PRAYERS

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration of the amendment made by the Senate to Bill C-25, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Eggleton (Minister of National Defence), seconded by Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs), moved, -- That the amendment made by the Senate to Bill C-25, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, December 7, 1998, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

By unanimous consent, the recorded division was deemed deferred until Monday, December 7, 1998, at 5:00 p.m.

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 S-21, An Act respecting the corruption of foreign public officials and the implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and to make related amendments to other Acts.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Nunavut Act with respect to the Nunavut Court of Justice and to amend other Acts in consequence, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights without amendment.

Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Eggleton (Minister of National Defence), -- 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-57, An Act to amend the Nunavut Act with respect to the Nunavut Court of Justice and to amend other Acts in consequence.

Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Eggleton (Minister of National Defence), 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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Bélanger (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

-- Nos. 361-1378 and 361-1386 concerning world peace. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-99;

-- No. 361-1697 concerning gun control. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-67R;

-- Nos. 361-1698, 361-1699, 361-1700, 361-1701, 361-1702, 361-1703 and 361-1704 concerning marriage. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-80K;

-- Nos. 361-1708, 361-1709 and 361-1728 concerning gasoline additives. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-93E.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Caccia (Davenport) presented the Report of the Canadian Section of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, held in Strasbourg, France, from September 21 to 25, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-361-51G.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Bryden (Wentworth -- Burlington), from the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, presented the 5th Report of the Committee (Bill C-49, An Act providing for the ratification and the bringing into effect of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, with an amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-121.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 46 and 47) was tabled.

Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan -- King -- Aurora), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 11th Report of the Committee

-- (Facing the Future: Challenges and Choices for a New Era) -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-122.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 164) was tabled.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), Bill C-62, An Act respecting the water resources of Nunavut and the Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, 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 respecting the water resources of Nunavut and the Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal and to make consequential amendments to other Acts".

motions

By unanimous consent, Mr. Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas), seconded by Mr. Dumas (Argenteuil -- Papineau), moved, -- That the following Bills:

Bill C-445, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Stormont -- Dundas, standing in the name of Mr. Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) in the list of items outside the order of precedence;

the Bill entitled ``An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Sackville -- Eastern Shore'', standing in the name of Mr. Stoffer (Sackville -- Eastern Shore) on the Order Paper under the heading ``Introduction of Private Members' Bills'' (No. 20); and

a Bill entitled ``An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Argenteuil -- Papineau'' in the name of Mr. Dumas (Argenteuil -- Papineau) and not having appeared on the Notice Paper;

be deemed adopted at all stages without debate or amendment.

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

Accordingly, Bill C-445, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Stormont -- Dundas, was 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-464, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Sackville -- Eastern Shore, 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-465, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Argenteuil -- Papineau, 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 Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), one concerning immigration (No. 361-1831);

-- by Mr. Telegdi (Kitchener -- Waterloo), one concerning health care services (No. 361-1832);

-- by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), one concerning marriage (No. 361-1833);

-- by Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), one concerning the Divorce Act (No. 361-1834);

-- by Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), eight concerning sex offenders (Nos. 361-1835 to 361-1842), one concerning children's rights (No. 361-1843) and one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 361-1844);

-- by Mrs. Desjarlais (Churchill), one concerning pay equity (No. 361-1845);

-- by Mr. Calder (Dufferin -- Peel -- Wellington -- Grey), one concerning health care services (No. 361-1846);

-- by Mr. Kerpan (Blackstrap), one concerning gun control (No. 361-1847) and one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 361-1848);

-- by Mr. Bailey (Souris -- Moose Mountain), one concerning pornography (No. 361-1849);

-- by Mr. Maloney (Erie -- Lincoln), two concerning marriage (Nos. 361-1850 and 361-1851) and two concerning children's rights (Nos. 361-1852 and 361-1853).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Eggleton (Minister of National Defence), -- That Bill C-57, An Act to amend the Nunavut Act with respect to the Nunavut Court of Justice and to amend other Acts in consequence, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

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

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

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Transport with amendments.

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

Motion No. 1.

Mr. Dumas (Argenteuil -- Papineau), seconded by Ms. Girard-Bujold (Jonquière), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-58, in Clause 19, be amended by adding after line 7 on page 12 the following:

"(3) Section 24 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):

(3) A railway company that operates a line of railway shall reimburse a provincial government, city or municipality for expenses incurred by the provincial government, city or municipality, as the case may be, in respect of the line of railway for the purpose of complying with a regulation made under subsection (1).

(4) For greater certainty, subsection (3) does not limit the scope of subsection (2) with respect to a provincial government, city or municipality."

Debate arose on the Motion No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, December 7, 1998, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

By unanimous consent, the recorded division was deemed deferred until Monday, December 7, 1998, at 5:00 p.m.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

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

Mr. Caccia (Davenport), seconded by Ms. Whelan (Essex), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should act decisively, in response to the evidence in the Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report, to eliminate persistent organic pollutants by working to advance the POPs protocol. (Private Members' Business M-37)

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 the Speaker -- Amendments to the By-laws adopted by the Board of Internal Economy on November 3, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8527-361-39.

-- by the Speaker -- Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for November 17, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8527-361-40.

-- by Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs) -- Statement on the Operations of the Returned Soldiers' Insurance Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, pursuant to the Act to amend the Returned Soldiers' Insurance Act, S.C. 1951, c. 59, s. 12. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-228A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs)

-- by Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs) -- Statement on the Operations of the Veterans Insurance Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, pursuant to the Veterans Insurance Act, R.S. 1970, c. V-3, sbs. 18(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-254A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs)

ADJOURNMENT

At 2:31 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).