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, -- Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

-- P.C. 1999-753. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-3Y. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

-- P.C. 1999-686, P.C. 1997-687, P.C. 1997-688, P.C. 1997-689, P.C. 1997-690 and P.C. 1997-691. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-14FF. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

-- P.C. 1999-677. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-9J. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- P.C. 1999-748. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-10P. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

-- P.C. 1999-766. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-18R. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

-- P.C. 1999-673 and P.C. 1999-674. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-16DD. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

-- P.C. 1999-675, P.C. 1999-676 and P.C. 1999-761. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-22Z. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

-- P.C. 1999-694, P.C. 1999-754, P.C. 1999-755, P.C. 1999-756, P.C. 1999-757, P.C. 1999-758, P.C. 1999-759 and P.C. 1999-760. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-13X. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- P.C. 1999-794. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-6Y. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations)

-- P.C. 1999-672. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-5T. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)

-- P.C. 1999-695, P.C. 1999-696, P.C. 1999-697, P.C. 1999-698, P.C. 1999-699, P.C. 1999-700, P.C. 1999-701, P.C. 1999-702, P.C. 1999-703, P.C. 1999-704, P.C. 1999-705, P.C. 1999-706, P.C. 1999-707, P.C. 1999-708, P.C. 1999-709, P.C. 1999-710, P.C. 1999-711, P.C. 1999-712, P.C. 1999-713, P.C. 1999-714, P.C. 1999-715, P.C. 1999-716, P.C. 1999-717, P.C. 1999-718, P.C. 1999-719, P.C. 1999-720, P.C. 1999-721, P.C. 1999-722, P.C. 1999-723, P.C. 1999-724, P.C. 1999-725, P.C. 1999-726, P.C. 1999-727, P.C. 1999-749, P.C. 1999-750, P.C. 1999-751 and P.C. 1999-752. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-24HH. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Adams (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. 361-2259 concerning banks. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-103H;

-- No. 361-2271 concerning the Copyright Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-81B;

-- No. 361-2299 concerning sex offenders. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-35N.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning impaired driving (No. 361-2387);

-- by Mr. Wappel (Scarborough Southwest), one concerning marriage (No. 361-2388);

-- by Mr. Valeri (Stoney Creek), two concerning immigration (No. 361-2389 and 361-2390).

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-215 on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations 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 14, 31, 32, 40 and 48.

Group No. 2 -- Motions Nos. 15 and 17 to 30.

Group No. 3 -- Motions Nos. 16, 38, 39, 46, 47 and 54.

Group No. 4 -- Motions Nos. 33 to 37, 41 to 45 and 49 to 53.

Group No. 1

Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), seconded by Mr. Bergeron (Verchères -- Les-Patriotes), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 9 to 13 on page 4 with the following:

"(4) Where the Minister proposes to make changes to pension plan design or funding with respect to a pension plan created under an Act referred to in paragraph 4(1)(a), the Minister shall consult the Pension Management Board established by the Act that created the plan."

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden -- Lake Centre), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing line 17 on page 5 with the following:

"and ethical investment policies, standards and proce-"

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden -- Lake Centre), moved Motion No. 3, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing line 18 on page 5 with the following:

"dures for each fund that the Board manages with specific instructions that the fund shall not invest in any industry that is or may be associated with

(i) pollution or environmental degradation,

(ii) labour standards and practices which are inferior to those required by law in this country,

(iii) any practice or activity that may result in the elimination or contracting-out of the jobs of members of the plan, or

(iv) any aspect of the sale, manufacture, or promotion of tobacco or tobacco products."

Mr. Williams (St. Albert), seconded by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), moved Motion No. 4, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 7, be amended by adding after line 18 on page 5 the following:

"(a.1) establish contact with the actuary or actuaries of each fund that the Board manages and maintain that contact on an on-going basis;"

Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 5, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 10, be amended by replacing lines 20 and 21 on page 7 with the following:

"dations from Board established by subsection 41(1) of the Public Service"

Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 6, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 10, be amended by replacing lines 20 and 21 on page 7 with the following:

"received recommendations from the Board established by subsection 49.1(1)"

Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 7, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 10, be amended by replacing lines 26 and 27 on page 7 with the following:

"received recommendations from the Board established by subsection 25.1(1)"

Mr. Williams (St. Albert), seconded by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), moved Motion No. 8, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 10, be amended by adding after line 29 on page 7 the following:

"(1.1) A copy of the appointment of a chairperson by the Minister under paragraph (1)(a) shall be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the next 15 days during which that House is sitting."

