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

Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources), laid upon the Table, -- Report to Parliament on the Administration and Enforcement of the Energy Efficiency Act, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1993, pursuant to section 36 of the Energy Efficiency Act, Chapter 36, Statutes of Canada, 1992. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-375. (ursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), laid upon the Table, -- Document entitled ``Draft amendments to the Criminal Code and the Customs Tariff (crime cards and board games)". -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-351-10.

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. 351-0083 and 351-0104 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-9C.

Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-0143 concerning the parole system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-10B.

Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-0165 concerning material depicting violence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-2F.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources) made a statement.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Fontana (London East), presented the report of the twenty-first annual meeting of delegations from the Canadian and European Parliaments of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from February 15 to 18, 1994. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-351-51D.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Barnes (London West), seconded by Mr. Pagtakhan (Winnipeg North), Bill C-239, An Act respecting the Decade of the Brain, 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 Ms. Torsney (Burlington), four concerning material depicting violence (Nos. 351-0204 to 351-0207);

-- by Mr. Wappel (Scarborough West), two concerning the establishment of a witness and informant protection program (Nos. 351-0208 and 351-0209) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-0210);

-- by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), one concerning environmental assessment and review (No. 351-0211);

-- by Ms. McLaughlin (Yukon), one concerning the protection of wildlife (No. 351-0212);

-- by Mr. Mayfield (Cariboo -- Chilcotin), one concerning the official languages of Canada (No. 351-0213);

-- by Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), three concerning material depicting violence (Nos. 351-0214 to 351-0216);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning the public pension system (No. 351-0217);

-- by Ms. Phinney (Hamilton Mountain), one concerning material depicting violence (No. 351-0218);

-- by Mrs. Ablonczy (Calgary North), one concerning material depicting violence (No. 351-0219);

-- by Mr. Crawford (Kent), one concerning renewable alternative energy sources (No. 351-0220).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and a related Act.

Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and by unanimous consent, referred to a Committee of the Whole.

The Committee considered the Bill and reported it with the following amendment:

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come into force on December 17, 1990 and any regulations made for the purposes of the definition ``estimated federal sales tax'' in subsection 121(1) of the Excise Tax Act, as enacted by subsection (1), may have effect from that date.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

By unanimous consent, the Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and a related Act.

Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), 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.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of Bill C-15, An Act to revise certain income tax law amendments in terms of the revised Income Tax Act and Income Tax Application Rules.

Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and, by unanimous consent, referred to a Committee of the Whole.

The Committee considered the Bill and reported it without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), moved, -- That the Bill be 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.

By unanimous consent, the Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-15, An Act to revise certain income tax law amendments in terms of the revised Income Tax Act and Income Tax Application Rules.

Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), 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.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Department of National Revenue Act and to amend certain other Acts in consequence thereof, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), for Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), moved, -- That the Bill be 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 Order 76.1(11), Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), for Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), 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.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:35 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of Bill C-206, An Act to provide for the relocation and protection of witnesses.

Mr. Wappel (Scarborough West), seconded by Mr. Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the time provided for consideration of Private Members' Business expired and the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

SENATE MESSAGES

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Report of the Commissioner of Official Languages for the calendar year 1993 has been referred to the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages.

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 the Speaker, -- By-laws adopted by the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons, February 8, 1994, pursuant to subsection 52.5(2) of the Parliament of Canada Act, Chapter C-20, Statutes of Canada, 1991. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-324A.

By Mr. Ouellet (Minister of Foreign Affairs) -- Report on Canada's activities as a Member Nation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the period April 1, 1992 to March 31, 1993, pursuant to section 4 of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Act, Chapter F-26, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-559. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), perma nently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade)

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:35 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).