PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), for Mr. Dupuy (Minister of Canadian Heritage), laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-0095 concerning radio and television programming. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-25.

Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-0172 to 351-0174 concerning crimes of violence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-13C.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Gagnon (Québec), seconded by Mr. Loubier (Saint- Hyacinthe -- Bagot), Bill C-238, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Child support payments), 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, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was presented as follows:

-- by Mr. Maloney (Erie), concerning material depicting violence (No. 351-0203).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), presented the answer to a question on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue), for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), moved, -- That the Bill be now concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 76.1(11), Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue), for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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

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

Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), for Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue), moved, -- That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to prepare and bring in a bill, in accordance with Standing Order 68(5), respecting the system of readjusting the boundaries of electoral districts for the House of Commons by Electoral Boundaries Commissions, and, in preparing the said bill, the committee be instructed to consider, among other related matters, the general operation over the past thirty years of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, including:

(a) an assessment of whether there should be a continual increase in the number of Members of the House of Commons after each census, as now provided in section 51 of the Constitution Act;

(b) a review of the adequacy of the present method of selection of members of Electoral Boundaries Commissions;

(c) a review of the rules governing and the powers and methods of proceedings of Electoral Boundaries Commissions, including whether these Commissions ought to commence their work from the basis of making necessary alterations to the boundaries of existing electoral districts wherever possible;

(d) a review of the time and nature of the involvement of the public and of the House of Commons in the work of Electoral Boundaries Commissions;

That the committee have the power to travel within Canada and to hear witnesses by teleconference; and

That the committee report no later than December 16, 1994. (Government Business No. 10)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Abbott (Kootenay East), seconded by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan -- Shuswap), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting Paragraph (a) and substituting the following:

``(a) a formula to cap or reduce the number of seats in the House of Commons;''

Debate arose thereon.

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

The House resumed debate on the motion of Ms. Marleau (Minister of Health), seconded by Mrs. Finestone (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)), -- That 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, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

Ms. Bridgman (Surrey North), seconded by Mrs. Ablonczy (Calgary North), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``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, be not now read a second time but that the Order be discharged, the Bill withdrawn and the subject matter be referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.''

Debate arose thereon.

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.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Debate resumed on the motion of Ms. Marleau (Minister of Health), seconded by Mrs. Finestone (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)).

And on the amendment of Ms. Bridgman (Surrey North), seconded by Mrs. Ablonczy (Calgary North).

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

INTERRUPTION

At 4:04 p.m., by unanimous consent, the sitting was suspended.

At 4:10 p.m., the sitting resumed.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

By unanimous consent, the House resumed debate on the motion of Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. Irwin (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs), -- That Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Excise Act, the Customs Act and the Tobacco Sales to Young Persons Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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 Finance.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

By unanimous consent, at 4:33 p.m., the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Jordan (Leeds -- Grenville), seconded by Mr. O'Brien (London -- Middlesex), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should enter into an agreement with the province of Ontario to expand Ontario Highway 16, south from Ottawa to Highway 401 at Johnstown, into a four Lane Highway in order to ensure road safety and enhance travel in and out of the Nation's Capital. (Private Members' Business M-3)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Friday, April 15, 1994, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs)), -- That Bill C-17, An Act to amend certain statutes to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 22, 1994, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The House proceeded to the deferred division on the motion of Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), -- That this question be now put.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 32)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- MacLellan (Cape Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maheu -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Scott (Fredericton -- York Sunbury) -- Serré -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- Steckle -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- Zed -- 146

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Blaikie -- Bouchard -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Bélisle -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Guay -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- 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) -- McLaughlin -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pomerleau -- Péloquin -- Ramsay -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solomon -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- Williams -- 95

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Brien -- Campbell -- Crête -- Debien -- Guimond -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Young

Pursuant to Standing Order 61(2), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs)), -- That Bill C-17, An Act to amend certain statutes to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 22, 1994, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: Yeas: 146; Nays: 95. (See list under Division No. 32)

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the House proceeded to the deferred division on the motion of Mr. Ringma (Nanaimo -- Cowichan), seconded by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan -- Shuswap), -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should:

(a) amend the Official Languages Act to reflect the philosophy of ``territorial bilingualism'', which holds that French should be the predominant language of Quebec and English the predominant language of the other provinces, and that federal government services should be available to official language minorities in their own language in any part of the country where there is demonstrable local public demand;

(b) continue to facilitate the use of English or French in the debates and other proceedings of Parliament, in the records and journals of Parliament, in federal courts, and as the languages of federal legislation; and

