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

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JOURNALS

No. 073

Wednesday, June 6, 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. 371-0080 and 371-0214 concerning unborn children. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-42-01;

-- No. 371-0185 concerning the Divorce Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-21-03;

-- No. 371-0232 concerning China. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-36-05;

-- No. 371-0233 concerning Canada's railways. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-38-06;

-- No. 371-0250 concerning the agricultural industry. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-17-12;

-- No. 371-0251 concerning pesticides. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-7-04;

-- No. 371-0253 concerning genetic engineering. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-30-04.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Graham (Toronto Centre -- Rosedale), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee (Advancing Canadian Foreign Policy Objectives in the South Caucasus and Central Asia). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-56.

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. 13 and 26) was tabled.

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Mr. Jackson (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound), from the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987 and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, without amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-57.

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

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Ms. Whelan (Essex), from the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Bill S-11, An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Canada Cooperatives Act and to amend other Acts in consequence (former title: An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act and the Canada Cooperatives Act and to amend other Acts), with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-58.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 30 and 32) was tabled.

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Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (Crossing the Atlantic: Expanding the Economic Relationship between Canada and Europe). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-59.

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

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 26) was tabled.

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Mr. Williams (St. Albert), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (evaluation policy and policy on internal audit of the Government of Canada). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-60.

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. 8, 15 and 18) was tabled.

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Mr. Williams (St. Albert), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (Performance Report for the period ending March 31, 2000 and Report on Plans and Priorities for 2001-2002 of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-61.

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. 11 and 18) was tabled.

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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 25th 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:

Bill S-14 -- Mr. Godfrey (Don Valley West)

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 24) was tabled.

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

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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 26th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change in the membership of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts:

Pat Martin for Lorne Nystrom

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast), one concerning health care services (No. 371-0286) and one concerning the National Missile Defence Program (No. 371-0287);

-- by Mrs. Ur (Lambton -- Kent -- Middlesex), two concerning gasoline additives (Nos. 371-0288 and 371-0289);

-- by Mr. Clark (Calgary Centre), one concerning pesticides (No. 371-0290);

-- by Mr. Regan (Halifax West), one concerning pesticides (No. 371-0291);

-- by Mr. Cummins (Delta -- South Richmond), one concerning the Canadian Coast Guard (No. 371-0292);

-- by Mr. Peric (Cambridge), one concerning health care services (No. 371-0293);

-- by Mr. White (North Vancouver), one concerning health care services (No. 371-0294);

-- by Mr. Harvard (Charleswood St. James -- Assiniboia), one concerning security information (No. 371-0295) and one concerning natural gas (No. 371-0296);

-- by Mr. Godin (Acadie -- Bathurst), one concerning the Employment Insurance program (No. 371-0297);

-- by Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds -- Dollard), one concerning pesticides (No. 371-0298);

-- by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay -- Boundary -- Okanagan), one concerning the Divorce Act (No. 371-0299), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 371-0300) and two concerning health care services (Nos. 371-0301 and 371-0302);

-- by Mrs. Kraft Sloan (York North), one concerning pesticides (No. 371-0303);

-- by Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), eight concerning international trade (Nos. 371-0304 to 371-0311);

-- by Mr. Malhi (Bramalea -- Gore -- Malton -- Springdale), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 371-0312);

-- by Mr. Goldring (Edmonton Centre-East), one concerning China (No. 371-0313);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), three concerning Canada's railways (Nos. 371-0314 to 371-0316);

-- by Mrs. Skelton (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar), one concerning the agricultural industry (No. 371-0317);

-- by Mr. Drouin (Beauce), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 371-0318).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-39, Q-41 and Q-51 on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration in 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.

The Bill was considered in a Committee of the Whole and, progress having been reported, the Committee obtained leave to consider it again later today.

