Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That Private Members’ Motion M–169, standing in the name of Mr. Tremblay (Rosemont), be dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

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. No. 352-0291 concerning the Canadian Wheat Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-18B;
2. No. 352-0320 concerning sports fishing. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-81.

Ms. Whelan (Essex–Windsor), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 2nd Report of the Committee (Bill C–36, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, the Old Age Security Act and the Canada Shipping Act, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-19.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 2, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)), Bill C–46, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (production of records in sexual offence proceedings), 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 Mrs. Chamberlain (Guelph–Wellington), seconded by Mrs. Ur (Lambton–Middlesex), Bill C–302, An Act to establish an oath of allegiance to the flag of Canada, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Mitchell (Parry Sound–Muskoka), seconded by Mr. Wood (Nipissing), Bill C–303, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victims’ rights), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Robinson (Burnaby–Kingsway), seconded by Mr. Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing), Bill C–304, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (aiding suicide), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Robinson (Burnaby–Kingsway), seconded by Mr. Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing), Bill C–305, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Nunez (Bourassa), seconded by Mrs. Gagnon (Québec), Bill C–306, An Act respecting a national refugee awareness day, 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 Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

• by Mr. Speller (Haldimand–Norfolk), two concerning profits from crime (Nos. 352-0673 and 352-0674), one concerning euthanasia (No. 352-0675) and one concerning abortion (No. 352-0676);
• by Mrs. Gaffney (Nepean), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0677) and one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-0678);
• by Mr. Hill (Macleod), two concerning the parole system (Nos. 352-0679 and 352-0680);
• by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 352-0681) and one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 352-0682);
• by Mr. Bodnar (Saskatoon–Dundurn), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0683);
• by Mr. Rocheleau (Trois-Rivières), one concerning the Department of National Defence (No. 352-0684);
• by Mr. Harris (Prince George–Bulkley Valley), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0685), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0686) and one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-0687);
• by Mrs. Ur (Lambton–Middlesex), one concerning abortion (No. 352-0688);
• by Mrs. Terrana (Vancouver East), one concerning AIDS (No. 352-0689);
• by Mr. Crête (Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup), two concerning the unemployment insurance program (Nos. 352-0690 and 352-0691);
• by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 352-0692);
• by Mrs. Brushett (Cumberland–Colchester), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0693);
• by Mrs. Kraft Sloan (York–Simcoe), one concerning AIDS (No. 352-0694);
• by Mr. Flis (Parkdale–High Park), one concerning AIDS (No. 352-0695);
• by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier–Montcalm), one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 352-0696);
• by Mr. Robinson (Burnaby–Kingsway), two concerning dairy products (Nos. 352-0697 and 352-0698), one concerning nuclear warships (No. 352-0699), two concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 352-0700 and 352-0701), three concerning veterans’ affairs (Nos. 352-0702 to 352-0704) and two concerning the tax on gasoline (Nos. 352-0705 and 352-0706);
• by Mr. McWhinney (Vancouver Quadra), one concerning Constitutional amendments (No. 352-0707);
• by Mr. McCormick (Hastings–Frontenac–Lennox and Addington), one concerning AIDS (No. 352-0708);
• by Mr. Nunez (Bourassa), one concerning child labour (No. 352-0709);
• by Mr. Johnston (Wetaskiwin), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0710);
• by Mr. Lee (Scarborough–Rouge River), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-0711);
• by Mr. Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing), three concerning gasoline pricing (Nos. 352-0712 to 352-0714).

Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q–37 on the Order Paper.

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C–26, An Act respecting the oceans of Canada, as reported by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 11 (Motions Nos. 67, 68 and 70).

Group No. 11

Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs), moved Motion No. 67, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 40, be amended by replacing lines 13 to 15, on page 26, with the following:

“rine resources and the provision of coast guard and hydrographic services to ensure the facilita-”.

Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs), moved Motion No. 68, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 41, be amended

1. by replacing lines 19 and 20, on page 26, with the following:

   “41. (1) As the Minister responsible for coast guard services, the powers, duties and”;

2. in the French version, by replacing line 7, on page 27, with the following:

   “l’intervention environnementale;”; and

3. in the French version, by replacing line 14, on page 27, with the following:

   “à (iv) sont dispensés de la manière la plus économique et la plus judicieuse possible.”

Mr. Scott (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West–Revelstoke), moved Motion No. 70, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 41, be amended by replacing lines 10 to 12, on page 27, with the following:

 

“(2)

In accordance to the stipulations contained in subsection 47(2), clause 48.1 and subsection 49(2), services under subparagraphs 41(1)(a)(i)to (iv) shall be provided in the most cost effective manner possible. The level and scope of such services, as well as the manner of their delivery, shall be defined in full, ongoing, consultation with all beneficiaries.”

Debate resumed on the motions in Group No. 11.

The question was put on Motion No. 67 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which will also apply to Motion No. 68 was deferred.

Group No. 12

Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), moved Motion No. 76, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 47, be amended by replacing line 1, on page 30, with the following:

“47.

(1)

The Minister may, subject to section 49.1 and to any”.

Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), moved Motion No. 78, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 48, be amended by replacing line 14, on page 30, with the following:

“48.

The Minister may, subject to section 49.1 and to any”.

Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), moved Motion No. 80, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 49, be amended by replacing line 22, on page 30, with the following:

“49.

(1)

The Minister may, subject to section 49.1 and to any”.

Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), moved Motion No. 82, — That Bill C–26 be amended by adding after line 35, on page 30, the following new Clause:

“49.1.

The fixing of fees under sections 47, 48 and 49 is subject to adoption by the House of Commons of a resolution debated for three hours in the ordinary course of the business of the House.”

Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), moved Motion No. 88, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 51, be amended by replacing line 6, on page 31, with the following:

“51.

The standing commit-tee may make regula-”.

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 12.

The question was put on Motion No. 76 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which will also apply to Motions Nos. 78, 80 and 82, was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 88 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

Group No. 13

Mr. Scott (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West–Revelstoke), moved Motion No. 77, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 47, be amended by replacing lines 9 to 13, on page 30, with the following:

 

“(2)

Fees for a service or the use of a facility that are fixed under subsection (1) shall not exceed the cost to Her Majesty in right of Canada of providing the specific service or the use of the facility to each beneficiary, within the specific marine sector within the specific geographical marine environment in which the service is delivered.”

Mr. Scott (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West–Revelstoke), moved Motion No. 79, — That Bill C–26 be amended by adding after line 21, on page 30, the following new Clause:

“48.1.

Fees in respect of products, rights and privileges fixed under clause 48 shall not exceed the cost to Her Majesty in right of Canada of providing the specific product, rights and privileges to each beneficiary, within the specific marine sector within the specific geographical marine environment in which the product, rights and privileges are delivered.”

Mr. Scott (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West–Revelstoke), moved Motion No. 81, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 49, be amended by replacing lines 30 to 35, on page 30, with the following:

 

“(2)

Fees that are fixed under subsection (1) shall not exceed the cost to Her Majesty in right of Canada of providing the specific service or the use of the facility to each beneficiary, within the specific marine sector within the specific geographical marine environment in which the service is delivered.”

Mr. Scott (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West–Revelstoke), moved Motion No. 83, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 50, be amended by replacing lines 36 to 39, on page 30, with the following:

“50.

(1)

Before fixing a fee under this Act, the Minister shall consult with all beneficiaries, according to stipulations in subsection 41(2). In this context a recommendation shall be sought from the Marine Advisory Board to the Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard.”

Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), moved Motion No. 84, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 50, be amended by replacing line 37, on page 30, with the following:

“the Minister shall consult with the provincial governments and with such persons or”.

Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), moved Motion No. 85, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 51, be amended by replacing line 6, on page 31, with the following:

“the Minister shall consult with the standing committee and with such persons or”.

Mr. Scott (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West–Revelstoke), moved Motion No. 86, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 50, be amended by replacing lines 40 to 44, on page 30, with the following:

 

“(2)

The Minister shall, within 30 days after fixing or amending a fee under this Act, publish the fee in the Canada Gazette by such appropriate electronic or other means that the Treasury Board may authorize by regulation. A subsequent period of 90 days shall be allowed from the date of publishing in the Canada Gazette before implementing the fee or an amended fee. The text of the Marine Advisory Board’s recommendation shall be included in the published announcement, together with a clear illustration of the justification for the new fee.”

Mr. Scott (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West–Revelstoke), moved Motion No. 87, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 50, be amended by adding after line 44, on page 30, the following:

 

“(3)

Any interested person who has reason to believe that the proposed fee is not fair and equitable may file notice of objection with the Minister no later than 30 days after the publication of the proposed fee.

  (4)

Where a notice of objection is filed, the Minister shall appoint a person to investigate whether the charging of the proposed fee is fair and equitable. The person so appointed shall report to the Minister within 60 days and the Minister shall, by order, approve or amend the proposed fee. The Minister’s decision together with the report shall be published in the Canada Gazette with immediate effect, namely at the end of the original 90 day period as specified in subsection 50(2).”

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 13.

The question was put on Motion No. 77 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which will also apply to Motions Nos. 79, 81, 83, 86 and 87, was deferred.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C–26, An Act respecting the oceans of Canada, as reported by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans with amendments.

Group No. 2

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), — That Bill C–26, in the Preamble, be amended by replacing lines 1 to 31, on page 1, with the following:

“Whereas Canada recognizes that the three oceans, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Atlantic, are the common heritage of all Canadians;

Whereas Parliament wishes to reaffirm Canada’s role as a world leader in oceans and marine resource management;

Whereas Parliament wishes to affirm in Canadian domestic law Canada’s sovereign rights, jurisdiction and responsibilities in the exclusive economic zone of Canada;

Whereas Canada promotes the understanding of oceans, ocean processes, marine resources and marine ecosystems to foster the sustainable development of the oceans and their resources;

Whereas Canada holds that conservation, based on an ecosystem approach, is of fundamental importance to maintaining biological diversity and productivity in the marine environment;

Whereas Canada promotes the wide application of the precautionary approach to the conservation, management and exploitation of marine resources in order to protect these resources and preserve the marine environment;

