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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
35TH PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION


JOURNALS

No. 117

Monday, October 31, 1994

11:00 a.m.



PRAYERS

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 11:05 a.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 Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), seconded by Mr. Hill (Macleod), -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should regulate the testing, under Sections 11(1) and (3) of the Immigration Act, of all applicants for immigration to Canada for H.I.V., and that a positive result of an H.I.V. screening be included, under the terms of Section 19(1) of the Immigration Act, as grounds for the inadmissibility to Canada of the applicant for landing. (Private Members' Business M-285)

The debate continued.

At 11:51 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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



(Division--Vote No 94)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Assad -- Bodnar -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Bélair -- Caccia -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gauthier (Ottawa -- Vanier) -- Gilmour -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Hopkins -- Iftody -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Maloney -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- McCormick -- Meredith -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nault -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Proud -- Ramsay -- Rideout -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Simmons -- Solberg -- Thompson -- Wappel -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- 52

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Bachand -- Berger -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Calder -- Catterall -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Clancy -- Collenette -- Collins -- Copps -- Culbert -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Savoye -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dromisky -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Malhi -- Marchand -- Marleau -- Massé -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- Mercier -- Milliken -- Minna -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nunez -- O'Reilly -- Peters -- Picard (Drummond) -- Richardson -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Sauvageau -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- St-Laurent -- Steckle -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Young -- 88

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

nil/aucun

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

Ms. Copps (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Debate arose thereon.

STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS

By unanimous consent, Mr. Chrétien (Prime Minister) made a statement in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 33(1).

TABLING OF DOCUMENTS

Mr. Chrétien (Prime Minister) laid upon the Table, -- Copies of letters concerning the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission. -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-351-21.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Copps (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), -- That Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-0983 concerning material depicting violence. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-2Q.


Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-0914, 351-0919, 351-0921, 351-0924, 351-0925, 351-0930, 351-0931, 351-0942, 351-0960, 351-0963, 351-0970, 351-0974, 351-0975, 351-0977 and 351-0978 concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-3E.


Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-0926 concerning sexual assault. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-34B.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Young (Minister of Transport) made a statement.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Rompkey (Labrador), from the Special Joint Committee on Canada's Defence Policy, presented the 2nd Report of the Committee (Security in a Changing World). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-52.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issues Nos. 1 to 31 and 32, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 351-1182);

-- by Mr. Mayfield (Cariboo -- Chilcotin), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1183);

-- by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), four concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-1184 to 351-1187) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1188);

-- by Mr. Duhamel (St. Boniface), one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 351-1189);

-- by Mr. Iftody (Provencher), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1190) and three concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-1191 to 351-1193);

-- by Mr. Jordan (Leeds -- Grenville), one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 351-1194) and one concerning abortion (No. 351-1195);

-- by Mrs. Parrish (Mississauga West), two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-1196 and 351-1197).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Copps (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), -- That Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, November 1, 1994, at 6:00 p.m.

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:25 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.

RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

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

By Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) -- Report of the Correctional Investigator for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1994, pursuant to section 192 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Chapter 20, Statutes of Canada, 1992. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-72A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:29 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).