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. 361-0234 concerning the Senate. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-26A;

-- Nos. 361-0286 and 361-0287 concerning the Canada Pension Plan. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-5D.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of a news clipping concerning the views of Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat) on the delivery of programs in Atlantic Canada (English text only). -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-361-12.

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 police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 361-0464);

-- by Ms. Meredith (South Surrey -- White Rock -- Langley), one concerning sex offenders (No. 361-0465) and one concerning nuclear weapons (No. 361-0466);

-- by Mr. Goldring (Edmonton East), two concerning radio and television programming (Nos. 361-0467 and 361-0468).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of the Environment), -- That Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Small Business Loans Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, February 23, 1998, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act (maritime liability).

Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of National Revenue) for Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister for International Cooperation), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Nystrom (Qu'Appelle), seconded by Ms. Wasylycia- Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), moved, -- That this House do now adjourn.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 89)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Borotsik -- Brien -- Canuel -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Epp -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Hart -- Harvey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Manning -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Matthews -- McDonough -- McNally -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ritz -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (Charlotte) -- Turp -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Williams -- 95

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Calder -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Easter -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Knutson -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Maloney -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McWhinney -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rock -- Saada -- Serré -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Volpe -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- 114

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister for International Cooperation), -- That Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act (maritime liability), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport.

The debate continued.

Mr. Anders (Calgary West), seconded by Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act (maritime liability), be not now read a second time, but that the Order be discharged, the Bill withdrawn and the subject matter thereof referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.''

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. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister for International Cooperation), -- That Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act (maritime liability), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport;

And of the amendment of Mr. Anders (Calgary West), seconded by Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central).

The debate continued.

The question was put on the amendment and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, February 23, 1998, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Labour), seconded Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)(Status of Women)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Debate arose thereon.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:33 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), seconded by Mr. Lunn (Saanich -- Gulf Islands), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should: (a) develop, along with their provincial counterparts, a comprehensive National Head Start Program for children in their first 8 years of life; (b) ensure that this integrated program involves both hospitals and schools, and is modelled on the experiences of the Moncton Head Start Program, Hawaii Head Start Program, and PERRY Pre-School Program; and (c) ensure that the program is implemented by the year 2000. (Private Members' Business M-261)

Debate arose thereon.

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

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. Myers (Waterloo -- Wellington), one concerning the income tax deduction for volunteer firefighters (No. 361- 0469);

-- by Mr. Fontana (London North Centre), one concerning the seal industry (No. 361-0470).

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. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) -- Summaries of the amended Corporate Plan for 1997-98 to 2001-02 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 1997-98 of the Canada Lands Company Limited, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-361-840A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations)

-- by Mr. Marchi (Minister for International Trade) -- Report of the Northern Pipeline Agency, together with the Auditor General's report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997, pursuant to the Northern Pipeline Act, R. S. 1985, c. N-26, ss. 13 and 14. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-43. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:36 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed.

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

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:49 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).