Whereas Canada recognizes that the oceans and their resources offer significant opportunities for economic diversification and the generation of wealth for the benefit of all Canadians, and in particular for coastal communities;

Whereas Canada promotes the integrated management of oceans and marine resources;

And Whereas the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, in collaboration with other ministers, boards and agencies of the Government of Canada, with provincial and territorial governments and with affected aboriginal organizations, coastal communities and other persons and bodies, including those bodies established under land claims agreements, is encouraging the development and”.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division — Vote N^o 102)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Abbott — Ablonczy — Adams — Althouse — Assad — Assadourian — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Baker — Bélair — Bélanger — Bellemare — Benoit — Bevilacqua — Blaikie — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Caccia — Calder — Catterall — Cauchon — Chan — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Cullen — DeVillers — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Duhamel — Duncan — Dupuy — Easter — English — Epp — Fewchuk — Finestone — Finlay — Flis — Forseth — Frazer — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gallaway — Gerrard — Godfrey — Gouk — Grose — Grubel — Guarnieri — Hanger — Harb — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Churchill) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Harris — Hart — Harvard — Hickey — Hill (Macleod) — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Johnston — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Lincoln — Loney — MacAulay — MacDonald — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Massé — Mayfield — McCormick — McGuire — McLaughlin — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Meredith — Mifflin — Milliken — Mills (Red Deer) — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Brien (London–Middlesex) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Penson — Peters — Peterson — Pettigrew — Pillitteri — Ramsay — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringma — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Robinson — Rock — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Scott (Skeena) — Shepherd — Sheridan — Silye — Simmons — Speaker — Speller — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Stinson — Strahl — Szabo — Telegdi — Terrana — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Vanclief — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wayne — Wells — Williams — Wood — Zed --162

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Asselin — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Daviault — Debien — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Gagnon (Québec) — Guay — Jacob — Lalonde — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loubier — Marchand — Ménard — Nunez — Paré — Picard (Drummond) — Plamondon — Pomerleau — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — St-Laurent — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — Venne --40

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Augustine — Beaumier — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bethel — Brien — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Collenette — de Savoye — Fillion — Gauthier — Goodale — Guimond — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marleau — Mercier — Paradis — Phinney — Whelan

Accordingly, the question was not put on Motions Nos. 2, 3 and 4.

Group No. 3

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 5 of Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 2.1, be amended in the French version by replacing line 16, on page 3, with the following:

“ne porte pas atteinte aux droits existants — ancestraux”.

The question was put on Motion No. 5 and it was agreed to on the following division:

YEAS: 162, NAYS: 40. (See list under division No. 102)

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 22, 38, 42, 43, 49, 57 to 64, 72, 74, 75, 89 and 91 were also agreed to on the same division and Motions Nos.47, 48, 51, and 52 were not put.

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on the amendment of Mr. Scott (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Vegreville), — That Motion No. 90 be amended be substituting the word “requirements" with the word "guidelines”.

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

(Division — Vote N^o 103)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Abbott — Ablonczy — Benoit — Duncan — Epp — Forseth — Frazer — Gouk — Grubel — Hanger — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Harris — Hart — Hill (Macleod) — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Johnston — Mayfield — Meredith — Mills (Red Deer) — Penson — Ramsay — Ringma — Scott (Skeena) — Silye — Speaker — Stinson — Strahl — Williams --30

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Adams — Althouse — Assad — Assadourian — Asselin — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Bachand — Baker — Bélair — Bélanger — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bellemare — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Bevilacqua — Blaikie — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Caccia — Calder — Canuel — Catterall — Cauchon — Chan — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Crête — Culbert — Cullen — Dalphond-Guiral — Daviault — Debien — DeVillers — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Dubé — Duceppe — Duhamel — Dumas — Dupuy — Easter — English — Fewchuk — Finestone — Finlay — Flis — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gagnon (Québec) — Gallaway — Gerrard — Godfrey — Grose — Guarnieri — Guay — Harb — Harper (Churchill) — Harvard — Hickey — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jacob — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — Lalonde — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lee — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Lincoln — Loney — Loubier — MacAulay — MacDonald — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Marchand — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Massé — McCormick — McGuire — McLaughlin — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Ménard — Mifflin — Milliken — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — Nunez — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Brien (London–Middlesex) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Paré — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Peters — Peterson — Pettigrew — Picard (Drummond) — Pillitteri — Plamondon — Pomerleau — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Robinson — Rocheleau — Rock — Sauvageau — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Shepherd — Sheridan — Simmons — Speller — St-Laurent — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Szabo — Telegdi — Terrana — Torsney — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — Ur — Valeri — Vanclief — Venne — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wayne — Wells — Wood — Zed --172

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Augustine — Beaumier — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bethel — Brien — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Collenette — de Savoye — Fillion — Gauthier — Goodale — Guimond — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marleau — Mercier — Paradis — Phinney — Whelan

Accordingly, Motion No. 90 was agreed to on same division as Motion No. 5. (See list under division No. 102)

Group No. 4

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 7 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 18, on page 4, with the following:

