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

Mr. Marchi (Minister for International Trade) laid upon the Table, -- Document entitled ``Team Canada Inc. Achievements Report 1998-99''. -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-361-11A.

Mr. Goodale (Minister of Natural Resources) laid upon the Table, -- Report of the Columbia River Treaty Permanent Engineering Board to the Governments of the United States and Canada for the period October 1, 1995 to September 30, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-264.

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. 361-2109 concerning health care services. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-66O;

-- Nos. 361-2098 and 361-2102 concerning international trade. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-54S;

-- Nos. 361-2091, 361-2093, 361-2094, 361-2100 and 361-2101 concerning pay equity. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-39H;

-- No. 361-2097 concerning police and firefighters' death benefits. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-14L;

-- No. 361-2081 concerning nuclear weapons. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-46Q;

-- No. 361-2080 concerning the nuclear industry. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-88D;

-- Nos. 361-1347, 361-1433 and 361-1653 concerning the Copyright Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-81A.

Presenting Reports from Committees

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 66th Report of the Committee (access to the precincts of Parliament). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-152.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 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 67th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change in the membership of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development:

Jean-Guy Chrétien for Gérard Asselin

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Charbonneau (Anjou -- Rivière-des-Prairies), moved, -- That the 67th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

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

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. St-Julien (Abitibi -- Baie-James -- Nunavik), one concerning housing policy (No. 361-2262);

-- by Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), one concerning national unity (No. 361-2263);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning health care services (No. 361-2264);

-- by Mr. Brison (Kings -- Hants), one concerning the former Yugoslavia (No. 361-2265);

-- by Mrs. Ur (Lambton -- Kent -- Middlesex), one concerning gasoline additives (No. 361-2266);

-- by Mr. Hilstrom (Selkirk -- Interlake), one concerning pay equity (No. 361-2267);

-- by Ms. Bakopanos (Ahuntsic), one concerning the mistreatment of animals (No. 361-2268), one concerning pay equity (No. 361-2269) and one concerning pornography (No. 361-2270);

-- by Ms. Lill (Dartmouth), one concerning the Copyright Act (No. 361-2271);

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning human rights in Indonesia (No. 361-2272) and one concerning the income tax system (No. 361-2273);

-- by Mr. Riis (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys), one concerning international trade (No. 361-2274).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-128 and Q-205 on the Order Paper.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPERS

Ordered, -- That a Humble Address be presented to His Excellency praying that he will cause to be laid before this House a copy of all correspondence between the Government of Canada and the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Customs relating to intelligence and surveillance capacity concerning ozone-depleting substances. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-55 -- Mr. Mayfield (Cariboo -- Chilcotin))

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8550-361-55.

Ordered, -- That an Order of the House do issue for copies of all documents, reports, notes, memorandums, letters, correspondence and minutes of meetings regarding the use of inmates of federal institutions as guinea pigs in experiments on the effects of LSD and, in particular, the report commissioned by the Solicitor General of Canada from the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-56 -- Mr. Marceau (Charlesbourg))

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8550-361-56.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Veterans Affairs), -- That Bill C-71, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 16, 1999, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The debate continued.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:29 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bigras (Rosemont), seconded by Mr. Dumas (Argenteuil -- Papineau -- Mirabel), -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should undertake all necessary steps to legalize the use of marijuana for health and medical purposes; (Private Members' Business M-381)

And of the amendment of Ms. Caplan (Thornhill), seconded by Mrs. Barnes (London West), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``should'' and substituting the following:

``take steps immediately concerning the possible legal medical use of marijuana including developing a research plan containing clinical trials, appropriate guidelines for its medical use, as well as access to a safe medicinal supply, and that the government report its findings and recommendations before the House rises for the summer.''

The debate continued.

Ms. Picard (Drummond), seconded by Mr. de Savoye (Portneuf), moved the following sub-amendment, -- That the amendment be amended by deleting the words ``concerning the possible legal'' and substituting the following:

``to legalize the''

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on 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 Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement for RCMP Policing Services made on November 24, 1998, between Canada, British Columbia, and the Tl'azt'en and Nak'azdli First Nations, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-475O. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement made for RCMP Policing Services made on November 24, 1998, between Canada, British Columbia and the Takla Lake First Nation, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-475P. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement for RCMP Policing Services made on July 9, 1998, between Canada, the Yukon territory and the Liard First Nation, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-475Q. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Agreement for RCMP Policing Services made on November 19, 1998, between Canada, Manitoba and the Chemawawin Cree First Nation, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R. S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-475R. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

PETITIONS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

-- by Mr. Harvard (Charleswood St. James -- Assiniboia), concerning Remembrance Day (No. 361-2275).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:30 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 6:54 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).