The House resumed consideration in 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, and reported it with the following amendments:

Clause 11

Replace, in the French version, line 40 on page 6 with the following:

``pour tenir compte des modifications apportées''

Clause 14

(a) Replace, in the French version, line 4 on page 8 with the following:

``sur les allocations de retraite des parlemen-''

(b) Replace, in the French version, line 22 on page 8 with the following:

``(2) L'alinéa a) de la définition de « indemni-''

Clause 16

Replace, in the English version, line 1 on page 9 with the following:

``9. (1) Commencing on January 1, 2001, a member shall, by reservation from''

Clause 19

Replace lines 29 to 42 on page 11 with the following:

``respect of time spent as a member

(a) on or after January 1, 1992 and before January 1, 2001, or any period of pensionable service in respect of which an election under section 10 has been made during that period, a person is, on ceasing to be a member, deemed to have one year of pensionable service to the credit of that person for each amount, equal to four per cent of the sessional indemnity payable to a member of the House of Commons during any calendar year, that the person has, during that calendar year, contributed pursuant to subsection 9(2) or elected to contribute pursuant to clause 11(1)(a)(i)(B), as it read before the coming into force of this paragraph, or pursuant to clause 11(1)(a.1)(i)(B); and

(b) on or after January 1, 2001, or any period of pensionable service in respect of which an election under section 10 has been made on or after that date, a person is, on ceasing to be a member, deemed to have one year of pensionable service to the credit of that person for each amount, equal to four per cent of the sessional indemnity payable to the person as a member of the Senate or the House of Commons, as the case may be, during any calendar year, that the person has, during that calendar year, contributed pursuant to subsection 9(2) or elected to contribute pursuant to subparagraph 11(1)(a)(i).

(4.1) Subsection (4), as it read before the coming into force of this subsection, applies in respect of a period of pensionable service to a member's credit pursuant to an election referred to in subsection 36(4).''

Clause 21

Replace, in the French version, line 21 on page 12 with the following:

``se terminant le 31 décembre 2000, par retenue''

Clause 23

(a) Replace, in the French version, lines 26 and 27 on page 13 with the following:

``(2) Le passage de l'alinéa 33(1)a.1) de la même loi précédant le sous-alinéa (i) est''

(b) Replace, in the French version, line 4 on page 14 with the following:

``le 13 juillet 1995 ou par la suite''

Clause 23

Replace, in the English version, line 2 on page 15 with the following:

``English version of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the''

Clause 26

Replace lines 22 to 29 on page 22 with the following:

``the sessional indemnity payable to the person as a member of the Senate or the House of Commons, as the case may be, during any calendar year, that the person has, on or after January 1, 2001, contributed or elected to contribute under subsection 31(3) or (4) or 33(4), other than amounts paid under subsection 33(4) in respect of sessional indemnity or as interest.''

Clause 26

Replace, in the English version, line 38 on page 22 with the following:

``before January 1, 2001,''

Clause 26

Replace, in the French version, line 30 on page 23 with the following:

``(2)a)(i)(C) et (ii)(C), les sous-alinéas (2)a)(iv)''

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage), moved, -- That the Bill, as amended, 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 126)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Boudria -- Bourgeois -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casey -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Crête -- Cullen -- Cummins -- Cuzner -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dion -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grewal -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hinton -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laframboise -- Laliberte -- Lanctôt -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marcil -- Marleau -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Nault -- Neville -- Normand -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paquette -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peschisolido -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- 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 -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 197

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Anders -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz -- Brison -- Burton -- Cadman -- Chatters -- Comartin -- Davies -- Day -- Desjarlais -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fitzpatrick -- Gallant -- Godin -- Goldring -- Harris -- Hearn -- Herron -- Jaffer -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Lill -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mark -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Merrifield -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Moore -- Nystrom -- Pallister -- Penson -- Proctor -- Rajotte -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Skelton -- Sorenson -- Spencer -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Toews -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Yelich -- 53

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:29 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Caccia (Davenport), seconded by Mr. Dromisky (Thunder Bay -- Atikokan), -- That Bill C-287, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on 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-8, An Act to establish the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada and to amend certain Acts in relation to financial institutions, without amendment.

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 Speaker -- Report of the Auditor General of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. P-21, sbs. 72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-371-627-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) -- Reports of the Canadian Transportation Agency 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. 8561-371-527-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) -- Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2001-05 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2001 of Marine Atlantic Inc., and the summary of the Corporate Plans of its subsidiaries for 2001-05, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562- 371-846-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations)

-- by Mr. Goodale (Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board) -- Report of the Canadian Wheat Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-21, sbs. 72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-371-697-01. (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 Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions 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. 8561-371-528-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Reports of the Farm Credit Corporation 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. 8561-371-704-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

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 Ms. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce -- Lachine), concerning the National Missile Defence Program (No. 371-0319).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:30 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 7:47 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).