“limits of any area, whether or not it is part of the territory of a province, other than the territorial sea”

The question was put on Motion No. 7 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division — Vote N^o 104)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Asselin — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Daviault — Debien — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Gagnon (Québec) — Guay — Jacob — Lalonde — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loubier — Marchand — Ménard — Nunez — Paré — Picard (Drummond) — Plamondon — Pomerleau — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — St-Laurent — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — Venne --40

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Abbott — Ablonczy — Adams — Althouse — Assad — Assadourian — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Baker — Bélair — Bélanger — Bellemare — Benoit — Bevilacqua — Blaikie — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Caccia — Calder — Catterall — Cauchon — Chan — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Cullen — DeVillers — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Duhamel — Duncan — Dupuy — Easter — English — Epp — Fewchuk — Finestone — Finlay — Flis — Forseth — Frazer — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gallaway — Gerrard — Godfrey — Gouk — Grose — Grubel — Guarnieri — Hanger — Harb — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Churchill) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Harris — Hart — Harvard — Hickey — Hill (Macleod) — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Johnston — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Lincoln — Loney — MacAulay — MacDonald — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Massé — Mayfield — McCormick — McGuire — McLaughlin — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Meredith — Mifflin — Milliken — Mills (Red Deer) — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Brien (London–Middlesex) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Penson — Peters — Peterson — Pettigrew — Pillitteri — Ramsay — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringma — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Robinson — Rock — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Scott (Skeena) — Shepherd — Sheridan — Silye — Simmons — Speaker — Speller — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Stinson — Strahl — Szabo — Telegdi — Terrana — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Vanclief — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wayne — Wells — Williams — Wood — Zed --162

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Augustine — Beaumier — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bethel — Brien — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Collenette — de Savoye — Fillion — Gauthier — Goodale — Guimond — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marleau — Mercier — Paradis — Phinney — Whelan

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 11 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 15, be amended by replacing line 19, on page 7, with the following:

“sources, where they are not contained within the territory of a province, are vested in Her Majesty in right of”.

The question was put on Motion No. 11 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 12 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 15, be amended by replacing line 20, on page 7, with the following:

“Canada or, where the seabed and the subsoil are adjacent to the seabed and the subsoil of the territorial sea that is contiguous to the territory of the province, to Her Majesty in right of a province.”

The question was put on Motion No. 12 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 13 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis),

— That Bill C–26, in Clause 15, be amended by replacing line 20, on page 7, with the following:

“Canada or Her Majesty in right of a province, depending on whether the seabed and subsoil are included in the territory of the province.”

The question was put on Motion No. 13 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 15 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 19, be amended by replacing line 35, on page 8, with the following:

“vested in Her Majesty in right of Canada or Her Majesty in right of a province, depending on whether the continental shelf is included in the territory of the province.”

The question was put on Motion No. 15 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 16 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 19, be amended by replacing line 35, on page 8, with the following:

“vested in Her Majesty in right of Canada or, where the continental shelf is adjacent to the seabed and the subsoil of the territorial sea that is contiguous to the territory of the province, to Her Majesty in right of a province.”

The question was put on Motion No. 16 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 31 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 28, be amended by replacing line 2, on page 15, with the following:

“apply, either directly or indirectly, in respect of lakes, rivers and their estuaries.”

The question was put on Motion No. 31 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

Group No. 5

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 8 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing line 37, on page 4, with the following:

“derogates from any legal right or interest of the provinces or any legal right or interest held”.

The question was put on Motion No. 8 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division — Vote N^o 105)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Abbott — Ablonczy — Asselin — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Benoit — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Daviault — Debien — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Duncan — Epp — Forseth — Frazer — Gagnon (Québec) — Gouk — Grubel — Guay — Hanger — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Harris — Hart — Hill (Macleod) — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Jacob — Johnston — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loubier — Marchand — Mayfield — Ménard — Meredith — Mills (Red Deer) — Nunez — Paré — Penson — Picard (Drummond) — Plamondon — Pomerleau — Ramsay — Ringma — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — Scott (Skeena) — Silye — Speaker — St-Laurent — Stinson — Strahl — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — Venne — Williams --71

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Adams — Althouse — Assad — Assadourian — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Baker — Bélair — Bélanger — Bellemare — Bevilacqua — Blaikie — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Caccia — Calder — Catterall — Cauchon — Chan — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Cullen — DeVillers — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Duhamel — Dupuy — Easter — English — Fewchuk — Finestone — Finlay — Flis — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gallaway — Gerrard — Godfrey — Grose — Guarnieri — Harb — Harper (Churchill) — Harvard — Hickey — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Lincoln — Loney — MacAulay — MacDonald — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Massé — McCormick — McGuire — McLaughlin — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Mifflin — Milliken — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Brien (London–Middlesex) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Peters — Peterson — Pettigrew — Pillitteri — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Robinson — Rock — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Shepherd — Sheridan — Simmons — Speller — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Szabo — Telegdi — Terrana — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Vanclief — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wayne — Wells — Wood — Zed --132

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Augustine — Beaumier — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bethel — Brien — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Collenette — de Savoye — Fillion — Gauthier — Goodale — Guimond — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marleau — Mercier — Paradis — Phinney — Whelan

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 14 and 17 were also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 9 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 9, be amended by deleting lines 17 to 24, on page 5.

