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. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-1468, 351-1492, 351-1493, 351-1516, 351-1540, 351-1570, 351-1689 and 351-1704 concerning Voice mail. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-95.

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-1330, 351-1354 and 351-1715 concerning Old Age Security benefits. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-31D.

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. 351-0737 and 351-0940 concerning sentences in the Criminal Code. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-70C.

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. 351-0761 concerning Indian affairs. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-35C.

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. 351-1317 concerning capital punishment. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-94.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 58th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change in the membership of the Standing Committee on Government Operations: Nunziata for Brushett.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 40, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Mr. MacDonald (Dartmouth), from the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented the 2nd Report of the Committee (Review of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-76.

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 (Issues Nos. 15, 16, 20 and 21, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Mr. Peterson (Willowdale), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 11th Report of the Committee (Bill C-59, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Application Rules, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-77.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issues Nos. 98 and 100, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, Ms. Copps (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. Duceppe (Laurier -- Sainte- Marie), moved, -- That the speech of His Excellency the Governor General, the Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, together with the address of welcome made by the Prime Minister in the Senate Chamber on February 8, 1995, be printed as an appendix to the official report of debates of the House of Commons, and form part of the permanent record of this Parliament.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Duceppe (Laurier -- Sainte-Marie), moved, -- That the 58th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

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

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the name of Mr. Pagtakhan be added to the list of ``YEAS'' in Division No. 146, taken on Tuesday, December 13, 1994, in relation to second reading of Bill C-226, An Act to amend the Criminal Code.

Accordingly, Division No. 146, as revised, was as follows:

(Division--Vote N^o 146)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Althouse -- Anawak -- Arseneault -- Asselin -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Benoit -- Bernier (Beauce) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bhaduria -- Blaikie -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Calder -- Cannis -- Chamberlain -- Chatters -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cummins -- de Jong -- Duncan -- Easter -- English -- Epp -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gaffney -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Keyes -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lee -- Loney -- MacDonald -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manning -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Payne -- Penson -- Peric -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Ramsay -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Serré -- Silye -- Simmons -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Terrana -- Thompson -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Wells -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- Williams -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 137

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Allmand -- Anderson -- Assad -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Barnes -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Berger -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Blondin-Andrew -- Brien -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bélisle -- Caccia -- Campbell -- Canuel -- Caron -- Catterall -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Copps -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Eggleton -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Flis -- Fry -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gerrard -- Madeleine) -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Graham -- Grose -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Irwin -- Jacob -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- Mercier -- Milliken -- Murphy -- Nunez -- Paré -- Patry -- Peters -- Peterson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pomerleau -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- St-Laurent -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- 103

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bachand -- Bevilacqua -- Bouchard -- Cauchon -- Collenette -- Crête -- Dubé -- Lalonde -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Minna -- Ménard -- Robichaud

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mrs. Brown (Calgary Southeast), one concerning the parole system (No. 351-1832);

-- by Mr. Harris (Prince George -- Bulkley Valley), three concerning euthanasia (Nos. 351-1833 to 351-1835);

-- by Mr. Assadourian (Don Valley North), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1836) and one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-1837);

-- by Mr. Jackson (Bruce -- Grey), three concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-1838 to 351-1840) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1841);

-- by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1842) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1843);

-- by Mr. Morrison (Swift Current -- Maple Creek -- Assiniboia), one concerning gun control (No. 351-1844), one concerning the Canadian Wheat Board (No. 351-1845) and one concerning abortion (No. 351-1846);

-- by Mr. Milliken (Kingston and the Islands), one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 351-1847);

-- by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), four concerning gun control (Nos. 351-1848 to 351-1851);

-- by Mr. Penson (Peace River), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1852) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1853);

-- by Mr. Williams (St. Albert), one concerning the Divorce Act (No. 351-1854);

-- by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1855);

-- by Mr. White (North Vancouver), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1856);

-- by Mr. Robinson (Burnaby -- Kingsway), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1857), one concerning the former Yugoslavia (No. 351-1858), one concerning the Senate (No. 351-1859) and one concerning the Department of National Defence (No. 351-1860).

Questions on Order Paper

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), the following question was made an Order of the House for a Return:

Q-96 -- Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- For each of the last three years, (a) how many times were firearms used in the commission of criminal offenses, (b) how many charges were laid under section 85 of the Criminal Code in each province, (c) how many of those charged with this offense were the legally registered owner of the firearm used in the commission (or attempted commission) of the crime, (d) how many charges were withdrawn, (e) how many charges resulted in acquittals, (f) how many charges resulted in convictions, and (g) what sentences were levied when convictions were registered?

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-351-96.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), the following question was made an Order of the House for a Return:

Q-126 -- Mr. Simmons (Burin -- St. George's) -- What action is being taken by the Department of Finance and the Department of Revenue to resolve the problems associated with the tax assistance for retirement savings (TARS) program, including the need to improve accountability for the costs and results of the TARS program; the need to review, revise and strengthen the current compliance strategy; and the need for both departments to improve the information provided to Parliament on TARS, as outlined by the Auditor General in his 1994 Report?

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-351-126.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-47, An Act to amend the Department of External Affairs Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade with amendments.

Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry) for Mr. Ouellet (Minister of Foreign Affairs), seconded by Mr. Chan (Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)), moved, -- That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry) for Mr. Ouellet (Minister of Foreign Affairs), seconded by Mr. Chan (Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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

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

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, from 5:30 p.m. until the time of adjournment today, the Speaker shall not entertain any adjournment or dilatory motions.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Massé (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister responsible for Public Service Renewal), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That Bill C-65, An Act to reorganize and dissolve certain federal agencies, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations.

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.

Mr. Gilmour (Comox -- Alberni), seconded by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the Government should support a policy that Canada's fresh water, ice and snow will be protected so that at all times and in all circumstances Canada's sovereignty over water is preserved and protected. (Private Members' Business M-344)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the time provided for consideration of Private Members' Business expired and the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:30 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.

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. Gallaway (Sarnia -- Lambton), one concerning the income tax system (No. 351-1861), one concerning material depicting violence (No. 351-1862), two concerning abortion (Nos. 351-1863 and 351-1864), two concerning euthanasia (Nos. 351-1865 and 351-1866), two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-1867 and 351-1868) and seven concerning the Young Offenders Act (Nos. 351-1869 to 351-1875).

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:43 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).