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

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JOURNALS

No. 210

Thursday, June 20, 2002

10:00 a.m.

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Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) , seconded by Mr. Blaikie (Winnipeg—Transcona) , Bill C-479, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Bellemare (Ottawa—Orléans) , seconded by Mr. Regan (Halifax West) , Bill C-480, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (oath or solemn affirmation), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. Crête (Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques) , seconded by Mr. Guimond (Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) , moved, — That the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Thursday, March 21, 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. Penson (Peace River) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0867);

— by Mr. Assad (Gatineau) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0868);

— by Mr. Duncan (Vancouver Island North) , two concerning pornography (Nos. 371-0869 and 371-0870);

— by Ms. Meredith (South Surrey—White Rock—Langley) , one concerning sexual and violent content in the media (No. 371-0871);

— by Mr. Laframboise (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel) , one concerning transportation (No. 371-0872);

— by Mr. St-Julien (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik) , one concerning aboriginal affairs (No. 371-0873);

— by Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast) , one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 371-0874);

— by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0875) and two concerning aboriginal affairs (Nos. 371-0876 and 371-0877);

— by Mr. Lincoln (Lac-Saint-Louis) , one concerning pornography (No. 371-0878).

Questions on Order Paper

By unanimous consent, Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-158, Q-159, Q-163, Q-164, Q-166 and Q-174 on the Order Paper.

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By unanimous consent, Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the return to the following question made into an Order for Return:

Q-165 — Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier) — In regard to the fees required by Canadian embassies for applications for immigration and visitor visas to Canada, in which countries does Canada accept fee payment in Canadian currency only, and in which countries does Canada accept fee payment in currencies other than Canadian currency? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-371-165.

Motions

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Crête (Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques) , seconded by Mr. Guimond (Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) , — That the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Thursday, March 21, 2002, be concurred in.

The debate continued.

Mr. Matthews (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) , seconded by Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , moved, — That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day.

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

Government Orders

Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade) for Mr. Boudria (Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , seconded by Mr. Nault (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) , moved, — That the Report of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct, tabled on March 20, 1997, be deemed to have been laid upon the Table;

That a Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons be appointed to consider whether the recommendations of that report ought to be adopted, with or without amendment;

That eight Members of the Senate and sixteen Members of the House of Commons, to be named at a later date, be the Members of the Committee;

That changes in the membership of the Committee, on the part of the House of Commons, be effective immediately after a notification signed by the Member acting as chief Whip of the appropriate recognized party has been filed with the clerk of the Committee;

That the Committee have the power to sit during sittings and adjournments of the House;

That the Committee have the power to report from time to time, to send for persons, papers and records, and to print such papers and evidence as may be ordered by the Committee;

That the Committee have the power to retain the services of expert, technical, professional and clerical staff;

That the quorum of the Committee be 13 Members, whenever a vote, resolution or other decision is taken, so long as both Houses are represented, and that the Joint Chairpersons be authorized to hold meetings, to receive evidence and authorize the printing thereof whenever six Members are present, so long as both Houses are represented;

That the Committee have the power to appoint from among its Members such sub-committees as may be deemed appropriate and to delegate to such sub-committees, all or any of its powers except the power to report to the Senate and the House of Commons;

That the Committee make its final report no later than October 31, 2002;

That, notwithstanding usual practices, if a House is not sitting when the final report of the Committee is completed, the report may be deposited with the Clerk of that House and it shall thereupon be deemed to have been presented to that House; and

That a Message be sent to the Senate requesting that House to unite with this House for the above purpose and to select, if the Senate deems advisable, Members to act on the proposed Special Joint Committee. (Government Business No. 30)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Harper (Calgary Southwest) , seconded by Mr. Day (Okanagan—Coquihalla) , moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by

(a) deleting all the words in the second paragraph and substituting the following:

“That, when the Prime Minister follows through on the Liberal Red Book promise to appoint an independent Ethics Counsellor who reports directly to Parliament, a Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House be appointed to consider whether the recommendations of that report ought to be adopted, with or without amendment;”; and

(b) deleting the words “That the Committee make its final report no later than October 31, 2002;” and replacing them with the following:

“That the Committee make its final report no later than the 30th sitting day after its appointment;”.