The question was put on Motion No. 9 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

Accordingly, Motion No. 19 was also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 18 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 20, be amended by replacing line 39, on page 8, with the following:

“20.

(1)

Outside provincial boundaries, with respect for the rights of the provinces and subject to any regulations made”.

The question was put on Motion No. 18 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 20 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 23, be amended by replacing line 6, on page 11, with the following:

“23.

(1)

Subject to sub-section (4), in any legal or other proceedings, a”.

The question was put on Motion No. 20 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 21 and 23 were also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 32 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 29, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 15, on page 15, with the following:

“29.

The Minister, in concert with the provincial governments and in collaboration with interested persons and bodies and with other ministers, boards and agencies of the Government of Canada, shall lead and facilitate, with respect for the rights and legislative jurisdiction of the provinces, the development and implementation of a national strategy for the management of marine eco-systems in waters that form part of Canada or in which Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada has sovereign rights under international law.”

The question was put on Motion No. 32 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

Accordingly, Motion No. 34 was also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 33 of Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 29, be amended in the French version by replacing lines 4 to 10, on page 15, with the following:

“d’autres ministres et organismes fédéraux, les gouvernements provinciaux et territoriaux et les organisations autochtones, les collectivités côtières et les autres personnes de droit public et de droit privé intéressées, y compris celles constituées dans le cadre d’accords sur des revendications territoriales, dirige et favorise l’élaboration et la mise en”.

The question was put on Motion No. 33 and it was agreed to on the following division:

YEAS: 162, NAYS: 40. (See list under division No. 102)

Accordingly, Motion No. 35 was also agreed to on the same division.

Group No. 6

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 24 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 25, be amended by replacing line 1, on page 12, with the following:

“25.

The Governor in Council may, in consultation with the standing committee and the provincial governments, on the”.

The question was put on Motion No. 24 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

Accordingly, Motion No. 26 was also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 25 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 25, be amended by replacing line 3, on page 12, with the following:

“Affairs, after consultation with the provinces affected, make regulations”.

The question was put on Motion No. 25 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

Accordingly, Motion No. 27 was also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 39 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 32, be amended by replacing line 25, on page 16, with the following:

“appropriate, members of those bodies, in consultation with the provinces and with the approval of the standing committee,”.

The question was put on Motion No. 39 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 66 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis),, — That Bill C–26, in Clause 40, be amended by adding after line 8, on page 20, the following:

 

“(2)

In exercising the powers and in performing the duties and functions assigned to the Minister under this Act, the Minister shall, as far as possible, see to it that the provinces affected by the application of this Act are consulted.”

The question was put on Motion No. 66 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132 . (See list under division No 105)

Group No. 7

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 28 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 27, be amended by replacing lines 29 to 41, on page 14, with the following:

“27.

A copy of each regulation that the Governor in Council proposes to make pursuant to paragraph 25(b) or section 26, and any amendments to the proposed regulation, shall be published in the Canada Gazette at least 60 days before the proposed effective date of the regulation or the amendments to the regulation and a reasonable opportunity shall be given to interested persons to make representations with respect to the proposed regulation or the amendments to the regulation.”

The question was put on Motion No. 28 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 29 of Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 27, be amended in the French version by replacing line 31, on page 14, with the following:

“d’effet, les intéressés — notamment les provinces — se”.

The question was put on Motion No. 29 and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division — Vote N^o 106)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Abbott — Ablonczy — Adams — Assad — Assadourian — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Baker — Bélair — Bélanger — Bellemare — Benoit — Bevilacqua — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Caccia — Calder — Catterall — Cauchon — Chan — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Cullen — DeVillers — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Duhamel — Duncan — Dupuy — Easter — English — Epp — Fewchuk — Finestone — Finlay — Flis — Forseth — Frazer — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gallaway — Gerrard — Godfrey — Gouk — Grose — Grubel — Guarnieri — Hanger — Harb — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Churchill) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Harris — Hart — Harvard — Hickey — Hill (Macleod) — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Johnston — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Lincoln — Loney — MacAulay — MacDonald — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Massé — Mayfield — McCormick — McGuire — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Meredith — Mifflin — Milliken — Mills (Red Deer) — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Brien (London–Middlesex) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Penson — Peters — Peterson — Pettigrew — Pillitteri — Ramsay — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringma — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Rock — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Scott (Skeena) — Shepherd — Sheridan — Silye — Simmons — Speaker — Speller — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Stinson — Strahl — Szabo — Telegdi — Terrana — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Vanclief — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wayne — Wells — Williams — Wood — Zed --157

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Althouse — Asselin — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Blaikie — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Daviault — Debien — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Gagnon (Québec) — Guay — Jacob — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loubier — Marchand — McLaughlin — Ménard — Nunez — Paré — Picard (Drummond) — Plamondon — Pomerleau — Robinson — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — St-Laurent — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — Venne --46

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Augustine — Beaumier — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bethel — Brien — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Collenette — de Savoye — Fillion — Gauthier — Goodale — Guimond — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marleau — Mercier — Paradis — Phinney — Whelan

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 30 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 27, be amended by deleting lines 38 to 41, on page 14.

