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

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JOURNALS

No. 091

Wednesday, October 3, 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.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the first item to be considered under Government Orders on Thursday, October 4, 2001, be a motion by the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons ``That the Report of the Special Committee on the Modernization and Improvement of the Procedures of the House of Commons, presented on Friday, June 1, 2001, be concurred in, provided that the proposed amendment therein to Standing Order 52(13) be amended by deleting the words ``of his or her party'' and that the recommendations of the Report, as amended, come into force on the Monday following the adoption of this Order.''; and

That at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 4, 2001, or when no Member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, the said motion be deemed adopted.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Regan (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. 371-0366 and 371-0371 concerning health care services. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-3-19.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Scott (Fredericton), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee (division of Bill C-15). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-73.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 21) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Jaffer (Edmonton -- Strathcona), one concerning China (No. 371-0387);

-- by Mr. Keddy (South Shore), one concerning marriage (No. 371-0388) and one concerning the income tax system (No. 371-0389);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning Canada's railways (No. 371-0390);

-- by Mr. Burton (Skeena), one concerning aboriginal affairs (No. 371-0391).

NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPERS

It was ordered, -- That an Order of this House do issue for copies of all documentation, including briefings, memoranda, e-mails and minutes relating to the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Business Development Bank of Canada of June 2, 1999. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-8 -- Mr. Clark (Calgary Centre))

Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8550-371-8.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Normand (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), -- That Bill C-30, An Act to establish a body that provides administrative services to the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada, to amend the Federal Court Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act and the Judges Act, and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations of Bill C-34, An Act to establish the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) for Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations.

Debate arose thereon.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bergeron (Verchères -- Les-Patriotes), seconded by Mr. Sauvageau (Repentigny), -- That a humble Address be presented to Her Excellency praying that she will intercede with Her Majesty to cause the British Crown to present an official apology to the Acadian people for the wrongs done to them in its name between 1755 and 1763. (Private Members' Business M-241)

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION

Pursuant to Standing Order 125, the following motion standing on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Schmidt (Joint Chairman of the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations) was deemed moved and adopted:

That the Second Report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, presented on Thursday, June 7, 2001, be concurred in.

Accordingly, pursuant to Standing Order 123(1), it was ordered, -- That section 58 of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations, C.R.C. 1978, c. 285, be revoked.

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. Dhaliwal (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) -- Reports of the Freshwater Fish Marketing 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. 8561-371-672-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Natural Resources) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources (Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations in the Second Session of the 36th Parliament) (Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-32), presented to the House on Friday, May 11, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-371-32.

-- by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Natural Resources) -- Report of the Cape Breton Development 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. 8560-371-106-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources)

-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, together with the Auditor General's report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Financial Institutions and Deposit Insurance System Amendment Act, R.S. 1985, c. 18 (3rd Supp.), s. 25. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-535-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Human Resources Development)

-- Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2001-1650 dated September 20, 2001, concerning the Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, pursuant to the Old Age Security Act, R. S. 1985, c. O-9, sbs. 42(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-212-03. (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) -- Copy of the Canada Small Business Financing Regulations (JUS-602733), pursuant to the Canada Small Business Financing Act, R.S. 1998, c. 36, sbs. 14(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-657-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 35(2), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

-- by Mr. Tobin (Minister of Industry) -- Reports of the Department of Industry 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. 8561-371-723-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Tobin (Minister of Industry) -- Copy of the Regulations amending the Canada Small Business Financing (Establishment and Operation of Capital Leasing Pilot Project) Regulations, pursuant to the Canada Small Business Financing Act, R.S. 1998, c. 36, sbs. 13(5). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-774-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 35(2), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

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. Harvard (Charleswood St. James -- Assiniboia), concerning the National Missile Defence Program (No. 371-0392).

ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS

At 6:30 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 6:53 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).