(c) refrain from expending monies on those aspects of language which fall under the sole jurisdiction of the provinces.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 33)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Manning -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Williams -- 43

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Bélisle -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Caron -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Culbert -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jacob -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lebel -- LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Loubier -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- MacLellan (Cape Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maheu -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Ménard -- Nault -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Paré -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pomerleau -- Proud -- Péloquin -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Sauvageau -- Scott (Fredericton -- York Sunbury) -- Serré -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Solomon -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- Steckle -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- Zed -- 197

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Brien -- Campbell -- Crête -- Debien -- Guimond -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Young

Pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue). (Government Business No. 10)

The House proceeded to the deferred division on the amendment of Mr. Abbott (Kootenay East), seconded by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan -- Shuswap), -- That the motion be amended by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting the following:

``(a) a formula to cap or reduce the number of seats in the House of Commons;''

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

(Division--Vote N^o 34)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Benoit -- Berger -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Culbert -- Cummins -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Epp -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gerrard -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- MacLellan (Cape Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maheu -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Penson -- Peric -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Proud -- Ramsay -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Schmidt -- Scott (Fredericton -- York Sunbury) -- Serré -- Sheridan -- Silye -- Simmons -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Thompson -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- Williams -- Zed -- 191

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bouchard -- Bélisle -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fillion -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Godin -- Guay -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Marchand -- Mercier -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pomerleau -- Péloquin -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Laurent -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- 48

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Brien -- Campbell -- Crête -- Debien -- Guimond -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Young

By unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the main motion, as amended, --

That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to prepare and bring in a bill, in accordance with Standing Order 68(5), respecting the system of readjusting the boundaries of electoral districts for the House of Commons by Electoral Boundaries Commissions, and, in preparing the said bill, the committee be instructed to consider, among other related matters, the general operation over the past thirty years of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, including:

(a) a formula to cap or reduce the number of seats in the House of Commons;

(b) a review of the adequacy of the present method of selection of members of Electoral Boundaries Commissions;

(c) a review of the rules governing and the powers and methods of proceedings of Electoral Boundaries Commissions, including whether these Commissions ought to commence their work from the basis of making necessary alterations to the boundaries of existing electoral districts wherever possible;

(d) a review of the time and nature of the involvement of the public and of the House of Commons in the work of Electoral Boundaries Commissions;

That the committee have the power to travel within Canada and to hear witnesses by teleconference; and

That the committee report no later than December 16, 1994.

The question was put on the main motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 35)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Benoit -- Berger -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Culbert -- Cummins -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Epp -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gerrard -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- MacLellan (Cape Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maheu -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Penson -- Peric -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Proud -- Ramsay -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Schmidt -- Scott (Fredericton -- York Sunbury) -- Serré -- Sheridan -- Silye -- Simmons -- Speaker -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Thompson -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- Williams -- Zed -- 188

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bouchard -- Bélisle -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fillion -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Godin -- Guay -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Marchand -- McLaughlin -- Mercier -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pomerleau -- Péloquin -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Laurent -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- 51

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Brien -- Campbell -- Crête -- Debien -- Guimond -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Young

Pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), consideration resumed on the motion of Ms. Marleau (Minister of Health), seconded by Mrs. Finestone (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)), -- That 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, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

The House proceeded to the deferred division on the amendment of Ms. Bridgman (Surrey North), seconded by Mrs. Ablonczy (Calgary North), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``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, be not now read a second time but that the Order be discharged, the Bill withdrawn and the subject matter be referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs''.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 36)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Blaikie -- Bouchard -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Bélisle -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Guay -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- 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) -- McLaughlin -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pomerleau -- Péloquin -- Ramsay -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solomon -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- Williams -- 95

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- MacLellan (Cape Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maheu -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Scott (Fredericton -- York Sunbury) -- Serré -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- Steckle -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- Zed -- 146

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Brien -- Campbell -- Crête -- Debien -- Guimond -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Young

By unanimous consent, the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

Yeas: 146; Nays: 95. (See list under Division No. 32)

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

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:28 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), 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), the following papers, having been deposited with the Clerk of the House, were laid upon the Table:

By Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Canadian Wheat Board, together with the Auditors' Report, for the crop year ended July 31, 1993, pursuant to subsection 9(2) of the Canadian Wheat Board Act, Chapter C-24, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-259. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

By Mr. Young (Minister of Transport) -- Report on the financial operations of Harbours and Ports for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1993, pursuant to section 26 of the Public Harbours and Port Facilities Act, Chapter P-29, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-171. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:00 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).