The question was put on Motion No. 30 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

Group No. 8

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 36 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 32, be amended by replacing line 3, on page 16, with the following:

“(a) with the unanimous approval of the members of the standing committee, shall develop and implement policies”.

The question was put on Motion No. 36 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 37, 40 and 46 were also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 41 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis),

— That Bill C–26, in Clause 32, be amended by replacing lines 29 to 36, on page 16, with the following:

“(d) may, in concert with the provincial governments and in consultation with interested persons and bodies and with other ministers, boards and agencies of the Government of Canada, establish, with respect for the rights and legislative jurisdiction of the provinces, marine environmental”.

The question was put on Motion No. 41 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 44 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 33, be amended by replacing line 19, on page 17, with the following:

“(b) may enter into agreements with the provincial governments, with any”.

The question was put on Motion No. 44 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 45 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 33, be amended by replacing line 27, on page 17, with the following:

“Treasury Board, after the House of Commons has adopted a resolution confirming the recommendations of the standing committee approving the making of grants and contributions; and”.

The question was put on Motion No. 45 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 50 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 35, be amended by replacing line 32, on page 18, with the following:

“regulations, with the approval of the provinces affected and of the standing committee,”.

The question was put on Motion No. 50 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 53 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 36, be amended by replacing line 43, on page 18, with the following:

“recommendation of the Minister and after obtaining the approval of the provinces affected, may make”.

The question was put on Motion No. 53 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

Accordingly, Motion No. 56 was also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 73 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 43, be amended by replacing line 24, on page 28, with the following:

“(i) conduct or cooperate with the provinces and with persons”.

The question was put on Motion No. 73 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

Group No. 9

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 54 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 36, be amended by replacing lines 1 and 2, on page 19, with the following:

“of the opinion that a fishery resource is or is likely to be at risk to the extent that”.

The question was put on Motion No. 54 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

Accordingly, Motion No. 92 was also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 55 of Mr. Mifflin (Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 36, be amended

1. in the English version, by replacing line 2, on page 19, with the following:

   “habitat is or is likely to be at risk to the extent that”; and

2. in the French version, by replacing lines 3 to 5, on page 19, with the following:

   “incompatible avec quelque accord sur des revendications territoriales ratifié, mis en vigueur et déclaré valide par une loi fédérale.”

The question was put on Motion No. 55 and it was agreed to.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 69 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 41, be amended by replacing lines 1 to 3, on page 27, with the following:

“(c) navigation safety, including the regulation of the construction, inspection, equipment and operation of boats;”.

The question was put on Motion No. 69 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division — Vote N^o 107)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Abbott — Ablonczy — Althouse — Asselin — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Benoit — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Blaikie — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Daviault — Debien — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Duncan — Epp — Forseth — Frazer — Gagnon (Québec) — Gouk — Grubel — Guay — Hanger — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Harris — Hart — Hill (Macleod) — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Jacob — Johnston — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loubier — Marchand — Mayfield — McLaughlin — Ménard — Meredith — Mills (Red Deer) — Nunez — Paré — Penson — Picard (Drummond) — Plamondon — Pomerleau — Ramsay — Ringma — Robinson — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — Scott (Skeena) — Silye — Speaker — St-Laurent — Stinson — Strahl — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — Venne — Wayne — Williams --77

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Adams — Assad — Assadourian — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Baker — Bélair — Bélanger — Bellemare — Bevilacqua — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Caccia — Calder — Catterall — Cauchon — Chan — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Cullen — DeVillers — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Duhamel — Dupuy — Easter — English — Fewchuk — Finestone — Finlay — Flis — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gallaway — Gerrard — Godfrey — Grose — Guarnieri — Harb — Harper (Churchill) — Harvard — Hickey — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Lincoln — Loney — MacAulay — MacDonald — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Massé — McCormick — McGuire — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Mifflin — Milliken — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Brien (London–Middlesex) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Peters — Peterson — Pettigrew — Pillitteri — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Rock — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Shepherd — Sheridan — Simmons — Speller — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Szabo — Telegdi — Terrana — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Vanclief — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wells — Wood — Zed --126

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Augustine — Beaumier — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bethel — Brien — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Collenette — de Savoye — Fillion — Gauthier — Goodale — Guimond — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marleau — Mercier — Paradis — Phinney — Whelan

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 71 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 42, be amended by replacing lines 24 and 25, on page 27, with the following:

“ing to fisheries resources;”.

The question was put on Motion No. 71 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

Group No. 10

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 65 of Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs), — That Bill C–26 be amended by adding after line 43, on page 25, the following new Clause:

“39.12.

(1)

In addition to the procedures set out in the Criminal Code for commencing a proceeding, proceedings in respect of any offence prescribed by the regulations may be commenced by an enforcement officer

(a)

completing a ticket that consists of a summons portion and an information portion;

(b)

delivering the summons portion to the accused or mailing it to the accused at the accused’s latest known address; and

(c)

filing the information portion with a court of competent jurisdiction before the summons portion has been delivered or mailed or as soon as is practicable afterward.

