The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. Kilgour (Edmonton Southeast), Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Speller (Haldimand -- Norfolk) presented the Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) which visited New Zealand from February 23 to March 2, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-53.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Bélair (Cochrane -- Superior) presented the Report of the Canadian Section of the Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the annual meeting held in Paris and Strasbourg from January 20 to 28, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-55.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), seconded by Mr. Breitkreuz (Yellowhead), Bill C-263, An Act respecting restriction on foreign aid, 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. Abbott (Kootenay East), seconded by Mr. Hoeppner (Lisgar -- Marquette), Bill C-264, An Act to allow the electors of a province to express an opinion on who should be summoned to the Senate to represent the province, 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. Robinson (Burnaby -- Kingsway), seconded by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden), Bill C-265, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (sexual orientation), 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. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), three concerning abortion (Nos. 352-0254 to 352-0256), three concerning euthanasia (Nos. 352-0257 to 352-0259), one concerning the parole system (No. 352-0260) and three concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 352-0261 to 352-0263);

-- by Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), one concerning the Official Opposition (No. 352-0264).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Solicitor General of Canada), -- That this House approves in general the budgetary policy of the Government. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 1)

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.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Solicitor General of Canada). (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 1)

The debate continued.

At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 84(6), the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 37)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Allmand -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Graham -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Loney -- MacAulay -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marchi -- Marleau -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London - Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 137

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Asselin -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bhaduria -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown --  (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Canuel -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Manning -- Marchand -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- McLaughlin -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- Paré -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Wayne -- Williams -- 88

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Adams -- Bélisle -- Bellemare -- Brien -- Caron -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crawford -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Peric -- Peters -- Phinney -- Rideout -- Robillard -- Venne -- Walker

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. MacAulay (Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) -- Report of the Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-575. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

-- by Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry) -- Report under the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act (Part I, Corporations) for the year 1994, pursuant to the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act, R. S. 1985, c. C-43, sbs. 22(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-115. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

-- by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources) -- Report of the National Energy Board for the year ended December 31, 1995, pursuant to the National Energy Board Act, R. S. 1985, c. N-7, s. 133. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-188. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

-- by Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 8th Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration: "Economic Impact of Recent Immigration" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-165), presented to the House on Monday, November 20, 1995. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-352-165.

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:45 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).