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. 361-0011 concerning aboriginal affairs. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-4;

-- Nos. 361-0024 and 361-0037 concerning the Canada Pension Plan. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-5.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Lee (Scarborough -- Rouge River), from the the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations, presented the 1st Report of the Committee (additional terms of reference). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-2.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (political activities by charities receiving public funds), 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. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), Bill C-274, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (electronic voting), 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

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

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 361-0134), one concerning the income tax system (No. 361-0135) and one concerning police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 361-0136).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to questions Q-8 and Q-10 on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill C-7, An Act to establish the Saguenay -- St. Lawrence Marine Park and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Duhamel (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Debate arose thereon.

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

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

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act.

Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Normand (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.

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.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Normand (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)), -- That Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.

The debate continued.

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Scott (Solicitor General of Canada), seconded by Ms. Robillard (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), -- That Bill C-3, An Act respecting DNA identification and to make consequential amendments to the Criminal Code and other Acts, be referred forthwith to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 22)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Canuel -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charest -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Guarnieri -- Guimond -- Harb -- Hardy -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leung -- Lill -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Massé -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McDonough -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nystrom -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Riis -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Szabo -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Venne -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 217

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Cadman -- Casson -- Cummins -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gilmour -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Konrad -- Lowther -- Lunn -- Manning -- Mark -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Strahl -- Vellacott -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 47

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Chan -- Debien -- Grose -- Guay -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis)

Accordingly, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:03, pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Robinson (Burnaby -- Douglas), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved, -- That a special committee be appointed, pursuant to Standing Order 68(4)(b), to review the provisions of the Criminal Code dealing with euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide and that the Committee be instructed to prepare and bring in a bill, in accordance with Standing Order 68(5). (Private Members' Business M-123)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), seconded by Mr. Brien (Témiscamingue), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting the word ``68(4)(b)'' and by substituting the word ``105'', by deleting the words ``to prepare and bring in a bill, in accordance with Standing Order 68(5)'', and by adding after the words ``and that the Committee be instructed'' the words ``to report to the House.''

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 (Minister of Labour) -- Report of the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Status of the Artist Act, S. C. 1992, c. 33, s. 61. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-399. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

-- by Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry) -- Report of the Director of Investigation and Research on the proceedings under the Competition Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Competition Act, R. S. 1985, c. 19 (2nd Supp.), s. 127. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-112. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

-- by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister of Human Resources Development) -- Reports of the Department of Human Resources Development for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-361-393. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:03 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 7:30 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).