(2)

The summons and information portions of the ticket must

(a)

set out a description of the offence and the time and place of its alleged commission;

(b)

include a statement, signed by the enforcement officer who completes the ticket, that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the accused committed the offence;

(c)

set out the amount of the fine prescribed by the regulations for the offence and the manner in which and period within which it may be paid;

(d)

include a statement that if the accused pays the fine within the period set out in the ticket, a conviction will be entered and recorded against the accused; and

(e)

include a statement that if the accused wishes to plead not guilty or for any other reason fails to pay the fine within the period set out in the ticket, the accused must appear in the court on the day and at the time set out in the ticket.

(3)

Where a thing is seized under this Act and proceedings relating to it are commenced by way of the ticketing procedure, the enforcement officer who completes the ticket shall give written notice to the accused that, if the accused pays the fine prescribed by the regulations within the period set out in the ticket, the thing, or any proceeds of its disposition, will be immediately forfeited to Her Majesty.

(4)

Where an accused to whom the summons portion of a ticket is delivered or mailed pays the prescribed fine within the period set out in the ticket,

(a)

the payment constitutes a plea of guilty to the offence and a conviction must be entered against the accused and no further action may be taken against the accused in respect of that offence; and

(b)

notwithstanding section 39.3, any thing seized from the accused under this Act that relates to the offence, or any proceeds of its disposition, are forfeited to

(i)

Her Majesty in right of Canada, if the thing was seized by an enforcement officer employed in the public service of Canada, or

(ii)

Her Majesty in right of a province, if the thing was seized by an enforcement officer employed by the government of that province.

(5)

The Governor in Council may make regulations prescribing

(a)

offences in respect of which this section applies and the manner in which the offences are to be described in tickets; and

(b)

the amount of the fine for a prescribed offence, but the amount may not exceed $2,000.”

The question was put on Motion No. 65 and it was agreed to on the following division:

YEAS: 162, NAYS: 40. (See list under division No. 102)

Group No. 11

The House proceeded to the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 67 of Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 40, be amended by replacing lines 13 to 15, on page 26, with the following:

“rine resources and the provision of coast guard and hydrographic services to ensure the facilita-”.

The question was put on Motion No. 67an it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division — Vote N^o 108)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Adams — Althouse — Assad — Assadourian — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Baker — Bélair — Bélanger — Bellemare — Bevilacqua — Blaikie — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Caccia — Calder — Catterall — Cauchon — Chan — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Cullen — DeVillers — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Duhamel — Dupuy — Easter — English — Fewchuk — Finestone — Finlay — Flis — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gallaway — Gerrard — Godfrey — Grose — Guarnieri — Harb — Harper (Churchill) — Harvard — Hickey — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Lincoln — Loney — MacAulay — MacDonald — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Massé — McCormick — McGuire — McLaughlin — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Mifflin — Milliken — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Brien (London–Middlesex) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Peters — Peterson — Pettigrew — Pillitteri — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Robinson — Rock — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Shepherd — Sheridan — Simmons — Speller — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Szabo — Telegdi — Terrana — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Vanclief — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wayne — Wells — Wood — Zed --132

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Abbott — Ablonczy — Asselin — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Benoit — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Daviault — Debien — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Duncan — Epp — Forseth — Frazer — Gagnon (Québec) — Gouk — Grubel — Guay — Hanger — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Harris — Hart — Hill (Macleod) — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Jacob — Johnston — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loubier — Marchand — Mayfield — Ménard — Meredith — Mills (Red Deer) — Nunez — Paré — Penson — Picard (Drummond) — Plamondon — Pomerleau — Ramsay — Ringma — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — Scott (Skeena) — Silye — Speaker — St-Laurent — Stinson — Strahl — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — Venne — Williams --71

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Augustine — Beaumier — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bethel — Brien — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Collenette — de Savoye — Fillion — Gauthier — Goodale — Guimond — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marleau — Mercier — Paradis — Phinney — Whelan

Accordingly, Motion No. 68 was also agreed to on the same division and Motion No. 70 was not put.

Group No. 12

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 76 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 47, be amended by replacing line 1, on page 30, with the following:

“47.

(1)

The Minister may, subject to section 49.1 and to any”.

The question was put on Motion No. 76 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 71, NAYS: 132. (See list under division No. 105)

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 78, 80 and 82 were also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 88 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 51, be amended by replacing line 6, on page 31, with the following:

“51.

The standing commit-tee may make regula-”.

The question was put on Motion No. 88 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 40, NAYS: 162. (See list under division No. 104)

Group No. 13

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 77 of Mr. Scott (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West–Revelstoke), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 47, be amended by replacing lines 9 to 13, on page 30, with the following:

 

“(2)

Fees for a service or the use of a facility that are fixed under subsection (1) shall not exceed the cost to Her Majesty in right of Canada of providing the specific service or the use of the facility to each beneficiary, within the specific marine sector within the specific geographical marine environment in which the service is delivered.”

