PRAYERS

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act.

Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Debate arose thereon.

STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

ORAL QUESTIONS

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

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Jackson (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions: (1) No. 352-0684 concerning the Department of National Defence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-102; (2) Nos. 352-0812 and 352-0813 concerning the tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-24L; (3) No. 352-0826 concerning the detention of Mr. Tran Trieu Quan in Vietnam. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-77B;

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 26th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the following Members be added to the list of Associate Members of Standing Committees:

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Bryden                                  McLaughlin
Cowling                                 Taylor

Agriculture and Agri-Food

Althouse                                Paradis
Bodnar                                  Solomon
Culbert                                 Steckle
Maloney                                 Taylor

Canadian Heritage

Bryden                                  English
de Jong                                 Pagtakhan
Dromisky

Citizenship and Immigration

Beaumier                                Knutson
de Jong                                 Loney
Gaffney                                 Pagtakhan

Environment and Sustainable Development

Crawford                                Reed
Finlay                                  Regan
O'Brien (London -- Middlesex)             Taylor
O'Reilly

Finance

Alcock                                  Kraft-Sloan
Bakopanos                               Milliken
Bethel                                  Mitchell
Discepola                               Pagtakhan
Fontana                                 Riis
Graham                                  Rocheleau

Fisheries and Oceans

Althouse                                Simmons
Dromisky                                Steckle
Fewchuk                                 Wayne
Mifflin

Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Bélair                                  Pagtakhan
Blaikie                                 Peric
Godfrey                                 Robinson
Malhi                                   Torsney
McWhinney

Government Operations

Parrish                                 Proud
Peric                                   Solomon

Health

McLaughlin                              Skoke
O'Brien (London -- Middlesex)             Ur
Robinson

Human Resources Development

Allmand                                 Cowling
Axworthy (Saskatoon --                    DeVillers
 Clark's Crossing)                      Robinson
Brown (Calgary                          Scott
 Southeast/                              (Fredericton -- 
 Calgary sud-Est)                        York -- Sunbury)
Cannis

Human Rights and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Axworthy (Saskatoon --                    McLaughlin
 Clark's Crossing)                      Robinson
Bélanger                                Skoke
Bertrand

Industry

Discepola                               Pagtakhan
Fontana                                 Solomon
Kraft-Sloan                             Szabo
Mitchell                                Taylor

Justice and Legal Affairs

Axworthy (Saskatoon --                    Lee
 Clarks Crossing)                       MacLellan (Cape Breton -- 
DeVillers                                The Sydneys/Cap-Breton -- 
Gagnon (Québec) --                         The Sydneys)
 (Quebec)                               Maloney
Gagnon (Bonaventure --                    Regan
 Îles-de-la-Madeleine)                  Robinson

National Defence and Veterans Affairs

Blaikie                                 Maloney
Flis                                    Robinson
Knutson                                 Wayne

Natural Resources

Finlay                                  St. Denis
Gallaway                                Wells
Solomon

Public Accounts

Bryden                                  Shepherd
Harb                                    Solomon
Pagtakhan

Transport

Althouse                                Patry
Grose                                   Rocheleau
Jackson                                 Wayne
Maloney

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

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), seconded by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan -- Shuswap), Bill C-325, An Act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That Private Member's motion M-240, standing in the order of precedence on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), be amended to read as follows:

That, in the opinion of this House, the government should give RCMP officers the right to unionize and to bargain collectively under the Canada Labour Code.

By unanimous consent, Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), moved, -- That the 26th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

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

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), one concerning abortion (No. 352-0969);

-- by Mr. Finlay (Oxford), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0970) and two concerning impaired driving (Nos. 352-0971 and 352-0972);

-- by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-0973);

-- by Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), two concerning the Kurdish situation in the Middle East (Nos. 352-0974 and 352-0975);

-- by Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), two concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 352-0976 and 352-0977), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0978) and one concerning national unity (No. 352-0979);

-- by Mr. Grubel (Capilano -- Howe Sound), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0980).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs), -- That Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of Bill C-261, An Act to require a referendum on the restoration of the death penalty and to amend the Referendum Act.

Mr. Ringma (Nanaimo -- Cowichan), seconded by Mr. Ramsay (Crowfoot), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Debate arose thereon.

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

ADJOURNMENT

At 2:35 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).