PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of a document entitled ``Declaration of Iqualuit of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Status of Women Ministers on Violence Against Women''. -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-361-18.

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:

-- Nos. 361-1617, 361-1629 and 361-1692 concerning children's rights. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-18M;

-- No. 361-1619 concerning crimes of violence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-36G;

-- No. 361-1634 concerning the sexual exploitation of minors. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-44H;

-- Nos. 361-1656 and 361-1657 concerning impaired driving. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-32D;

-- No. 361-1678 concerning sex offenders. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-35G.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Proud (Hillsborough) presented the 6th Report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 44th Annual Session of the North Atlantic Assembly (NATO Parliamentarians), held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, from November 9 to 13, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-361-50E.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Karetak-Lindell (Nunavut), from the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented the 7th Report of the Committee (The Nunavut Report). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-123.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the government was requested by the Committee to table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 52 to 54, 58 and 60) was tabled.

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 48th Report of the Committee (Radio and television broadcasting of proceedings of the House and its committees). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-124.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 40 and 42 to 45) was tabled.

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 49th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the following Member be added to the list of Associate Members of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities:

Mark Muise

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, -- That the 49th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier this day, be concurred in.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), one concerning gun control (No. 361-1875), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 361-1876), one concerning the Senate (No. 361-1877), one concerning the Port of Churchill (No. 361-1878) and one concerning health care services (No. 361-1879);

-- by Mr. Finlay (Oxford), one concerning marriage (No. 361-1880);

-- by Ms. Lill (Dartmouth), one concerning museums (No. 361-1881) and one concerning marriage (No. 361-1882).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-43, An Act to establish the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to amend and repeal other Acts as a consequence.

Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), 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. Dhaliwal (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), -- That Bill C-43, An Act to establish the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to amend and repeal other Acts as a consequence, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, at the conclusion of debate on Bill C-302, An Act to establish the rights of fishers including the right to be involved in the process of fisheries stock assessment, fish conservation, setting of fishing quotas, fishing licensing and the public right to fish and establish the right of fishers to be informed of decisions affecting fishing as a livelihood in advance and the right to compensation if other rights are abrogated unfairly, on Wednesday, December 9, 1998, the question be deemed put, and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on Tuesday, February 2, 1999.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), -- That Bill C-43, An Act to establish the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to amend and repeal other Acts as a consequence, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the Members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and the necessary staff be authorized to travel to St. John's in Newfoundland, Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Windsor, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Vancouver and Whitehorse from February 21 to 26, 1999, in order to gather information on its study of a Canadian cultural policy.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), -- That Bill C-43, An Act to establish the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to amend and repeal other Acts as a consequence, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be authorized to travel to Australia and New Zealand from February 18 to March 3, 1999, to meet with parliamentarians and government officials in Canberra and Wellington, and to attend the Fifth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees to be held in Perth, Western Australia, from February 21 to 23, 1999.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), -- That Bill C-43, An Act to establish the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to amend and repeal other Acts as a consequence, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That when the House begins proceedings under Private Members' Business later this day, and for the duration of the debates on Bill C-316 and Motion M-300 today, no quorum calls nor dilatory motions shall be entertained by the Speaker.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Parks)), -- That Bill C-43, An Act to establish the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to amend and repeal other Acts as a consequence, be now read a third time and do pass.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, December 3, 1998, 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 308)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 141

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brison -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Johnston -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Manning -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Matthews -- McDonough -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Perron -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 113

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bergeron -- Brien -- Chan -- Collenette -- Folco -- Guimond -- Karygiannis -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lefebvre -- Leung -- Marceau -- McWhinney -- Milliken -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Sauvageau -- St-Hilaire -- Turp

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:48 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 Finance of Bill C-316, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (interest on student loans).

Mr. Fontana (London North Centre), seconded by Mr. Discepola (Vaudreuil -- Soulanges), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Debate arose thereon.

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

At 6:42 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie -- Bathurst), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should invest in a comprehensive energy efficiency strategy, thus: (a) exploiting the considerable job creation potential of energy efficiency; (b) encouraging the development of high tech expertise and export opportunities and (c) increasing the number of federally owned buildings (of which there are 50,000) retrofitted for energy efficiency through the Federal Buildings Initiative. (Private Members' Business M-300)

Debate arose thereon.

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

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:42 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 8:02 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).