HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37^TH PARLIAMENT, 1^st SESSION

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JOURNALS

No. 112

Thursday, November 8, 2001

10:00 a.m.

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PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. Robillard (President of the Treasury Board) laid upon the Table, -- Performance Reports for the period ended March 31, 2001, as follows:

(1) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-87;

(2) Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-88;

(3) Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-89;

(4) Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-90;

(5) Canada Industrial Relations Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-91;

(6) Canada Information Office. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-92;

(7) Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-93;

(8) Canadian Centre for Management Development. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-94;

(9) Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-95;

(10) Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-96;

(11) Canadian Food Inspection Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-97;

(12) Canadian Grain Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-98;

(13) Canadian Heritage. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-99;

(14) Canadian Human Rights Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-100;

(15) Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-101;

(16) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-102;

(17) Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-103;

(18) Canadian International Development Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-104;

(19) Canadian International Trade Tribunal. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-105;

(20) Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-106;

(21) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-107;

(22) Canadian Space Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371- 108;

(23) Canadian Transportation Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-109;

(24) Citizenship and Immigration Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-110;

(25) Civil Aviation Tribunal of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-111;

(26) Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-112;

(27) Competition Tribunal. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371- 113;

(28) Copyright Board Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-114;

(29) Correctional Service Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-115;

(30) Department of Finance Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-116;

(31) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-117;

(32) Department of Justice Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-118;

(33) Environment Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371- 119;

(34) Fisheries and Oceans Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-120;

(35) Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-121;

(36) Health Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-122;

(37) Human Resources Development Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-123;

(38) Immigration and Refugee Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-124;

(39) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Canadian Polar Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-125;

(40) Industry Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-126;

(41) Law Commission of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-127;

(42) The Leadership Network. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-128;

(43) Millenium Bureau of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-129;

(44) NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-130;

(45) National Archives of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-131;

(46) National Battlefields Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-132;

(47) National Defence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-133;

(48) National Energy Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371- 134;

(49) National Film Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371- 135;

(50) National Library of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-136;

(51) National Parole Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371- 137;

(52) National Research Council Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-138;

(53) National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-139;

(54) Natural Resources Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-140;

(55) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-141;

(56) Northern Pipeline Agency Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-142;

(57) Office of the Auditor General of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-143;

(58) Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-144;

(59) Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-145;

(60) Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. -- Sesional Paper No. 8563-371-146;

(61) Office of the Correctional Investigator. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-147;

(62) Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-148;

(63) Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-149;

(64) Parks Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-150;

(65) Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-151;

(66) Privy Council Office. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371- 152;

(67) Public Service Commission of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-153;

(68) Public Service Staff Relations Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-154;

(69) Public Works and Government Services Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-155;

(70) RCMP External Review Committee. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-156;

(71) Registry of the Federal Court of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-157;

(72) Royal Canadian Mounted Police. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-158;

(73) Security Intelligence Review Committee. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-159;

(74) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-160;

(75) Solicitor General Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-161;

(76) Statistics Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-162;

(77) Status of Women Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-163;

(78) Supreme Court of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-164;

(79) Tax Court of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371- 165;

(80) Transport Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-166;

(81) Transportation Safety Board of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-167;

(82) Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-168;

(83) Veterans Affairs Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563- 371-169;

(84) Western Economic Diversification Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8563-371-170.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cauchon (Minister of National Revenue) laid upon the Table, -- Report of Canada Customs and Revenue Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Act, S.C. 1999, c. 17, sbs. 88(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-780-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Regan (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. 371-0388 concerning marriage. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-16-03;

-- No. 371-0396 concerning parental rights. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-9-02;

-- No. 371-0413 concerning China. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-36-08;

-- Nos. 371-0420 and 371-0422 concerning health care services. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-3-26.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Jackson (Bruce -- Grey -- Owen Sound), from the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (Bill C-38, An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act, without amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-90.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 30 to 32) was tabled.

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Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central), from the Standing Joint Committee on the Scrutiny of Regulations, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regulations). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-91.

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. 8) was tabled.

Motions

Mr. Day (Okanagan -- Coquihalla), seconded by Mr. Cummins (Delta -- South Richmond), moved, -- That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs, presented on Tuesday, June 12, 2001, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Finlay (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), 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:

YEAS 128, NAYS 81

(Division No. 168 -- Vote N^o 168)
YEAS -- POUR

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(Division--Vote N^o 168)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Charbonneau -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cuzner -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Drouin -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lavigne -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- McTeague -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Patry -- Peterson -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pratt -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Savoy -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 128

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Asselin -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Blaikie -- Bourgeois -- Breitkreuz -- Brien -- Burton -- Cadman -- Cardin -- Casey -- Comartin -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Day -- Desrochers -- Epp -- Fitzpatrick -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Laframboise -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lunn --  (Saanich -- Gulf Islands) -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Mayfield -- McDonough -- McNally -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Nystrom -- Pallister -- Pankiw -- Paquette -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Rajotte -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Rocheleau -- Roy -- Sauvageau -- Solberg -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Toews -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay) -- Wasylycia-Leis -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Yelich -- 81

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bakopanos -- Bigras -- Bradshaw -- Crête -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Folco -- Fournier -- Hubbard -- Lebel -- Marceau -- Marcil -- Owen -- Parrish -- Pillitteri -- Tonks -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Neigette-et-la Mitis) -- Venne

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-10, An Act respecting the national marine conservation areas of Canada.

Mr. Boudria (Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Burton (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Cummins (Delta -- South Richmond), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``Bill C-10, An Act respecting the national marine conservation areas of Canada, be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for the purpose of reconsidering Clause 10 with the view to ensure that the effected provinces are given explicit veto powers over the creation of marine conservation areas.''

Debate arose thereon.

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 Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), -- That Bill C-10, An Act respecting the national marine conservation areas of Canada, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Burton (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Cummins (Delta -- South Richmond).

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the Special Committee on Non-Medical Use of Drugs be authorized to broadcast its proceedings and to travel to Montreal and Vancouver.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), -- That Bill C-10, An Act respecting the national marine conservation areas of Canada, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Burton (Skeena), seconded by Mr. Cummins (Delta -- South Richmond).

The debate continued.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

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

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Desjarlais (Churchill), seconded by Ms. Lill (Dartmouth), -- That Bill C-284, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences by corporations, directors and officers), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

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:

S-22, An Act to provide for the recognition of the Canadian Horse as the national horse of Canada.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Desjarlais (Churchill), seconded by Ms. Lill (Dartmouth), -- That Bill C-284, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (offences by corporations, directors and officers), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

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), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

-- by Mr. Eggleton (Minister of National Defence) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Second Report of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs, ``Report on Plans and Priorities'' (Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-71), presented to the House on Tuesday, June 12, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-371-71.

ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS

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.

Accordingly, at 6:51 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).