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House of Commons of Canada
35th Parliament, 2nd Session

Journals

No. 066
Thursday, June 20, 1996
10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Zed (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:

  1. Nos. 352-0094, 352-0120, 352-0213, 352-0335 and 352-0488 concerning corporal punishment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-49A;
  2. Nos. 352-0546, 352-0548, 352-0550, 352-0556 and 352-0571 concerning veterans affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-10F.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Paradis (Brome–Missisquoi) presented the Report of the Canadian Section of the Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association concerning its participation at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association held in Paris from May 20 to 23, 1996. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-55A.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Guimond (Beauport–Montmorency–Orléans), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 2nd Report of the Committee (Vote 30 under FINANCE — Main Estimates 1996-97). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-31.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 1, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members’ Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Frazer (Saanich–Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), Bill C–320, An Act to amend the Merchant Navy Veteran and Civilian War-related Benefits Act and the War Veterans Allowance Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Guarnieri (Mississauga East), seconded by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), Bill C–321, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (cumulative sentences), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

The following motion, in the name of Mr. Gauthier (Leader of the Opposition), was called and, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), was deemed adopted:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a) and the Order made Monday, March 4, 1996, consideration of HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997, by the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development, be extended beyond June 21, 1996.

By unanimous consent, Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell), moved, — That the 23rd Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented Wednesday, June 19, 1996 be concurred in.

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

Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), seconded byMr. Harper (Calgary West), moved, — That the 22nd Report of thethe Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Tuesday, June 18, 1996, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Speaker (Lethbridge), seconded by Mr. Frazer (Saanich–Gulf Islands), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the 22nd Report be not now concurred in but that it be recommitted to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs with instruction that they amend the same so as to recommend that, at a mininum,
  1. the House find the Member for Charlesbourg in contempt of Parliament, and determine appropriate sanctions against the Member; and
  2. that in any secession referendum or negotiation the House shall be guided by the principle that any interference with the allegiance of members of the Canadian Armed Forces shall be considered behaviour unacceptable and a contempt of Parliament;
  3. and that the government instruct the Department of National Defence to draft policies and regulations to guide its members during any secession referendum or negotiation.”

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Boudria (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell), seconded by Mr. Jackson (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board), moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

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

(Division — Vote No 117)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Adams — Allmand — Anderson — Arseneault — Augustine — Baker — Barnes — Beaumier — Bélair — Bélanger — Bevilacqua — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Byrne — Calder — Campbell — Cannis — Catterall — Cauchon — Clancy — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — DeVillers — Dingwall — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Dupuy — Easter — Eggleton — English — Finlay — Flis — Fontana — Fry — Gagliano — Gallaway — Goodale — Graham — Harb — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Jackson — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — Lastewka — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lincoln — Loney — MacAulay — Malhi — Maloney — Manley — Marchi — Marleau — McCormick — McGuire — McKinnon — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Mifflin — Minna — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nault — O’Brien (Labrador) — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Paradis — Payne — Peters — Peterson — Pickard (Essex–Kent) — Pillitteri — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robichaud — Robillard — Rock — Shepherd — Sheridan — Speller — St. Denis — Stewart (Brant) — Stewart (Northumberland) — Szabo — Telegdi — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wappel — Wells — Whelan — Young --110

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Abbott — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Benoit — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bridgman — Canuel — Chrétien (Frontenac) — Crête — Cummins — Dalphond-Guiral — de Savoye — Debien — Duceppe — Dumas — Duncan — Epp — Frazer — Gagnon (Québec) — Gilmour — Godin — Gouk — Grey (Beaver River) — Grubel — Guimond — Hanger — Hanrahan — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Hart — Hayes — Hill (Macleod) — Jacob — Johnston — Kerpan — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lefebvre — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loubier — Mayfield — McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) — Ménard — Meredith — Morrison — Nunez — Paré — Pomerleau — Ramsay — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — Silye — Solberg — Speaker — St-Laurent — Stinson — Strahl — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Tremblay (Rosemont) — White (Fraser Valley West) — Williams --68

