PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

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. 362-0386, 362-0387, 362-0388, 362-0389, 362-0397 and 362- 0398 concerning the tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362- 17-07;

-- Nos. 362-0364, 362-0369 and 362-0370 concerning child poverty. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-16-03.

MOTIONS

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Henri), moved, -- That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 666)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 140

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Dumas -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Konrad -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Price -- Proctor -- Reynolds -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Williams -- 95

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That, in relation to Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the second reading stage of the Bill; and

That, fifteen minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration of the second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division--Vote N^o 667)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 141

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Harris -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Konrad -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Price -- Proctor -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solberg -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Williams -- 102

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference, be now read a second time and referred to a legislative committee;

And of the amendment of Mr. Duceppe (Laurier -- Sainte-Marie), seconded by Mr. Gauthier (Roberval), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ''That'' and substituting the following:

"this House declines to give second reading to Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference, because the Bill contravenes the inalienable right of the Quebec people to decide freely their own future."

The debate continued.

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.

TABLING OF DOCUMENTS

By unanimous consent, Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of a letter from Roger Pomerleau, dated December 16, 1997, concerning Iris Inc. -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-362-6.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference, be now read a second time and referred to a legislative committee;

And of the amendment of Mr. Duceppe (Laurier -- Sainte-Marie), seconded by Mr. Gauthier (Roberval).

The debate continued.

QUORUM

The attention of the Speaker was drawn to the lack of a quorum and, fewer than 20 members having been counted, pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to call in the Members.

After one minute, a quorum was found.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference, be now read a second time and referred to a legislative committee;

And of the amendment of Mr. Duceppe (Laurier -- Sainte-Marie), seconded by Mr. Gauthier (Roberval).

The debate continued.

QUORUM

The attention of the Speaker was drawn to the lack of a quorum and, fewer than 20 members having been counted, pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to call in the Members.

After one minute, a quorum was found.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference, be now read a second time and referred to a legislative committee;

And of the amendment of Mr. Duceppe (Laurier -- Sainte-Marie), seconded by Mr. Gauthier (Roberval).

The debate continued.

QUORUM

The attention of the Speaker was drawn to the lack of a quorum and, fewer than 20 members having been counted, pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to call in the Members.

After one minute, a quorum was found.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That Bill C-20, An Act to give effect to the requirement for clarity as set out in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada in the Quebec Secession Reference, be now read a second time and referred to a legislative committee;

And of the amendment of Mr. Duceppe (Laurier -- Sainte-Marie), seconded by Mr. Gauthier (Roberval).

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 668)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Brien -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Loubier -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Hilaire -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Venne -- 42

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Desjarlais -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Epp -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Harb -- Hardy -- Harris -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Marleau -- McCormick -- McDonough -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Nystrom -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proud -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Riis -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stoffer -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 179

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

(Division--Vote N^o 669)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casey -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Cotler -- Cullen -- Desjarlais -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Epp -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Harb -- Hardy -- Harris -- Harvard -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Marleau -- McCormick -- McDonough -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Nystrom -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Obhrai -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proctor -- Proud -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Riis -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stoffer -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 168

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Brien -- Brison -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harvey -- Herron -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Loubier -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Muise -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Price -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Venne -- 55

Accordingly, the Bill was read a second time and referred to a legislative committee.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's), seconded by Mr. Pagtakhan (Winnipeg North -- St. Paul), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should recognize the month of June as Leukemia Awareness Month. (Private Members' Business M-96)

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), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

-- by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade) -- Report of the Northern Pipeline Agency, together with the Auditor General's report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Northern Pipeline Act, R. S. 1985, c. N-26, ss. 13 and 14. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-43-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations)

PETITIONS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

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

-- by Mr. Sekora (Port Moody -- Coquitlam -- Port Coquitlam), two concerning the highway system (Nos. 362-0506 and 362-0507), one concerning the public pension system (No. 362-0508), one concerning pornography (No. 362-0509) and one concerning child poverty (No. 362-0510);

-- by Mr. Stoffer (Sackville -- Musquodoboit Valley -- Eastern Shore), one concerning oil and gas exploration (No. 362-0511);

-- by Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa -- Vanier), one concerning child poverty (No. 362-0512).

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:57 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).