PRAYERS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

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. 351-3858, 351-3918, 351-3956, 351-3959 and 351-3970 concerning the government tendering process. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-158.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Speller (Haldimand -- Norfolk) presented the Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) respecting its participation at the 19th Canadian Regional Seminar held in Toronto from November 24 to 26, 1995. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-351-53D.

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 109th Report of the Committee (amendment to Standing Orders). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-183.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 54, 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 110th Report of the Committee (Business of Supply). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-184.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 54, 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 111th Report of the Committee (Bill C-319, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (reimbursement of election expenses), with an amendment). -- Sessional Paper Rio. 8510-351-185.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 54, 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 112th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

In accordance with its mandate tinder Standing Order 92(1), your Committee has selected from among the items for which an order of precedence was established on or after Tuesday, November 28, 1995, the following as votable items:

Bill C-353-Mr. McTeague
Motion M-461-Ms. Meredith

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 54, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Order 92(2), the report was deemed adopted.

Mr. Pagtakhan (Winnipeg North), from the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons, presented the 4th Report of the Committee (The Grand Design: Achieving the ``Open House'' Vision).

-- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-186.

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 (Issues Nos. 49 and 50, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), Bill C-364, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (no parole when imprisoned for life), 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. Abbott (Kootenay East), seconded by Mr. Chatters (Athabasca), Bill C-365, An Act to allow the electors of a province to express an opinion on who should be summoned to the Senate to represent the province, 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. Vanclief (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), moved, -- That the 109th 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. Lincoln (Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment), moved, -- That the 110th 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 Mrs. Kraft Sloan (York -- Simcoe), moved, -- That, pursuant to its mandate in relation to the Comprehensive Review of the Young Offenders Act (phase II), and specifically, to observe how the youth justice system operates in practice, the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (6 Members): Four (4) from the Liberal Party including the Chair, one (1) from the Bloc québécois and one (1) from the Reform Party, be authorized to travel to:

I. Halifax, Sydney (N.S.), and Charlottetown (P.E.I.) from February 18 to 23, 1996;

II. To Toronto and London (Ont.) from March 3 to 8, 1996;

III. To Montreal and Quebec (Que.) from March 24 to 29, 1996,

in order to hold public hearings, visit sites (young offender facilities and programmes) and meet with officials and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

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. Discepola (Vaudreuil), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-4137);

-- by Ms. Bethel (Edmonton East), one concerning human rights in Nigeria (No. 351-4138);

-- by Mr. Robinson (Burnaby -- Kingsway), one concerning the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act (No. 351-4139), one concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (No. 351-4140), one concerning East Timor (No. 351-4141) and one concerning the income tax system (No. 351-4142);

-- by Mr. Pagtakhan (Winnipeg North), one concerning immigration (No. 351-4143);

-- by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), one concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (No. 351-4144);

-- by Mr. Lincoln (Lachine -- Lac-Saint-Louis), one concerning national unity (No. 351-4145);

-- by Ms. Meredith (Surrey -- White Rock -- South Langley), two concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 351-4146 and 351-4147);

-- by Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre), one concerning military facilities (No. 351-4148) and one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 351-4149);

-- by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-4150) and one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-4151).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-110, An Act respecting constitutional amendments.

Mr. Marchi (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:00 p.m., pursuant to Order made Tuesday, December 12, 1995, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 400)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Maclaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 150

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Asselin -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Blaikie -- Bouchard -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Brown (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Caron -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Jong de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Manning -- Marchand -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- McLaughlin -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Penson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Taylor -- Thompson -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- White (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams -- 101

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bellehumeur -- Canuel -- Culbert -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Paré -- Pomerleau -- St. Denis) -- Szabo

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

Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, December 12, 1995, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister of Health), -- That Bill C-108, An Act to amend the National Housing 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 N^o 401)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Althouse -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bélisle -- Bellemare -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Caron -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Jong -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois-Salaberry) -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Loubier -- Maclaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Nault -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 207

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Manning -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Meredith -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker Stinson -- Thompson -- White (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams -- 47

