PRAYERS

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. 361-0805 concerning the regulation of food and drugs. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-25D;

-- Nos. 361-0856 and 361-0884 concerning the Food and Drugs Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-21B;

-- No. 361-0875 concerning the situation in Sri Lanka. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-68;

-- Nos. 361-0886 and 361-0938 concerning alcoholic beverages. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-62B.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Lastewka (St. Catharines) for Ms. Whelan (Essex), from the Standing Committee on Industry, presented the 9th Report (revised) 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.

First Reading of Senate Public Bills

Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Dion (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada), seconded by Mr. Cauchon (Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)), Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

The following motion, in the name of Mr. Manning (Leader of the Opposition), was called and, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), was deemed adopted:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), consideration of the Senate Vote 1 under PARLIAMENT in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1999, by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations, be extended beyond May 31, 1998.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the Bills entitled ``An Act to change the name of certain electoral districts'' and ``An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act'' be now deemed adopted at all stages without debate or amendment.

Accordingly, Bill C-410, An Act to change the name of certain electoral districts, was deemed to have been introduced, read a first time and printed, deemed read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read the third time and passed.

Accordingly, Bill C-411, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, was deemed to have been introduced, read a first time and printed, deemed read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read the third time and passed.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley), one concerning the Senate (No. 361-0995), one concerning housing policy (No. 361-0996) and one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 361-0997).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-29, An Act to establish the Parks Canada Agency and to amend other Acts as a consequence, as reported by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage with amendments.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 to 5.

Group No. 2 -- Motion No. 6.

Group No. 3 -- Motions Nos. 7 and 8.

Group No. 1

Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Mitis), seconded by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-29, in Clause 6, be amended by adding after line 36 on page 5 the following:

"(1.1) When implementing policies of the Government of Canada, the Agency's priority shall be the conservation and the ecological, historic and cultural integrity of national parks, national historic sites and other protected heritage areas, and it shall reconcile this priority with the development of tourism and commercial activities."

Mr. Cauchon (Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)) for Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), seconded by Mr. Godfrey (Don Valley West), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-29 be amended by adding after line 44 on page 6 the following new clause:

"8.1(1) The Minister shall, at least once every two years, convene a round table of persons interested in matters for which the Agency is responsible to advise the Minister on the performance by the Agency of its responsibilities under section 6.

(2) The Minister shall respond within 180 days to any written recommendations submitted during a round table convened under subsection (1)."

Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Mitis), seconded by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), moved Motion No. 3, -- That Bill C-29, in Clause 9, be amended

(a) by replacing line 1 on page 7 with the following:

" 9. (1) Notwithstanding section 9 of the Depart- "

(b) by adding after line 8 on page 7 the following:

"(2) When the Agency procures goods and services, it shall comply with guidelines or rules established by Treasury Board on calls for tender."

Mr. Cauchon (Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)) for Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), seconded by Mr. Godfrey (Don Valley West), moved Motion No. 4, -- That Bill C-29, in Clause 12, be amended by replacing lines 37 to 43 on page 7 and line 1 on page 8 with the following:

"(4) The Chief Executive Officer may dele- "

Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Mitis), seconded by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), moved Motion No. 5, -- That Bill C-29, in Clause 12, be amended by adding after line 43 on page 7 the following:

"(4.1) Not later than 90 days following any consultation held by the Chief Executive Officer under subsection (4), the Chief Executive Officer shall make public any recommendations put forward during the consultation and the responses made by the Chief Executive Officer to any such recommendations."

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 5).

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 2 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which also applies to Motion No. 4, was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 3 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

Group No. 2

Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Mitis), seconded by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), moved Motion No. 6, -- That Bill C-29, in Clause 23, be amended by adding after line 30 on page 13 the following:

"(3) When setting a fee under subsection (2), the Minister shall ensure that local residents enjoy a preferential fee.

4) The Governor in Council may, by regulation, define the expression "local residents"."

Debate arose on the motion in Group No. 2 (Motion No. 6).

The question was put on Motion No. 6 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

Group No. 3

Mr. Pankiw (Saskatoon -- Humboldt), seconded by Mr. Gouk (West Kootenay -- Okanagan), moved Motion No. 7, -- That Bill C-29 be amended by deleting Clause 36.1.

Mr. Saada (Brossard -- La Prairie), seconded by Mr. Godfrey (Don Valley West), moved Motion No. 8, -- That Bill C-29, in Clause 36, be amended by replacing lines 6 and 7 on page 17 with the following:

"36.1 For greater certainty, the Official Languages Act applies to the Agency and the Agency has the duty, under section 25 of that Act, to ensure that, where services are provided or made available by another person or organization on its behalf, any member of the public in Canada or elsewhere can communicate with and obtain those services from that person or organization in either official language, in any case where those services, if provided by the Agency, would be required under Part IV of the Official Languages Act to be provided in either official language."

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 3 (Motion Nos. 7 and 8).

The question was put on Motions No. 7 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division 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-29, An Act to establish the Parks Canada Agency and to amend other Acts as a consequence, as reported by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage with amendments.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded divisions were further deferred until Monday, June 1, 1998, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-39, An Act to amend the Nunavut Act and the Constitution Act, 1867, as reported by the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development with an amendment.

Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of National Revenue) for Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Patry (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) moved, -- That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), the Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-39, An Act to amend the Nunavut Act and the Constitution Act, 1867.

Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of National Revenue) for Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Patry (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Konrad (Prince Albert), seconded by Mr. Hilstrom (Selkirk -- Interlake), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

"this House declines to give third reading to Bill C-39, An Act to amend the Nunavut Act and the Constitution Act, 1867, since the principle of the Bill does not guarantee that the Government will select Senators who have been lawfully elected in a territorial Senate election.''

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the amendment and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, June 1, 1998, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Agriculture and Agri- Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and to repeal the Grain Futures Act.

Mr. Dion (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada) for Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

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.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board), -- That Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and to repeal the Grain Futures Act, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

By unanimous consent, the debate on Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and to repeal the Grain Futures Act, was adjourned.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 3:13 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Caccia (Davenport), seconded by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the Government should, as part of a global effort to minimize climate change, develop a strategy for reducing carbon dioxide emissions in Canada possibly by 20 percent, based on 1988 levels, by the year 2005. (Private Members' Business M-38)

Debate arose thereon.

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

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

A message was 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-9, An Act for making the system of Canadian ports competitive, efficient and commercially oriented, providing for the establishing of port authorities and the divesting of certain harbours and ports, for the commercialization of the St. Lawrence Seaway and ferry services and other matters related to maritime trade and transport and amending the Pilotage Act and amending and repealing other Acts as a consequence, without amendment.

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. Collenette (Minister of Transport) -- Report on Transportation in Canada for the year 1997, pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, S. C. 1996, c. 10, sbs. 52(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-79A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

-- by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Corporate Business Plan for 1997-2000 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, pursuant to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, S.C. 1997, c. 6, s. 22. -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-361-800. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

ADJOURNMENT

At 4:14 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, June 1, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Order made on Tuesday, February 17, 1998 and Standing Order 24(1).