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

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JOURNALS

No. 209

Wednesday, June 19, 2002

2:00 p.m.

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Prayers

National Anthem

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Nault (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) , seconded by Ms. Bradshaw (Minister of Labour) , — That Bill C-60, An Act to establish the Canadian Centre for the Independent Resolution of First Nations Specific Claims to provide for the filing, negotiation and resolution of specific claims and to make related amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources.

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

(Division No. 374 -- Vote no 374) YEAS: 169, NAYS: 36 YEAS -- POUR Adams Alcock Anderson (Victoria) Assad Assadourian Augustine Bachand (Richmond--Arthabaska) Bachand (Saint-Jean) Bagnell Barnes (London West) Beaumier Bélanger Bellemare Bertrand Bevilacqua Bigras Binet Blaikie Bonin Borotsik Boudria Bourgeois Bradshaw Brien Brison Brown Bryden Bulte Byrne Caccia Calder Cannis Cardin Carignan Carroll Casey Castonguay Catterall Cauchon Chamberlain Chrétien Clark Coderre Comartin Copps Cotler Crête Cuzner Desjarlais DeVillers Dhaliwal Dion Discepola Doyle Dubé Duplain Easter Eggleton Eyking Farrah Frulla Gagnon (Champlain) Gagnon (Québec) Gallaway Gauthier Girard-Bujold Godfrey Godin Goodale Graham Guarnieri Guay Guimond Harvard Harvey Hearn Hubbard Ianno Jackson Jennings Jordan Karetak-Lindell Keddy (South Shore) Knutson Laframboise Laliberte Lalonde Lanctôt Lebel LeBlanc Leung Longfield Macklin Mahoney Malhi Maloney Manley Marceau Marleau Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Masse Matthews McCallum McDonough McGuire McKay (Scarborough East) McLellan McTeague Mitchell Murphy Myers Nault Neville O'Brien (London--Fanshawe) O'Reilly Owen Pacetti Pagtakhan Paquette Paradis Patry Peric Perron Peschisolido Pettigrew Phinney Picard (Drummond) Pickard (Chatham--Kent Essex) Plamondon Pratt Price Proulx Provenzano Redman Reed (Halton) Regan Richardson Robillard Robinson Rocheleau Rock Roy Saada Sauvageau Scott Sgro Shepherd Simard Speller St-Hilaire St-Jacques St-Julien St. Denis Steckle Stewart Szabo Thibault (West Nova) Thibeault (Saint-Lambert) Tirabassi Tonks Ur Valeri Vanclief Wappel Wasylycia-Leis Wayne Whelan Wilfert Wood -- 169 NAYS -- CONTRE Ablonczy Anders Bailey Breitkreuz Burton Cadman Casson Chatters Cummins Day Duncan Epp Forseth Gallant Goldring Hanger Harper Hill (Macleod) Hill (Prince George--Peace River) Jaffer Johnston Mayfield McNally Meredith Merrifield Mills (Red Deer) Obhrai Pallister Penson Reynolds Ritz Schmidt Solberg Strahl Thompson (Wild Rose) Yelich -- 36 PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Allard Asselin Bonwick Caplan Dalphond-Guiral Duceppe Fournier Fry Lee Loubier Ménard Savoy Serré Venne

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 28(2)(b), the Speaker laid upon the Table, — The House of Commons Calendar for the year 2003. — Sessional Paper No. 8527-371-31.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Nault (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) laid upon the Table, — Report of the Implementation Committee on the Gwich’in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-371-43.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Nault (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) laid upon the Table, — Report of the Implementation Committee on the Sahtu Dene and Metis Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-371-44.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Nault (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) laid upon the Table, — Report of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement Implementation Coordinating Committee for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-371-45.

Motions

Mr. Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) , seconded by Mr. Doyle (St. John's East) , moved, — That the Tenth Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Tuesday, June 11, 2002, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Presenting Petitions

By unanimous consent, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by Mr. Anders (Calgary West) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0842);

— by Mr. Pallister (Portage—Lisgar) , four concerning pornography (Nos. 371-0843 to 371-0846);

— by Ms. Gagnon (Québec) , one concerning the situation in Colombia (No. 371-0847);

— by Mr. Pickard (Chatham—Kent Essex) , one concerning stem cell research (No. 371-0848) and one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 371-0849);

— by Mrs. Chamberlain (Guelph—Wellington) , two concerning the Steven Truscott case (Nos. 371-0850 and 371-0851);

— by Mr. Chatters (Athabasca) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0852);

— by Mrs. Ur (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex) , one concerning the Steven Truscott case (No. 371-0853) and one concerning gasoline additives (No. 371-0854);

— by Mr. Burton (Skeena) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0855);

— by Mr. Hubbard (Miramichi) , two concerning pornography (Nos. 371-0856 and 371-0857);

— by Mr. Masse (Windsor West) , one concerning aboriginal affairs (No. 371-0858);

— by Mr. Easter (Malpeque) , one concerning the Steven Truscott case (No. 371-0859);

— by Mr. Keddy (South Shore) , one concerning the Steven Truscott case (No. 371-0860).

Motions

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) , seconded by Mr. Doyle (St. John's East) , — That the Tenth Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Tuesday, June 11, 2002, be concurred in.

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 5:40 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Blaikie (Winnipeg—Transcona) , seconded by Mrs. Desjarlais (Churchill) , moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should consider amending the Criminal Code to make it an offence to drive a motor vehicle while talking on a cell phone, except in circumstances where an emergency situation can be demonstrated. (Private Members' Business M-116)

Debate arose thereon.

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

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 (Minister of Labour) — Reports of the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-371-857-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by Mr. Manley (Minister of Finance) — Reports of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-371-695-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by Mr. Rock (Minister of Industry) — Report of the Business Development Bank of Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-162-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by Mr. Rock (Minister of Industry) — Reports of the Copyright Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-371-546-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Human Resources Development) — Actuarial Report on the Old Age Security Program as at December 31, 2000, pursuant to the Public Pensions Reporting Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-13 (2nd Supp), sbs. 9(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-596-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by Mr. Wilfert (Oak Ridges) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0861);

— by Mr. Jordan (Leeds—Grenville) , one concerning international trade (No. 371-0862);

— by Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre) , one concerning pesticides (No. 371-0863) and one concerning stem cell research (No. 371-0864);

— by Mrs. Longfield (Whitby—Ajax) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0865);

— by Mr. Bonin (Nickel Belt) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0866).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:23 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 6:49 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).