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bellehumeur -- Canuel -- Culbert -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Paré -- Pomerleau -- St. Denis -- Szabo

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

Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, December 12, 1995, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Mayfield (Cariboo -- Chilcotin), seconded by Mr. Gilmour (Comox -- Alberni),

-- That Bill C-315, An Act to complement the present laws of Canada that protect the privacy of individuals with respect to personal information about themselves obtained by certain corporations, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 402)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Allmand -- Althouse -- Arseneault -- Asselin -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Blaikie -- Bouchard -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Brown (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Caron -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Jong -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Landry -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Manning -- Marchand -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- McLaughlin -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- Penson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thompson -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- White (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams -- 111

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lee -- Loney -- Maclaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Nault -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Young -- 122

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bellehumeur -- Canuel -- Culbert -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Paré -- Pomerleau -- St. Denis -- Szabo

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:46, pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Ms. Meredith (Surrey -- White Rock -- South Langley), seconded by Mr. Speaker (Lethbridge), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the Government should amend Part XXIV of the Criminal Code-Dangerous Offenders-to provide:

1. that where an offender is convicted of

(a) a sexual offence involving a child, or

(b) an offence set out in

(i) section 271 (sexual assault) that has been proceeded with by way of indictment,

(ii) section 272 (sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm), or

(iii) section 273 (aggravated sexual assault),

or an attempt to commit any of these offences, the offender shall, before being sentenced, be examined by two psychiatrists to determine

(c) in the case of sexual offence involving a child, whether the offender is likely to commit or attempt to commit such an offence in the future, and

(itd) in the case of an offence referred to in section 271 that has been proceeded with by way of indictment, or section 272 or 273, whether the offender is likely to cause or attempt to cause death, injury or serious psychological harm to another person through a failure in the future to control his or her sexual impulses: and

2. that where the psychiatrists conclude

(a) in the case of a sexual offence involving a child, that the offender is likely to commit or attempt to commit such an offence in the future, or

(b) in the case of an offence mentioned in section 271 that has been proceeded with by way of indictment, or section 272 or 273, that the offender is likely to cause or attempt to cause death, injury or serious psychological harm to another person through a failure in the future to control his or her sexual impulses,

the Attorney General of the province in which the offender was tried shall direct that an application be brought to have the offender declared a dangerous offender. (Private Members' Business M-461)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

Messages were received from the Senate as follows:

-- ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed C-64, An Act respecting employment equity, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed C-83, An Act to amend the Auditor General Act, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed C-116, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1996.

RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

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

-- by Mr. Tobin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) -- Reports of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans for the period ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to subsections 72(2) of the Access to Information Act, Chapter A-1, and the Privacy Act, Chapter P-21, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-351-671A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by the Clerk of Petitions -- 3rd Report pursuant to Standing Order 131:

The Clerk of Petitions has the honour to report that the petition from the Missionary Church and the Evangelical Missionary Church, Canada West District, praying for passage of an Act to amalgamate, presented by Mrs. Ablonczy, on Thursday, December 7, 1995, meets the requirements of Standing Order 131.

-- by the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills -- 3rd Report as follows:

Pursuant to Standing Order 133(2), the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills has taken into consideration the petition from the Missionary Church and the Evangelical Missionary Church, Canada West District, which was received by the House on Thursday, December 7, 1995, and has the honour to report that the requirements of the Standing Orders regarding notice have been fully complied with in this case.

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. Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-4152);

-- by Mrs. Kraft Sloan (York -- Simcoe), one concerning the disappearance of Mr. Scott Wessler in Indonesia (No. 351-4153);

-- by Ms. Meredith (Surrey -- White Rock -- South Langley), two concerning the parole system (Nos. 351-4154 and 351-4155), one concerning the Canada Labour Code (No. 351-4156), one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 351-4157), one concerning capital punishment (No. 351-4158), one concerning sex offenders (No. 351-4159), and eighty-seven concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 351-4160 to 351-4246).

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:45 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).