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. Harris (Prince George -- Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Ramsay (Crowfoot), moved, -- That, in the opinion of the House, the government should consider strengthening penalties in those sections of the Criminal Code which deal with impaired driving offences in order to: (a) enhance deterrence; and (b) bring the penalties into line with the seriousness of the offence. (Private Members' Business M-78)

Debate arose thereon.

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

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Old Age Security Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act, the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Western Grain Transition Payments Act and certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act (Sessional Paper No. 8570-352-10), notice of which was laid upon the Table on Wednesday, November 20, 1996. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 10)

Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), moved, -- That the motion be concurred in.

MOTIONS

It was ordered, -- That any recorded division requested on Ways and Means Proceedings today be deferred until 1:15 p.m., and that the deferred recorded division on the sub-amendment of Mr. Sauvageau (Terrebonne) at the third reading stage of Bill C-29, An Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based substances, be deferred until 1:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45(7).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health). (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 10)

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made earlier today, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at 1:15 p.m.

The Order was read for the consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related Acts. (Sessional Paper No. 8570-352-12), notice of which was laid upon the Table on Friday, November 29, 1996. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 12)

Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), moved, -- That the motion be concurred in.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made earlier today, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at 1:15 p.m.

Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), moved, --

WHEREAS section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982 provides that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada where so authorized by resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons and of the legislative assembly of each province to which the amendment applies;

NOW THEREFORE the House of Commons resolves that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada be authorized to be made by proclamation issued by His Excellency the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada in accordance with the schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA

1. Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada set out in the Schedule to the Newfoundland Act is repealed and the following substituted therefor:

"17. In lieu of section ninety-three of the Constitution Act 1867, the following shall apply in respect of the Province of Newfoundland:

In and for the Province of Newfoundland, the Legislature shall have exclusive authority to make laws in relation to education but

(a) except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), schools established, maintained and operated with public funds shall be denominational schools, and any class of persons having rights under this Term as it read on January 1, 1995 shall continue to have the right to provide for religious education, activities and observances for the children of that class in those schools, and the group of classes that formed one integrated school system by agreement in 1969 may exercise the same rights under this Term as a single class of persons;

(b) subject to provincial legislation that is uniformly applicable to all schools specifying conditions for the establishment or continued operation of schools,

(i) any class of persons referred to in paragraph (a) shall have the right to have a publicly funded denominational school established, maintained and operated especially for that class, and

(ii) the Legislature may approve the establishment, maintenance and operation of a publicly funded school, whether denominational or non-denominational;

(c) where a school is established, maintained and operated pursuant to subparagraph (b) (i), the class of persons referred to in that subparagraph shall continue to have the right to provide for religious education, activities and observances and to direct the teaching of aspects of curriculum affecting religious beliefs, student admission policy and the assignment and dismissal of teachers in that school;

(d) all schools referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall receive their share of public funds in accordance with scales determined on a non-discriminatory basis from time to time by the Legislature; and

(e) if the classes of persons having rights under this Term so desire, they shall have the right to elect in total not less than two thirds of the members of a school board, and any class so desiring shall have the right to elect the portion of that total that is proportionate to the population of that class in the area under the board's jurisdiction."

Citation

2. This Amendment may be cited as the Constitution Amendment, year of proclamation (Newfoundland Act). (Government Business No. 12)

Debate arose thereon.

At 1:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made ealier today, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), -- That Ways and Means Motion No. 10 be concurred in.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 190)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacAulay -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McTeague -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- 123

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Fillion -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Jacob -- 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/Sud-Ouest) -- McLaughlin -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solomon -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams -- 82

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Allmand -- Canuel -- Caron -- Gauthier -- Grose -- Kirkby -- Mifflin -- Picard --  (Drummond)

Pursuant to Order made ealier today, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), -- That Ways and Means Motion No. 12 be concurred in.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 191)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacAulay -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McTeague -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- 123

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Jacob -- 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/Sud-Ouest) -- McLaughlin -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams -- 84

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Allmand -- Canuel -- Caron -- Gauthier -- Grose -- Kirkby -- Mifflin -- Picard --  (Drummond)

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Marchi (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), -- That Bill C-29, An Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based substances be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Morrison (Swift Current -- Maple Creek -- Assiniboia), seconded by Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``this House declines to give third reading to Bill C-29, An Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based substances, since the Bill fails to address the impact of the import prohibition on certain manganese-based substances on international trade.''

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the sub-amendment of Mr. Sauvageau (Terrebonne), seconded by Mrs. Guay (Laurentides), -- That the amendment be amended by adding the following:

``and particularly, the impact of the said Bill on trade between Canada and the United States.''

