HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

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JOURNALS

No. 141

Thursday, February 7, 2002

10:00 a.m.

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Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

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 response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petition:

— No. 371-0453 concerning the criminal justice system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-71-02.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Bellemare (Ottawa-Orléans), from the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee (resolution on New Brunswick municipal bylaws). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-126.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 26) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. St-Hilaire (Longueuil) , seconded by Ms. Guay (Laurentides) , Bill C-430, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (child care expenses), 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. Adams (Peterborough) , one concerning terrorism (No. 371-0564);

— by Mr. Reid (Lanark--Carleton) , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 371-0565).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-89 on the Order Paper.

Privilege

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Pallister (Portage--Lisgar) , seconded by Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast) , — That the charge against the Minister of National Defence of making misleading statements in the House be referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs;

And of the amendment of Mr. Keddy (South Shore), seconded by Mr. MacKay (Pictou--Antigonish--Guysborough), — That the motion be amended by striking out the words “the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs” and substituting the following:

“a Special Committee of the House, the membership of which will be on the same party ratio as the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and be elected in each caucus by a secret ballot to be conducted under the direction of the Speaker in a process similar to that used by the House to elect the Speaker.”.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the debate be now adjourned.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. McCallum (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) , — That Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That at the conclusion of today's debate on the motion for third reading of Bill S-14, An Act repecting Sir John A. MacDonald Day and Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day, all questions necessary to dispose of the Bill be deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, February 19, 2002, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. McCallum (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) , — That Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the debate on the motion for second reading of Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, continue today and tomorrow, Friday, February 8, 2002, and that tomorrow, no later than the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, all questions necessary to dispose of the motion be put, and if a recorded division is requested, it be deferred until Monday, February 18, 2002, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. McCallum (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) , — That Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The debate continued.

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, it was ordered, — That this House proceed immediately to the putting of all questions necessary to dispose of the privilege motion.

Privilege

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Pallister (Portage--Lisgar) , seconded by Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast) ;

And of the amendment of Mr. Keddy (South Shore), seconded by Mr. MacKay (Pictou--Antigonish--Guysborough).

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 227 -- Vote No 227) YEAS: 9, NAYS: 188 YEAS -- POUR Anders Grey Hearn Hill (Prince George--Peace River) Keddy (South Shore) MacKay (Pictou--Antigonish--Guysborough) Meredith Pankiw Strahl -- 9 NAYS -- CONTRE Allard Anderson (Cypress Hills--Grasslands) Assad Assadourian Asselin Augustine Bachand (Saint-Jean) Bagnell Beaumier Bélanger Bellehumeur Bellemare Bennett Benoit Bergeron Bertrand Bevilacqua Bigras Binet Blaikie Blondin-Andrew Boudria Bourgeois Bradshaw Brien Brown Bryden Bulte Burton Byrne Caccia Cadman Calder Cannis Caplan Cardin Carignan Carroll Casson Castonguay Catterall Cauchon Charbonneau Chatters Chrétien Coderre Collenette Crête Cullen Cuzner Dalphond-Guiral Davies Desjarlais Desrochers Dion Dromisky Drouin Dubé Duceppe Duncan Easter Elley Epp Eyking Farrah Finlay Folco Fontana Fry Gagnon (Champlain) Gallant Gauthier Girard-Bujold Godfrey Godin Goldring Goodale Graham Grewal Grose Guay Harb Harvard Harvey Hilstrom Ianno Jaffer Jennings Johnston Jordan Karetak-Lindell Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Keyes Kilgour (Edmonton Southeast) Knutson Kraft Sloan Laframboise Lalonde Lastewka LeBlanc Lee Leung Loubier Lunney (Nanaimo--Alberni) MacAulay Macklin Malhi Maloney Manley Marleau Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (LaSalle--Émard) Matthews Mayfield McCallum McLellan Ménard Merrifield Mitchell Moore Murphy Myers Nault Neville Normand O'Brien (Labrador) O'Reilly Owen Pagtakhan Pallister Paradis Parrish Patry Penson Perron Pettigrew Pickard (Chatham--Kent Essex) Pratt Price Proctor Proulx Provenzano Redman Reed (Halton) Regan Reid (Lanark--Carleton) Reynolds Richardson Ritz Robillard Rocheleau Rock Roy Savoy Scott Serré Sgro Shepherd Skelton Solberg Sorenson Speller St-Hilaire St-Jacques St. Denis Steckle Stewart Stoffer Szabo Telegdi Thibault (West Nova) Thibeault (Saint-Lambert) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tirabassi Toews Tonks Torsney Tremblay (Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis) Ur Valeri Vanclief Venne Wasylycia-Leis Whelan White (Langley--Abbotsford) White (North Vancouver) Williams Wood -- 188

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

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. McCallum (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) , — That Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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 Mr. Godfrey (Don Valley West) , seconded by Mr. Wilfert (Oak Ridges) , — That Bill S-14, An Act respecting Sir John A. Macdonald Day and Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the question was deemed put on the motion and the recorded division was deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, February 19, 2002, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

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. Bradshaw (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)) — Report on the Operation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, R.S. 1985, c. 24 (4th Supp.), s. 8. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-577-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 2001-02 to 2005-06 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets of the Canadian Dairy Commission for the dairy year ending July 31, 2002, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-371-836-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 5:41 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 5:49 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).