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. 351-3701, 351-3702, 351-3707 and 530-3736 concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-3KK.

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. 351-3646 and 351-3673 concerning the Young Offenders Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-9DD.

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. 351-3667 concerning the official languages of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-180.

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. 351-3684 concerning sexual assault. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-34J.

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. 351-3664, 351-3665, and 351-3750 concerning the Leader of the Opposition. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-54F.

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. 351-3658 and 351-3713 concerning national unity. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-144.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Boudria (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell) presented the Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée internationale des parlementaires de langue française (AIPLF) respecting the meeting of the Co-operation and Development Committee and of its Bureau held in Brussels, Belgium, on April 4 and 5, 1995. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-351-52H.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton–Melville), seconded by Miss Grey (Beaver River), Bill C–351. An Act to provide for the expiry of gun control legislation that is not proven effective within five years of coming into force, 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 Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

• by Mr. Wappel (Scarborough West), one concerning abortion (No. 351-3860), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-3861) and one concerning the establishment of a witness and informant protection program (No. 351-3862);
• by Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), one concerning waste management (No. 351-3863) and one concerning public access to Parliament Hill (No. 351-3864);
• by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 351-3865);
• by Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton–Melville), one concerning hormone use in livestock (No. 351-3866) and one concerning government spending (No. 351-3867);
• by Mr. Boudria (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-3868), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-3869) and one concerning abortion (No. 351-3870);
• by Ms. Skoke (Central Nova), one concerning sex offenders (No. 351-3871);
• by Mr. Duhamel (St. Boniface), one concerning radio and television programming (No. 351-3872).

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada), seconded by Mr. Massé (President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister for Public Service Renewal), — That Bill C–45, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Criminal Code, the Criminal Records Act, the Prisons and Reformatories Act and the Transfer of Offenders Act, be now read a third time and do pass:

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

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.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, October 2, 1995, at 6:00 p.m.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dupuy (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), — That Bill C–93, An Act to amend the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Income Tax Act and the Tax Court of Canada Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage;

And of the amendment of Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), seconded by Mr. Hart (Okanagan–Similkameen–Merritt), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“this House decline to give second reading to Bill C–93, An Act to amend the Cultural Property Export and Import. Act, the Income Tax Act and the Tax Court of Canada Act, since it fails to address the issue of the burden the tax credit system places on middle-class taxpayers who are asked to pay for a potentially endless stream of donations of questionable cultural and artistic value claimed by wealthy Canadians.”

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dupuy (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), — That Bill C–93, An Act to amend the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Income Tax Act and the Tax Court of Canada Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage;

And of the amendment of Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), seconded by Mr. Hart (Okanagan–Similkameen–Merritt).

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, October 2, 1995, at 6:00 p.m.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Tobin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), — That Bill C–98, An Act respecting the oceans of Canada, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans;

And of the amendment of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mrs. Guay (Laurentides), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“Bill C–98, An Act respecting the oceans of Canada, be not now read a second time but that the Order be discharged, the Bill withdrawn, and the subject-matter referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.”

The debate continued.

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members’ Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Perk (Cambridge), seconded by Mr. Richardson (Perth-Wellington-Waterloo), — That Bill C–316, An Act to amend the Immigration Act and the Transfer of Offenders Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

The debate continued

At 6:20 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

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

At 6:21 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).