PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Adams (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. 361-0356 concerning national unity. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-27E;

-- Nos. 361-0408, 361-0413 and 361-0516 concerning the sexual exploitation of minors. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-44A;

-- No. 361-0515 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-45B;

-- Nos. 361-0525, 361-0526 and 361-0529 concerning nudity. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-7J.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Grose (Oshawa), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 6th Report of the Committee (Chapter 28 of the December 1997 Report of the Auditor General). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-44.

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 (Meetings Nos. 17 and 23) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That Private Member's Motion M-27, standing in the order of precedence on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. White (North Vancouver), be withdrawn.

Mr. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), moved, -- That the 2nd Report of the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations, presented on Tuesday, March 10, 1998, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Grose (Oshawa), moved, -- That the debate be now adjourned.

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

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup -- Témiscouata -- Les Basques), two concerning the fishing industry (Nos. 361- 0695 and 361-0696);

-- by Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), one concerning impaired driving (No. 361-0697);

-- by Mr. Gallaway (Sarnia -- Lambton), one concerning breast cancer (No. 361-0698);

-- by Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), one concerning international trade (No. 361-0699);

-- by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley), one concerning housing policy (No. 361-0700), one concerning sex offenders (No. 361-0701), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 361-0702), one concerning pornography (No. 361-0703), one concerning parental rights (No. 361-0704) and one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 361-0705);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning the pharmaceutical industry (No. 361-0706).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-46 on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act, the Old Age Security Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act, the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Western Grain Transition Payments Act and certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act.

Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dion (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. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe -- Bagot), seconded by Mr. Godin (Châteauguay), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act, the Old Age Security Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act, the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Western Grain Transition Payments Act and certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act, be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Finance for the purpose of reconsidering Clause 241.''

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.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Dion (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada), -- That Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act, the Old Age Security Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act, the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Western Grain Transition Payments Act and certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe -- Bagot), seconded by Mr. Godin (Châteauguay).

The debate continued.

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 Ms. St-Jacques (Shefford), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Madawaska -- Restigouche), -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should review the level at which the child benefit is indexed; (Private Members' Business M-198)

And of the amendment of Mr. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière- du-Loup -- Témiscouata -- Les Basques), seconded by Mr. Bernier (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all of the words after the word ``review'' and substituting the following:

``the possibility of fully indexing the child benefit.''

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, March 24, 1998, the question was deemed put on the amendment and a recorded division was deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, March 31, 1998, at the expiry of the time provided for Private Members' Business.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate had passed the following Bill:

Bill C-33, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1998.

RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

-- by Mrs. McLellan (Minister of Justice) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, ``Draft Regulations on Firearms'' (Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-30), presented to the House on Wednesday, December 10, 1997. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-361-30.

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. Gallaway (Sarnia -- Lambton), concerning taxes on books (No. 361-0707).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:00 p.m., by unanimous consent, the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:16 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).