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden -- Lake Centre), moved Motion No. 9, -- That Bill C-78 be amended by adding after line 9 on page 15 the following new clause:

"27.1 The Auditor General of Canada shall be the primary auditor of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board."

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden -- Lake Centre), moved Motion No. 10, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 28, be amended by replacing line 10 on page 15 with the following:

"28. The audit committee shall be responsible for presenting all records of all financial activity of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board to the Auditor General on an annual basis. In addition, the audit committee shall"

Mr. Williams (St. Albert), seconded by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), moved Motion No. 11, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 31, be amended by adding after line 25 on page 16 the following:

"(a.1) establish contact with the actuary or actuaries of each fund that the Board manages and maintain that contact on an on-going basis;"

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden -- Lake Centre), moved Motion No. 12, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 32, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 17 with the following:

"subsidiaries shall adhere to, ethical investment poli-"

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden -- Lake Centre), moved Motion No. 13, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 36, be amended by replacing line 2 on page 19 with the following:

"auditor's report to be prepared and presented to the Auditor General of Canada, in respect of"

Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 14, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 49, be amended by replacing lines 30 to 34 on page 26 with the following:

"the members of the three Boards established respectively under subsection 49.1(1) of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, subsection 41(1) of the Public Service Superannuation Act and subsection 25.1(1) of the Royal"

Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 31, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 90, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 1 to 16 on page 69 with the following:

"41. (1) There is established a Board to be known as the Public Service Pension Management Board.

(2) Despite any other provision in this Act, the Board established by subsection (1) shall be responsible for designing the pension plan to which this Act applies, its funding, managing the plan's surplus or deficit, administering the plan and ensuring that the plan's funding level is adequate to deliver pension benefits."

(b) by replacing line 17 on page 69 with the following:

"(3) The membership of the Board established by subsection (1) shall"

(c) by replacing line 36 on page 69 with the following:

"(5) The Board established by subsection (1) shall recom-"

Mr. Williams (St. Albert), seconded by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), moved Motion No. 32, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 90, be amended by adding after line 31 on page 69 the following:

"(3.1) a copy of every appointment made by the Governor in Council in accordance with paragraph (3)(a) or (c) shall be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the next 15 days during which that House is sitting."

Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 40, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 145, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 38 to 45 on page 123 and lines 1 to 8 on page 124 with the following:

"49.1 (1) The Minister shall establish a Board to be known as the Canadian Forces Pension Management Board, the members of which are appointed by the Minister in accordance with subsection (2).

(1.1) Despite any other provision in this Act, the Board established by subsection (1) shall be responsible for designing the pension plan to which this Act applies, its funding, managing the plan's surplus or deficit, administering the plan and ensuring that the plan's funding level is adequate to deliver pension benefits."

(b) by replacing line 9 on page 124 with the following:

"(2) The membership of the Board established by subsection (1) shall"

(c) by replacing, in the English version, line 43 on page 124 with the following:

"(3) A member of the Board established by subsection (1) shall be"

(d) by replacing line 1 on page 125 with the following:

"(3.1) The Board established by subsection (1) shall recom-"

Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 48, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 192, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 23 to 38 on page 173 with the following:

"25.1 (1) The Minister shall establish a Board to be known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Management Board, the members of which are appointed by the Minister in accordance with subsection (2).

(1.1) The Board established by subsection (1) shall be responsible for designing the pension plan to which this Act applies, its funding, managing the plan's surplus or deficit, administering the plan and ensuring the plan's funding level is adequate to deliver pension benefits'."

(b) by replacing line 39 on page 173 with the following:

"(2) The membership of the Board established by subsection (1) shall"

(c) by replacing, in the English version, line 14 on page 174 with the following:

"(3) A member of the Board established by subsection (1) shall be"

(d) by replacing line 19 on page 174 with the following:

"(3.1) The Board established by subsection (1) shall recom-"

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 14, 31, 32, 40 and 48).

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 at report stage 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 14, 31, 32, 40 and 48).

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

The question was put on Motions Nos. 1 to 4, 8, 9 and 32 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded divisions were deferred.

