PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Jackson (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board) 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:

to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

-- P.C. 1998-115 and P.C. 1998-142. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-3F. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

-- P.C. 1998-92, P.C. 1998-109, P.C. 1998-110, P.C. 1998-113, P.C. 1998-114 and P.C. 1998-122. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-8G. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade)

-- P.C. 1998-94, P.C. 1998-95, P.C. 1998-96, P.C. 1998-97, P.C. 1998-98, P.C. 1998-99, P.C. 1998-100, P.C. 1998-103, P.C. 1998-104 and P.C. 1998-119. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-16F. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

-- P.C. 1998-42 and P.C. 1998-118. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-22G. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

-- P.C. 1998-105, P.C. 1998-106 and P.C. 1998-120. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540- 361-13G. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- P.C. 1998-82, P.C. 1998-83, P.C. 1998-84, P.C. 1998-85, P.C. 1998-116 and P.C. 1998-117. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-6G. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations)

-- P.C. 1998-77, P.C. 1998-79, P.C. 1998-80 and P.C. 1998-81. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-24I. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Jackson (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

-- Nos. 361-0273, 361-0275, 361-0279, 361-0280 and 361-0281 concerning the Canada Pension Plan. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-5C.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds -- Dollard) presented the Report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée internationale des parlementaires de langue française (AIPLF) respecting its participation at the AIPLF Bureau meeting, held in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, on December 14 and 15, 1997. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-361- 52C.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Morrison (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands), one concerning radio and television programming (No. 361-0448);

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 361-0449).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Goodale (Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board), seconded by Mr. Peterson (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

"Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food for the purpose of reconsidering Clause 8 in section 9 to ensure that the Board show such particulars and furnish such information as requested for the purpose of an audit by the Auditor General; and provide such records and information as requested under Access to Information Act in so far as the records and information requested have been in the process or under the control of the Corporation for at least three years before the day on which the request is received by the Corporation and that the Corporation shall continue to be a government institution within the meaning of the Access to Information Act.''

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. Goodale (Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board), seconded by Mr. Peterson (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), -- That Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland).

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the House shall not sit on Friday, February 27, 1998, Friday, March 20, 1998 or Friday, May 29, 1998, provided that, for the purposes of Standing Order 28, the House shall be deemed to have sat and adjourned on Friday, February 27, 1998.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, on Wednesday, February 18, 1998, the House shall sit until 8:30 p.m., provided that Private Members' Business shall be taken up at 7:30 p.m.; that no proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 38 shall be taken up that day; and that any division requested that day on any business pursuant to Standing Order 81 shall be deferred to the time of expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on Monday, February 23, 1998.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Goodale (Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board), seconded by Mr. Peterson (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), -- That Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland).

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, February 12, 1998, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 87)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Casson -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guimond -- Hart -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Kerpan -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Manning -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Matthews -- McNally -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vellacott -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Williams -- 100

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- Davies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goodale -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McDonough -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Nystrom -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proctor -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Riis -- Robillard -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Szabo -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- 154

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bradshaw -- Cannis -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Copps -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Finestone -- Guay -- Lalonde -- Marceau -- Ménard -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Parrish -- Rock -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Telegdi -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

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

(Division--Vote N^o 88)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Kent -- Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Robillard -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- 138

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Casson -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Epp -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guimond -- Hart -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Kerpan -- Laliberte -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Manning -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Matthews -- McDonough -- McNally -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Ritz -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Williams -- 116

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bradshaw -- Cannis -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Copps -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Finestone -- Guay -- Lalonde -- Marceau -- Ménard -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Parrish -- Rock -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Telegdi -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:05 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Health of Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (genetic manipulation).

Ms. Picard (Drummond), seconded by Ms. Dalphond-Guiral (Laval Centre), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

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. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs) -- Report of Operations under the Export and Import Permits Act for the year 1996, pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act, R.S. 1985 c. E-19, s. 27. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361- 137. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade)

-- by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) -- Report on the Implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the article 37.3.3(h)(ii) of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, as ratified by the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, S. C. 1993, c. 29. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-401. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)

PETITIONS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

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

-- by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), one concerning young offenders (No. 361-0450).

-- by Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa -- Vanier), one concerning radio and television programming (No. 361-0451);

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:05 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 7:25 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).