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

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JOURNALS

No. 078

Wednesday, June 13, 2001

2:00 p.m.

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The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh), Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

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:

-- No. 371-0148 concerning natural gas. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-47-01;

-- No. 371-0183 concerning transportation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-48-01;

-- No. 371-0213 concerning oil products. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-29-04;

-- No. 371-0242 concerning sex offenders. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-49-01;

-- No. 371-0263 concerning immigration. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-24-03.

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 27th Report of the Committee (Bill S-10, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Poet Laureate), with an amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-72.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 7, 24, 25 and 27) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Peschisolido (Richmond), seconded by Mr. Moore (Port Moody -- Coquitlam -- Port Coquitlam), Bill C-390, An Act to confirm the rights of taxpayers and establish the Office for Taxpayer Protection, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, -- That the 26th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented Wednesday, June 6, 2001, be concurred in.

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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the Standing Committee on Finance be authorized to travel from place to place within Canada during its proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

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By unanimous consent, it was resolved, -- That the 22nd Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented Thursday, May 31, 2001, be concurred in.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Scott (Fredericton), two concerning Canada's railways (Nos. 371-0354 and 371-0355);

-- by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), one concerning immigration (No. 371-0356);

-- by Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), one concerning sex offenders (No. 371-0357);

-- by Mrs. Ur (Lambton -- Kent -- Middlesex), one concerning gasoline additives (No. 371-0358);

-- by Mr. Reed (Halton), one concerning pesticides (No. 371-0359);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), two concerning Canada's railways (Nos. 371-0360 and 371-0361) and one concerning health care services (No. 371-0362);

- by Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), one concerning health care services (No. 371-0363).

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-32 -- Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) -- With regards to efforts by the federal government to improve the literacy of Canadians over the last five years: (a) what investments and expenditures were made on literacy and numeracy initiatives; (b) what is the breakdown of these expenditures and investments for each federal department, and specifically for agencies such as the Literacy Secretariat (NLS) at Human Resources Development Canada and Correctional Service Canada; (c) what is the amount of funding which has been directed to each of the provinces and territories; (d) what is the amount of funding which went to each province or territory through Labour Market Training for literacy and education initiatives before the government devolved responsibilities; (e) have any efforts been made to direct such programs for the benefit of the aboriginal peoples of Canada and if so: (i) in what manner; (ii) what amounts have been so dedicated; and (iii) what specific financial programs have been put in place to attain such an objective; and (f) what level of literacy and numeracy is considered necessary to function in today's economy, and similarly, what is the base level needed to obtain and maintain a job? -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-371-32.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-11, An Act respecting immigration to Canada and the granting of refugee protection to persons who are displaced, persecuted or in danger.

Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), seconded by Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 12, 2001, the Deputy 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 136)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Brown -- Byrne -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carignan -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Charbonneau -- Coderre -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Cuzner -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Leung -- 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'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thibeault --  (Saint-Lambert) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wappel -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 135

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Bourgeois -- Brien -- Burton -- Cadman -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Clark -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Day -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harris -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hinton -- Jaffer -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Laframboise -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lebel -- Loubier -- Lunn --  (Saanich -- Gulf Islands) -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Manning -- Marceau -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McDonough -- McNally -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Moore -- Nystrom -- Paquette -- Perron -- Rajotte -- Reynolds -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Roy -- Schmidt -- Sorenson -- St-Hilaire -- Steckle -- Stinson -- Telegdi -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay) -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- 84

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bradshaw -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Sauvageau -- Savoy

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

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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 12, 2001, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Thibault (Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)), -- That Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass.

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

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(Division--Vote N^o 137)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bourgeois -- Brien -- Brown -- Burton -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Carignan -- Carroll -- Casey -- Casson -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Charbonneau -- Clark -- Coderre -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Crête -- Cullen -- Cuzner -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Day -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Finlay -- Folco -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godfrey -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harris -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hinton -- Hubbard -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laframboise -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Leung -- Longfield -- Loubier -- Lunn --  (Saanich -- Gulf Islands) -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manning -- Marceau -- Marcil -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCallum -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- McNally -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Moore -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paquette -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peschisolido -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proulx -- Rajotte -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Roy -- Saada -- Scherrer -- Schmidt -- Scott -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Sorenson -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 210

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Blaikie -- Desjarlais -- Godin -- McDonough -- Nystrom -- Robinson -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 7

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bradshaw -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Sauvageau -- Savoy

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

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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 12, 2001, Ms. Coopps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) for Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That, when the House adjourns following the adoption of this Order, it shall stand adjourned to Monday, September 17, 2001, provided that, for the purposes of any Standing Order, the House shall be deemed to stand adjourned pursuant to Standing Order 28. (Government Business No.7)

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

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(Division--Vote N^o 138)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bagnell -- Baker -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Binet -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Brown -- Byrne -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carignan -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Charbonneau -- Coderre -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Cuzner -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Harb -- Harvey -- Hubbard -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Leung -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marcil -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proulx -- Redman -- Reed --  (Halton) -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scherrer -- Scott -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thibeault --  (Saint-Lambert) -- Tirabassi -- Tobin -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wappel -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 133

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Bourgeois -- Brien -- Cadman -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Clark -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Day -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Herron -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hinton -- Jaffer -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Laframboise -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lebel -- Loubier -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Marceau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McDonough -- McNally -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Moore -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Paquette -- Perron -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Roy -- Schmidt -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay) -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Williams -- 69

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bradshaw -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Sauvageau -- Savoy

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

Messages were 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-9, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Salaries Act, 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 Mr. Anderson (Minister of the Environment) -- Report on the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, R. S. 1985, c. 16 (4th Supp.), s. 138. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-601-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

-- by Mr. Anderson (Minister of the Environment) -- Reports of the Canadian Environmental Assessment 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. 8561-371-693-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Cauchon (Minister of National Revenue) -- Reports of Canada Customs and Revenue 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. 8561-371-646-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) -- Reports of Canada Mortgage and Housing 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. 8561-371-632-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Human Resources Development) -- Report of the Canada Pension Plan, together with the Auditor General's report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, pursuant to the Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan, R.S. 1985, c. C-8, s. 117. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-59-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

-- by Mr. Tobin (Minister of Industry) -- Reports of the Copyright Board 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. 8561-371-546-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Tobin (Minister of Industry) -- Reports of the Standards Council of 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. 8561-371-642-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Tobin (Minister of Industry) -- Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2001-02 to 2005-06 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2001-02 of the Standards Council of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-371-820-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

-- by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Farm Credit Corporation, together with the Auditor General's report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-142-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

-- by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report on the Farm Debt Mediation Act, Farm Debt Mediation Service and Farm Consultation Service for the period of 1998 to 2000, pursuant to the Farm Debt Mediation Act, S.C. 1997, c. 21, sbs. 28(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-765-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

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. Gouk (Kootenay -- Boundary -- Okanagan), concerning pornography (No. 371-0364).

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:05 p.m., by unanimous consent, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, September 17, 2001, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Order made earlier this day and Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).