Debate arose thereon.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the Journals of the House of Commons for Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at page 1445, be amended to indicate that when the question was put on the motion for second reading of Bill C-415, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda), the said motion was agreed to “on division”.

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

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Boudria (Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , seconded by Mr. Nault (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) ; (Government Business No. 30)

And of the amendment of Mr. Harper (Calgary Southwest) , seconded by Mr. Day (Okanagan—Coquihalla) .

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the main motion be amended, in the eighth paragraph, by adding between the words “taken, so long as both Houses” and “are represented” the following:

“, including at least one member of the opposition from each House,”.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the main motion, as amended, of Mr. Boudria (Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , seconded by Mr. Nault (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) , — That the Report of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct, tabled on March 20, 1997, be deemed to have been laid upon the Table;

That a Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons be appointed to consider whether the recommendations of that report ought to be adopted, with or without amendment;

That eight Members of the Senate and sixteen Members of the House of Commons, to be named at a later date, be the Members of the Committee;

That changes in the membership of the Committee, on the part of the House of Commons, be effective immediately after a notification signed by the Member acting as chief Whip of the appropriate recognized party has been filed with the clerk of the Committee;

That the Committee have the power to sit during sittings and adjournments of the House;

That the Committee have the power to report from time to time, to send for persons, papers and records, and to print such papers and evidence as may be ordered by the Committee;

That the Committee have the power to retain the services of expert, technical, professional and clerical staff;

That the quorum of the Committee be 13 Members, whenever a vote, resolution or other decision is taken, so long as both Houses, including at least one Member of the opposition from each House, are represented, and that the Joint Chairpersons be authorized to hold meetings, to receive evidence and authorize the printing thereof whenever six Members are present, so long as both Houses are represented;

That the Committee have the power to appoint from among its Members such sub-committees as may be deemed appropriate and to delegate to such sub-committees, all or any of its powers except the power to report to the Senate and the House of Commons;

That the Committee make its final report no later than October 31, 2002;

That, notwithstanding usual practices, if a House is not sitting when the final report of the Committee is completed, the report may be deposited with the Clerk of that House and it shall thereupon be deemed to have been presented to that House; and

That a Message be sent to the Senate requesting that House to unite with this House for the above purpose and to select, if the Senate deems advisable, Members to act on the proposed Special Joint Committee; (Government Business No. 30)

And of the amendment of Mr. Harper (Calgary Southwest) , seconded by Mr. Day (Okanagan—Coquihalla) , — That the motion be amended by

(a) deleting all the words in the second paragraph and substituting the following:

“That, when the Prime Minister follows through on the Liberal Red Book promise to appoint an independent Ethics Counsellor who reports directly to Parliament, a Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House be appointed to consider whether the recommendations of that report ought to be adopted, with or without amendment;”; and

(b) deleting the words “That the Committee make its final report no later than October 31, 2002;” and replacing them with the following:

“That the Committee make its final report no later than the 30th sitting day after its appointment;”.

The debate continued.

Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat) , seconded by Ms. Meredith (South Surrey—White Rock—Langley) , moved the following subamendment, — That the amendment be amended by inserting the word “immediately” between the words “Special Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons be” and “appointed”.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the subamendment and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, September 18, 2002, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Private Members' Business

At 4:48 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources of Bill C-399, An Act to establish a First Nations Ombudsman and a First Nations Auditor to assist with administrative and financial problems.

Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose) , seconded by Mr. Chatters (Athabasca) , moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources.

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), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

— by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Health) — Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board for the year ended December 31, 2001, pursuant to the Patent Act, S.C. 1993, c. 2, s. 7. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-564-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

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. Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands) , one concerning Tibet (No. 371-0879);

— by Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre) , one concerning Bangladesh (No. 371-0880).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 5:44 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 5:53 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).