PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Ms. Augustine (Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister), laid upon the Table, -- Report of the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet to the Prime Minister on the Public Service of Canada entitled ``Public Service 2000, Second Annual Report", pursuant to subsection 47(2) of the Public Service Employment Act, Chapter 33, Revised Statutes of Canada 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-376. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations)

Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs)), 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. 351-0203 concerning material depicting violence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-2G.

Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs)), 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. 351-0229, 351-0230 and 351-0254 concerning the parole system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-10E.

Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs)), 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. 351-0242 concerning abortion. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-30B.

Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs)), 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. 351-0263 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-9D.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. MacDonald (Dartmouth), seconded by Mr. Pagtakhan (Winnipeg North), Bill C-251, An Act to provide that Remembrance Day be included as a holiday in public service collective agreements, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Reports from Committees

By unanimous consent, Mr. Bélisle (La Prairie), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 2nd Report of the Committee (Role and mandate of the Office of the Auditor General). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-9.

A copy of the relevant Minutes and Proceedings and Evidence (Issues Nos. 7 and 9 which includes this Report) was tabled.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Bélisle (La Prairie), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 3rd Report of the Committee (Vote 30 under FINANCE -- Main Estimates 1994-95). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-10.

A copy of the relevant Minutes and Proceedings and Evidence (Issues Nos. 7 and 9 which includes this Report) was tabled.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development of Bill C-28, An Act respecting the making of loans and the provision of other forms of financial assistance to students, to amend and provide for the repeal of the Canada Student Loans Act, and to amend one other Act in consequence thereof.

Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development), 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 Human Resources Development.

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.

WAYS AND MEANS

Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) laid upon the Table, -- Notice of Ways and Means Motion to Amend the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act and the Income Tax Act. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 14) -- Sessional Paper No. 8570-351-14.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of this Ways and Means motion.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Debate resumed on the motion of Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development), seconded by Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), -- That Bill C-28, An Act respecting the making of loans and the provision of other forms of financial assistance to students, to amend and provide for the repeal of the Canada Student Loans Act, and to amend one other Act in consequence thereof, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development.

Debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the House proceeded to the deferred division on the motion of Mr. Forseth (New Westminster -- Burnaby), seconded by Mr. Abbott (Kootenay East), -- That this House urge the government to respond to the evident lack of confidence that has arisen from Canadians over the Young Offenders Act, and recommend modification to the definition of ``young person'' in Section 2(1) of the Act to mean a person to be ten years of age or more, but under sixteen years of age.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 40)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Duncan -- Epp -- Gilmour -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Kerpan -- Manning -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Penson -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Strahl -- Thompson -- White (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 36

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand -- Baker -- Barnes -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Bélisle -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Canuel -- Caron -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collins -- Copps -- Crête -- Culbert -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Savoye -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Keyes -- 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) -- Loubier -- MacDonald -- MacLellan (Cape Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mercier -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Ménard -- Nunez -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Paré -- Patry -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Péloquin -- Reed -- Regan -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Scott (Fredericton -- York Sunbury) -- Sheridan -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- 169 .PAIRE40

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bhaduria -- Charest -- Collenette -- DeVillers -- Deshaies -- Discepola -- Guimond -- Jacob -- Leroux (Shefford) -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Nault -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Rompkey -- Shepherd -- Terrana -- Venne -- Wayne -- Wood -- Young -- de Jong

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:01 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed debate on the motion of Mr. Laurin (Joliette), seconded by Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Orléans), -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should immediately take the required measures to authorize the construction of a high-speed train (HST) linking the cities of Windsor and Quebec City, as well as the necessary infrastructure. (Private Members' Business M-112)

Debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing order 45(5)(a), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 25, 1994, at 5:30 p.m.

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:49 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Develop ment) -- Report on the Administration of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act for the period July 1 to September 30, 1993, pursuant to subsection 36(1) of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act, Chapter L-1, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-456H. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development)

By Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development) -- Report on the Administration of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act for the period October 1 to December 31, 1993, pursuant to subsection 36(1) of the Labour Adjustment Benefits Act, Chapter L-1, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-456I. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development)

By Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Canadian Chicken Marketing Agency, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 1993, pursuant to section 30 of the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, Chapter F-4, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-42. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

By Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Canadian Grain Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1993, pursuant to subsection 15 of the Canada Grain Act, Chapter G-10, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-153. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

By Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 1993, pursuant to section 30 of the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, Chapter F-4, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-433. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

By Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 1993, pursuant to section 30 of the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, Chapter F-4, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-434. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

By Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Canadian Broiler Hatching Egg Marketing Agency, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 1993, pursuant to section 30 of the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, Chapter F-4, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-523. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

By Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 1994-95 to 1998-99 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 1994-95 of the Farm Credit Corporation, pursuant to subsection 125(4) of the Financial Administration Act, Chapter F-11, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-351-818. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

By Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of the Operations under Part II of the Export Credits Insurance Act for the fiscal year 1993-94, pursuant to section 27 of the Act, Chapter 105, R.S.C. 1952. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-139. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

By Mr. Young (Minister of Transport) -- Reports of the Canada Ports Corporation, Halifax Port Corporation, Montréal Port Corporation, Prince Rupert Port Corporation, Port of Québec Corporation, Saint John Port Corporation, St. John's Port Corporation and Vancouver Port Corporation together with the Auditors' Reports, for the year 1993, pursuant to subsection 150(1) of the Financial Administration Act, Chapter F-11, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-154. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

By Mr. Young (Minister of Transport) -- Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 1994-95 to 1998-99 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 1994-95 of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority and its subsidiaries, pursuant to subsection 125(4) of the Financial Administration Act, Chapter F-11, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-351-823. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:22 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).