Group No. 2

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 15, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 53, be amended by replacing line 9 on page 29 with the following:

""surviving spouse" in relation to a contributor, means"

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 17, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 61, be amended by replacing line 19 on page 38 with the following:

"under this Part to the surviving spouse and children of"

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 18, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 62, be amended

(a) by replacing line 12 on page 40 with the following:

"payable under this Part to a surviving spouse or child,"

(b) by replacing line 24 on page 40 with the following:

"surviving spouse has become entitled under this Part to"

(c) by replacing lines 33 and 34 on page 41 with the following:

"(b) a benefit to which a contributor, surviving spouse or child is entitled under this Part or Part"

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 19, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 64, be amended

(a) by replacing line 38 on page 42 with the following:

"annuity or an annual allowance, the surviving spouse"

(b) by replacing line 4 on page 43 with the following:

"(a) in the case of the surviving spouse, an immediate"

(c) by replacing lines 10 and 11 on page 43 with the following:

"without leaving a surviving spouse, the surviving spouse is dead or the surviving spouse is not entitled to receive"

(d) by replacing lines 17 and 18 on page 43 with the following:

"died without leaving a surviving spouse, the surviving spouse is dead or the surviving spouse is not entitled to receive"

(e) by replacing line 26 on page 43 with the following:

"(2)(a) or (b), the surviving spouse and children of the"

(f) by replacing line 42 on page 43 with the following:

"1967 of less than five years, the surviving spouse and"

(g) by replacing lines 15 to 17 on page 44 with the following:

"service, the surviving spouse and children of the contributor, in any case where the contributor died leaving a surviving spouse or a child less than"

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 20, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 65, be amended

(a) by replacing line 29 on page 46 with the following:

"the surviving spouse and children of the contributor"

(b) by replacing lines 37 and 38 on page 46 with the following:

"more years of pensionable service, the surviving spouse and children of the contributor are entitled"

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 21, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 75, be amended

(a) by replacing line 4 on page 50 with the following:

"the surviving spouse and children of a contributor are"

(b) by replacing line 7 on page 50 with the following:

"surviving spouse except that"

(c) by replacing line 11 on page 50 with the following:

"payment is to be made the surviving spouse is dead"

(d) by replacing lines 17 and 18 on page 50 with the following:

"for died without leaving a surviving spouse or at the time payment is to be made the surviving spouse"

(e) by replacing lines 27 to 29 on page 50 with the following:

"surviving spouse at the time payment is to be made, the total amount shall be paid to the surviving spouse and the children so living apart in"

(f) by replacing line 32 on page 50 with the following:

"stances, or to the surviving spouse or any of the"

(g) by replacing line 37 on page 50 with the following:

"to be made the surviving spouse is dead or cannot be"

(h) by replacing line 39 on page 50 with the following:

"leaving a surviving spouse and at the time the"

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 22, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 75, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 8 to 14 on page 51 with the following:

"(2) If there are two surviving spouses of a contributor, the share of the total amount to be paid to surviving spouse referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition "surviving spouse "in subsection 3(1) and the share to be paid to the surviving spouse referred to in paragraph (b) of that definition shall be paid as the Minister may direct."

(b) by replacing line 17 on page 51 with the following:

"the share of one or other of the surviving spouses under"

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 23, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 75, be amended by replacing lines 27 to 42 on page 51 with the following:

"(4) For the purposes of this Part, where a contributor dies and the contributor had been, for a period of not less than one year immediately before the contributor's death, residing with a person of the opposite sex to whom the contributor was not married, the Treasury Board may deem that person to be the surviving spouse of the contributor if, during that period, that person had been publicly represented by the contributor to be the spouse of the contributor, and may deem that person to have become married to the contributor on the day established by that person to the satisfaction of the Treasury Board as being the day on which the representation began.

(4.1) For the purposes of this Part, where a contributor dies and, at the time of death, the contributor was married to a person with whom the contributor had been residing for a period immediately before the marriage and who, during that period, had been publicly represented by the contributor to be the spouse of the contributor, the Treasury Board may deem that person to have become married to the contributor on the day established by that person to the satisfaction of the Treasury Board as being the day on which the representation began."

Mr. Wappel (Scarborough Southwest), seconded by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), moved Motion No. 24, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 75, be amended by replacing lines 28 to 30 on page 51 with the following:

"person establishes that he or she was residing in a relationship of mutual dependency and companionship with the contributor that has been publicly acknowledged by both the person and the contributor for at least one year immedi-"

Mr. Wappel (Scarborough Southwest), seconded by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), moved Motion No. 25, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 75, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 37 and 38 on page 51 with the following:

"whom the contributor had been residing in a relationship of mutual dependency and companionship for a period"

(b) by replacing line 42 on page 51 with the following:

"day on which that person began to so reside with the contributor."