The question was put on Motion No. 77 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division — Vote N^o 109)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Abbott — Ablonczy — Althouse — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Benoit — Blaikie — Duncan — Epp — Forseth — Frazer — Gouk — Grubel — Hanger — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Harris — Hart — Hill (Macleod) — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Johnston — Mayfield — McLaughlin — Meredith — Mills (Red Deer) — Penson — Ramsay — Ringma — Robinson — Scott (Skeena) — Silye — Speaker — Stinson — Strahl — Wayne — Williams --36

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Adams — Assad — Assadourian — Asselin — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Bachand — Baker — Bélair — Bélanger — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bellemare — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Bevilacqua — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Caccia — Calder — Canuel — Catterall — Cauchon — Chan — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Crête — Culbert — Cullen — Dalphond-Guiral — Daviault — Debien — DeVillers — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Dubé — Duceppe — Duhamel — Dumas — Dupuy — Easter — English — Fewchuk — Finestone — Finlay — Flis — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gagnon (Québec) — Gallaway — Gerrard — Godfrey — Grose — Guarnieri — Guay — Harb — Harper (Churchill) — Harvard — Hickey — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jacob — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lee — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Lincoln — Loney — Loubier — MacAulay — MacDonald — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Marchand — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Massé — McCormick — McGuire — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Ménard — Mifflin — Milliken — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — Nunez — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Brien (London–Middlesex) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Paré — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Peters — Peterson — Pettigrew — Picard (Drummond) — Pillitteri — Plamondon — Pomerleau — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Rocheleau — Rock — Sauvageau — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Shepherd — Sheridan — Simmons — Speller — St-Laurent — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Szabo — Telegdi — Terrana — Torsney — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — Ur — Valeri — Vanclief — Venne — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wells — Wood — Zed --167

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Augustine — Beaumier — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bethel — Brien — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Collenette — de Savoye — Fillion — Gauthier — Goodale — Guimond — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marleau — Mercier — Paradis — Phinney — Whelan

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 79, 81, 83, 86 and 87 were also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 84 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 50, be amended by replacing line 37, on page 30, with the following:

“the Minister shall consult with the provincial governments and with such persons or”.

The question was put on Motion No. 84 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division — Vote N^o 110)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Althouse — Asselin — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Blaikie — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Daviault — Debien — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Gagnon (Québec) — Guay — Jacob — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loubier — Marchand — McLaughlin — Ménard — Nunez — Paré — Picard (Drummond) — Plamondon — Pomerleau — Robinson — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — St-Laurent — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — Venne --46

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Abbott — Ablonczy — Adams — Assad — Assadourian — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Baker — Bélair — Bélanger — Bellemare — Benoit — Bevilacqua — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Caccia — Calder — Catterall — Cauchon — Chan — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Cullen — DeVillers — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Duhamel — Duncan — Dupuy — Easter — English — Epp — Fewchuk — Finestone — Finlay — Flis — Forseth — Frazer — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gallaway — Gerrard — Godfrey — Gouk — Grose — Grubel — Guarnieri — Hanger — Harb — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Churchill) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Harris — Hart — Harvard — Hickey — Hill (Macleod) — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Johnston — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Lincoln — Loney — MacAulay — MacDonald — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Massé — Mayfield — McCormick — McGuire — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Meredith — Mifflin — Milliken — Mills (Red Deer) — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Brien (London–Middlesex) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Penson — Peters — Peterson — Pettigrew — Pillitteri — Ramsay — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringma — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Rock — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Scott (Skeena) — Shepherd — Sheridan — Silye — Simmons — Speaker — Speller — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Stinson — Strahl — Szabo — Telegdi — Terrana — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Vanclief — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wayne — Wells — Williams — Wood — Zed --157

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Augustine — Beaumier — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bethel — Brien — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Collenette — de Savoye — Fillion — Gauthier — Goodale — Guimond — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marleau — Mercier — Paradis — Phinney — Whelan

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 85 of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), — That Bill C–26, in Clause 51, be amended by replacing line 6, on page 31, with the following:

“the Minister shall consult with the standing committee and with such persons or”.

The question was put on Motion No. 85 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 77, NAYS: 107. (See list under division No. 107)

Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That Bill C–26, An Act respecting the oceans of Canada, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

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

YEAS: 132, NAYS: 71. (See list under division No. 108)

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with other amendments and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House.

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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development of Bill C–35, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (minimum wage).

Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development.

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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources of Bill C–23, An Act to establish the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of Bill C–25, An Act respecting regulations and other documents, including the review, registration, publication and parliamentary scrutiny of regulations and other documents, and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Cooperation), 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, by unanimous consent, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, June 18, 1996, at 5:30 p.m.

Messages were received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C–7, An Act to establish the Department of Public Works and Government Services and to amend and repeal certain Acts, without amendment.

— ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C–19, An Act to implement the Agreement on Internal Trade, without amendment.

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

• by Mr. Fontana (London East), concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0715).

At 9:30 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.

At 9:43 p.m., pursuant to Order made Wednesday, June 5, 1996, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).