PRAYERS

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. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-2756, 351-2838 and 351-2849 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-9V.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-2740, 351-2836 and 351-2854 concerning intoxication as a defence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-107B.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-2726 concerning Canada's railways. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-117.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Campbell (St. Paul's), presented the report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Council of Europe Committee on Economic Affairs and Development (Session on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) held in London, England, from February 18 to 21, 1995. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-351-51G.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Keyes (Hamilton West), from the Standing Committee on Transport, presented the 3rd Report of the Committee (A National Marine Strategy). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-97.

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. 21 to 39 and 40, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, the Order for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of Bill C-236, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (at age 60, 10 years service), standing on the Order of Precedence on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. McTeague (Ontario), was discharged and the Bill withdrawn.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Shepherd (Durham), one concerning gun control (No. 351-2991);

-- by Mr. Pomerleau (Anjou -- Rivière-des-Prairies), one concerning the income tax system (No. 351-2992);

-- by Mr. Hopkins (Renfrew -- Nipissing -- Pembroke), one concerning emergency preparedness (No. 351-2993);

-- by Mr. Duhamel (St. Boniface), one concerning radio and television programming (No. 351-2994);

-- by Mr. Mifflin (Bonavista -- Trinity -- Conception), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2995);

-- by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning government spending (No. 351-2996), one concerning intoxication as a defence (No. 351-2997), one concerning abortion (No. 351-2998) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2999);

-- by Ms. Meredith (Surrey -- White Rock -- South Langley), one concerning gun control (No. 351-3000);

-- by Mrs. Hayes (Port Moody -- Coquitlam), four concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-3001 to 351-3004);

-- by Mr. Jordan (Leeds -- Grenville), one concerning gun control (No. 351-3005) and one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-3006);

-- by Ms. McLaughlin (Yukon), one concerning breast cancer (No. 351-3007);

-- by Mr. White (North Vancouver), one concerning the United States' policy towards Cuba (No. 351-3008);

-- by Mr. Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), one concerning government spending (No. 351-3009);

-- by Mr. Williams (St. Albert), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-3010);

-- by Mr. Riis (Kamloops), one concerning gun control (No. 351-3011) and one concerning the parole system (No. 351- 3012);

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 351-3013).

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

A Message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following Bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired:

Bill S-9, An Act to amend the Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development and Minister of Western Economic Diversification), -- That Bill C-43, An Act to amend the Lobbyists Registration Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:36 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Plamondon (Richelieu), seconded by Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should consider funding cultural organizations on a multi-year basis in order to promote their stability. (Private Members' Business M-213)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:23 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, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were filed as follows:

-- by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan -- Shuswap), two concerning euthanasia (Nos. 351-3014 and 351-3015), two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-3016 and 351-3017), one concerning abortion (No. 351-3018), three concerning gun control (Nos. 351-3019 to 351-3021), one concerning the income tax system (No. 351-3022), one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 351-3023), one concerning Canadian Forces bases (No. 351-3024), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-3025) and one concerning crimes of violence (No. 351-3026).

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:36 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).