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

(Division--Vote N^o 192)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Jacob -- 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/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams -- 82

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacAulay -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McLaughlin -- McTeague -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Riis -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Solomon -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- 125

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Allmand -- Canuel -- Caron -- Gauthier -- Grose -- Kirkby -- Mifflin -- Picard --  (Drummond)

Pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the amendment of Mr. Morrison (Swift Current -- Maple Creek -- Assiniboia), seconded by Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River).

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

YEAS: 82, NAYS: 125. (See list under Division No. 192)

Pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the main motion of Mr. Marchi (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food).

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

(Division--Vote N^o 193)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacAulay -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McLaughlin -- McTeague -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Riis -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Solomon -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- 125

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Jacob -- 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/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams -- 82

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Allmand -- Canuel -- Caron -- Gauthier -- Grose -- Kirkby -- Mifflin -- Picard --  (Drummond)

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

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health). (Government Business No. 12)

The debate continued.

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. Axworthy (Minister for Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, -- Order in Council P.C. 1996-1784 dated November 26, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-352-7C.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mrs. Kraft Sloan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions: (1) Nos. 352-1260 and 352-1262 concerning impaired driving. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-73N; (2) No. 352-1263 concerning profits from crime. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-97I.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Vanclief (Prince Edward -- Hastings), from the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented the 3rd Report of the Committee (Bill C-60, An Act to establish the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and to repeal and amend other Acts as a consequence, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-59.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issues Nos. 5 and 6, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), Bill C-69, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Old Age Security Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act, the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Western Grain Transition Payments Act and certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act, 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. Eggleton (Minister for International Trade) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), Bill C-70, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related Acts, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled "An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related Acts".

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), seconded by Mr. Eggleton (Minister for International Trade), Bill C-71, An Act to regulate the manufacture, sale, labelling and promotion of tobacco products, to make consequential amendments to another Act and to repeal certain Acts, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville), seconded by Mr. Harris (Prince George -- Bulkley Valley), Bill C-357, An Act to provide for the expiry of gun control legislation that is not proven effective within five years of coming into force, 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. Bernier (Beauce), one concerning the Canada-United States tax convention (No. 352-1320);

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 352-1321), one concerning the income tax system (No. 352-1322) and one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 352-1323);

-- by Mrs. Ur (Lambton -- Middlesex), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-1324);

-- by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-1325) and one concerning sex offenders (No. 352-1326);

-- by Mr. Schmidt (Okanagan Centre), one concerning Constitutional amendments (No. 352-1327), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-1328), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-1329) and two concerning radio and television programming (Nos. 352-1330 and 352-1331);

-- by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West -- Revelstoke), one concerning the Federal Public Service (No. 352-1332);

-- by Mr. Steckle (Huron -- Bruce), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-1333) and one concerning corporal punishment (No. 352-1334);

-- by Mr. Bergeron (Verchères), one concerning the Senate (No. 352-1335);

-- by Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), one concerning victims of crime (No. 352-1336) and three concerning natural gas from Sable Island (Nos. 352-1337 to 352-1339);

-- by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden), one concerning the tax system (No. 352-1340) and one concerning gasoline pricing (No. 352-1341);

-- by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan -- Shuswap), one concerning gun control (No. 352-1342);

-- by Mr. Robinson (Burnaby -- Kingsway), one concerning the tax system (No. 352-1343);

-- by Mr. Crawford (Kent), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-1344);

-- by Mr. Riis (Kamloops), one concerning gasoline pricing (No. 352-1345) and one concerning the tax system (No. 352-1346);

-- by Mr. Duhamel (St. Boniface), one concerning Constitutional amendments (No. 352-1347).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health). (Government Business No. 12)

The debate continued.

Mr. Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood), seconded by Mr. Bellemare (Carleton -- Gloucester), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended in the schedule entitled ``Amendment to the Constitution of Canada'':

(a) by adding the words ``where numbers warrant'' immediately before the word ``any'' in paragraph (b)(i);

(b) by adding the words ``determine and'' immediately following the words ``observances and to'' in paragraph (c).

Debate arose thereon.

RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

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

-- by the Speaker -- Amendments to the By-laws adopted by the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons, on November 5, 1996, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, S. C. 1991, c. 20, sbs. 52.5(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-324B.

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. Manning (Calgary Southwest), one concerning the highway system (No. 352-1348) and one concerning taxes on books (No. 352-1349).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:30 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 6:36 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).