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

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JOURNALS

No. 094

Monday, October 15, 2001

11:00 a.m.

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PRAYERS

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the Order of reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-16, An Act respecting the registration of charities and security information and to amend the Income Tax Act, be discharged and the Bill withdrawn;

That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice, immediately upon the adoption of this Order, a Minister of the Crown shall table a notice of a Ways and Means motion which shall immediately be deemed to have been concurred in, whereupon the House shall proceed immediately to the Daily Routine of Business, except for Introduction of Private Members' Bills, Presenting Petitions and Questions on the Order Paper, which shall be taken up at 3:00 p.m. this day;

That Private Members' Business shall not be taken up this day, but that the House proceed directly to Government Orders; and

That, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment this day, the House continue to sit and resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider a motion ``That the Committee take note of the international actions against terrorism'', provided that, during the consideration thereof: (a) the Speaker may from time to time act as Chair of the Committee; (b) the Chair of the Committee shall not receive any quorum call or any motion except a motion ``That the Committee do now rise''; (c) after the first spokeperson for each party, no Member may speak more than once or for more than ten minutes; (d) when no Member rises to speak, the Committee shall rise; and (e) when the Committee rises, the House shall immediately adjourn to the next sitting day.

WAYS AND MEANS

Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice) laid upon the Table, -- Notice of a Ways and Means motion relating to the Registration of Charities under the Income Tax Act. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 8) -- Sessional Paper No. 8570-371-8.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Ways and Means Motion No. 8 was deemed adopted.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada), Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Official Secrets Act, the Canada Evidence Act, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act and other Acts, and to enact measures respecting the registration of charities in order to combat terrorism, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Official Secrets Act, the Canada Evidence Act, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act and other Acts, and to enact measures respecting the registration of charities in order to combat terrorism''.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice) made a statement.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Caccia (Davenport) presented the Report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Third Part of the 2001 Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, France, from June 25 to 29, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-371-51-06.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mr. Clark (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley), moved, -- That this House reaffirm its condemnation of the terrorist attacks against our NATO ally, the United States of America, on September 11, 2001, and affirm its support for Canada's courageous men and women in the Canadian Forces who are responding to defend freedom and democracy in the international military coalition against terrorism; and

That this House hereby order the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs to sit jointly to hold frequent meetings with ministers and officials of the government and the military.

Debate arose thereon.

Mrs. Wayne (Saint John), seconded by Mr. Casey (Cumberland -- Colchester), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by replacing the words ``jointly to hold frequent meetings'' with the following:

``frequently, including joint meetings''.

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.

QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE

A question of privilege having been raised by Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast), the Speaker ruled that there was a prima facie case of privilege;

Whereupon, Mr. Reynolds (West Vancouver -- Sunshine Coast) seconded by Mr. Sorenson (Crowfoot), moved, -- That the matter of the media receiving information on the contents of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Official Secrets Act, the Canada Evidence Act, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act and other Acts, and to enact measures respecting the registration of charities in order to combat terrorism, before Members of Parliament and before the Bill was tabled in the House of Commons, be referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

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

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Mills (Red Deer), seconded by Mr. Elley (Nanaimo -- Cowichan), Bill C-400, An Act to amend the Divorce Act (limits on rights of child access by sex offenders), 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 Mr. Peric (Cambridge), seconded by Mr. Assadourian (Brampton Centre), Bill C-401, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (proxy voting), 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. Adams (Peterborough), two concerning Canada's railways (Nos. 371-0399 and 371-0400).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Clark (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley), in relation to the Business of Supply;

And of the amendment of Mrs. Wayne (Saint John), seconded by Mr. Casey (Cumberland -- Colchester).

The debate continued.

At 6:34 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the House resumed consideration of the main motion, as amended, of Mr. Clark (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley), -- That this House reaffirm its condemnation of the terrorist attacks against our NATO ally, the United States of America, on September 11, 2001, and affirm its support for Canada's courageous men and women in the Canadian Forces who are responding to defend freedom and democracy in the international military coalition against terrorism; and

That this House hereby order the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs to sit frequently, including joint meetings with ministers and officials of the government and the military.

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

YEAS 213, NAYS 10

(Divison No. 148 -- Vote N^o 148)
YEAS -- POUR

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(Division--Vote N^o 148)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Allard -- Anders -- Anderson --  (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands) -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bagnell -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Binet -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bourgeois -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz -- Brien -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carignan -- Carroll -- Castonguay -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien -- Clark -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cotler -- Crête -- Cummins -- Cuzner -- Day -- Dion -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Duplain -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Eyking -- Farrah -- Finlay -- Fitzpatrick -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallant -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harris -- Harvard -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hinton -- Ianno -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laframboise -- Lalonde -- Lanctôt -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- LeBlanc -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Lunney --  (Nanaimo -- Alberni) -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Macklin -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Manley -- Marcil -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan -- McNally -- McTeague -- Meredith -- Merrifield -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Moore -- Myers -- Nault -- Neville -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Owen -- Pallister -- Pankiw -- Paquette -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Rajotte -- Redman -- Regan -- Reid --  (Lanark -- Carleton) -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Roy -- Sauvageau -- Savoy -- Scherrer -- Schmidt -- Scott -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Skelton -- Sorenson -- Speller -- Spencer -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibault --  (West Nova) -- Thibeault --  (Saint-Lambert) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tirabassi -- Toews -- Tonks -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Venne -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 213

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Blaikie -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Godin -- Lill -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Proctor -- Robinson -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 10

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson --  (Victoria) -- Asselin -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Cardin -- Carignan -- Charbonneau -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Desrochers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Dubé -- Gagnon --  (Champlain) -- Girard-Bujold -- Goodale -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harvey -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Loubier -- Maloney -- Marceau -- McCallum -- Ménard -- Murphy -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Pagtakhan -- Perron -- Pettigrew -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- St-Hilaire -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean -- Saguenay) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Neigette-et-la Mitis)

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At 7:07 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier this day, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the following motion, -- That the Committee take note of the international actions against terrorism.

MIDNIGHT

At 1:59 a.m., the Committee rose.

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 -- Reports of the Canadian Human Rights 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. 8561-371-860-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Manley (Minister of Foreign Affairs) -- Report of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year 2000, pursuant to the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission Act, S. C. 1964-65, c. 19, s. 7. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-229-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade)

-- by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Human Resources Development) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Fifth Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, ``Chapter 11 of the October 2000 Report of the Auditor General of Canada'' (Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-37), presented to the House on Thursday, May 17, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-371-37.

-- by Mr. Tobin (Minister of Industry) -- Report of the Copyright Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Copyright Act, R.S. 1985 (4th Supp.), c. 10, s. 12. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-555-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

ADJOURNMENT

At 2:00 a.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until later this day, at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).