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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
35TH PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION


JOURNALS

No. 247

Wednesday, October 25, 1995

2:00 p.m.



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. 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 the following petitions:

(1) Nos. 351-3387 and 351-3388 concerning sexual assault. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-34K;

(2) No. 351-2458 concerning Chinese Canadians. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-151;

(3) No. 351-3786 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-142C;

(4) Nos. 351-3763, 351-3765, 351-3766 and 351-3782 concerning sentences in the Criminal Code. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-70N.

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 94th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

      The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change in the membership of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans:

Ablonczy for White (Fraser Valley West)

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 53, which includes this Report) was tabled.


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 95th Report of the Committee (Extension of reporting deadline respecting the Business of Supply). -- Sessional Paper No. 8514-351-154.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 53, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Mr. Simmons (Burin-St. George's), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the 5th Report of the Committee (Bill C-7, An Act respecting the control of certain drugs, their precursors and other substances and to amend certain other Acts and repeal the Narcotic Control Act in consequence thereof. with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-155.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 31, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton-Melville), seconded by Mr. Ramsay (Crowfoot), Bill C-354, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (transmission of HIV), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Malhi (Bramalea -- Gore -- Malton), moved, -- That the 94th 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.


By unanimous consent, Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Malhi (Bramalea -- Gore -- Malton), moved, -- That the 95th 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 social policies (No. 351-3989);

-- by Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville), one concerning the utilization of the Port of Churchill (No. 351-3990) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-3991);

-- by Mr. Calder (Wellington -- Grey -- Dufferin -- Simcoe), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-3992) and one concerning the mining industry (No. 351-3993);

-- by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-3994);

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 351-3995);

-- by Mr. Breitkreuz (Yellowhead), one concerning gun control (No. 351-3996);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), two concerning an environmental disaster in Guyana (Nos. 351-3997 and 351-3998);

-- by Mr. Wappel (Scarborough West), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-3999) and three concerning abortion (Nos. 351-4000 to 351-4002).

Questions on Order Paper

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

    Q-215 -- June 20. 1995 -- Mr. Abbott (Kootenay East) -- What are the names of all the Department of Justice Standing Legal Agents (including civil and criminal legal agents) as of September 1993 and as of June 1995?

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order.

-- Sessional Paper No. 8555-351-215.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), -- That Bill C-99, An Act to amend the Small Business Loans Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.

The debate continued.


At 5:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Dupuy (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister of Health), -- 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 third time and do pass.

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



(Division--Vote No 355)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Augustine Axworthy (Winnipeg South -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- (Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gauthier -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gray (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Landry -- Lastewka -- Laurin Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loney -- MacAulay -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- McCormick -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview-Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Rock -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Venne -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Wells -- Wood -- Zed -- 132

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Althouse -- Benoit -- Blaikie -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Solomon -- Stinson -- Thompson -- Williams -- 39

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bertrand -- Bouchard -- Brien -- Canuel -- Caron -- Cauchon -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Collenette -- Copps -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Discepola -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dupuy -- Fillion -- Finlay -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gerrard -- Godin -- Graham -- Guay -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Jordan -- Lalonde -- Langlois -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loubier -- MacDonald -- Maclaren -- Maheu -- Marchand -- Massé -- McGuire -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Ouellet -- Paradis -- Patry -- Regan -- Robillard -- Sauvageau -- Skoke -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Whelan -- Young

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:26 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Assadourian (Don Valley North), seconded by Mr. Pagtakhan (Winnipeg North), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should consider designating the second Sunday in September of each year as ``Grandparents Day'' in order to acknowledge their importance to the structure of the family in the nurturing, upbringing and education of children. (Private Members' Business M-273)

Debate arose thereon.

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

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 5:55 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(l), the question ``That this House do now adjourn'' was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

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) -- Report of the Correctional Investigator for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to section 192 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act. Chapter 20. Statutes of Canada. 1992. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-72C. (Pursuant tar Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

ADJOURNMENT

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