PRAYERS

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-11, An Act to authorize the divestiture of the assets of, and to dissolve, the Cape Breton Development Corporation, to amend the Cape Breton Development Corporation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 to 5 and 12.

Group No. 2 -- Motions Nos. 6 to 11 and 16.

Group No. 3 -- Motions Nos. 13 to 15.

Group No. 1

Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), seconded by Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 17 on page 1 the following:

"(3) It is a condition of every agreement to transfer an asset of the Corporation that is used as part of a coal-mining operation that the coal-mining operation shall continue in a manner satisfactory to the Government of Canada and the Government of Nova Scotia.

(4) It is a condition of every agreement to transfer an asset of the Corporation that could be used as part of a coal- mining operation that the asset shall be developed and a coal- mining operation shall be undertaken in a manner satisfactory to the Government of Canada and the Government of Nova Scotia."

Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), seconded by Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 17 on page 1 the following:

"(3) Prior to the sale or disposal of all or substantially all of the Corporation's assets, the Government of Canada or the Government of Nova Scotia shall hold or cause to be held a public inquiry in order to:

(a) determine the effects that the sale or disposal of all or substantially all of the Corporation's assets may have or may have had on the economy of the Island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, with particular attention being given to the issue of the unemployment and economic hardship to the residents that may result or have resulted; and

(b) assess the measures taken by the Government of Canada, the Government of Nova Scotia or any agency of either of those governments to reduce those effects."

Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 3, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 17 on page 1 the following:

"(3) The Auditor General shall review the disposal of the Corporation's assets and all other activities related to the closing out of its affairs, and shall report to the House of Commons within six months of the disposal of the last of the Corporation's assets."

Mr. Cardin (Sherbrooke), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), moved Motion No. 4, -- That Bill C-11 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), seconded by Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), moved Motion No. 5, -- That Bill C-11 be amended by adding after line 13 on page 2 the following new clause:

"5.1 If a work or undertaking of the Corporation or any part thereof is transferred, by sale, lease, merger or otherwise, to another employer, the work or undertaking or the part thereof, as the case may be, shall continue to be a work or undertaking for the general advantage of Canada."

Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 12, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 11, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 4 the following:

"(3) The by-law of the Corporation shall provide that if a person contracts any illness as a result of the person's employment by the Corporation, the person shall be entitled, for the remainder of the person's life, to the health insurance benefits that were provided as part of the terms and conditions of the person's employment."

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lee (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. 362-1060 concerning immigration. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-19-14;

-- Nos. 362-1124, 362-1125, 362-1130, 362-1131, 362-1137, 362- 1142, 362-1150, 362-1151 and 362-1154 concerning marriage. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-28-15;

-- Nos. 362-1135 and 362-1141 concerning the labelling of food products. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-29-15.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) 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:

-- P.C. 2000-712. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-362-22-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry);

-- P.C. 2000-709 and P.C. 2000-714. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540- 362-13-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights);

-- P.C. 2000-705 and P.C. 2000-706. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540- 362-5-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs);

-- P.C. 2000-715. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-362-18-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Health).

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Bertrand (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence) laid upon the Table, -- Report of the Chief of the Defence Staff for 1999-2000. -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-362-18.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Bertrand (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence) laid upon the Table, -- Report of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-362-19.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mrs. Longfield (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour) laid upon the Table, -- Document entitled "Canadian Position with Respect to Conventions and Recommendations adopted at the 85th and 86th Sessions of the International Labour Conference, held in Geneva, in June 1997 and June 1998". -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-362-20.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan -- King -- Aurora), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 1999, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-69.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 67, 68, 70 and 73) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Murray (Lanark -- Carleton), Bill C-480, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Murray (Lanark -- Carleton), Bill C-481, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for mental or physical impairment), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Murray (Lanark -- Carleton), Bill C-482, An Act to establish the office of Oil and Gas Ombudsman to investigate complaints relating to the business practices of suppliers of oil or gas, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Murray (Lanark -- Carleton), Bill C-483, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act, the Public Service Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (dependent beneficiaries), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Calder (Dufferin -- Peel -- Wellington -- Grey), seconded by Mr. Richardson (Perth -- Middlesex), Bill C-484, An Act to amend the Statistics Act and the National Archives of Canada Act (census records), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast), one concerning pornography (No. 362-1313);

-- by Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan -- King -- Aurora), one concerning the income tax system (No. 362-1314), one concerning the national debt (No. 362-1315), one concerning research and development (No. 362-1316) and one concerning the employment insurance program (No. 362-1317);

-- by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland), one concerning pornography (No. 362- 1318).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-11, An Act to authorize the divestiture of the assets of, and to dissolve, the Cape Breton Development Corporation, to amend the Cape Breton Development Corporation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 5 and 12).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

The question was put on Motions Nos. 1 to 5 and 12 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded divisions were deferred.

Group No. 2

Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), seconded by Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), moved Motion No. 6, -- That Bill C-11 be amended by adding after line 22 on page 3 the following new clause:

"(1.1) Section 4 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (3):

(4) One director other than the Chairperson and the President shall be an employee of the Corporation."

Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 7, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 8, be amended by adding after line 22 on page 3 the following:

"(1.1) Section 4 of the Act is amended by adding the following:

(4) The majority of the directors shall be residents of the Island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia."

Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 8, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 8, be amended by adding after line 22 on page 3 the following:

"(1.1) Section 4 of the Act is amended by adding the following:

(4) At least one third of the directors shall be members of the Devco Pensioners' Association."

Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), seconded by Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), moved Motion No. 9, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 8, be amended by adding after line 41 on page 3 the following:

"(4) One director other than the Chairperson and the President shall be an employee of the Corporation."

Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 10, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 8, be amended by adding after line 41 on page 3 the following:

"(4) The majority of the directors shall be residents of the Island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia."

Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 11, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 8, be amended by adding after line 41 on page 3 the following:

"(4) At least one third of the directors shall be members of the Devco Pensioners' Association."

Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 16, -- That Bill C-11, in Clause 13, be amended

(a) by replacing line 13 on page 5 with the following:

"18. (1) The Corporation shall by by-law pro-"

(b) by adding after line 23 on page 5 the following:

"(2) The by-law shall provide that at least half of the members of the board or committee that is charged with managing the pension fund are selected by the Devco Pensioners' Association."

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 2.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, at the conclusion of today's debate on the motion for the second reading of Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and to make amendments to other Acts, all questions necessary to dispose of the said motion shall be deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 1:23 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bryden (Wentworth -- Burlington), seconded by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), -- That Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and to make amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, notwithstanding the Order made earlier this day respecting the motion for the second reading of Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and to make amendments to other Acts, the question necessary to dispose of the motion shall not be deemed put and a recorded division shall not be deemed requested, but when the question is put, if a recorded division is requested, it shall be deferred until Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at the expiry of the time provided for Governement Orders.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bryden (Wentworth -- Burlington), seconded by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), -- That Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and to make amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and pursuant to Order made earlier this day, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

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 the Speaker -- Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for May 2, 2000. -- Sessional Paper No. 8527-362-19 .

-- by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) -- Report of the Canadian Transportation Agency for the year ended December 31, 1999, pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10, sbs. 42(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-282-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

ADJOURNMENT

At 1:55 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).