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

JOURNALS

No. 157

Friday, March 15, 2002

10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)) , — That Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, be now read a third time and do pass.

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. Wilfert (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— Nos. 371-0545 and 371-0565 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-67-02;

— Nos. 371-0556 and 371-0580 concerning health care services. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-3-35;

— No. 371-0578 concerning terrorism. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-89-06.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Proulx (Hull--Aylmer) , from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 48th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 92(1), the Committee has selected from among the items for which an order of precedence was established on or after Thursday, February 28, 2002, the following as votable items:

Bill C-292 — Ms. Meredith (South Surrey--White Rock--Langley)

Bill C-415 — Mr. Robinson (Burnaby--Douglas)

Motion M-414 — Ms. Venne (Saint-Bruno--Saint-Hubert)

Motion M-432 — Mr. Bigras (Rosemont--Petite-Patrie)

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 55) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Order 92(2), the report was deemed adopted.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by Mr. Dromisky (Thunder Bay--Atikokan) , one concerning the income tax system (No. 371-0605) and one concerning Canada's railways (No. 371-0606);

— by Ms. Carroll (Barrie--Simcoe--Bradford) , one concerning Canada's railways (No. 371-0607).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Wilfert (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance) presented the answer to question Q-107 on the Order Paper.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)) , — That Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

At 1:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, March 18, 2002, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

Private Members' Business

At 1:17 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) , seconded by Mr. Hearn (St. John's West) , — That an Order of the House do issue for copies of any letters since April 1, 2001 from the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and/or the Clerk of the Privy Council to Ministers and/or Deputy Ministers concerning answers to questions in the House of Commons. (Private Members' Business P-20)

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, March 18, 2002, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

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 the Speaker — Amendments to the By-laws adopted by the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons on February 5, 2002. — Sessional Paper No. 8527-371-21.

— by the Speaker — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for November 27, December 4 and 11, 2001 and February 5, 2002. — Sessional Paper No. 8527-371-22.

— by Mr. Graham (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Report of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on the Annual Summary of Steel Import Permit Information for the year 2001, pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act, R.S. 1985, c. 13 (3rd Supp.), s. 1. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-525-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade)

— by Mr. Manley (Minister of Infrastructure and Crown Corporations) — Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2002-06 and of the Capital Budget for 2002 of the Royal Canadian Mint, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-371-810-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations)

Adjournment

At 1:35 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).