PRAYERS

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

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), for Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-0102 and 351-0112 concerning the Canada Post Corporation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-7D.

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), for Mr. Eggleton (Minister responsible for Infrastructure), laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-0103 concerning the Chilliwack River Valley Hazard Management Plan. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-23.

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), for Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-0086 to 351-0090 concerning the Member for Markham -- Whitchurch -- Stouffville. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-21.

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), for Mr. Tobin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-0080 concerning wharfs and harbours. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-22.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), for Mr. Young (Minister of Transport), seconded by Mr. Ouellet (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Bill C-22, An Act respecting certain agreements concerning the redevelopment and operation of Terminals 1 and 2 at Lester B. Pearson International Airport, 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))

His 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 respecting certain agreements concerning the redevelopment and operation of Terminals 1 and 2 at Lester B. Pearson International Airport''.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. de Savoye (Portneuf), seconded by Mr. Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry), Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (facsimile advertising), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. de Savoye (Portneuf), seconded by Mr. Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry), Bill C-235, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. McTeague (Ontario), seconded by Mr. McKinnon (Brandon -- Souris), Bill C-236, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (at age 60, 10 years service), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. McWhinney (Vancouver Quadra), seconded by Mr. McTeague (Ontario), moved, -- That the 1st Report of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, presented to the House on Tuesday, March 22, 1994, be concurred in.

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

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement between the Speaker of the House of Commons and the National Archivist of Canada dated June 8, 1993, all documents presented to a committee of the House of Commons sitting in camera and any other documents so designated by the Speaker which have been or will be deposited in the National Archives of Canada for safekeeping, including any such records deposited prior to the date of the Memorandum of Agreement, shall be identified as Secret Records;

That, Secret Records shall not be made available by the Archivist to any person for a period of thirty (30) years from the close of the Parliamentary session in which the Secret Records were created, unless the House of Commons or one of its committees directs otherwise; and

That, twelve (12) months before the expiry of the thirty (30) year delay, the Archivist will inform the Speaker that unless the Speaker directs otherwise, the secret documents will be made public according to the terms of aforementioned Memorandum of Agreement.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Allmand (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce), one concerning housing policies (No. 351-0180);

-- by Mr. Althouse (Mackenzie), one concerning the Senate (No. 351-0181);

-- by Mr. Morrison (Swift Current -- Maple Creek -- Assiniboia), three concerning the parole system (Nos. 351-0182 to 351-0184) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-0185).

Presenting Reports from Committees

By unanimous consent, Mr. MacDonald (Dartmouth), from the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented the 1st Report of the Committee (Atlantic Fisheries Adjustment Programs). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-5.

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

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue Nos. 1, 3 to 7 and 8, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to a question on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for third reading of Bill C-18, An Act to suspend the operation of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act.

Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs)), for Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Massé (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Harper (Calgary West), seconded by Mr. Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``Bill C-18, An Act to suspend the operation of the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, be not now read a third time but that it be read a third time this day three months hence.''

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 30)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Johnston -- Manning -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Schmidt -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Thompson -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- White (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 45

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Bélisle -- Caccia -- Calder -- Canuel -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Crawford -- Crête -- Culbert -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Fillion -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Kraft Sloan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- MacLellan (Cape Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mercier -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Ménard -- Nault -- Nunez -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Paré -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Plamondon -- Proud -- Péloquin -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Rocheleau -- Rompkey -- Scott (Fredericton -- York Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Skoke -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Wood -- Zed -- 184

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Brien -- Caron -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Debien -- Discepola -- Goodale -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Lefebvre -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Mifflin -- Peterson -- Pomerleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Young

By unanimous consent, the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 31)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Bélisle -- Caccia -- Calder -- Canuel -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Crawford -- Crête -- Culbert -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Fillion -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Kraft Sloan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- MacLellan (Cape Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mercier -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Ménard -- Nault -- Nunez -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Paré -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Plamondon -- Proud -- Péloquin -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Rocheleau -- Rompkey -- Scott (Fredericton -- York Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Skoke -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Wood -- Zed -- 184

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Johnston -- Manning -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Schmidt -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Thompson -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- White (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 45

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Brien -- Caron -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Debien -- Discepola -- Goodale -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Lefebvre -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Mifflin -- Peterson -- Pomerleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Young

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:14 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Laurin (Joliette), seconded by Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Orléans), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should immediately take the required measures to authorize the construction of a high-speed train (HST) linking the cities of Windsor and Quebec City, as well as the necessary infrastructure. (Private Members' Business M-112)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the time provided for consideration of Private Members' Business expired and the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), the following paper, having been deposited with the Clerk of the House, was laid upon the Table:

By Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources) -- Report of the National Energy Board for the year ended December 31, 1993, pursuant to section 133 of the National Energy Board Act, Chapter N-7, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-188. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

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. Peric (Cambridge), concerning correctional facilities for women (No. 351-0186).

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:14 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).