PRAYERS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

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. Paradis (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, -- Document entitled "Export of Military Goods from Canada" for the year 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-94-01.

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. 362-0086 concerning pay equity. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 362-41-01;

-- Nos. 362-0283, 362-0284 and 362-0285 concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362- 18-13.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds -- Dollard) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Tenth Annual Bilateral Meeting held in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Shikoku, Japan, from November 6 to 13, 1999. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-362-57-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Lee (Scarborough-Rouge River) presented the Report of the Canada-China Legislative Association respecting its participation at the Second Bilateral Meeting held in Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg and Victoria, from October 25 to 30, 1999. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-362-68-01.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Serré (Timiskaming -- Cochrane), from the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Bilingual status for Ottawa). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-14.

Mr. Easter (Malpeque), from the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented the First Report of the Committee (authorisation to travel). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-15.

Mr. Godfrey (Don Valley West), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the First Report of the Committee (Interim Report on Children and Youth at Risk). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-16.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 9) was tabled.

Mr. Williams (St. Albert), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Other Audit Observations in the April 1999 Report of the Auditor General of Canada). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-17.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee was requested by the government to table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 4 and 9) was tabled.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Peterson (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada), Bill C-22, An Act to facilitate combatting the laundering of proceeds of crime, to establish the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and to amend and repeal certain Acts in consequence, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled "An Act to facilitate combatting the laundering of proceeds of crime, to establish the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada and to amend and repeal certain Acts in consequence".

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Chatters (Athabasca), seconded by Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), Bill C-403, An Act to amend the Nuclear Energy Act and the Nuclear Safety and Control 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. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup -- Témiscouata -- Les Basques), seconded by Ms. Gagnon (Québec), Bill C-404, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Department of Human Resources Development Act, 1999, 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. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup -- Témiscouata -- Les Basques), seconded by Mr. Bernier (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de- la-Madeleine -- Pabok), Bill C-405, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and another Act in consequence, 1999 (Employment Insurance Account and annual premium rate settings), 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. Forseth (New Westminster -- Coquitlam -- Burnaby), seconded by Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central), Bill C-406, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (proceeds of crime), 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. Forseth (New Westminster -- Coquitlam -- Burnaby), seconded by Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central), Bill C-407, An Act to amend the Criminal code (judicial review), 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. Forseth (New Westminster -- Coquitlam -- Burnaby), seconded by Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central), Bill C-408, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (prostitution), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe -- Bagot), seconded by Mr. Desrochers (Lotbinière), moved, -- That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Friday, December 10, 1999, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), seconded by Mr. McNally (Dewdney -- Alouette), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

"the First Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Friday, December 10, 1999, be not now concurred in, but that it be recommitted to the Standing Committee on Finance with instruction that they amend the same, so as to recommend that the government re-index the income tax system to inflation by immediately eliminating bracket creep."

Debate arose thereon.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Godin (Acadie -- Bathurst), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should take immediate action to restore Employment Insurance benefits to seasonal workers. (Private Members' Business M-222)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Hubbard (Miramichi), seconded by Mr. Wilfert (Oak Ridges), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the words ``immediate action to'' and substituting the following:

``review Employment Insurance benefits for seasonal workers.''

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. Anderson (Minister of the Environment) -- Report on the administration of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act for the year 1997, pursuant to the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act, S.C. 1992, c. 52, s. 28. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-104-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Report of the National Arts Centre, together with the Auditor General's report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the National Arts Centre Act, R. S. 1985, c. N-3, sbs. 17(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-179-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

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), two concerning pornography (Nos. 362-0367 and 362-0368) and one concerning child poverty (No. 362-0369);

-- by Mr. Wilfert (Oak Ridges), one concerning child poverty (No. 362-0370);

-- by Mr. McWhinney (Vancouver Quadra), three concerning the issuing of visas (Nos. 362-0371 to 362-0373);

-- by Ms. Augustine (Etobicoke -- Lakeshore), one concerning nuclear weapons (No. 362-0374);

-- by Mr. Provenzano (Sault Ste. Marie), one concerning international trade (No. 362-0375).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:30 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 6:48 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).