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

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Ms. Copps (Minister of the Environment) made a statement.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Robinson (Burnaby -- Kingsway), seconded by Ms. McLaughlin (Yukon), Bill C-215, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (aiding suicide), 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. Arseneault (Restigouche -- Chaleur), seconded by Mr. McKinnon (Brandon -- Souris), Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Unemployment Insurance Act (jury service), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Calder (Wellington -- Grey -- Dufferin -- Simcoe), one concerning material depicting violence (No. 351-0079);

-- by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), one concerning wharfs and harbours (No. 351-0080).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mrs. Guay (Laurentides), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved, -- That this House condemn the government's inability to re-establish and increase budgets for social housing construction programs.

After debate, pursuant to Standing Order 81(19), the proceedings expired.

At 6:30 p.m. pursuant to Order made Tuesday, February 15, 1994, the House proceeded to the deferred division on the motion of Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), seconded by Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue) --

WHEREAS section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982 provides that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada where so authorized by resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons and of the legislative assembly of each province to which the amendment applies;

NOW THEREFORE the House of Commons resolves that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada be authorized to be made by proclamation issued by His Excellency the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada in accordance with the schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA

1. The Schedule to the Prince Edward Island Terms of Union is amended by adding thereto, after the portion that reads

``And such other charges as may be incident to, and connected with, the services which by the ``British North America Act, 1867'' appertain to the General Government, and as are or may be allowed to the other Provinces;''

the following:

``That a fixed crossing joining the Island to the mainland may be substituted for the steam service referred to in this Schedule;

That, for greater certainty, nothing in this Schedule prevents the imposition of tolls for the use of such a fixed crossing between the Island and the mainland, or the private operation of such a crossing.''

Citation

2. This Amendment may be cited as the Constitution Amendment, 1993 (Prince Edward Island). (Government Business No. 7)

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 5)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Bélisle -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Caron -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Crête -- Culbert -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loney -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North/Nord) -- MacLellan (Cape Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maheu -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Ménard -- Nault -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- Ouellet -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Scott (Fredericton -- York Sudbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Skoke -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Verran -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wells -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 190

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Benoit -- Blaikie -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gilmour -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Manning -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Thompson -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- Williams -- 51

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bakopanos -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Canuel -- Copps -- Debien -- Goodale -- LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Tremblay (Rosemont)

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:00 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).