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 26, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 75, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 1 and 2 on page 52 with the following:

"(5) A surviving spouse is not entitled to receive an annual allowance if the surviving spouse makes an"

(b) by replacing line 4 on page 52 with the following:

"(6) A surviving spouse may make an irrevocable"

(c) by replacing line 10 on page 52 with the following:

"three months after the surviving spouse is notified of"

(d) by replacing line 14 on page 52 with the following:

"(8) A surviving spouse is not entitled to receive any"

(e) by replacing, in the English version, line 17 on page 52 with the following:

"surviving spouse is found criminally responsible for"

(f) by replacing line 19 on page 52 with the following:

"(9) A surviving spouse is not entitled to receive an"

(g) by replacing, in the English version, line 22 on page 52 with the following:

"Minister that the surviving spouse cannot be found."

(h) by replacing line 25 on page 52 with the following:

"and there are two surviving spouses of the contributor,"

(i) by replacing lines 28 and 29 on page 52 with the following:

"(a) the surviving spouse referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition "surviving spouse" in subsection"

(j) by replacing lines 34 to 39 on page 52 with the following:

"contributor or since having been deemed under subsection (4.1) to have become married to the contributor bears to the total number of years that the contributor so cohabited with the surviving spouses; and (b) the surviving spouse referred to in paragraph (b)"

(k) by replacing lines 2 and 3 on page 53 with the following:

"with the contributor since having been deemed under subsection (4) to have become married to the contributor bears to the total number of"

(l) by replacing lines 5 and 6 on page 53 with the following:

"surviving spouses, either while married or while having been deemed to have been married."

(m) by replacing line 12 on page 53 with the following:

"(12) When one of the surviving spouses referred to"

(n) by replacing lines 17 and 18 on page 53 with the following:

"surviving spouse who died or is not entitled shall be paid to the remaining surviving spouse in addition to"

Mr. Wappel (Scarborough Southwest), seconded by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), moved Motion No. 27, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 75, be amended

(a) by replacing line 32 on page 52 with the following:

"number of years that he or she resided in a relationship of mutual dependency and companionship"

(b) by replacing lines 35 to 38 on page 52 with the following:

"or she resided with the contributor in a relationship described in subsection (4) bears to the total number of years that the contributor so resided with the survivors; and"

(c) by replacing lines 1 to 6 on page 53 with the following:

"number of years that he or she resided with the contributor in a relationship described in subsection (4) bears to the total number of years that the contributor resided with the survivors, either while married or while in a relationship described in subsection (4)."

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 28, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 76, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 24 to 32 on page 53 with the following:

"surviving spouse of a contributor is not entitled to an annual allowance in respect of the contributor under this Part if that contributor married the surviving spouse or was deemed under subsection 25(4) to have become married to the surviving spouse after having become entitled under this Part to an annuity or annual allowance, unless, after the marriage, or after having been so deemed to have become married, the contributor became or"

(b) by replacing line 39 on page 53 with the following:

"the surviving spouse of the contributor or the children"

(c) by replacing line 5 on page 54 with the following:

"Part by virtue of being the surviving spouse of a female"

(d) by replacing line 16 on page 54 with the following:

"Part by virtue of being the surviving spouse of a female"

Mr. Wappel (Scarborough Southwest), seconded by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), moved Motion No. 29, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 76, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 27 and 28 on page 53 with the following:

"survivor or began to reside with the survivor in a relationship described in subsection 25(4) after"

(b) by replacing, in the English version, line 32 on page 53 with the following:

"of so residing, the contributor became or"

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved Motion No. 30, -- That Bill C-78, in Clause 81, be amended

(a) by replacing line 26 on page 57 with the following:

"nor the contributor's surviving spouse or children"

(b) by replacing line 41 on page 57 with the following:

"sion Act, all surviving spouses within the meaning of"

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 2 (Motions Nos. 15 and 17 to 30).

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the Sub-Committee on the Corrections and Conditional Release Act be authorized to travel to Saskatoon from September 26 to 29, 1999, to attend the Canadian Institute for Administration of Justice Conference, and that the necessary staff accompany the Sub-committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the hours of sitting and order of business of the House on Tuesday, May 25, 1999, shall be those provided in the Standing Orders for a Monday.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 2 ( Motions Nos. 15 and 17 to 30).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 2.

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 House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Hardy (Yukon), seconded by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), -- That a legislative committee be established to prepare and bring a bill, in accordance with Standing Order 68(4)(b), to abolish the legal defence of provocation contained in Section 232 of the Criminal Code of Canada. (Private Members' Business M-265)

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

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 6:34 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).