PRAYERS

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. 351-3298, 351-3328, 351-3329, 351-3364, 351-3411, 351-3418, 351-3437 to 351-3454, 351-3455, 351-3456, 351-3487, 351-3488, 351-3526 to 351-3531, 351-3532, 351-3613, 351-3614, 351-3662, 351-3675, 351-3686 and 351-3711 concerning the parole system. -- Sessional Paper No. 85 45-351-10DD.

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. 351-2878 concerning gun control. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-16Y

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. 351-3728 concerning the establishment of a witness and informant protection program. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-46F.

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. 351-3163, 351-3208, 351-3311, 351-3400, 351-3401, 351-3428, 351-3486, 351-3546, 351-3577 to 351-3581, 351-3621, 351-3633, 351-3637, 351-3689, 351-3722, 351-3737 and 351-3751 concerning sentences in the Criminal Code. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-70L.

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. 351-3649 and 351-3650 concerning the imprisonment of Leonard Peltier in the United States. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-78F

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. 351-3171 to 351-3173 concerning the automation of lighthouses. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-96B.

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. 351-3605, 351-3606, 351-3620, 351-3632, 351-3678 and 351-3693 concerning the definition of family. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-98H.

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. 351-3519 and 351-3683 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-142.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Wappel (Scarborough West), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-3781) and one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 351-3782).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources of Bill C-71, An Act to amend the Explosives Act.

Mr. Peters (Scarborough East) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources), seconded by Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Copps (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), -- That Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Auditor General Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the recorded division was deferred until later today, at 5:30 p.m.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Copps (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), -- That Bill C-94, An Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based substances, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

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.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That Private Member's motion M-208, standing in the order of precedence on the Order Paper in the name of Mrs. Venne (Saint-Hubert), be withdrawn.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered -- That no Private Members' Business shall be considered today, provided that the item that was set down for consideration retain its position of first in the order of precedence.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Copps (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), -- That Bill C-94, An Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based substances, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

The debate continued.

PRESENTING REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES

By unanimous consent, 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 85th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change in the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development: Steckle for Finlay.

The Committee also recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the following Members be added to the list of Associate Members of Standing Committees:

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Bryden Cowling
Fry McLaughlin
Taylor

Agriculture and Agri-Food Althouse Bodnar
Calder Culbert
Easter McKinnon

Canadian Heritage Bryden de Jong
Dromiski English
Pagtakhan Sheridan

Citizenship and Immigration Beaumier de Jong
Gaffney Knutson
Loney

Environment and Sustainable Crawford O'Reilly
Reed Regan
Taylor

Finance Alcock Bakopanos
Bethel Graham
Kraft-Sloan Milliken
Riis Whelan

Fisheries and Oceans Fewchuk Mifflin
Simmons Solomon
StecklemsWayne

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Blaikie Gaffney
Loney Malhi
McWhinney Robinson
Torsney

Government Operations Malhi Parrish
Peric Proud
Solomon

Health McLaughlin O'Brien
Robinson Skoke
Ur

Human Resources Development Allmand Cannis
Cowling DeVillers

Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons Bélanger Bertrand
Robinson Skoke

Industry Ianno Kraft-Sloan
Nunziata Szabo

Justice and Legal Affairs Cohen Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
DeVillers Lee
Robinson

National Defence and Veterans Blaikie Cannis
Knutson O'Brien
Robinson Wayne

Natural Resources Finlay Gallaway
St. Denis Solomon
Wells

Public Accounts Bryden Harb
Shepherd Solomon

Transport Grose Jackson
Patry Wayne

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 52, which includes this Report) was tabled.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the 85th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

(Division--Vote N^o 332)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Bachand Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bélisle Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Bodnar -- Bonin Bouchard -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) Brushett -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Canuel Caron -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien (Frontenac) Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Crawford Crête -- Culbert -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton English -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gaffney -- Gagliano Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godin Graham -- Gray (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Guarnieri Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Keyes Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Landry -- Lastewka Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) Lebel -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Lincoln Loubier -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- Maclaren -- MacLellan -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Martin (Lasalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon McLellan (Edmonton -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- Mifflin -- Milliken Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Paré -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Pomerleau -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Sauvageau -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Skoke -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Verran -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 183

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Benoit -- Blaikie -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- de Jong -- Duncan -- Epp -- Frazer -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Harper (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton -- Meredith -- Morrison -- Penson -- Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Wayne -- White (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams -- 48

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Blondin-Andrew -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Fry -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Langlois -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Robillard

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited With the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement of contract for RCMP Policing Services made on June 21, 1995, between Canada, the province of Saskatchewan and the Beardy's & Okemasis First Nation, pursuant to subsection 20(5) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, Chapter R-10, Revised Statutes of Canada. 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560351-475CC. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

ADJOURNMENT

At 5:59 p.m., by unanimous consent, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).