PRAYERS

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. 361-2104 concerning nudity. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-7P;

-- Nos. 361-2186, 361-2230, 361-2231 and 361-2232 concerning the Senate. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-26I;

-- No. 361-2233 concerning gun control. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-67CC;

-- No. 361-2235 concerning police and firefighters' death benefits. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-14M;

-- No. 361-2243 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-45X;

-- No. 361-2248 concerning pay equity. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-39K.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Volpe (Eglinton -- Lawrence), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the 5th Report of the Committee (Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation: A Canadian Approach). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-160.

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 (Nos. 58 and 61 to 80) was tabled.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), Bill C-80, An Act to revise and consolidate certain Acts respecting food, agricultural commodities, aquatic commodities and agricultural inputs, to amend the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act, the Health of Animals Act, the Plant Protection Act and the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, and to repeal and amend other Acts in consequence, was 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))

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 revise and consolidate certain Acts respecting food, agricultural commodities, aquatic commodities and agricultural inputs, to amend the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act, the Health of Animals Act, the Plant Protection Act and the Plant Breeders' Rights Act, and to repeal and amend other Acts in consequence''.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Stoffer (Sackville -- Musquodoboit Valley -- Eastern Shore), seconded by Mr. Robinson (Burnaby -- Douglas), Bill C-496, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (medical expenses), 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 Ms. St-Hilaire (Longueuil), seconded by Mr. Perron (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles), Bill C-497, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (reimbursement of election expenses), 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. Elley (Nanaimo -- Cowichan), seconded by Mr. McNally (Dewdney -- Alouette), Bill C-498, An Act respecting the establishment and award of an Organ Donation Medal to commemorate a person for the posthumous donation of an organ, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. Robinson (Burnaby -- Douglas), seconded by Mr. Blaikie (Winnipeg Transcona), moved, -- That the 7th Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, presented on Thursday, December 10, 1998, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Knutson (Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister), seconded by Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, -- That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 385)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Assadourian -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hoeppner -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges --  (Windsor -- St. Clair) -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 161

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Blaikie -- Brison -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casey -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Dockrill -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Harvey -- Herron -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lill -- Loubier -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Matthews -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Muise -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Price -- Proctor -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Venne -- Wayne -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- 60

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Blondin-Andrew -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Grose -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Lefebvre -- Mahoney -- Normand -- Plamondon -- Proud -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Wappel

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations of Bill C-78, An Act to establish the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, to amend the Public Service Superannuation Act, the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, the Defence Services Pension Continuation Act, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Canada Post Corporation Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Marchi (Minister for International Trade), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Mayfield (Cariboo -- Chilcotin), seconded by Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``Bill C-78, An Act to establish the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, to amend the Public Service Superannuation Act, the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, the Defence Services Pension Continuation Act, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Canada Post Corporation Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be not now read a second time but that it be read a second time this day six months hence.''

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.

TABLING OF DOCUMENTS

By unanimous consent, Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of the front page of ``Opposition Watch'', the National Liberal Caucus Research Bureau newsletter, dated November 6, 1998, concerning the budget of the Department of National Defence. (English text only) -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-361-33.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Marchi (Minister for International Trade), -- That Bill C-78, An Act to establish the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, to amend the Public Service Superannuation Act, the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, the Defence Services Pension Continuation Act, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Canada Post Corporation Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations;

And of the amendment of Mr. Mayfield (Cariboo -- Chilcotin), seconded by Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville).

The debate continued.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), 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 National Defence and Veterans Affairs of Bill C-453, An Act to regulate the issue of ceremonial statements of service and recognition of duty.

Mr. Bélair (Timmins -- James Bay), seconded by Mr. O'Brien (London -- Fanshawe), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs.

Debate arose thereon.

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

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:12 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 6:18 p.m., by unanimous consent, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).