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

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JOURNALS

No. 072

Tuesday, June 5, 2001

10:00 a.m.

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PRAYERS

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:

-- No. 371-0156 concerning gasoline additives. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-13-03;

-- No. 371-0220 concerning the Canada Post Corporation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-23-09;

-- No. 371-0226 concerning Canada's railways. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-38-05.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Volpe (Eglinton -- Lawrence) presented the Report of the Canada- China Legislative Association respecting its participation at the Third Bilateral Meeting, held in Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, Guanzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong from March 8 to 16, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-371-68-01.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Parrish (Mississauga Centre) presented the Report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the meeting of the Standing Committee and the Secretaries of National Delegations of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, held in Rome, Italy, from March 30 to April 1, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-371-50-03.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Telegdi (Kitchener -- Waterloo), seconded by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), Bill C-373, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (revocation of citizenship), 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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By unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Bonwick (Simcoe -- Grey), seconded by Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds -- Dollard), Bill C-374, An Act to establish Merchant Navy Veterans Day, 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. MacKay (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough), seconded by Mr. Clark (Calgary Centre), moved, -- That the 14th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Wednesday, May 9, 2001, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Cannis (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry), 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 the following division:

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(Division--Vote N^o 122)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Cuzner -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marcil -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Neville -- Normand -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 150

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz -- Brien -- Cardin -- Chatters -- Clark -- Comartin -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Doyle -- Dubé -- Epp -- Fitzpatrick -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harris -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hinton -- Jaffer -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Laframboise -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lebel -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Marceau -- Mayfield -- Ménard -- Merrifield -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Obhrai -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Proctor -- Rajotte -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Skelton -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Toews -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis) -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Williams -- 81

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill S-17, An Act to amend the Patent Act.

Mr. Gray (Deputy Prime Minister) for Mr. Tobin (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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 Order was read for the second reading and reference to a Committee of the Whole of Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Salaries Act.

Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Tobin (Minister of Industry), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast), seconded by Mr. Harris (Prince George -- Bulkley Valley), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``this House declines to give second reading to Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Salaries Act, since the principle of the Bill contravenes the spirit of pay equity by establishing a two-tier pay scheme for Members of Parliament''.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. MacKay (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough), seconded by Mr. Borotsik, moved the following sub-amendment, -- That the amendment be amended by adding after the word ``two- tier'' the following:

``and retroactive''.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, June 4, 2001, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the sub-amendment and it was negatived on the following division:

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(Division--Vote N^o 123)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Benoit -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz -- Burton -- Chatters -- Clark -- Comartin -- Cummins -- Davies -- Day -- Desjarlais -- Doyle -- Epp -- Fitzpatrick -- Forseth -- Gallant -- Godin -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Harris -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hinton -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Lill -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mark -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Moore -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pallister -- Penson -- Peschisolido -- Proctor -- Rajotte -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Schmidt -- Skelton -- Solberg -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Toews -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Yelich -- 72

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bourgeois -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Crête -- Cullen -- Cuzner -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laframboise -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marceau -- Marcil -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Neville -- Normand -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 187

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Brien -- Eggleton -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Paquette -- Roy -- Sauvageau -- Savoy -- Serré

The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:

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(Division--Vote N^o 124)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz -- Burton -- Chatters -- Clark -- Comartin -- Cummins -- Davies -- Day -- Desjarlais -- Doyle -- Epp -- Fitzpatrick -- Forseth -- Gallant -- Godin -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Harris -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hinton -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Lill -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mark -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Moore -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pallister -- Penson -- Peschisolido -- Proctor -- Rajotte -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Schmidt -- Skelton -- Solberg -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Toews -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Yelich -- 73

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bourgeois -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Crête -- Cullen -- Cuzner -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laframboise -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marceau -- Marcil -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Neville -- Normand -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 187

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Brien -- Eggleton -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Paquette -- Roy -- Sauvageau -- Savoy -- Serré

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

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(Division--Vote N^o 125)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bourgeois -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Burton -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Crête -- Cullen -- Cummins -- Cuzner -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laframboise -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marceau -- Marcil -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- McNally -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Neville -- Normand -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Scherrer -- Schmidt -- Scott -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 202

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz -- Clark -- Comartin -- Davies -- Day -- Desjarlais -- Doyle -- Epp -- Fitzpatrick -- Gallant -- Godin -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Harris -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hinton -- Jaffer -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Lill -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Merrifield -- Moore -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pallister -- Penson -- Peschisolido -- Proctor -- Rajotte -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Skelton -- Solberg -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Toews -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Yelich -- 58

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Brien -- Eggleton -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Paquette -- Roy -- Sauvageau -- Savoy -- Serré

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:10 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), 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 Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-263, An Act to establish a national committee to develop policies and procedures to ensure coordination in the delivery of programs by governments in the case of agricultural losses or disasters created by weather, pests, shortages of goods or services or market conditions, and the coordination of the delivery of information, assistance, relief and compensation, and to study the compliance of such programs with World Trade Organization requirements.

Mr. Borotsik (Brandon -- Souris), seconded by Mr. Bachand (Richmond -- Arthabaska), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

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

The Clerk of Petitions has the honour to report that the petition from The Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada, praying for the passage of a private Act, filed by Mr. Saada (Brossard -- La Prairie) on Monday, June 4, 2001, meets the requirements of Standing Order 131.

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

The Clerk of Petitions has the honour to report that the petition from the Certas Direct Insurance Company, praying for the passage of a private Act, filed by Mr. Saada (Brossard -- La Prairie) on Monday, June 4, 2001, meets the requirements of Standing Order 131.

-- by the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills -- Second Report, which was as follows:

Pursuant to Standing Order 133(2), the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills has taken into consideration the petition from The Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada, received by the House on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, and has the honour to report that the requirements of the Standing Orders regarding notice have been fully complied with.

-- by the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills -- Third Report, which was as follows:

Pursuant to Standing Order 133(2), the Examiner of Petitions for Private Bills has taken into consideration the petition from the Certas Direct Insurance Company, received by the House on Tuesday, June 5, 2001, and has the honour to report that the requirements of the Standing Orders regarding notice have been fully complied with.

-- by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) -- Reports of the Canada Port Authorities for the year ended December 31, 2000, 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. 8561-371-611-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)) -- Reports of Status of Women Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, 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. 8561-371-675- 01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Reports of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, 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. 8561-371-551-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS

At 7:08 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 7:15 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).