PRAYERS

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Assadourian (Don Valley North), seconded by Mrs. Bakopanos (Saint-Denis), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should designate the period from April 20 to 27 of each year, as the week in which we commemorate the issue of Man's Inhumanity to His Fellow Man to remind Canadians that the use of genocide and violence as an instrument of national policy by any nation or group at any time is a crime against all Mankind which must be condemned and not forgotten. (Private Members' Business M-282)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Daviault (Ahuntsic), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by adding after the word ``government'' the following:

``, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Armenian genocide,''.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the time provided for consideration of Private Members' Business expired and the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), -- That Bill C-76, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 1995, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance;

And of the amendment of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe -- Bagot), seconded by Mr. Godin (Châteauguay), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``Bill C-76, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 1995, be not now read a second time but that it be read a second time this day six months hence.''

The debate continued.

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. 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. 351-2446 and 351-2499 concerning the Divorce Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-5T.

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. 351-2475, 351-2507 and 351-2512 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-9U.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government of House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-2464 concerning abortion. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-30DD.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-2453, 351-2456, 351-2459, 351-2463, 351-2482, 351-2483, 351-2498, 351-2524 and 351-2532 concerning euthanasia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 351-50U.

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. 351-2474 concerning the situation in Sri Lanka. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-53A.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 71st Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

Pursuant to Standing Order 104, the Committee recommends that the following Member be added to the list of Associate Members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade: St. Denis.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 48, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), moved, -- That the 71st Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

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. Duhamel (St. Boniface), one concerning radio and television programming (No. 351-2809);

-- by Mr. Harris (Prince George -- Bulkley Valley), four concerning gun control (Nos. 351-2810 to 351-2813);

-- by Mr. Murphy (Annapolis Valley -- Hants), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2814);

-- by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2815) and one concerning gun control (No. 351-2816);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), two concerning the imprisonment of Leonard Peltier in the United States (Nos. 351-2817 and 351-2818);

-- by Mr. Riis (Kamloops), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 351-2819);

-- by Mr. Hopkins (Renfrew -- Nipissing -- Pembroke), two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-2820 and 351-2821).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-105 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), the following question was made an Order of the House for a Return:

Q-77 -- Mrs. Lalonde (Mercier) -- For each program respecting a component of Unemployment Insurance, Employment, Child Tax Benefit, Children's Special Allowances, Negotiation and Administration of International Social Security Agreements, Income Security and Social Programs, namely EIC 1 to EIC 45, HWC 26 to HWC 42 and LAB 112, what have been the (a) annual budgets and (b) administrative costs for each province and territory since 1989?

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-351-77.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), -- That Bill C-76, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 1995, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance;

And of the amendment of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe -- Bagot), seconded by Mr. Godin (Châteauguay).

The debate continued.

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:30 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.

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. Brown (Calgary Southeast), concerning the parole system (No. 351-2822).

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:41 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).