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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 37
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
10:00 a.m.
Prayers
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. 372-0174, 372-0490, 372-0492, 372-0494, 372-0495, 372-0497, 372-0499 to 372-0517, 372-0520, 372-0522 and 372-0528 to 372-0531 concerning pornography. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-372-25-09.
Presenting Reports from Committees
Mr. Pickard (Chatham—Kent Essex) , from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the First Report of the Committee, “The Safe Third Country Regulations”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-372-12.
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. 3 to 9) was tabled.
Mr. Williams (St. Albert) , from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Chapter 13 of the December 2001 Report of the Auditor General of Canada—Parc Downsview Park Inc.). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-372-13.
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. 5) was tabled.
Mr. Williams (St. Albert) , from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee (Chapter 1 of the December 2001 Report of the Auditor General of Canada--Financial Information Strategy: Infrastructure Readiness); and (Chapter 7 of the April 2002 Report of the Auditor General of Canada--Strategies to Implement Modern Comptrollership). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-372-14.
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. 5) was tabled.
Mr. Williams (St. Albert) , from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (Chapter 4 of the December 2001 Report of the Auditor General of Canada—Voted Grants and Contributions: Wide Management); and (Chapter 5 of the December 2001 Report of the Auditor General of Canada—Voted Grants and Contributions: Program Management). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-372-15.
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. 5) was tabled.
Introduction of Private Members' Bills
Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Murphy (Hillsborough) , seconded by Mr. Bagnell (Yukon) , Bill C-320, An Act to establish Verbal Abuse Prevention Week, 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. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) , one concerning pornography (No. 372-0680) and one concerning the Canadian Coast Guard (No. 372-0681);
— by Mr. Guimond (Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans) , one concerning the commercial development of land (No. 372-0682);
— by Mr. St-Julien (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik) , four concerning aboriginal affairs (Nos. 372-0683 to 372-0686);
— by Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke) , one concerning emergency preparedness (No. 372-0687);
— by Mrs. Hinton (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys) , one concerning pornography (No. 372-0688);
— by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South) , one concerning pornography (No. 372-0689), one concerning the income tax system (No. 372-0690) and one concerning stem cell research (No. 372-0691).
Government Orders
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Anderson (Minister of the Environment) , seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Human Resources Development) , — That this House call upon the government to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change; (Government Business No. 9)
And of the amendment of Mr. Mills (Red Deer) , seconded by Mr. Penson (Peace River) , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
“this House call upon the government not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change until an implementation plan is in place that Canadians understand, setting out the costs and benefits and how the targets are to be reached and until the plan can be agreed to by the provinces.”;
And of the subamendment of Mr. Hilstrom (Selkirk—Interlake) , seconded by Mr. Penson (Peace River) , — That the amendment be amended by adding before the word “costs” the word “detailed”.
The debate continued.
Tabling of Documents
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons for the year ended December 31, 2001, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, S.C. 1995, c. 43, s. 3. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-372-64-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts)
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.
deferred recorded divisions
Government Orders
Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of Natural Resources) , seconded by Mr. Boudria (Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , — That Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, 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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YEAS: 201, NAYS: 44
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Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.
Government Orders
The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Nuclear Safety and Control Act.
Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of Natural Resources) , seconded by Mr. Boudria (Minister of State and 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.
Private Members' Business
At 5:40 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.
Mr. St-Julien (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik) , seconded by Mr. Lincoln (Lac-Saint-Louis) , moved, — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should introduce legislation to grant the Inuit of Nunavik a federal electoral constituency within the province of Quebec. (Private Members' Business M-10)
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 Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Human Resources Development) — Reports of the Department of Human Resources Development for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, 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. 8561-372-393-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
— by Mr. Thibault (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) — Report of the operations under the Fisheries Development Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002, pursuant to the Fisheries Development Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-21, s. 10. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-372-292-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)
Adjournment Proceedings
At 6:38 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 7:08 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).