PRAYERS

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), seconded by Mr. Williams (St. Albert), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, wheat and barley producers in Western Canada should be given greater flexibility and more choices by amending the Canadian Wheat Board Act to include a special two year opting out provision for those farmers interested in developing niche export markets. (Private Members' Business M-207)

Debate arose thereon.

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

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for Francophonie), moved, -- That this House take note of the evolving situation in the Great Lakes region of Africa and of Canada's leadership role in the international community's efforts to alleviate human suffering in the region. (Government Business No. 9)

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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Zed (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. 352-0563, 352-0614, 352-0697, 352-0698 and 352-0774 concerning dairy products. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-120; (2) No. 352-0768 concerning Old Age Security benefits. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-69A; (3) Nos. 352-0864, 352-0888, 352-0901 and 352-0992 concerning sex offenders. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-2F; (4) No. 352-0876 concerning veterinarians. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-121; (5) Nos. 352-0877 and 352-0881 concerning AIDS. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-98B; (6) No. 352-0915 concerning genital mutilation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-122; (7) No. 352-0996 concerning employment. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-38C; (8) No. 352-0998 concerning the tax on gasoline. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-44R.

WAYS AND MEANS

Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) laid upon the Table, -- Notice of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 9) -- Sessional Paper No. 8570-352-9.

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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Mitchell (Parry Sound -- Muskoka), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented the 2nd Report of the Committee (Streamlining Environmental Regulation for Mining: Final Report). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-53.

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. 1, 2 and 4, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), seconded by Mr. Hart (Okanagan -- Similkameen -- Merritt), Bill C-349, An Act to provide for parliamentary scrutiny and approval of user fees set by federal authority and to require public disclosure of the amount collected as user fees, 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 Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 352-1252), one concerning the income tax system (No. 352-1253) and one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 352-1254);

-- by Mr. Gilmour (Comox -- Alberni), three concerning capital punishment (Nos. 352-1255 to 352-1257);

-- by Mr. Pillitteri (Niagara Falls), one concerning the highway system (No. 352-1258);

-- by Mrs. Jennings (Mission -- Coquitlam), one concerning taxes on books (No. 352-1259) and one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-1260);

-- by Mr. Kirkby (Prince Albert -- Churchill River), one concerning the tax system (No. 352-1261);

-- by Mr. Mitchell (Parry Sound -- Muskoka), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-1262) and one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-1263);

-- by Mr. Zed (Fundy -- Royal), one concerning the income tax system (No. 352-1264).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-72 on the Order Paper.

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

Q-39 -- Mr. Adams (Peterborough) -- Have there been any government implementations with regard to the recommendations numbered 104 to 110 inclusive, Chapter 13, "The North", from the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development's Report "It's About Our Health. Towards Pollution Protection. CEPA Revisited", June 1995?

Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-352-39.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for Francophonie). (Government Business No. 9)

The debate continued.

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), -- That Bill C-41, An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and the Canada Shipping 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 167)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Althouse -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Crête -- Culbert -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Eggleton -- English -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Graham -- Grose -- Guay -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paré -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Reed -- Regan -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Simmons -- St. Denis -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Szabo -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Young -- Zed -- 136

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Benoit -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Gouk -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Morrison -- Ramsay -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Williams -- 22

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anawak -- Bachand -- Bakopanos -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- -Stanstead) -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Clancy -- Daviault -- Debien -- DeVillers -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Gaffney -- Goodale -- Guimond -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Laurin -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- McGuire -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- Parrish -- Patry -- Phinney -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Proud -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Sheridan -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Thalheimer -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Venne -- Wells -- Wood

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

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. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 1st Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, "Conference on the Arctic region" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-20), presented to the House on Monday, June 17, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-352-20.

-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 2nd Report of the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, "50th Anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-23), presented to the House on Tuesday, June 18, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-352-23.

-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 2nd Report of the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages, "Implementation of Part VII of the Official Languages Act" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-25), presented to the House on Wednesday, June 19, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-352-25.

-- by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health) -- Report of the Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act, S. C. 1987, c. 30, sbs. 45(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-538. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health) -- Reports of the Department of Health for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-352-629A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on September 8, 1995, between Canada, British Columbia and the Nanoose First Nation for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475J. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Memorandum of agreement made on April 1, 1995, providing a framework for community tripartite agreements for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service in the Northwest Territories, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475K. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Memorandum of agreement made on April 1, 1995, providing a framework for community tripartite agreements for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service in the province of New Brunswick, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475L. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on June 24, 1995, between Canada, British Columbia and the Kamloops Indian Band, Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band and Skeetchestn Indian Band for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475M. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on June 12, 1995, between Canada, British Columbia and the Tsay Keh Dene and the Fort Ware Indian Band for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475N. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on May 8, 1996, between Canada, Saskatchewan and the Lac la Ronge Indian Band for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475O. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on October 1, 1994, between Canada, Manitoba and Sandy Bay First Nation for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475P. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on October 1, 1994, between Canada, Manitoba and Swan Lake First Nation for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475Q. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on May 8, 1996, between Canada, Saskatchewan and the Montreal Lake First Nation for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475R. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on March 7, 1996, between Canada, British Columbia and the Saulteau First Nations for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475S. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on March 7, 1996, between Canada, British Columbia and the West Moberly First Nations for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475T. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made on June 8, 1996, between Canada, British Columbia and the Kwakiutl Band Gwa'sala Nakwaxda'xw First Nation and the Quatsino First Nation for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police First Nations Community Policing Service, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-475U. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister of Human Resources Development) -- Copy of Order in Council P.C. 1996-1561, dated October 8, 1996, concerning the Second Supplementary Agreement amending the Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America, pursuant to the Old Age Security Act, R. S. 1985, c. O-9, sbs. 42(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-212D. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:59 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.

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:12 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).