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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
36th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 016
Tuesday, November 2, 1999
10:00 a.m.
PRAYERS
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lee (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. 361-2463 concerning the holding of referendums. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-22-01;
-- No. 361-2561 concerning human rights in Indonesia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-23-01;
-- No. 361-2600 concerning the former Yugoslavia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-9-04;
-- No. 361-2605 concerning Louis Riel. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 362-24-01.
Introduction of Private Members' Bills
Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. Hart (Okanagan -- Coquihalla), Bill C-293, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (political activities by charities receiving public funds), 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. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. Hart (Okanagan -- Coquihalla), Bill C-294, An Act to amend the Employment Equity Act (elimination of designated groups and numerical goals) and the Canadian Human Rights Act, 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. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. Hart (Okanagan -- Coquihalla), Bill C-295, An Act to establish principles of responsible fiscal management and to require regular publication of information by the Minister of Finance to demonstrate the Government's adherence to those principles, 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. Mahoney (Mississauga West), seconded by Mr. Serré (Timiskaming -- Cochrane), Bill C-296, An Act respecting beverage containers, 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. Cadman (Surrey North), seconded by Mr. Hart (Okanagan -- Coquihalla), Bill C-297, An Act to amend the Young Offenders Act, was introduced, read the first time and ordered to be printed.
Pursuant to Standing Order 86.1, the Bill (previously Bill C-260, 1st Session, 36th Parliament) was deemed read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Presenting Petitions
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was presented as follows:
-- by Mr. Cadman (Surrey North), concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 362-0126).
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Ms. Robillard (President of the Treasury Board), -- That Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station and to make related amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.
The debate continued.
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. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Ms. Robillard (President of the Treasury Board), -- That Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement among the Government of Canada, Governments of Member States of the European Space Agency, the Government of Japan, the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Government of the United States of America concerning Cooperation on the Civil International Space Station and to make related amendments to other Acts, 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 it was agreed to.
Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.
The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry of Bill C-5, An Act to establish the Canadian Tourism Commission.
Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Chan (Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.
Debate arose thereon.
At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, October 28, 1999, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Duceppe (Laurier -- Sainte-Marie), seconded by Mr. de Savoye (Portneuf), -- That this House reaffirms its desire to maintain the provisions of section 6.1(a) of the Air Canada Public Participation Act limiting ownership of the capital stock of Air Canada by any person or group to 10 % of the voting shares.
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Côte-de-Beaupré -- Île d'Orléans), seconded by Mr. Loubier (Saint- Hyacinthe -- Bagot), -- That the motion be amended by adding after the word ``reaffirms'' the following:
-
``clearly''
The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 51)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Bachand -- (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand -- (Saint-Jean) -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Brien -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casey -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Doyle -- Dubé -- (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé -- (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Harvey -- Jones -- Keddy -- (South Shore) -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marchand -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Perron -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- Thompson -- (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- 66
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien -- (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey -- (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Hanger -- Harb -- Hart -- Hill -- (Macleod) -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Kenney -- (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour -- (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Longfield -- Lowther -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Mark -- Marleau -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills -- (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien -- (Labrador) -- O'Brien -- (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Scott -- (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson -- (Wild Rose) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wappel -- Whelan -- White -- (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 167
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Anderson -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Copps -- Marceau -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean)
Pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the question was put on the main motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 52)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Bachand -- (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand -- (Saint-Jean) -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Brien -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casey -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Doyle -- Dubé -- (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé -- (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Harris -- Harvey -- Jennings -- Jones -- Keddy -- (South Shore) -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lefebvre -- Lincoln -- Loubier -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marchand -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Morrison -- Patry -- Perron -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- Thompson -- (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- 72
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien -- (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey -- (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Hanger -- Harb -- Hart -- Hill -- (Macleod) -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Kenney -- (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour -- (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Longfield -- Lowther -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Mark -- Marleau -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills -- (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien -- (Labrador) -- O'Brien -- (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Scott -- (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson -- (Wild Rose) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wappel -- Whelan -- White -- (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 165
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Anderson -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Copps -- Marceau -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean)
PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION
At 7:13 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 7:26 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).