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

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JOURNALS

No. 058

Wednesday, May 9, 2001

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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

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:

-- Nos. 371-0153, 371-0165 and 371-0173 concerning health care services. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-3-12;

-- No. 371-0168 concerning the agricultural industry. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-17-06.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Graham (Toronto Centre -- Rosedale) presented the Report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada- Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly held in Vienna, Austria, on February 22 and 23, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-371-61-01.

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 14th Report of the Committee (briefing excluding Members of Parliament). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-26.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 15 to 18) was tabled.

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Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan -- King -- Aurora), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee (Bill C-22, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Customs Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Modernization of Benefits and Obligations Act and another Act related to the Excise Tax Act, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-27.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 18 and 20) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Obhrai (Calgary East), seconded by Mr. Peschisolido (Richmond), Bill C-348, An Act to require public acknowledgement of support given to a cultural project that involves public funds, 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 Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), seconded by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), Bill C-349, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sale of intoxicating products), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Paquette (Joliette), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 371-0210);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), two concerning Canada's railways (Nos. 371- 0211 and 371-0212);

-- by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), one concerning oil products (No. 371- 0213);

-- by Mrs. Ur (Lambton -- Kent -- Middlesex), one concerning unborn children (No. 371-0214);

-- by Mr. Comartin (Windsor -- St. Clair), one concerning the Employment Insurance program (No. 371-0215).

Questions on Order Paper

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lee (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-21 -- Ms. Girard-Bujold (Jonquière) -- For the fiscal years 1997-98 and 1998-99, can the government provide a detailed list of all grants awarded by the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec in Quebec's 75 federal ridings? -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-371-21.

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Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-28 on the Order Paper.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPERS

It was ordered, -- That an Order of this House do issue a copy of the resumé of each individual employee of the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for all positions from Director General up to and including Deputy Minister, showing educational background and qualifications, professional work experience and, in particular, any experience related to primary production prior to joining Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-19 -- Mr. Easter (Malpeque))

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8550-371-19.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Budget Implementation Act, 1997 and the Financial Administration Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected for debate Motion No. 1.

Mr. Williams (St. Albert), seconded by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing lines 14 to 22 on page 3 with the following:

``6. (1) Section 85 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) Sections 89 to 130.2 and 153 and 154 do not apply to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.''

Debate arose on Motion No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 1, and pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later this day, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

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The Order was read for the third reading of Bill S-2, An Act respecting marine liability, and to validate certain by-laws and regulations.

Mr. Tobin (Minister of Industry) for Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Natural Resources), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

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At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division at report stage of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Budget Implementation Act, 1997 and the Financial Administration Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Williams (St. Albert), seconded by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), -- That Bill C-17, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing lines 14 to 22 on page 3 with the following:

``6. (1) Section 85 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):

(1.1) Sections 89 to 130.2 and 153 and 154 do not apply to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.''

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on the following division:

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(Division--Vote N^o 93)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Bourgeois -- Breitkreuz -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Cardin -- Casson -- Chatters -- Clark -- Comartin -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Day -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Duceppe -- Elley -- Epp -- Fitzpatrick -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Harris -- Hearn -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hilstrom -- Jaffer -- Laframboise -- Lanctôt -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lunn --  (Saanich -- Gulf Islands) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Manning -- Marceau -- Mark -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Moore -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Paquette -- Penson -- Perron -- Peschisolido -- Proctor -- Rajotte -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Roy -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Skelton -- Solberg -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay) -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- Yelich -- 93

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assad -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carignan -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Cuzner -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Eggleton -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marcil -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- McTeague -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Neville -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Peric -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Savoy -- Scott -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thibeault --  (Saint-Lambert) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 139

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Carroll -- Cauchon -- Coderre -- Dubé -- Gauthier -- Guimond -- Harb -- Minna -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis)

Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Budget Implementation Act, 1997 and the Financial Administration Act, be concurred in at report stage.

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

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(Division--Vote N^o 94)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assad -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carignan -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Cuzner -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Eggleton -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marcil -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- McTeague -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Neville -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Peric -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Savoy -- Scott -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thibeault --  (Saint-Lambert) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 139

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Bourgeois -- Breitkreuz -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Cardin -- Casson -- Chatters -- Clark -- Comartin -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Day -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Duceppe -- Elley -- Epp -- Fitzpatrick -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Harris -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hilstrom -- Jaffer -- Laframboise -- Lanctôt -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lunn --  (Saanich -- Gulf Islands) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Manning -- Marceau -- Mark -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Moore -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Paquette -- Penson -- Perron -- Peschisolido -- Proctor -- Rajotte -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Roy -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Skelton -- Solberg -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay) -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- Yelich -- 94

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Carroll -- Cauchon -- Coderre -- Dubé -- Gauthier -- Guimond -- Harb -- Minna -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis)

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:02 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Moore (Port Moody -- Coquitlam -- Port Coquitlam), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should introduce legislation that offers GST relief to the victims of premature building envelope failure who are eligible for compensation through British Columbia's PST Relief Grant Program and to make any and all consequential amendments required. (Private Members' Business M-293)

Debate arose thereon.

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

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

A Message was received from the Senate as follows:

-- ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations, without amendment.

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 the Clerk of Petitions -- First Report, pursuant to Standing Order 131, which was as follows:

The Clerk of Petitions has the honour to report that the petition from the Conference of Mennonites in Canada, praying for the passage of a private act, filed by Mr. Alcock (Winnipeg South) on Tuesday, May 8, 2001, meets the requirements of Standing Order 131.

PETITIONS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

-- by Mr. McCormick (Hastings -- Frontenac -- Lennox and Addington), concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (No. 371-0216).

ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS

At 6:45 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 6:51 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).