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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
36th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 099
Wednesday, May 17, 2000
2:00 p.m.
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. 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. 362-1063 concerning breast cancer. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-65-09;
-- Nos. 362-1068, 362-1104, 362-1105 and 362-1113 concerning pornography. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-81-09;
-- No. 362-1075 concerning the Canada Post Corporation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-6-14;
-- Nos. 362-1078 concerning the sexual exploitation of minors. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-50-03;
-- Nos. 362-1082 and 362-1083 concerning the Divorce Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-42-10;
-- No. 362-1089 concerning marriage. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 362-28-12.
Presenting Reports from Committees
Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 31st Report of the Committee (proposed changes to the Standing Orders). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-54.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 36 to 40) was tabled.
Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan -- King -- Aurora), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (Bill C-32, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 28, 2000, without amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-55.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 55, 57, 60 and 64) was tabled.
Mr. Volpe (Eglinton -- Lawrence), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part II) in respect of occupational health and safety, to make technical amendments to the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-56.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 28 to 31) was tabled.
Mr. Williams (St. Albert), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2000-2001 -- Votes 20 and 25 under FINANCE). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-57.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 22) was tabled.
Mr. Williams (St. Albert), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Ninth Report of the Committee (Chapters 14 and 15 of the September 1999 Report of the Auditor General of Canada). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-58.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 16 and 23) was tabled.
Mr. Williams (St. Albert), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Tenth Report of the Committee (Chapter 18 of the September 1999 report and Chapter 27 of the November 1999 report of the Auditor General of Canada). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-59.
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 12, 19 and 23) was tabled.
Mr. Steckle (Huron -- Bruce), from the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2000-2001 -- Votes 1, 5 and 10 under FISHERIES AND OCEANS). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-60.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 50) was tabled.
Introduction of Private Members' Bills
Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Beaumier (Brampton West -- Mississauga), seconded by Mr. Volpe (Eglinton -- Lawrence), Bill C-479, An Act respecting Terry Fox Day, 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. McWhinney (Vancouver Quadra), one concerning national defence policy (No. 362-1222);
-- by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland), one concerning the tax system (No. 362-1223);
-- by Mr. Volpe (Eglinton -- Lawrence), one concerning breast cancer (No. 362-1224) and one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 362-1225);
-- by Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), one concerning the tax system (No. 362-1226), one concerning the Department of Human Resources Development (No. 362-1227) and one concerning the labelling of food products (No. 362-1228);
-- by Ms. Guarnieri (Mississauga East), one concerning the mistreatment of animals (No. 362-1229).
NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPERS
The Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-22 was called pursuant to Standing Order 97(1) and was withdrawn.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
A Message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following Bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired:
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S-18, An Act to amend the National Defence Act (non-deployment of
persons under the age of eighteen years to theatres of
hostilities)
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-16, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship.
Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Debate arose thereon.
QUORUM
The attention of the Speaker was drawn to the lack of a quorum and, fewer than 20 members having been counted, pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to call in the Members.
After nine minutes, a quorum was found.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade), -- That Bill C-16, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship, be now read a third time and do pass.
The debate continued.
QUORUM
The attention of the Speaker was drawn to the lack of a quorum and, fewer than 20 members having been counted, pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to call in the Members.
After seven minutes, a quorum was found.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade), -- That Bill C-16, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship, be now read a third time and do pass.
The debate continued.
QUORUM
The attention of the Speaker was drawn to the lack of a quorum and, fewer than 20 members having been counted, pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to call in the Members.
After one minute, a quorum was found.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade), -- That Bill C-16, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship, be now read a third time and do pass.
The debate continued.
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 16, 2000, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division at report stage of C-276, An Act to amend the Competition Act, 1998 (negative option marketing), as reported by the Standing Committee on Industry with amendments.
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Brien (Témiscamingue), seconded by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), -- That Bill C-276, in Clause 1, be amended by adding after line 29 on page 2 the following:
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``(2.1) Subsection (1) does not apply in the province of
Quebec to an enterprise that provides or sells a new service in
Quebec.''
The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division--Vote No 1319)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Duceppe -- Fournier -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Marchand -- Mercier -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Sauvageau -- St-Hilaire -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Venne -- 31
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz -- (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz -- (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chatters -- Clouthier -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé -- (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Epp -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Godin -- (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey -- (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Herron -- Hill -- (Macleod) -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Kenney -- (Calgary Southeast) -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Mark -- Marleau -- Matthews -- McGuire -- McKay -- (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills -- (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Myers -- Nystrom -- O'Brien -- (Labrador) -- O'Brien -- (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Riis -- Ritz -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Thibeault -- Thompson -- (Wild Rose) -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 186
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Coderre -- Lefebvre -- Normand -- Nunziata
Mr. Gallaway (Sarnia -- Lambton), seconded by Mr. Steckle (Huron -- Bruce), moved, -- That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division.
(Division--Vote No 1320)
YEAS-POUR
Members--Députés
-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier -- (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz -- (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clouthier -- Copps -- Cotler -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé -- (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Epp -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Godin -- (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray -- (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grey -- (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Hart -- Harvard -- Herron -- Hill -- (Macleod) -- Hill -- (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger -- (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lill -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- MacKay -- (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Mark -- Marleau -- Matthews -- McGuire -- McLellan -- (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills -- (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Myers -- Nystrom -- O'Brien -- (Labrador) -- O'Brien -- (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Phinney -- Pickard -- (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Riis -- Ritz -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott -- (Fredericton) -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart -- (Brant) -- Stewart -- (Northumberland) -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White -- (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 176
NAYS-CONTRE
Members--Députés
-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier -- (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Brison -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Chatters -- Chrétien -- (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Dubé -- (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Fournier -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harris -- Jaffer -- Kenney -- (Calgary Southeast) -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Marchand -- Mercier -- Picard -- (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Sauvageau -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- Thompson -- (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay -- (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Venne -- 41
Paired Members--Députés Pairés
-- Coderre -- Lefebvre -- Normand -- Nunziata
Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.
Pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), Mr. Gallaway (Sarnia -- Lambton), seconded by Mr. Steckle (Huron -- Bruce), moved, -- That the Bill 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 No. 1321)
YEAS: 176, NAYS: 41. (See list under Division No. 1320)
Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.
At 6:15, pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.
By unanimous consent, Mr. O'Brien (London -- Fanshawe), seconded by Mr. O'Reilly (Haliburton -- Victoria -- Brock), moved, -- That this House salute the Jeanie Johnston as it recreates the voyage of the ships that brought to Canada in the 19th century thousands of Irish immigrants fleeing famine and extend a parliamentary welcome to this ship and her crew. (Private Members' Business M-393)
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.
The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-334, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (wearing of war decorations).
Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast), seconded by Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.
Debate arose thereon.
Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.
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. Herron (Fundy -- Royal), two concerning marriage (Nos. 362-1230 and 362-1231);
-- by Mr. Sekora (Port Moody -- Coquitlam -- Port Coquitlam), two concerning marriage (Nos. 362-1232 and 362-1233).
PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION
At 7:15 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 7:21 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).