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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
36th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 056
Thursday, February 24, 2000
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. 362-0445 concerning Canada's railways. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-67-01;
-- No. 362-0446 concerning China. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362- 60-03;
-- Nos. 362-0449, 362-0456, 362-0461, 362-0462 and 362-0463 concerning the Canada Post Corporation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-6-05;
-- No. 362-0455 concerning parental rights. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-31-10;
-- Nos. 362-0468, 362-0470 and 362-0485 concerning the tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-17-10.
Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. O'Reilly (Haliburton -- Victoria -- Brock), moved, -- That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 747)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Anderson -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien -- (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour -- (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Martin -- (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Normand -- O'Brien -- (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 132
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand -- (Saint-Jean) -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casson -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé -- (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé -- (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey -- (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Johnston -- Keddy -- (South Shore) -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin -- (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Muise -- Nystrom -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Price -- Reynolds -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Solberg -- Solomon -- St-Jacques -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 86
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That in relation to Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference, not more than ten further hours shall be allotted to the consideration of the committee stage of the Bill, and that, at the expiry of the time provided for in this Order, any proceedings before the Legislative Committee on the said Bill shall be interrupted, if required, for the purpose of this Order and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 748)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien -- (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour -- (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Martin -- (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills -- (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Normand -- O'Brien -- (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 136
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Breitkreuz -- (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Epp -- Hoeppner -- Nunziata -- 4
The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-13, An Act to establish the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to repeal the Medical Research Council Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Health with amendments.
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:
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Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1, 5 to 7, 9, 11 to 14, 18, 20, 21,
23, 24 and 48 to 50.
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Group No. 2 -- Motions Nos. 2 to 4, 8, 10, 15 to 17, 19, 22, 25 to
38, 41, 42, 45 to 47, 51, 52, 55 and 56.
Group No. 1
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-13, in the preamble, be amended by replacing lines 12 and 13 on page 1 with the following:
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"that investment in health research is part of the Canadian
vision of"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 5, -- That Bill C-13, in the preamble, be amended by replacing lines 18 and 19 on page 1 with the following:
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"vincial government to support health research;"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 6, -- That Bill C-13, in the preamble, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 2 with the following:
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"nate health research based"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 7, -- That Bill C-13, in the preamble, be amended by replacing line 19 on page 2 with the following:
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"the dissemination of that knowledge for the"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 9, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 19 and 20 on page 3 with the following:
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"of new knowledge and its dissemination in order to inprove
health for Canadian and provide more effec-"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 11, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 27 on page 3 with the following:
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"Canada that have an interest in"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 12, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 4 with the following:
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"tunity to contribute to the development of knowledge in order to
improve"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 13, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 9 and 10 on page 4 with the following:
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"health system;"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 14, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 11 and 12 on page 4 with the following:
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"(d) encouraging interdisciplinary health research through the
creation of"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 18, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 31 on page 4 with the following:
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"health research, including bio-medical research,"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 20, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 46 on page 4 with the following:
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"edge and health research"
Mr. Price (Compton -- Stanstead), seconded by Mr. Keddy (South Shore), moved Motion No. 21, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 4, be amended
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(a) by replacing, in the English version, line 13 on page 5 with the following:
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"partnerships in health research;"
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(b) by replacing, in the English version, line 16 on page 5 with the following:
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"Government of Canada in health research; and"
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(c) by adding after line 16 on page 5 the following:
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"(m) demonstrating a commitment and respect for the principle of
public accountability by establishing and maintaining public
access to research materials and reports pertaining to public
health issues."
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 23, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 5, be amended
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(a) by replacing lines 4 and 5 on page 6 with the following:
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"have an interest in health research;"
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(b) by replacing lines 6 to 8 on page 6 with the following:
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"(d) monitor and analyze health research, including ethical
issues;"
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(c) by replacing line 16 on page 6 with the following:
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"pertaining to health research; and"
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac -- Mégantic), moved Motion No. 24, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 10 and 11 on page 6 with the following:
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"matter relating to health research;"
Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 48, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 20, be amended by adding after line 7 on page 11 the following:
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"(5) The members of the Advisory Boards shall not, directly
or indirectly, as owner, shareholder, director, officer, partner
or otherwise, have any pecuniary or proprietary interest in any
business which operates in the pharmaceutical or medical devices
industries."
Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 49, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 20, be amended by adding after line 7 on page 11 the following:
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"(5) The Conflict of Interest and Post-Employment Code for
Public Office Holders apply with such modifications as the
circumstances require to the members of the Advisory Boards. For
the purposes of the Code, "Public Office Holder" includes a
member of an Advisory Board."
Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved Motion No. 50, -- That Bill C-13, in Clause 20, be amended by adding after line 7 on page 11 the following:
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"20.1 (1) Within three months after the coming into force of
this Act, the Governing Council shall make a by-law establishing
a code of ethics for the members of the Advisory Boards.
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(2) The by-law referred to in subsection (1) shall apply to
the members of the Advisory Boards thirty days after it is made."
Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.
Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Sauvageau (Repentigny), moved, -- That this House do now adjourn.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 749)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand -- (Saint-Jean) -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé -- (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Gruending -- Guay -- Guimond -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Perron -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- 49
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assadourian -- Axworthy -- Bachand -- (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Breitkreuz -- (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Carroll -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Charbonneau -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Drouin -- Dubé -- (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Epp -- Finlay -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grose -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hill -- (Macleod) -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy -- (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Mark -- Martin -- (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- Meredith -- Mills -- (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills -- (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Myers -- Normand -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Williams -- 135
The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-13, An Act to establish the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to repeal the Medical Research Council Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Health with amendments;
And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 5 to 7, 9, 11 to 14, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 48 to 50).
The debate continued 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.
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
At 3:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre), seconded by Mr. Murray (Lanark -- Carleton), -- That Bill C-229, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (letter that cannot be transmitted by post), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), seconded by Mr. Gruending (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:
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``Bill C-229, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act
(letter that cannot be transmitted by post) 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 Industry, and that the Committee address the issue no later
than May 1, 2000.''
The question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 750)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Anderson -- Augustine -- Bachand -- (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Breitkreuz -- (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Casson -- Catterall -- Charbonneau -- Clouthier -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Desjarlais -- Dion -- Dockrill -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Earle -- Easter -- Epp -- Fontana -- Gilmour -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grewal -- Grey -- (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Gruending -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hill -- (Macleod) -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Iftody -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy -- (South Shore) -- Kilgour -- (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lee -- Lill -- Limoges -- Longfield -- Lowther -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Martin -- (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McNally -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills -- (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- O'Brien -- (Labrador) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Parrish -- Penson -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Solberg -- Solomon -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- 118
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dubé -- (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Perron -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne -- 35
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Coderre -- Lefebvre
Accordingly, the Order was discharged, the Bill withdrawn and the subject-matter thereof referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.
TABLING OF DOCUMENTS
By unanimous consent, Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of a document entitled "Complete List of Groups who support Firearms Registration System at the Supreme Court of Canada -- February 21-22, 2000". -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-362-9.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-13, An Act to establish the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to repeal the Medical Research Council Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Health with amendments;
And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 5 to 7, 9, 11 to 14, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 48 to 50).
The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.
Ms. Alarie (Louis-Hébert), seconded by Mrs. Girard-Bujold (Jonquière), moved, -- That this House do now adjourn.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived to on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 751)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand -- (Saint-Jean) -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casson -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dubé -- (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Girard-Bujold -- Guay -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Perron -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay -- (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- 37
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Anderson -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Benoit -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Catterall -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Clouthier -- Copps -- Cullen -- Desjarlais -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dockrill -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Epp -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grewal -- Grose -- Gruending -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy -- (South Shore) -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour -- (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lee -- Lill -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Lowther -- MacAulay -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Maloney -- Manley -- Martin -- (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- Mifflin -- Mills -- (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nystrom -- O'Brien -- (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Paradis -- Penson -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pratt -- Price -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Solomon -- Speller -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Vanclief -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Williams -- 103
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Coderre -- Lefebvre
The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-13, An Act to establish the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to repeal the Medical Research Council Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Health with amendments;
And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 5 to 7, 9, 11 to 14, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24 and 48 to 50).
The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.
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. Gallaway (Sarnia -- Lambton), seconded by Mr. Lee (Scarborough -- Rouge River), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, all proceedings of the Senate of Canada in the Senate Chamber should be televised. (Private Members' Business M-98)
Debate arose thereon.
Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from 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 Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Report of the National Film Board of Canada, together with the Auditor General's report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the National Film Act, R. S. 1985, c. N-8 sbs. 20(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-189-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
-- by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Report on the use of electronic surveillance for the year 1998, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R.S. 1985, c. C-46, sbs. 195(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-510-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal entitled "Textile Reference Annual Status Report" for the period October 1, 1998, to September 30, 1999, pursuant to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act, R.S. 1985, c. 47 (4th Supp.), s. 42. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560- 362-553-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)
PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION
At 6:42 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 6:54 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).