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:

-- Nos. 361-0164 and 361-0166 concerning nudity. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361- 7D.

Motions

By unanimous consent, Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That, in accordance with subsection 54(3) of An Act to extend the present laws of Canada that provide access to information under the control of the Government of Canada, Chapter A-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, this House approve the reappointment of John Grace as Information Commissioner, to hold office until April 30, 1998.

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

Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That, with respect to Bill C-24, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services:

1. No later than 4:00 p.m. this day, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted and all questions necessary for the completion of the second reading stage shall be put without further debate;

2. At the beginning of the Committee of the Whole stage, any Member wishing to propose an amendment or amendments shall table the same and the said amendment or amendments, if found to be in order, shall be deemed to have been duly proposed at the appropriate point in the proceedings of the Committee, provided that no later than 6:30 p.m. this day, proceedings before the Committee shall be interrupted and all questions necessary for the completion of the Committee of the Whole stage shall be put without further debate;

3. No later than 10:00 p.m. this day, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted and all questions necessary for the completion of the third reading stage shall be put without further debate.

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. MacKay (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough), one concerning the Canadian flag (No. 361-0260);

-- by Mr. O'Reilly (Victoria -- Haliburton), one concerning nuclear weapons (No. 361-0261);

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 361-0262);

-- by Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), one concerning the Canada Pension Plan (No. 361-0263).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to a Committee of the Whole of Bill C-24, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services.

Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

Debate arose thereon.

TABLING OF DOCUMENTS

The Speaker laid upon the table, -- Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons (Volume 2 -- December 1997), pursuant to the Act to amend the Auditor General Act (reports), S. C. 1994, c. 32, s. 2. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560- 361-64A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts)

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. MacAulay (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That Bill C-24, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services, be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

The debate continued.

At 4:00 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, 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 48)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brison -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Carroll -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Charest -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- Cummins -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Elley -- Epp -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Hanger -- Hart -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Massé -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 201

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dumas -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Lill -- Mancini -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 55

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson -- Asselin -- Baker -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Duceppe -- Eggleton -- Karetak-Lindell -- Loubier -- Marceau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Perron

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

Pursuant to Order made Monday, December 1, 1997, the Committee considered the Bill and reported it with the following amendment:

Clause 9

Replacing lines 38 to 46 on page 4 and lines 1 to 12 on page 5 with the following:

"9. The mediator-arbitrator shall be guided by the need for terms and conditions of employment that are consistent with the Canada Post Corporation Act and the viability and financial stability of Canada Post, taking into account

(a) that the Canada Post Corporation must, without recourse to undue increases in postal rates,

(i) operate efficiently,

(ii) improve productivity, and

(iii) meet acceptable standards of service; and

(b) the importance of good labour-management relations between the Canada Post Corporation and the union."

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That Bill C-24, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 49)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brison -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Carroll -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Charest -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- Cummins -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Elley -- Epp -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Massé -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 195

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dumas -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Lill -- Mancini -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- Stoffer -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 55

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson -- Asselin -- Baker -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Duceppe -- Eggleton -- Karetak-Lindell -- Loubier -- Marceau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Perron

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Order made Monday, December 1, 1997, Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

QUORUM

The attention of the Speaker was drawn to the lack of a quorum and, fewer than 20 members having been counted, pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to call in the Members.

After two minutes, a quorum was found.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That Bill C-24, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

At 10:00 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, 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 50)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Carroll -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Charest -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- Cummins -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 198

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dumas -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Lill -- Mancini -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- Stoffer -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- 56

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson -- Asselin -- Baker -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Brown -- de Savoye -- Duceppe -- Eggleton -- Karetak-Lindell -- Loubier -- Marceau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Perron

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That this House do now adjourn.

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

ADJOURNMENT

At 10:29 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).