PRAYERS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

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. 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. 352-0589 concerning the pension plan for Members of Parliament. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-106; (2) Nos. 352-0764 and 352-0765 concerning the mining industry. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-9C.

WAYS AND MEANS

Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) laid upon the Table, -- Notice of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 7) -- Sessional Paper No. 8570-352-7.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of this Ways and Means motion.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) made a statement.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Bakopanos (Saint-Denis) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Joint Meeting of the North Atlantic Assembly Defence and Security, Economic, and Political Committees held in Brussels, Belgium, on February 18 and 19, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-50B.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Speller (Haldimand -- Norfolk) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concerning its participation at the 45th Commonwealth Parliamentary Seminar held in London, U.K., from March 5 to 16, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-53A.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Speller (Haldimand -- Norfolk) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concerning its participation at the 1996 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Visit held in London, U.K., from May 8 to 24, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-53B.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Speller (Haldimand -- Norfolk) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concerning its participation at the 35th Conference of the Canadian Region held in Winnipeg from July 27 to August 2 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-53C.

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 34th 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:

Health

Brown (Calgary Southeast)               O'Reilly

Justice and Legal Affairs

Lebel                                   Skoke

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

Motions

By unanimous consent, Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Bevilacqua (York North), moved, -- That the 34th 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. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 352-1056) and one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 352-1057);

-- by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 352-1058), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-1059), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 352-1060) and one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-1061);

-- by Mr. Bevilacqua (York North), one concerning the United States' policy towards Cuba (No. 352-1062) and one concerning health care services (No. 352-1063);

-- by Mr. Duhamel (St. Boniface), one concerning pornography (No. 352-1064);

-- by Mr. Abbott (Kootenay East), one concerning national parks (No. 352-1065);

-- by Mr. DeVillers (Simcoe North), two concerning the pharmaceutical industry (Nos. 352-1066 and 352-1067);

-- by Mr. Steckle (Huron -- Bruce), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-1068);

-- by Mrs. Ablonczy (Calgary North), two concerning sex offenders (Nos. 352-1069 and 352-1070) and two concerning the Senate (Nos. 352-1071 and 352-1072);

-- by Mr. Pillitteri (Niagara Falls), one concerning the pharmaceutical industry (No. 352-1073);

-- by Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa -- Vanier), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-1074);

-- by Mr. Riis (Kamloops), one concerning the parole system (No. 352-1075), one concerning the tax system (No. 352-1076) and one concerning veterans' affairs (No. 352-1077).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)), moved, -- That, in relation to Bill C-45, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole ineligibility) and another Act, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the Bill, and that, fifteen minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Business on the day allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 133)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Anawak -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Goodale -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Loney -- MacAulay -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wells -- Whelan -- Young -- Zed -- 131

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Blaikie -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Grubel -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Manning -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Nunez -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solomon -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Venne -- Wayne -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 75

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Alcock -- Asselin -- Comuzzi -- Crawford -- Crête -- Dubé -- Guay -- Jacob -- Keyes -- Lalonde -- Lebel -- MacDonald -- Marchi -- Peters -- Pettigrew -- Pomerleau -- St-Laurent -- Vanclief

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That Bill C-45, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole ineligibility) and another Act, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

At 5:33 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 134)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Anderson -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Goodale -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Loney -- MacAulay -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Massé -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Solomon -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Young -- Zed -- 122

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Frazer -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Manning -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Nunez -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Speaker -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Wayne -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- 67

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Alcock -- Asselin -- Barnes -- Bergeron -- Bethel -- Comuzzi -- Crawford -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Dubé -- Grose -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Jacob -- Keyes -- Lalonde -- Lebel -- Loubier -- MacDonald -- Marchi -- Paradis -- Paré -- Peters -- Pettigrew -- Pomerleau -- Rocheleau -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Vanclief

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:07 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved, -- 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. (Private Members' Business M-240)

Debate arose thereon.

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

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 Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Reports of the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-352-664. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Report of the National Library for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the National Library Act, R. S. 1985, c. N-12, sbs. 15(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-169. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

-- by Mr. Eggleton (Minister for International Trade) -- Reports of the Canadian Commercial Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-352-722. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:07 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:12 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).