HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37^TH PARLIAMENT, 1^st SESSION

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JOURNALS

No. 036

Monday, March 26, 2001

11:00 a.m.

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PRAYERS

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 11:12 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Bigras (Rosemont -- Petite-Patrie), seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should show leadership on the international stage: (a) by taking action designed to increase the number of signatory countries to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction; (b) by signing bilateral treaties that include commitments to respect custody and access orders as originally handed down by the courts; and (c) by taking the necessary steps within its own borders to combat international child abduction. (Private Members' Business M-219)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That, in relation to Bill C-7, An Act in respect of criminal justice for young persons and to amend and repeal other Acts, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the second reading stage of the Bill; and

That, fifteen minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration of the second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.

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

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(Division--Vote N^o 36)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Bélanger -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Calder -- Carignan -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Eyking -- Finlay -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Patry -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Saada -- Savoy -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Serré -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thibeault --  (Saint-Lambert) -- Tirabassi -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 118

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Breitkreuz -- Brien -- Burton -- Cadman -- Casson -- Clark -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Elley -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hinton -- Jaffer -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Laframboise -- Lanctôt -- Lebel -- Lunn --  (Saanich -- Gulf Islands) -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Marceau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McNally -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Moore -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Peschisolido -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Sauvageau -- Skelton -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Toews -- Venne -- 65

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Bourgeois -- Bradshaw -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Discepola -- Farrah -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Girard-Bujold -- Guay -- Ianno -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lavigne -- LeBlanc -- Loubier -- Marcil -- Matthews -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Neville -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Paquette -- Perron -- Peterson -- Provenzano -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Roy -- St-Hilaire -- Telegdi -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay)

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That Bill C-7, An Act in respect of criminal justice for young persons and to amend and repeal other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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.

TABLING OF DOCUMENTS

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Chrétien (Prime Minister) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of a letter addressed to the Right Honourable Joe Clark concerning 161341 Canada Inc. -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-371-4.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the Ninth Report of the Committee (Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, without amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-10.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 8 to 10) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. St-Julien (Abitibi -- Baie-James -- Nunavik), one concerning the mining industry (No. 371-0109);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), two concerning health care services (Nos. 371-0110 and 371-0111);

-- by Mr. Cummins (Delta -- South Richmond), one concerning material depicting violence (No. 371-0112);

-- by Mr. Lanctôt (Châteauguay), one concerning the situation in the Middle East (No. 371-0113).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That Bill C-7, An Act in respect of criminal justice for young persons and to amend and repeal other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

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(Division--Vote N^o 37)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Calder -- Carignan -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Eyking -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Robillard -- Saada -- Savoy -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thibeault --  (Saint-Lambert) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 135

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Breitkreuz -- Burton -- Cadman -- Casey -- Casson -- Chatters -- Clark -- Cummins -- Day -- Desrochers -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harris -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hilstrom -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Laframboise -- Lanctôt -- Lebel -- Lunn --  (Saanich -- Gulf Islands) -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- Manning -- Marceau -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McNally -- Ménard -- Merrifield -- Moore -- Obhrai -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Proctor -- Rajotte -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Sauvageau -- Skelton -- Solberg -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Toews -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Williams -- 78

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Bourgeois -- Bradshaw -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Discepola -- Farrah -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Girard-Bujold -- Guay -- Ianno -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lavigne -- LeBlanc -- Loubier -- Marcil -- Matthews -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Neville -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Paquette -- Perron -- Peterson -- Provenzano -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Roy -- St-Hilaire -- Telegdi -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay)

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), -- That Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Judges Act and to amend another Act in consequence, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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

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(Division--Vote N^o 38)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Calder -- Carignan -- Carroll -- Casey -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Clark -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Eyking -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Fournier -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hubbard -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laframboise -- Lanctôt -- Lastewka -- Lebel -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- Ménard -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Robillard -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Savoy -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thibeault --  (Saint-Lambert) -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 160

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Breitkreuz -- Burton -- Cadman -- Casson -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Day -- Duncan -- Epp -- Gallant -- Godin -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Hanger -- Harris -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hilstrom -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Lunn --  (Saanich -- Gulf Islands) -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- Manning -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McNally -- Merrifield -- Moore -- Obhrai -- Penson -- Proctor -- Rajotte -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Skelton -- Solberg -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Toews -- Wasylycia-Leis -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Williams -- 53

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Bourgeois -- Bradshaw -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Discepola -- Farrah -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Girard-Bujold -- Guay -- Ianno -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lavigne -- LeBlanc -- Loubier -- Marcil -- Matthews -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Neville -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Paquette -- Perron -- Peterson -- Provenzano -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Roy -- St-Hilaire -- Telegdi -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay)

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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. Robillard (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on the administration of the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, pursuant to the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act, S.C. 1992, c. 46, s. 67. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-173-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations)

-- by Ms. Robillard (President of the Treasury Board) -- Report on the administration of the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, pursuant to the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act, R. S. 1985, c. S-24, s. 12. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-366-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations)

ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS

At 6:43 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 6:56 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).