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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37TH PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 019
Thursday, February 22, 2001
2:00 p.m.
PRAYERS
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
Presenting Petitions
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was presented as follows:
-- by Mr. Bailey (Souris -- Moose Mountain), concerning the agricultural industry (No. 371-0039).
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act.
Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Human Resources Development), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
Debate arose thereon.
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 Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-254, An Act to protect human health and the environment by oxygenating automotive fuels and eliminating the gasoline additive MMT.
Mr. Lincoln (Lac-Saint-Louis), seconded by Mr. Macklin (Northumberland), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
Debate arose thereon.
Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.
ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS
At 6:26 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 6:32 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).