94 on the Order Paper.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That immediately after Bill C-38, An Act to amend the National Parks Act, is disposed of, Government Business No. 15 shall be deemed carried and the House shall thereupon adjourn.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That five members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and two staff persons of the Committee be authorized to travel to Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, to attend the 19th Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees to be held in Yellowknife from August 15 to 18, 1998.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), -- That Bill C-38, An Act to amend the National Parks Act, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration be authorized to visit Canadian and national immigration offices in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Thailand and Thai refugee camps from June 26 to July 11, 1998.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), -- That Bill C-38, An Act to amend the National Parks Act, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made earlier today, it was deemed agreed to on division.

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, it was ordered, -- That, when the House adjourns following the adoption of this motion, it shall stand adjourned until Monday, September 21, 1998, provided that, for the purposes of sections (3) and (4) of Standing Order 28, it shall be deemed to stand adjourned pursuant to section (2) of the said Standing Order and provided that on any day prior to June 24, 1998, if any Standing Committee has a report ready for presentation in the House, the said report may be deposited with the Clerk of the House and shall thereupon be deemed to have been tabled in the House; and that the Order of the House of June 8, 1998, regarding motions pursuant to Standing Order 57 and Standing Order 78(3) is rescinded and that the Clerk of the House shall be directed to prepare amendments to Standing Order 81 that will provide as follows:

1. The number of allotted days in each year is changed to twenty-one, with seven allotted days in each supply period; of the twenty-one, not more than fourteen may be used for votable motions;

2. On the last day in the supply period ending not later than June 23, until 6:30 p.m. the House shall consider an opposition motion as on all other allotted days and at 6:30 p.m. all questions necessary to dispose of the opposition motion shall be put and any division requested deferred to 10:00 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. the House shall consider motions respecting estimates and any bill or bills based thereon, provided that at 10:00 p.m. all questions regarding the Business of Supply shall be disposed of in the manner presently provided for by the Standing Orders; and

That, after the Clerk has obtained the approval of the House Leaders of each recognized party to the text of the said amendments, they be deemed to have been adopted by the House. (Government Business No. 15)

Accordingly, the Order made Monday, June 8, 1998, regarding motions pursuant to Standing Orders 57 and 78(3) was rescinded.

PETITIONS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

-- by Mrs. Stewart (Brant), concerning radio and television programming (No. 361-1294).

ADJOURNMENT

At 1:18 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, September 21, 1998, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).