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:

-- Nos. 361-1874, 361-1885, 361-1886, 361-1887, 361-1888, 361-1889, 361-1890, 361-1891, 361-1892 and 361-1893 concerning international trade. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-54P;

-- No. 361-1875 concerning gun control. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-67V;

-- No. 361-1876 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-45T;

-- No. 361-1879 concerning health care services. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-66L;

-- Nos. 361-1880 and 361-1882 concerning marriage. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-80Q;

-- No. 361-1881 concerning museums. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-106;

-- No. 361-1884 concerning human rights in Indonesia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-98G.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) made a statement.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond), Bill C-471, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (elimination of the waiting period in a natural disaster), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. McTeague (Pickering -- Ajax -- Uxbridge), seconded by Mr. Peric (Cambridge), Bill C-472, An Act to amend the Competition Act (abuse of dominant position), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), seconded by Mr. Bailey (Souris -- Moose Mountain), Bill C-473, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Young Offenders Act (capital punishment), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

-- by Mr. Bailey (Souris -- Moose Mountain), one concerning marriage (No. 361-2002);

-- by Mrs. Ur (Lambton -- Kent -- Middlesex), two concerning gasoline additives (Nos. 361-2003 and 361-2004);

-- by Mr. Elley (Nanaimo -- Cowichan), one concerning international trade (No. 361-2005) and one concerning the employment insurance program (No. 361-2006);

-- by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), one concerning gun control (No. 361-2007);

-- by Mr. White (North Vancouver), one concerning veterans' affairs (No. 361-2008);

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning human rights in Indonesia (No. 361-2009);

-- by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay -- Boundary -- Okanagan), one concerning nuclear weapons (No. 361-2010).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-55, An Act respecting advertising services supplied by foreign periodical publishers, 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 21.

Group No. 2 -- Motion No. 22.

Group No. 1

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 1.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 3, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 4, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 5, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 6, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 6.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No.7, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 8, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 8.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 9, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 9.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 10, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 10.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 11, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 11.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 12, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 12.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 13, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 13.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 14, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 14.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 15, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 15.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 16, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 16.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 17, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 17.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 18, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 18.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 19, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 19.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 20, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 20.

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved Motion No. 21, -- That Bill C-55 be amended by deleting Clause 21.

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 21).

NOTICE OF MOTION

Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading of Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-55, An Act respecting advertising services supplied by foreign periodical publishers, as reported by Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 21).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:13 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 Canadian Heritage of Bill C-401, An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Flag Day) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Shepherd (Durham), seconded by Mr. Murray (Lanark -- Carleton), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Debate arose thereon.

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

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:11 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 7:15 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).