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House of Commons of Canada
35th Parliament, 2nd Session

Journals

No. 070
Thursday, September 19, 1996
10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

  1. Nos. 352-0781, 352-0782 to 352-0785 and 352-0796 concerning hormone use in livestock. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-14F;
  2. No. 352-0810 concerning child labour. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-101.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 25th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the list of members and associate members for Standing Committees of this House be as follows:

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Members

Anawak
Bachand
Bonin
Bridgman
Dumas
Duncan
Finlay
Harper (Churchill)
Murphy
Patry
Skoke
— 11 —

Associate Members

Breitkreuz (Yorkton–Melville)
Godin
Harris

Agriculture and Agri-Food

Members

Breitkreuz (Yellowhead)
Calder
Chrétien (Frontenac)
Collins
Easter
Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
Hermanson
Hoeppner
Landry
Lefebvre
McKinnon
Pickard (Essex–Kent)
Reed
Ur
Vanclief
— 15 —

Associate Members

Benoit
Cummins
Kerpan
Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry)

Canadian Heritage

Members

Abbott
Arseneault
Bélanger
de Savoye
Hanrahan
Lavigne (Verdun–Saint-Paul)
Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe)
Lincoln
O’Brien (London–Middlesex)
Peric
Phinney
— 11 —

Associate Members

Dubé
Gagnon (Québec)
Plamondon
Solberg

Citizenship and Immigration

Members

Bakopanos
Bélanger
Bethel
Debien
Dromisky
Hanrahan
McTeague
Meredith
Minna
Nunez
Wappel
— 11 —

Associate Members

Forseth
Gagnon (Québec)
Hayes

Environment and Sustainable Development

Members

Adams
Anawak
Asselin
Caccia
Forseth
Guay
Jennings
Knutson
Kraft-Sloan
Payne
Steckle
— 11 —

Associate Members

Bridgman
Cummins
Godin
Mills (Red Deer)
Stinson

Finance

Members

Bélisle
Benoit
Brushett
Campbell
Chamberlain
Duhamel
Fewchuk
Grubel
Loubier
Peterson
Pillitteri
Pomerleau
St. Denis
Solberg
Whelan
— 15 —

Associate Members

Crête
Gouk
Harper (Calgary West)
Hoeppner
Johnston
Laurin
Mills (Red Deer)
Sauvageau
Schmidt
Silye
Williams

Fisheries and Oceans

Members

Bernier (Gaspé)
Canuel
Culbert
Cummins
Dromisky
McGuire
McWhinney
O’Brien (Labrador)
Scott (Skeena)
Verran
Wells
— 11 —

Associate Members

Ablonczy
Rocheleau

Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Members

Assadourian
Bergeron
Dupuy
English
Flis
Gaffney
Graham
LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso)
Loney
Mills (Red Deer)
Morrison
Paré
Penson
Sauvageau
Speller
— 15 —

Associate Members

Ablonczy
Benoit
Debien
Frazer
Grugel
Leroux (Shefford)
Martin (Esquimalt–Juan de Fuca)
Meredith

Government Operations

Members

Beaumier
Bellemare
Bryden
Crête
Fillion
Gilmour
Harper (Calgary West)
Harvard
Jackson
Malhi
Valeri
— 11 —

Associate Members

Lebel
McClelland (Edmonton Southwest)
White (Fraser Valley West)
White (North Vancouver)
Williams

Heath

Members

Dhaliwal
Dubé
Hickey
Hill (Macleod)
Martin (Esquimalt–Juan de Fuca)
Murphy
Picard (Drummond)
Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury)
Simmons
Szabo
Volpe
— 11 —

Associate Members

Bridgman
de Savoye
Dumas
Lefebvre
Ménard

Human Resources Development

Members

Augustine
Bevilacqua
Byrne
Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
Gagnon (Québec)
Johnston
Lalonde
McClelland (Edmonton Southwest)
McCormick
Nault
Proud
Regan
Silye
Terrana
Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean)
— 15 —

Associate Members

Ablonczy
Benoit
Crête
Dubé
Gouk
Grubel
Martin (Esquimalt–Juan de Fuca)
Ménard

Human Rights and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Members

Allmand
Assadourian
Augustine
Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead)
Finestone
Godfrey
Grey (Beaver River)
Hayes
MacLellan (Cape Breton––The Sydneys)
Ménard
Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury)
— 11 —

Associate Members

Debien
Paré
Thompson

Industry

Members

Assad
Bodnar
Brown (Oakville–Milton)
Godin
Hill (Prince George–Peace River)
Ianno
Lastewka
Leblanc (Longueuil)
Mayfield
Ménard
Milliken
Murray
Schmidt
Shepherd
Walker
— 15 —

Associate Members

Benoit
de Savoye
Deshaies
Lebel
Mayfield
Rocheleau
Stinson

Justice and Legal Affairs

Members

Bellehumeur
Cohen
de Savoye
DeVillers
Discepola
Gallaway
Hanger
Kirkby
Langlois
Maloney
Ramsay
Rideout
Telegdi
Torsney
White (Fraser Valley West)
— 15 —

Associate Members

Breitkreuz (Yorkton–Melville)
Forseth
Frazer
Gouk
Harper (Calgary West)
Hill (Prince George–Peace River)
Meredith
Mills (Red Deer)
St-Laurent
Thompson

National Defence and Veterans Affairs

Members

Bertrand
Brien
Cannis
Clancy
Collins
Frazer
Hart
Leroux (Shefford)
O’Reilly
Richardson
Wood
— 11 —

