PRAYERS

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Karygiannis (Scarborough -- Agincourt), seconded by Mr. Sekora (Port Moody -- Coquitlam -- Port Coquitlam), moved, -- That this House:

(a) join the members of the Canadian Armenian community in honouring the memory of the 1.5 million men, women and children who fell victim of the first genocide of the 20th century;

(b) condemn the genocide of the Armenians and all other acts of genocide committed during our century as the ultimate act of racial, religious and cultural intolerance;

(c) recognize the importance of remembering and learning from such dark chapters in human history to ensure that such crimes against humanity are not allowed to be repeated;

(d) condemn and prevent all attempts to use the passage of time to deny or distort the historical truth of the genocide of the Armenians and other acts of genocide committed during this century;

(e) designate April 24 of every year hereafter throughout Canada as a day of remembrance of the 1.5 million Armenians who fell victim to the first genocide of this century; and

(f) call on the Government of Canada officially to condemn the genocide of the Armenians and any attempts to deny such crimes against humanity. (Private Members' Business M-329)

Debate arose thereon.

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

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), moved, -- That, in relation to Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the second reading stage of the said Bill; and

That, fifteen minutes before the expiry of the time provided for government business on the day allotted to the consideration of the second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 316)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- 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 -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Sekora -- Serré -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 131

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Casey -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Desjarlais -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Earle -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Harris -- Harvey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Jones -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- Marceau -- Marchand -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Price -- Proctor -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Venne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- 74 PAIRED316

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Alarie -- Alcock -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bulte -- Carroll -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dumas -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Laurin -- Longfield -- Marleau -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Peterson -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Plamondon -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis)

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of the Environment), -- That Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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.

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. 361-1759 concerning the employment insurance program. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-61B;

-- No. 361-1830 concerning sentences in the Criminal Code. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-53F;

-- No. 361-1919 concerning marriage. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-80S;

-- No. 361-1920 concerning pornography. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-49G;

-- No. 361-1924 concerning gun control. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-67W.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Bailey (Souris -- Moose Mountain), seconded by Mr. Cummins (Delta -- South Richmond), Bill C-478, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, 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. Assadourian (Brampton Centre), seconded by Mr. Graham (Toronto Centre -- Rosedale), Bill C-479, An Act to establish by the beginning of the twenty-first century a permanent museum exhibit to recognize the crimes against humanity as defined by the United Nations that have been perpetrated during the twentieth century, 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 Miss Grey (Edmonton North), one concerning marriage (No. 361-2020);

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning human rights in Indonesia (No. 361-2021);

-- by Mr. Riis (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys), one concerning international trade (No. 361-2022);

-- by Mr. Bonwick (Simcoe -- Grey), one concerning the income tax system (No. 361-2023);

-- by Mr. Malhi (Bramalea -- Gore -- Malton -- Springdale), one concerning the airline industry (No. 361-2024) and one concerning tobacco (No. 361-2025);

-- by Mr. Calder (Dufferin -- Peel -- Wellington -- Grey), one concerning marriage (No. 361-2026);

-- by Mr. Myers (Waterloo -- Wellington), two concerning the Divorce Act (Nos. 361-2027 and 361-2028);

-- by Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), one concerning the Divorce Act (No. 361-2029).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-162 on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of the Environment), -- That Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The debate continued.

At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today 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 317)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Casey -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Cullen -- de Savoye -- Debien -- DeVillers -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leung -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 168

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Bailey -- Blaikie -- Cadman -- Casson -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Duncan -- Earle -- Epp -- Gilmour -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lowther -- Lunn -- Manning -- McDonough -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nystrom -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Proctor -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Vautour -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Williams -- 54 PAIRED317

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Alarie -- Alcock -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bulte -- Carroll -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dumas -- Laurin -- Longfield -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Peterson -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Plamondon -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis)

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

-- by Ms. Bradshaw (Minister of Labour) -- Report on the implementation of the Employment Equity Act for the year 1998, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S.C. 1995, c. 44, s. 20. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-539A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:46 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).