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. 361-0126, 361-0160 and 361-0172 concerning the tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-6B;

-- No. 361-0217 concerning parental rights. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-16A;

-- No. 361-0223 concerning children's rights. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361- 18A.

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 the income tax system (No. 361-0296);

-- by Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), one concerning parental rights (No. 361- 0297).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act, the Old Age Security Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act, the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Western Grain Transition Payments Act and certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act, notice of which was laid upon the Table on Monday, December 8, 1997 (Sessional Paper No. 8570-361-4). (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 4)

Mr. Duhamel (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development) (Western Economic Diversification)) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Chan (Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)), moved, -- That the motion be concurred in.

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

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, in relation to Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act, all questions necessary for the disposal of the report stage of the Bill be put at noon, today; that any recorded divisions requested thereon not be deferred and that the House proceed to the third reading stage immediately after completing the report stage and that all questions to dispose of that stage be put no later than 1:59 p.m., with any division that may be requested deferred to the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders this afternoon.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of C-17, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Industry 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 7 and 12.

Group No. 2 -- Motion No. 8.

Group No. 3 -- Motions Nos. 9 to 11.

Group No. 4 -- Motion No. 13.

Group No. 5 -- Motions Nos. 14 and 15.

Group No. 1

Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 6 on page 2 with the following:

"Commission shall provide telecommunications services except in accordance with a telecommunications service licence."

Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 8 to 13 on page 2 with the following:

"er shall, except in accordance with a telecommunications service licence, provide telecommunications services that are within a class of telecommunications services specified by the Commission."

Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 3, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 15 on page 2 with the following:

"newal or amendment of a"

Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 4, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 2 with the following:

" tion, issue a telecommunica-"

Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 5, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 24 and 25 on page 2 with the following:

"(2) The Commission may"

Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 6, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 28 on page 2 with the following:

"viders or classes of telecom-"

Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 7, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 4 on page 3 with the following:

"revoke a telecommunications"

Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 12, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing lines 13 to 18 on page 5 with the following:

"(b.1) prescribing classes of telecommunications service licences:

(b.2) requiring telecommunications service licensees to publish their licences or otherwise make them available for public inspection;"

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 7 and 12).

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 7 and 12, was deferred.

Group No. 2

Motion No. 8 was not proceeded with.

Group No. 3

Motion No. 9 was not proceeded with.

Mr. Normand (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food)(Fisheries and Oceans)) for Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)(Status of Women)), moved Motion No. 10, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing lines 30 to 33 on page 3 with the following:

"46.1 The Commission may, if it determines that to do so would facilitate the interoperation of Canadian telecommunications networks,

(a) administer

Motion No. 11 was not proceeded with.

Debate arose on the motion in Group No. 3.

Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved the following amendment to Motion No. 10, -- That Motion No. 10 be amended by adding after the word ``network'' the following:

``and is consistent with the public interest,''

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 3.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, on Tuesday, December 9, and Wednesday, December 10, 1997, proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 38 shall last not more than 42 minutes in order to permit discussion of seven items.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Industry with amendments;

And of the motion in Group No. 3 (Motion No. 10);

And of the amendment to Motion No. 10 of Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 3.

The question was put on the amendment and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

Group No. 4

Motion No. 13 was not proceeded with.

Group No. 5

Motions Nos. 14 and 15 were not proceeded with.

INTERRUPTION

At 11:53 a.m., by unanimous consent, the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Industry with amendments.

Group No. 1

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 6 on page 2 with the following:

"Commission shall provide telecommunications services except in accordance with a telecommunications service licence."

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 61)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Brien -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dumas -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Hilaire -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- 37

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Caplan -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Hardy -- Hart -- Harvey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lill -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Manning -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Massé -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McDonough -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 216

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bigras -- Copps -- Loubier -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Volpe

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 2 to 7 and 12 were also negatived on the same division.

Group No. 3

The House resumed consideration of Motion No. 10 of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)(Status of Women)), -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing lines 30 to 33 on page 3 with the following:

"46.1 The Commission may, if it determines that to do so would facilitate the interoperation of Canadian telecommunications networks,

(a) administer

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment to Motion No. 10 of Ms. Lalonde (Mercier), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), -- That Motion No. 10 be amended by adding after the word ``network'' the following:

``and is consistent with the public interest,''

The question was put on the amendment to Motion No. 10 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 62)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Blaikie -- Brien -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dumas -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Lill -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Hilaire -- Stoffer -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 55

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Caplan -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Hart -- Harvey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Massé -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 199

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bigras -- Copps -- Loubier -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Volpe

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 10 of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)(Status of Women)).

The question was put on the Motion No. 10 and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 63)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Caplan -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Hart -- Harvey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Massé -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 199

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Blaikie -- Brien -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dumas -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Lill -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Hilaire -- Stoffer -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 55

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bigras -- Copps -- Loubier -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Volpe

Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Normand (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food)(Fisheries and Oceans)), moved, -- That Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with a further amendment.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 64)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Caplan -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Hart -- Harvey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leung -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Massé -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 236

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Blaikie -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Dockrill -- Earle -- Hardy -- Lill -- Mancini -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Nystrom -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Stoffer -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 18

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bigras -- Copps -- Loubier -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Volpe

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with a further amendment.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Normand (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food)(Fisheries and Oceans)), moved, -- That, Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act and the Teleglobe Canada Reorganization and Divestiture Act, be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

At 1:59 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the question was put on the motion and a recorded division was deferred until the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

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 Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-5, An Act respecting cooperatives.

Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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

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

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice, Private Members' Hour shall commence this day at 4:30 p.m., provided that all divisions standing deferred to the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders be called at 5:30 p.m. and proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 38 be taken up immediately thereafter.

INTERRUPTION

At 4:20 p.m., by unanimous consent, the sitting was suspended.

At 4:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 4:30 p.m, pursuant to Order made earlier, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), seconded by Mr. Brien (Témiscamingue), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should obtain the consent of two- thirds of the said House before revoking the mandate of an inquiry commission. (Private Members' Business M-20)

Debate arose thereon.

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

INTERRUPTION

At 5:21 p.m., by unanimous consent, the sitting was suspended.

At 5:30 p.m., the sitting resumed.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Pursuant to Order made Friday, December 5, 1997, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Epp (Elk Island), seconded by Mr. Goldring (Edmonton East), -- That the 13th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Wednesday, November 26, 1997, be concurred in.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the ``That'' and substituting the following:

``the 13th Report be not now concurred in, but that it be recommitted to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs with instruction that they amend the same so as to recommend that all Private Members' Business be votable and appropriate measures be taken to ensure that an increased amount of time is available in the House for such Business.''

The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 65)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Cadman -- Casson -- Chatters -- Duncan -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Hart -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Kerpan -- Konrad -- Lowther -- Lunn -- Manning -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Nunziata -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Vellacott -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 50

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Canuel -- Caplan -- Casey -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Charest -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leung -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marchand -- 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'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Riis -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wappel -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 209

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bigras -- Copps -- Goodale -- Loubier -- Sauvageau -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Volpe

Pursuant to Order made Friday, December 5, 1997, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for Francophonie), -- That Bill C-9, An Act for making the system of Canadian ports competitive, efficient and commercially oriented, providing for the establishing of port authorities and the divesting of certain harbours and ports, for the commercialization of the St. Lawrence Seaway and ferry services and other matters related to maritime trade and transport and amending the Pilotage Act and amending and repealing other Acts as a consequence, be now read a third time and do pass.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 66)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Caplan -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Charest -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Goldring -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Hart -- Harvey -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- 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 -- Nunziata -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 203

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Blaikie -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- Stoffer -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 58

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bigras -- Copps -- Goodale -- Loubier -- Sauvageau -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Volpe

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

Pursuant to Order made Monday, December 8, 1997, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Labour), --

WHEREAS section 43 of the Constitution Act, 1982 provides that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada where so authorized by resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons and of the legislative assembly of each province to which the amendment applies;

NOW THEREFORE the House of Commons resolves that an amendment to the Constitution of Canada be authorized to be made by proclamation issued by His Excellency the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada in accordance with the schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF CANADA

1. Term 17 of the Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada set out in the Schedule to the Newfoundland Act is repealed and the following substituted therefor:

"17. (1) In lieu of section ninety-three of the Constitution Act, 1867, this Term shall apply in respect of the Province of Newfoundland.

(2) In and for the Province of Newfoundland, the Legislature shall have exclusive authority to make laws in relation to education, but shall provide for courses in religion that are not specific to a religious denomination.

(3) Religious observances shall be permitted in a school where requested by parents."

CITATION

2. This Amendment may be cited as the Constitution Amendment, year of proclamation (Newfoundland Act). (Government Business No. 6)

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

(Division--Vote N^o 67)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Canuel -- Caplan -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Charest -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Hart -- Harvey -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leung -- Longfield -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Manning -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Massé -- Matthews -- McDonough -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Power -- Pratt -- Proctor -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Riis -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wappel -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 212

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Anders -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bailey -- Bellemare -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bonin -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brown -- Comuzzi -- Doyle -- Elley -- Epp -- Gallaway -- Goldring -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Kerpan -- Lowther -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McNally -- McTeague -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Muise -- Nunziata -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- Peric -- Price -- Ritz -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- Steckle -- Stinson -- Telegdi -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Ur -- Vellacott -- Wayne -- Williams -- 52

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bigras -- Copps -- Goodale -- Loubier -- Sauvageau -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Volpe

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on 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 third time and do pass.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 68)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Canuel -- Caplan -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Charest -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Hart -- Harvey -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leung -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Manning -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nunziata -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 240

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Blaikie -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Dockrill -- Earle -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Mancini -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Nystrom -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Solomon -- Stoffer -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 18

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bigras -- Copps -- Goodale -- Loubier -- Sauvageau -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Volpe

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

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:34 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

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 Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, together with the Auditor General's report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act, R. S. 1985, c. C-13, sbs. 26(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-38. (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. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of the Operations under Part II of the Export Credits Insurance Act, for the year 1996-1997, pursuant to the Export Credits Insurance Act, R. S. 1952, c. 105, s. 27. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-139. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- by Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity in the Federal Public Service for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-333. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

-- by Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the Atomic Energy Control Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-15. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-18. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-19. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the Communications Security Establishment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-21. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the National Energy Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-22. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the National Film Board of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-24. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the National Research Council Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-26. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-27. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-28. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-29. (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. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on Employment Equity of the Statistical Survey Operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S. C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-30. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:17 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).