Associate Members

Bergeron
de Savoye
Ménard
Meredith
Ringma
Ménard

Natural Resources

Members

Bélair
Canuel
Chatters
Cowling
Deshaies
Guay
Hickey
Iftody
Mitchell
Reed
Ringma
Serré
Stinson
Thalheimer
Wood
— 15 —

Associate Members

Abbott
Asselin
Benoit

Public Accounts

Members

Barnes
Bethel
Crawford
de Savoye
Grose
Guimond
Hopkins
Hubbard
Paradis
Rocheleau
Silye
Williams
— 12 —

Associate Members

Abbott
Fillion
Harper (Simcoe Centre)
Laurin
McClelland (Edmonton Southwest)
Tremblay (Rosemont)

Transport

Members

Alcock
Byrne
Caron
Comuzzi
Cullen
Fontana
Gouk
Harris
Jordan
Keyes
Mercier
— 11 —

Associate Members

Benoit
Crête
Dubé
Hoeppner
Paré
Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean)
Pursuant to Standing Order 104(3), the Committee further recommends that the list of members and associate members for Standing Joint Committees of this House be as follows:

Library of Parliament

Members

Adams
Bryden
Karygiannis
Mayfield
Mercier
O’Brien (London–Middlesex)
Skoke
— 7 —

Associate Members

White (North Vancouver)

Official Languages

Members

Allmand
Breitkreuz (Yellowhead)
Dupuy
Guarnieri
Marchand
Serré
Sheridan
— 7 —

Associate Members

Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe)
Silye

Scrutiny of Regulations

Members

Fillion
Harb
Knutson
Lebel
Lee
Regan
Wappel
White (North Vancouver)
— 8 —
It is further recommended that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint their Honours of the names of the members to serve on behalf of this House on the Standing Joint Committees.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 2, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) for Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Cooperation), Bill C–57, An Act to amend the Bell Canada 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. Anderson (Minister of Transport), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Cooperation), Bill C–58, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act (maritime liability), 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. Anderson (Minister of Transport), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Cooperation), Bill C–59, An Act to implement Articles 1 to 22 of the Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and theirLuggage by Sea, 1974, 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. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue), Bill C–60, An Act to establish the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and to repeal and amend other Acts as a consequence, 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 establish the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and to repeal and amend other Acts as a consequence”.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, at the conclusion of the debate on Bill C–201, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (operation while impaired) later this day, a recorded division be deemed to have been put and the said division be deemed to have been deferred until Tuesday, September 24, 1996, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Order of the House, debate on a motion to concur in the report of the Standing Committee of Procedure and House Affairs on the composition of Committees tabled earlier this day, be concluded no later than 1:50 p.m. today and that at the conclusion of the said debate, the motion be deemed to have been put and carried on division, and that the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and the Standing Committee on Finance be permitted to hold organisation meetings later this day.


By unanimous consent, Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell), moved, — That the 25th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

At 1:50 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the question on the motion was deemed to have been put and carried on division.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

  • by Mr. Allmand (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce), three concerning the parole system (Nos. 352-0946 to 352-0948);
  • by Mr. Harris (Prince George–Bulkley Valley), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-0949);
  • by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 352-0950) and one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 352-0951);
  • by Mrs. Terrana (Vancouver East), four concerning veterans’ affairs (Nos. 352-0952 to 352-0955);
  • by Mr. Mayfield (Cariboo–Chilcotin), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0956);
  • by Mr. Malhi (Bramalea–Gore–Malton), one concerning national unity (No. 352-0957);
  • by Mrs. Hayes (Port Moody–Coquitlam), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 352-0958) and one concerning the tax system (No. 352-0959).

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.

Presenting Petitions

By unanimous consent, pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

  • by Mrs. Hickey (St. John’s East), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0960), one concerning housing policies (No. 352-0961) and six concerning veterans’ affairs (Nos. 352-0962 to 352-0967).

Questions on the Order Paper

By unanimous consent, pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), the following question was made an Order of the House for Return:

Q–10 — Mr. Ringma (Nanaimo–Cowichan) — For the fiscal year 1995, and with respect to minority language broadcasting stations across Canada, what has the government determined to be: (a) the total amount of federal monies spent on providing these services and b) the total amount of advertising revenue generated by these stations?

Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. — Sessional Paper No. 8555-352-10.

Government Orders

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C–45, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole ineligibility) and another Act.

Ms. Copps (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Canadian Heritage) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Langlois (Bellechasse), seconded by Mr. Guimond (Beauport–Montmorency–Orléans), moved, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“Bill C–45, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole ineligibility) and another Act, be not now read a third time but that it be read a third time this day six months hence.”

Debate arose thereon.

Private Members’ Business

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members’ Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Harris (Prince George–Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan–Shuswap), — That Bill C–201, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (operation while impaired), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

The debate continued.

At 6:11 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the question on the motion was deemed to have been put, a recorded division was deemed to have been demanded and deferred until Tuesday, September 24, 1996, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

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. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) — Report of the Operations under the Fisheries Development Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Fisheries Development Act, R. S. 1985, c. F–21, s. 10. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-292. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)


by Mr. Young (Minister of Human Resources Development) — Regulations amending the Unemployment Insurance Regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 1996-1453 dated September 17, 1996, pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act, S. C. 1996, c. 23, sbs. 153(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-597. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development)


by Mr. Young (Minister of Human Resources Development) — Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations made by Order in Council P.C. 1996-1454 dated September 17, 1996, pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act, S. C. 1996, c. 23, sbs. 153(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-597A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

  • by Mr. Keyes (Hamilton West), concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 352-0968).

Adjournment

At 6:12 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).

Corrigenda

(Journals No. 69 of Wednesday, September 18, 1996)

At page 637, under “Presenting Reports from Committees”, the Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-32 should read Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-32.