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.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Kilger (Stormont- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh), moved, -- That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice, at 5:45 p.m. today, all questions necessary to dispose of Ways and Means Proceedings No. 5 on the Order Paper be put, a recorded division be deemed requested and the bells summoning the Members be rung for not more than 15 minutes;

That immediately following the completion of the aforementioned division, the House proceed, without further ringing of the division bells, to the taking of the other divisions deferred to the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders this day, provided that the amendment of Mr. Epp (Elk Island) to the motion of Mr. Fontana (London North Centre) be deemed to have been withdrawn; and

That following completion of all deferred divisions, the House do adjourn.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practices of this House, Motion M-30, standing on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), and Bill C-222, in the name of Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), exchange positions in the order of precedence for Private Members' Business.

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. 361-2355 concerning the nuclear industry. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-55-02;

-- Nos. 362-0031, 362-0497, 362-0525 and 362-0526 concerning the labelling of food products. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-29-07;

-- No. 362-0055 concerning the situation in Sierra Leone. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-77-01;

-- No. 362-0079 concerning Canadian Forces bases. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-78-01;

-- No. 362-0245 concerning national unity. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-79-01;

-- No. 362-0332 concerning Louis Riel. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 362-24-02;

-- No. 362-0357 concerning violence in society. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-80-01;

-- Nos. 362-0547, 362-0548, 362-0549, 362-0550, 362-0551, 362- 0552, 362-0553, 362-0554, 362-0555, 362-0556, 362-0557 and 362- 0558 concerning child poverty. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-16-06.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Ms. Bulte (Parkdale -- High Park) presented the Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concerning its participation at the conference on Parliament and the media, held in New Delhi, India, from February 14 to 19, 2000. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-362-53-04.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Ms. Bulte (Parkdale -- High Park) presented the Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concerning its participation at the 49th Annual Commonwealth Seminar, held in Westminster, United Kingdom, from March 7 to 18, 2000. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-362-53-05.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Easter (Malpeque), from the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented the Third Report of the Committee (authorization to travel). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-38.

Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central), from the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Ontario Fishery Regulations, 1989). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-39.

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

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 3) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Stoffer (Sackville -- Musquodoboit Valley -- Eastern Shore), seconded by Mr. Earle (Halifax West), Bill C-466, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation 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. Stoffer (Sackville -- Musquodoboit Valley -- Eastern Shore), seconded by Mr. Earle (Halifax West), Bill C-467, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, 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. Goldring (Edmonton East), two concerning the official languages of Canada (Nos. 362-0877 and 362-0878);

-- by Mrs. Ur (Lambton -- Kent -- Middlesex), one concerning the education system (No. 362-0879);

-- by Mr. Earle (Halifax West), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 362-0880);

-- by Mr. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup -- Témiscouata -- Les Basques), one concerning the labelling of food products (No. 362-0881);

-- by Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds -- Dollard), one concerning breast cancer (No. 362-0882);

-- by Mr. Muise (West Nova), one concerning marriage (No. 362- 0883);

-- by Mr. St. Denis (Algoma -- Manitoulin), one concerning breast cancer (No. 362-0884);

-- by Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Côte-de-Beaupré -- Île d'Orléans), one concerning the labelling of food products (No. 362-0885);

-- by Mr. McGuire (Egmont), one concerning pornography (No. 362-0886).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-67 and Q-75 on the Order Paper.

STATEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

Further to the question of privilege raised by Mr. Chatters (Athabasca) on Monday, February 7, 2000, the Speaker directed, pursuant to Standing Order 94(1)(a), that the Order for the second reading of Bill C-206, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and to make amendments to other Acts, standing on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Bryden (Wentworth -- Burlington), be again dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That this House approves in general the budgetary policy of the Government. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 5)

The debate continued.

NOTICE OF MOTION

Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the stage of consideration of Senate amendments to Bill C-6, An Act to support and promote electronic commerce by protecting personal information that is collected, used or disclosed in certain circumstances, by providing for the use of electronic means to communicate or record information or transactions and by amending the Canada Evidence Act, the Statutory Instruments Act and the Statute Revision Act.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That this House approves in general the budgetary policy of the Government. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 5)

The debate continued.

At 5:45 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 1254)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Manley -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 137

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Johnston -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Konrad -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lowther -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Price -- Proctor -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- 106

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Lefebvre -- Normand -- Nunziata

QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE

Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, March 28, 2000, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Fontana (London North Centre), seconded by Mr. Mahoney (Mississauga West), -- That the matter of the premature disclosure of the committee report by the Member for Lakeland be referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Epp (Elk Island), seconded by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), -- That the motion be amended by deleting the word ``premature''.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the amendment was deemed withdrawn.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 1255)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Borotsik -- Brison -- Casey -- Doyle -- Fontana -- Harvey -- Herron -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Muise -- Price -- St-Jacques -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Wayne -- 15

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alarie -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Asselin -- Axworthy -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bélair -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bertrand -- Bigras -- Blondin-Andrew -- Boudria -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brown -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Gruending -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Johnston -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lowther -- MacAulay -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Mayfield -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Nault -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Proctor -- Proud -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- St-Julien -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wappel -- Wasylycia-Leis -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wood -- 160

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Lefebvre -- Normand -- Nunziata

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, March 28, 2000, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Health), seconded by Mr. Mitchell (Secretary of State (Rural Development)(Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)), -- That 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, be now read a third time and do pass.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 1256)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Leung -- Limoges -- Longfield -- Lowther -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Manley -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vellacott -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 192

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Brien -- Cardin -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Earle -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Gruending -- Guay -- Guimond -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Proctor -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Hilaire -- Stoffer -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 49

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Lefebvre -- Normand -- Nunziata

Accordingly, the Bill was read a third time and passed.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, March 28, 2000, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Dubé (Lévis-et Chutes-de-la-Chaudière), seconded by Mr. Perron (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles), -- That Bill C-213, An Act to promote shipbuilding, 1999, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 1257)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bélair -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bigras -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brison -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Cannis -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Clouthier -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dion -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Easter -- Epp -- Folco -- Fry -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Leung -- Lill -- Longfield -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Matthews -- McGuire -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Nault -- Nystrom -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Patry -- Perron -- Pettigrew -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proud -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Szabo -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Wood -- 146

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Anders -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brown -- Cullen -- Elley -- Finlay -- Goldring -- Grose -- Hilstrom -- Johnston -- Lowther -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Pankiw -- Phinney -- Ritz -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Shepherd -- Strahl -- Vellacott -- Wappel -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- 27

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Lefebvre -- Normand -- Nunziata

Accordingly, the Bill was read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

Messages were received from the Senate as follows:

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-29, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2000.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-30, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2001.

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. Collenette (Minister of Transport) -- Summaries of the Corporate Plans for 1999-2000 to 2003-04 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 1999-2000 of the Federal Bridge Corporation Limited and its subsidiaries, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-362-822-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

-- by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade) -- Report of the Export Development Corporation, together with the Auditor General's report, for the year ended December 31, 1999, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-289-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:39 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).