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

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JOURNALS

No. 039

Thursday, March 29, 2001

10:00 a.m.

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PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid upon the Table, -- Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the year 2000, including the Report on Employment Equity, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, S. C. 1998, c. 9, sbs. 61(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-123-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. Robillard (President of the Treasury Board) laid upon the Table, -- Reports on Plans and Priorities, 2001-2002 Main Estimates, as follows:

(1) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-3;

(2) Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-4;

(3) Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-5;

(4) Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-6;

(5) Canada Industrial Relations Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-7;

(6) Canada Information Office. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-8;

(7) Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-9;

(8) Canadian Centre for Management Development. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520- 371-10;

(9) Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-11;

(10) Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371- 12;

(11) Canadian Food Inspection Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-13;

(12) Canadian Forces Grievance Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-14;

(13) Canadian Grain Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-15;

(14) Canadian Heritage. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-16;

(15) Canadian Human Rights Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-17;

(16) Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-18;

(17) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-19;

(18) Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-20;

(19) Canadian International Development Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371- 21;

(20) Canadian International Trade Tribunal. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-22;

(21) Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-23;

(22) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. -- Session Paper No. 8520-371-24;

(23) Canadian Space Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-25;

(24) Canadian Transportation Agency. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-26;

(25) Citizenship and Immigration Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-27;

(26) Civil Aviation Tribunal of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-28;

(27) Commission for Public Complaints Against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-29;

(28) Competition Tribunal. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-30;

(29) Copyright Board Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-31;

(30) Correctional Service Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-32;

(31) Department of Finance Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-33;

(32) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-34;

(33) Department of Justice Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-35;

(34) Environment Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-36;

(35) Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-37;

(36) Fisheries and Oceans Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-38;

(37) Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-39;

(38) Health Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-40;

(39) Human Resources Development Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-41;

(40) Immigration and Refugee Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-42;

(41) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Canadian Polar Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-43;

(42) Industry Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-44;

(43) Law Commission of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-45;

(44) Military Police Complaints Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-46;

(45) Millennium Bureau of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-47;

(46) NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-48;

(47) National Archives of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-49;

(48) National Defence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-50;

(49) National Energy Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-51;

(50) National Film Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-52;

(51) National Library of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-53;

(52) National Parole Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-54;

(53) National Research Council Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-55;

(54) National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-56;

(55) Natural Resources Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-57;

(56) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-58;

(57) Northern Pipeline Agency Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-59;

(58) Office of the Auditor General of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371- 60;

(59) Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-61;

(60) Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-62;

(61) Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-63;

(62) Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-64;

(63) Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-65;

(64) Parks Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-66;

(65) Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520- 371-67;

(66) Privy Council Office. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-68;

(67) Public Service Commission of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-69;

(68) Public Service Staff Relations Board. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-70;

(69) Public Works and Government Services Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520- 371-71;

(70) RCMP External Review Committee. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-72;

(71) Registry of the Federal Court of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371- 73;

(72) Royal Canadian Mounted Police. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-74;

(73) Security Intelligence Review Committee. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-75;

(74) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-76;

(75) Solicitor General Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-77;

(76) Statistics Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-78;

(77) Status of Women Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-79;

(78) Supreme Court of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-80;

(79) Tax Court of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-81;

(80) The Correctional Investigator Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-82;

(81) The Leadership Network. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-83;

(82) The National Battlefields Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-84;

(83) Transport Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-85;

(84) Transportation Safety Board of Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-86;

(85) Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-87;

(86) Veterans Affairs Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371-88;

(87) Western Economic Diversification Canada. -- Sessional Paper No. 8520-371- 89.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. St. Denis (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport) laid upon the Table, -- Report of the Air Travel Complaints Commissionner, for the period of July 5, 2000 to December 31, 2000, pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 2000, c. 15, s. 7.1. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-751-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations)

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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

-- No. 371-0011 concerning the sexual exploitation of minors. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-14-01;

-- No. 371-0017 concerning international trade. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 371-15-01.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, presented the First Report of the Committee (softwood lumber). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-11.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 8) was tabled.

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Mr. Williams (St. Albert), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Second Report of the Committee (international financial reporting guidelines and standards for the public sector). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-12.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 7 and 8) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Nystrom (Regina -- Qu'Appelle), seconded by Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), Bill C-322, An Act to provide for a House of Commons committee to study proportional representation in federal elections, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations, as reported by the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities with an amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 4 and 8 to 10.

Group No. 1

Mr. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup -- Témiscouata -- Les Basques), seconded by Ms. Guay (Laurentides), moved Motion No. 4, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 3 with the following:

``in paragraph 12(3)(a), (b) or (c) in the period of''

Mr. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup -- Témiscouata -- Les Basques), seconded by Ms. Guay (Laurentides), moved Motion No. 8, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing lines 8 to 11 on page 4 with the following:

``(3) For greater certainty, weeks of benefits that are repaid as a result of an act or omission mentioned in subsection (1) are not deemed to be weeks of benefits paid''

Mr. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup -- Témiscouata -- Les Basques), seconded by Ms. Guay (Laurentides), moved Motion No. 9, -- That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 9.

Mr. Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest), seconded by Mrs. Wayne (Saint John), moved Motion No. 10, -- That Bill C-2, in Clause 9, be amended by replacing lines 14 to 20 on page 4 with the following:

``9. Section 66 of the Act is replaced by the following:

66. (1) The Commission shall, with the approval of the Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Minister and the Minister of Finance, set the premium rate for each year at a rate that the Commission considers will, to the extent possible,

(a) ensure that there will be enough revenue over a business cycle to pay the amounts authorized to be charged to the Employment Insurance Account; and

(b) maintain relatively stable rate levels throughout the business cycle.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the premium rate shall not exceed $2.20 for the year 2002 and $2.10 for the year 2003.

(3) When setting the premium rate for a year in accordance with subsection (1), the Commission shall provide a written explanation as to why the premium rate is set at that level for the year.

(4) The Commission's explanation under subsection (3) shall be referred for review to the standing committee designated by Parliament for that purpose.''

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

INTERRUPTION

At 1:24 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 1:38 p.m., the sitting resumed.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations, as reported by the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities with an amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

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.

PRESENTING REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES

By unanimous consent, 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 Tenth Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 92(1), the Committee has selected the following as a votable item:

C-287 -- Mr. Caccia (Davenport)

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 12) is tabled.

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

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations, as reported by the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities with an amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

Mr. Lanctôt (Châteauguay), seconded by Mr. Bergeron (Verchères -- Les- Patriotes), moved, -- That the House do now adjourn.

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

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(Division--Vote N^o 60)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Bourgeois -- Breitkreuz -- Brien -- Brison -- Burton -- Cadman -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Chatters -- Clark -- Comartin -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Day -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fitzpatrick -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Hanger -- Harris -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hinton -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Laframboise -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lill -- Lunn --  (Saanich -- Gulf Islands) -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Manning -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McNally -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Moore -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Paquette -- Perron -- Peschisolido -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Proctor -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Ritz -- Rocheleau -- Roy -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Skelton -- Solberg -- Sorenson -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Toews -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay) -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- Yelich -- 98

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Allard -- Assad -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Calder -- Cannis -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Charbonneau -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Cullen -- Cuzner -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Knutson -- Laliberte -- Lee -- Leung -- Longfield -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Maloney -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McLellan -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Myers -- Neville -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Saada -- Savoy -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Sgro -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Tirabassi -- Tonks -- Valeri -- 95

ADJOURNMENT

Accordingly, at 3:58 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).