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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
35TH PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 171
Tuesday, March 21, 1995
10:00 a.m.
PRAYERS
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
Mr. Collenette (Minister of National Defence) laid upon the Table, -- Order in Council establishing the Commission of Inquiry into the Deployment of the Canadian Forces to Somalia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-351-32.
Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, -- Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the year 1994, pursuant to subsection 61(3) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, Chapter H-6, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-123A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), *Itpermanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons)
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (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 petitions Nos. 351-1904 and 351-1905 concerning material depicting violence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-2U.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (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 petitions Nos. 351-1911 to 351-1915 and 351-1937 concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-3P.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (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 petitions Nos. 351-1919 and 351-1920 concerning the Divorce Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-5P.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (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 petitions Nos. 351-1887, 351-1918 and 351-1929 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-9R.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-1889 concerning young offenders. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-102.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-1756, 351-1827 and 351-1861 concerning the income tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 351-24F.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (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 petitions Nos. 351-1883 and 351-1942 concerning abortion. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-30X.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (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 petitions Nos. 351-1877, 351-1881, 351-1886, 351-1888, 351-1894, 351-1895, 351-1898, 351-1906, 351-1924, 351-1931 and 351-1941 concerning euthanasia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-50N.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-1917 concerning income tax deduction for volunteer firefighters. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-99.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-1934 concerning government spending. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-100.
Introduction of Government Bills
Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), Bill C-77, An Act to provide for the maintenance of railway operations and subsidiary services, was introduced, 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))
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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
provide for the maintenance of railway operations and subsidiary
services''.
Presenting Petitions
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:
-- by Mrs. Ablonczy (Calgary North), one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 351-2587);
-- by Mr. Frazer (Saanich -- Gulf Islands), one concerning the Canadian Armed Forces (No. 351-2588) and one concerning the parole system (No. 351-2589);
-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), three concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-2590 to 351-2592) and two concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 351-2593 and 351-2594);
-- by Mr. Gilmour (Comox -- Alberni), two concerning gun control (Nos. 351-2595 and 351-2596) and one concerning sexual assault (No. 351-2597);
-- by Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2598).
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.
Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata), seconded by Mrs. Lalonde (Mercier), moved, -- That the House condemn the government for the refusal by the Minister of Canadian Heritage to publish the government's decisions concerning funding for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for the next three years, thus causing an ominous threat to loom over the CBC's French-language network.
Debate arose thereon.
Mr. Hanrahan (Edmonton -- Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Ringma (Nanaimo -- Cowichan), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``years''.
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 Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata), seconded by Mrs. Lalonde (Mercier), in relation to the Business of Supply;
And of the amendment of Mr. Hanrahan (Edmonton -- Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Ringma (Nanaimo -- Cowichan).
The debate continued.
At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.
The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 171)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Benoit -- Blaikie -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Cummins -- de Jong -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gilmour -- Grubel -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Manning -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Wayne -- Williams -- 44
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bélisle -- Calder -- Campbell -- Caron -- Catterall -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Crête -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jacob -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Loubier -- MacDonald -- MacLaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- -- -- Maheu -- Malhi -- Maloney -- The Sydneys) -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Ménard -- Nault -- Nunez -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Paré -- Patry -- Peters -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Skoke -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Verran -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Young -- 165
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bouchard -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Culbert -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Easter -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Guimond -- Harper (Churchill) -- Jackson -- Marchand -- Mercier -- Peric -- Picard (Drummond) -- Sauvageau -- Simmons -- Szabo -- Ur -- Volpe
The question was put on the main motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 172)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bélisle -- Caron -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fillion -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Godin -- Guay -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Rocheleau -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- 37
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Althouse -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Benoit -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Calder -- Campbell -- Catterall -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Cummins -- de Jong -- DeVillers -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Dupuy -- Eggleton -- English -- Epp -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Grubel -- Guarnieri -- Hanrahan -- Harb -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Harvard -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hickey -- Hoeppner -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacDonald -- MacLaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maheu -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manning -- Marleau -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peters -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Ramsay -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringma -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Schmidt -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Scott (Skeena) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Silye -- Skoke -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Thompson -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Wells -- Whelan -- Williams -- Young -- 172
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bouchard -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Culbert -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Easter -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Guimond -- Harper (Churchill) -- Jackson -- Marchand -- Mercier -- Peric -- Picard (Drummond) -- Sauvageau -- Simmons -- Szabo -- Ur -- Volpe
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
At 5:52 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, March 16, 1995, the House resumed consideration of the motion, as amended, of Mr. Manning (Calgary Southwest), seconded by Mr. Speaker (Lethbridge), -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should consider the advisability of amending the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act to include an income contingent loan repayment system in order to:
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(a) reduce the cost to tax payers of financing post-secondary
education by reducing the number and dollar amounts of loans defaulted
upon, by charging accumulated interest, rather than simple interest on
defaulted loans, and by reducing the number and dollar amounts of
collection fees for defaulted loans;
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(b) allow post-secondary students greater flexibility and fairness in
financing their education through extended loan repayment periods
based on a fixed percentage of individual income;
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(c) ensure that post-secondary institutions in Canada receive the
funding necessary to maintain the high quality of services they
presently provide. (Private Members' Business M-291)
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred division on the amendment of Mr. Valeri (Lincoln), seconded by Mr. Bevilacqua (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources Development), -- That the motion be amended by striking out all the words after the word ``system''.
The question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 173)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Calder -- Campbell -- Catterall -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- DeVillers -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacDonald -- MacLaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- -- Maheu -- Malhi -- Maloney -- The Sydneys) -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peters -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Skoke -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Wells -- Whelan -- Young -- 129
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Blaikie -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Bélisle -- Caron -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Jong -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Grubel -- Guay -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Manning -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- Williams -- 80
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bouchard -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Culbert -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Easter -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Guimond -- Harper (Churchill) -- Jackson -- Marchand -- Mercier -- Peric -- Picard (Drummond) -- Sauvageau -- Simmons -- Szabo -- Ur -- Volpe
Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the main motion, as amended, of Mr. Manning (Calgary Southwest), seconded by Mr. Speaker (Lethbridge), -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should consider the advisability of amending the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act to include an income contingent loan repayment system.
The question was put on the main motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on division.
At 5:55 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. Lee (Scarborough -- Rouge River), seconded by Mr. Wappel (Scarborough West), -- 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)
And of the amendment of Mr. Langlois (Bellechasse), seconded by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), -- 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''.
The debate continued.
By unanimous consent, the amendment of Mr. Langlois (Bellechasse) was withdrawn and the main motion was amended to read as follows:
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That, in the opinion of this House, the government should establish an
independent external mechanism to review the operations of the
Communications Security Establishment (CSE), similar to the role
played by the Security Intelligence Review Committee for the Canadian
Security Intelligence Service, and table a report annually in the
House.
The debate continued.
The question was put on the main motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.
PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION
At 6:34 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. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of the Governor of the Bank of Canada and Statement of Accounts for the year 1994, pursuant to section 30(3) of the Bank of Canada Act, Chapter B-2, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-65A. (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. Lastewka (St. Catharines), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2599), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2600) and one concerning abortion (No. 351-2601);
-- by Mr. Manning (Calgary Southwest), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2602), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2603), three concerning government spending (Nos. 351-2604 to 351-2606), one concerning abortion (No. 351-2607), one concerning gun control (No. 351-2608) and one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-2609).
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:56 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).