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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
36th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 172
Tuesday, February 2, 1999
10:00 a.m.
PRAYERS
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
The Speaker laid upon the Table, -- Report of the Parliamentary Librarian for the year ended March 31, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-3A.
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. 361-1764, 361-1765, 361-1774, 361-1775, 361-1776, 361- 1777, 361-1778, 361-1779, 361-1780, 361-1781, 361-1782, 361-1783 and 361-1784 concerning international trade. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-54N;
-- No. 361-1766 concerning radio and television programming. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-42P;
-- No. 361-1767 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-45R;
-- No. 361-1768 concerning health care services. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-66I;
-- No. 361-1788 concerning human rights in Indonesia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-98B;
-- No. 361-1793 concerning the Divorce Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-34F;
-- No. 361-1794 concerning the tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-6P;
-- No. 361-1795 concerning euthanasia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 361-20G.
Presenting Petitions
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:
-- by Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville), one concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (No. 361-1952), one concerning parental rights (No. 361-1953), one concerning the Food and Drugs Act (No. 361-1954) and one concerning abortion (No. 361-1955);
-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning nuclear weapons (No. 361-1956);
-- by Mr. Williams (St. Albert), one concerning the tax system (No. 361-1957);
-- by Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), one concerning the Divorce Act (No. 361-1958).
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.
Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley), moved, -- That the government should take legislative measures to reinstate the law that was struck down by a recent decision of the Court of British Columbia regarding the possession of child pornography, even if that entails invoking Section 33 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (the Notwithstanding Clause); and
That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practices of this House, and with the consent of the House Leaders, when a Minister of the Crown in proposing a motion for first reading of a Bill, states that the Bill is in response to this resolution, the second reading stage and subsequent stages of the Bill may be considered in the same sitting, including Committee of the Whole.
Debate arose thereon.
Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast), seconded by Mr. Lunn (Saanich -- Gulf Islands), moved the following amendment,
-- That the motion be amended by adding after the word ``take'' the following therefor:
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``immediate''
Debate arose thereon.
TABLING OF DOCUMENTS
By unanimous consent, Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of a letter from Mr. Donald Theall to Mr. Adams concerning child pornography (English text only). -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-361-23.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley), in relation to the Business of Supply;
And of the amendment of Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast), seconded by Mr. Lunn (Saanich -- Gulf Islands).
The debate continued.
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. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley), in relation to the Business of Supply;
And of the amendment of Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast), seconded by Mr. Lunn (Saanich -- Gulf Islands).
The debate continued.
MOTIONS
By unanimous consent, it was ordered -- That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice, Bill C-306, An Act to amend the Bank Act (bank charges), standing on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Paradis (Brome -- Missisquoi) be allowed to stand in the name of Mr. Discepola (Vaudreuil -- Soulanges), and to retain its place on the Order Paper;
That the Order for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-415, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (gaming and betting), standing in the order of precedence on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Côte-de-Beaupré -- Île d'Orléans), be discharged and the Bill withdrawn; and,
That the Bill entitled ``An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act'', appearing on the Notice Paper in the name of the Minister of Finance, be deemed introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.
Accordingly, Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, was deemed 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))
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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 to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal
Arrangements Act".
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley), in relation to the Business of Supply;
And of the amendment of Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast), seconded by Mr. Lunn (Saanich -- Gulf Islands).
The debate continued.
At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(17), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.
The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 309)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Axworthy -- (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand -- (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz -- (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brison -- Cadman -- Casson -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Davies -- Doyle -- Dubé -- (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duncan -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gilmour -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey -- (Edmonton North) -- Guarnieri -- Hardy -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill -- (Macleod) -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Iftody -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy -- (South Shore) -- Kenney -- (Calgary Southeast) -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mark -- Martin -- (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McDonough -- McNally -- McTeague -- Meredith -- Mills -- (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Skeena) -- Solomon -- Steckle -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson -- (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson -- (Wild Rose) -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White -- (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 84
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand -- (Saint-Jean) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien -- (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé -- (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour -- (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin -- (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills -- (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pratt -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- St-Hilaire -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 186
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Gagnon -- Longfield
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(17), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the main motion of Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley).
The question was put on the main motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 310)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Axworthy -- (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand -- (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand -- (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz -- (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz -- (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- 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 -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey -- (Edmonton North) -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill -- (Macleod) -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy -- (South Shore) -- Kenney -- (Calgary Southeast) -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin -- (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McDonough -- McNally -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills -- (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Skeena) -- Solomon -- Steckle -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson -- (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson -- (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Ur -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White -- (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 129
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- (Winnipeg South Centre) -- 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 -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour -- (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin -- (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills -- (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 143
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Gagnon -- Longfield
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
Pursuant to Order made Monday, February 1, 1999, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest), seconded by Mr. Muise (West Nova), -- That 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, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 311)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Axworthy -- (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand -- (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand -- (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz -- (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz -- (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- 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 -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Hart -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill -- (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy -- (South Shore) -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin -- (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills -- (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Perron -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Thompson -- (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson -- (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- 106
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grewal -- Grey -- (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harris -- Harvard -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Kenney -- (Calgary Southeast) -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour -- (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Leung -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin -- (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills -- (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wappel -- Whelan -- White -- (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 161
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Gagnon -- Longfield
At 6:14 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 Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-309, An Act providing for equal treatment for persons cohabiting in a relationship similar to a conjugal relationship.
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Turp (Beauharnois -- Salaberry), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Debate arose thereon.
Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
At 6:58 p.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, February 1, 1999, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs). (Government Business No. 19)
The debate continued.
ADJOURNMENT
At 11:57 p.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, February 1, 1999, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).