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. Adams (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:

-- No. 361-0475 concerning Cyprus. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-65;

-- No. 361-0645 concerning health care services. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-66;

-- Nos. 361-0656, 361-0734 and 361-0735 concerning the regulation of food and drugs. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-25C;

-- No. 361-0715 concerning gun control. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-67;

-- Nos. 361-0736 and 361-0759 concerning alcoholic beverages. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-62A.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Alcock (Winnipeg South), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the 3rd Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 1998-99 -- Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 under HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-75.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 34, 35, 37 and 38) was tabled.

Ms. Whelan (Essex), from the Standing Committee on Industry, presented the 8th Report of the Committee (Bill C-20, An Act to amend the Competition Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-76.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 29, 30, 37, 40, 44, 45, 46 and 47) was tabled.

Ms. Whelan (Essex), from the Standing Committee on Industry, presented the 9th Report of the Committee (Recommendation to the House of Commons concerning Bill C-20, An Act to amend the Competition Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-77.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 29, 30, 37, 40, 44, 45, 46 and 47) was tabled.

Ms. Whelan (Essex) for Ms. Cohen (Windsor -- St. Clair), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 10th Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 1998-99 -- Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 under JUSTICE, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50 under SOLICITOR GENERAL and Vote 40 under PRIVY COUNCIL). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-78.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 50, 52, 54, 55 to 57, 59, 60, 62 to 64, 66, 73 and 74) was tabled.

Ms. Whelan (Essex) for Ms. Cohen (Windsor -- St. Clair), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 11th Report of the Committee (Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Judges Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, without amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-79.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 67, 70, 74 and 76) was tabled.

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 police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 361-0978) and one concerning the income tax system (No. 361-0979);

-- by Mr. Riis (Kamloops), one concerning international trade (No. 361-0980), one concerning the tax system (No. 361-0981) and one concerning the Canada Pension Plan (No. 361-0982);

-- by Mr. Bonin (Nickel Belt), one concerning international trade (No. 361-0983);

-- by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden -- Lake Centre), one concerning nuclear weapons (No. 361-0984);

-- by Mr. DeVillers (Simcoe North), six concerning health care services (Nos. 361-0985 to 361-0990);

-- by Dubé (Madawaska -- Restigouche), one concerning mothers who stay at home (No. 361-0991);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning health care services (No. 361-0992);

-- by Ms. Hardy (Yukon), one concerning immigration (No. 361-0993).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-83 on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998.

Ms. Robillard (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Scott (Solicitor General of Canada), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate had passed the following Bill to which the concurrence of this House is desired:

Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Dafety Board Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Scott (Solicitor General of Canada), -- That Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

Mr. Crête (Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata-Les Basques), seconded by Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe -- Bagot), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

"Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998, be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Finance for the purpose of reconsidering Clauses 2 to 46 creating the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.»

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:15 p.m. pursuant to Order made Monday, May 25, 1998, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 180)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Anders -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Guay -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Harris -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lefebvre -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nystrom -- Pankiw -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Solberg -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Vautour -- Wayne -- 95

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- 142

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Collenette -- Gagnon -- Gallaway -- Guimond -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Lebel -- Parrish -- Proud -- St-Hilaire -- Turp

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

(Division--Vote N^o 181)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- 142

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Anders -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Guay -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Harris -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lefebvre -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nystrom -- Pankiw -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Solberg -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Vautour -- Wayne -- 95

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Collenette -- Gagnon -- Gallaway -- Guimond -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Lebel -- Parrish -- Proud -- St-Hilaire -- Turp

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:50 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), 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 Industry of Bill C-235, An Act to amend the Competition Act (protection of those who purchase products from vertically integrated suppliers who compete with them at retail).

Mr. McTeague (Pickering -- Ajax -- Uxbridge), seconded by Mr. Steckle (Huron -- Bruce), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

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 sexual orientation (No. 361-0994).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:49 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 7:07 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).