PRAYERS

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, at the conclusion of today's debate on the motion for the second reading of Bill C-205, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of expenses incurred by a mechanic for tools required in employment), all questions necessary to dispose of the said motion shall be deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Côte-de-Beaupré -- Île d'Orléans), seconded by Mr. Desrochers (Lotbinière), -- That Bill C-205, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction of expenses incurred by a mechanic for tools required in employment), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Order made earlier this day, the question was deemed put on the motion and a recorded division was deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division on Private Member's Motion M-30, deferred until Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, was further deferred until Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

INTERRUPTION

At 11:57 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade), -- That Bill C-16, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

Mr. Myers (Waterloo -- Wellington), seconded by Ms. Sgro (York West), moved, -- That this question be now put.

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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Statements by Ministers

By unanimous consent, Mr. Chrétien (Prime Minister) made a statement.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of the draft of a Bill entitled "An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act". -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-362-17.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lee (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. 362-1072, 362-1139 and 362-1143 concerning breast cancer. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-65-11.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Mahoney (Mississauga West) presented the Report of the Meeting of the Standing Committee and the Secretaries of National Delegations of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, held in Brussels, Belgium, on April 8, 2000. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-362-50-06.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Lastewka (St. Catharines), from the Standing Committee on Industry, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2000-2001 -- Votes 1, 5, L10, L15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115 and 120 under INDUSTRY). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-61.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 40 to 42, 45, 51 and 54) was tabled.

Mr. DeVillers (Simcoe North), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the Third Report of the Committee (A Work in Progress: The Corrections and Conditional Release Act). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-62.

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. 1 to 14) was tabled.

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 32nd Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2000-2001 -- Vote 20 under PRIVY COUNCIL). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-63.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 43) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), one concerning immigration (No. 362-1237);

-- by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), nine concerning the income tax system (Nos. 362-1238 to 362-1246);

-- by Mr. Lebel (Chambly), three concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 362-1247 to 362-1249);

-- by Ms. Debien (Laval East), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 362-1250);

-- by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 362-1251);

-- by Mr. Brien (Témiscamingue), one concerning oil products (No. 362-1252);

-- by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), one concerning the income tax system (No. 362-1253).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade), -- That Bill C-16, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the motion of Mr. Myers (Waterloo -- Wellington), seconded by Ms. Sgro (York West), -- That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later this day, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Anderson (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada), -- That Bill C-33, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

The debate continued.

Mr. Herron (Fundy -- Royal), seconded by Ms. St-Jacques (Shefford), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

"Bill C-33, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada, be not now read a second time but that it be read a second time this day six months hence."

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division on the previous question at the third reading stage of Bill C-16, An Act respecting Canadian citizenship, deferred until later this day, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, was further deferred until Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Anderson (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada), -- That Bill C-33, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development;

And of the amendment of Mr. Herron (Fundy -- Royal), seconded by Ms. St-Jacques (Shefford).

The debate continued.

At 6:41 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. McDonough (Halifax), seconded by Mr. Riis (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys), -- That this House call upon the government to act on the words of the Health Minister when he said, "we have grave reservations about investing public funds in private for-profit facilities", by immediately amending the Canada Health Act to provide that provinces be financially penalized if they allow public funds to be used for the provision of insured services by private, for- profit hospitals.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), seconded by Mr. Earle (Halifax West), -- That the motion be amended by adding after the words ``government to act'' the following:

"decisively"

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

(Division--Vote N^o 1322)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Blaikie -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Dockrill -- Earle -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Gruending -- Hardy -- Laliberte -- Lill -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Nystrom -- Proctor -- Riis -- Stoffer -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 17

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Cotler -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godfrey -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Herron -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lebel -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Longfield -- Lowther -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Maloney -- Manley -- Mark -- Marleau -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Patry -- Penson -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Torsney -- Turp -- Vanclief -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wood -- 156

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Copps -- Nunziata

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the question was put on the main motion and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 1323)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Blaikie -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Dockrill -- Earle -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Gruending -- Hardy -- Laliberte -- Lill -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Nystrom -- Proctor -- Riis -- Stoffer -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 17

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Cotler -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godfrey -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Herron -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lebel -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Longfield -- Lowther -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Maloney -- Manley -- Mark -- Marleau -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Patry -- Penson -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Torsney -- Turp -- Vanclief -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wood -- 156

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Copps -- Nunziata

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. Collenette (Minister of Transport) -- Report of the Canada Ports Corporation, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year 1999, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362- 154-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report on the Operations of the Exchange Fund Account, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year 1999, pursuant to the Currency Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-52, sbs. 21(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-133-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:16 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.

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:25 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).