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

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JOURNALS

No. 147

Friday, February 22, 2002

10:00 a.m.

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The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Ms. Bakopanos (Ahuntsic) , Assistant Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

Prayers

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-30, An Act to establish a body that provides administrative services to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada, to amend the Federal Court Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act and the Judges Act, and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments.

Mr. Goodale (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Cauchon (Minister of Justice) , seconded by Mr. Drouin (Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)) , moved, — That Bill C-30, An Act to establish a body that provides administrative services to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada, to amend the Federal Court Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act and the Judges Act, and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Goodale (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Cauchon (Minister of Justice) , seconded by Mr. Drouin (Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)) , moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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

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

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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Goodale (Minister of Natural Resources) , seconded by Mr. Normand (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)) , — That Bill C-27, An Act respecting the long-term management of nuclear fuel waste, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the motion of Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , seconded by Mr. O'Reilly (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence) , — That this question be now put.

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.

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 responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— Nos. 371-0465 and 371-0528 concerning terrorism. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-89-01;

— Nos. 371-0495, 371-0507, 371-0511, 371-0512 and 371-0519 concerning genetic engineering. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-30-07;

— No. 371-0529 concerning Afghanistan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-90-01.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Regan (Halifax West) , from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 46th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following changes in the membership of Standing Committees:

Finance

Bryon Wilfert for John McCallum

Justice and Human Rights

Paul Macklin for Stephen Owen

Industry, Science and Technology

Serge Marcil for Claude Drouin

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. White (North Vancouver) , seconded by Mr. Anders (Calgary West) , Bill C-431, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (refugee claimants or immigration applicants convicted of an offence on indictment), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 46th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was presented as follows:

— by Mr. Casey (Cumberland--Colchester) , concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 371-0582).

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-63 on the Order Paper.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into orders for returns:

Q-64 — Mr. Cummins (Delta--South Richmond) — On the Skeena River system in in-river fisheries, excluding recreational and lower river public commercial fishery, for each calendar year from 1990 to 2000 inclusive: (a) how many fish of what species were caught under the authority of Excess to Salmon Spawning Requirement licences; (b) how many fish of what species were caught under the authority of other licences on a per licence basis; (c) what groups or organizations harvested the fish caught under each licence; (d) how much of any catch was sold; (e) what was the value of the sales; (f) who purchased any fish caught; (g) who processed any fish sold; (h) what quantity was sold in fresh, canned, fresh frozen, pouch and other packaging; (i) what quantity of the fish was eventually sold in domestic retail Canadian markets; (j) what quantity of the fish was exported from Canada and into what markets; and (k) with respect to the funds generated from the sale of the fish, for what purposes were the funds used on a project by project basis? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-371-64.

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Q-99 — Mrs. Skelton (Saskatoon--Rosetown--Biggar) — How many persons are working on a contract basis rather than a term or indeterminate basis for each department, agency, and government business enterprise (including crown corporations, the RCMP, and the Armed Forces)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-371-99.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Goodale (Minister of Natural Resources) , seconded by Mr. Normand (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)) , — That Bill C-27, An Act respecting the long-term management of nuclear fuel waste, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the motion of Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , seconded by Mr. O'Reilly (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence) , — That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the question was put on the motion and the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Copyright Act.

Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) , seconded by Mr. Knutson (Secretary of State (Central and Eastern Europe and Middle East)) , moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Private Members' Business

At 1:39 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Tremblay (Lac-Saint-Jean--Saguenay) , seconded by Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot) , moved, — That this House do install an accessible and functional telecommunication infrastructure so that virtual meetings between parliamentarians from here and around the world may be held for the purpose of participating in regular debates on matters of mutual concern. (Private Members' Business M-365)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.

Adjournment

At 2:10 p.m., the Acting Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).