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Assad — Asselin — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Brien — Caccia — Caron — Chan — Cullen — Daviault — Deshaies — Fewchuk — Fillion — Gaffney — Gauthier — Gerrard — Godfrey — Guay — Hickey — Lalonde — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Marchand — Mercier — Pettigrew — Phinney — Picard (Drummond) — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury)

By unanimous consent, it was ordered — That pursuant to its mandate in relation to the Comprehensive Review of the Young Offenders Act (Phase II) and specifically, to observe how the youth justice system operates in practice, the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (six Members: four from the Liberal Party including the Chair, one from the Bloc québécois and one from the Reform Party), be authorized to travel to Quebec, Montreal and Iqaluit from September 22 to 27, 1996, in order to hold public hearings, visit sites (young offender facilities and programmes) and meet with officials, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered — That five members of the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, including one member of each of the opposition parties, be authorized to travel to Edmonton on June 19 and 20, 1996, for the purpose of attending the meeting of the Provincial Disability Advisory Councils.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, during consideration of Government Orders this day, the House shall consider the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C–8, An Act respecting the control of certain drugs, their precursors and other substances and to amend certain other Acts and repeal the Narcotic Control Act in consequence thereof, and the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C–20, An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation, provided that no later than the time of the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, all questions necessary for the completion of the aforementioned business shall be put without further debate or amendment and any division requested thereon may not be deferred to another day;

That, when the House adjourns this day, it shall, for the purposes of Standing Order 28, be deemed to have sat and adjourned on June 21, 1996, provided that nothing in this Order shall prevent the Speaker from convening the House for the sole purpose of attending a Royal Assent to any bills later this day, on June 21, 1996, or on any other date during the adjournment; and

Provided that if, during the adjournment provided for in Standing Order 28, the Members of any Standing Committee unanimously so direct, the Chairman of any Standing Committee may present a report from the committee to the House by depositing the said report with the Clerk of the House in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 32(1).

Introduction of Private Members’ Bills

By unanimous consent, on motion of Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), seconded by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan–Shuswap), and pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), Bill C–322, An Act to amend the Identification of Criminals Act (forensic DNA analysis), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

  • by Mr. DeVillers (Simcoe North), one concerning the pharmaceutical industry (No. 352-0809);
  • by Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata), one concerning child labour (No. 352-0810);
  • by Ms. Whelan (Essex–Windsor), one concerning illicit drug use (No. 352-0811) and two concerning the tax system (Nos. 352-0812 and 352-0813);
  • by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0814), one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 352-0815) and one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0816);
  • by Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West), one concerning the National Capital Region (No. 352-0817);
  • by Mr. McGuire (Egmont), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-0818);
  • by Mr. Kerpan (Moose Jaw–Lake Centre), three concerning Constitutional amendments (Nos. 352-0819 to 352-0821);
  • by Mr. Discepola (Vaudreuil), one concerning national unity (No. 352-0822);
  • by Mr. McTeague (Ontario), one concerning gasoline pricing (No. 352-0823), one concerning housing policies (No. 352-0824) and one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-0825);
  • by Mr. Paré (Louis-Hébert), one concerning the detention of Mr. Tran Trieu Quan in Vietnam (No. 352-0826);
  • by Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West–Revelstoke), one concerning the tax on gasoline (No. 352-0827);
  • by Mrs. Ur (Lambton–Middlesex), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0828);
  • by Mr. St. Denis (Algoma), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0829);
  • by Mr. Stinson (Okanagan–Shuswap), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0830) and one concerning gun control (No. 352-0831);
  • by Mr. Hopkins (Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke), two concerning abortion (Nos. 352-0832 and 352-0833);
  • by Mr. Valeri (Lincoln), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 352-0834);
  • by Mr. Mitchell (Parry Sound–Muskoka), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0835);
  • by Mr. Knutson (Elgin–Norfolk), one concerning corporal punishment (No. 352-0836), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0837) and one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0838);
  • by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 352-0839) and one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 352-0840).

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Jordan (Leeds–Grenville) presented the Report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada — United States Inter-Paliamentary Group concerning its participation at the 37th Annual Meeting, held in Alaska, United States, from May 10 to 13, 1996. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-59.

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Richardson (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs) presented the answer to question Q–31 on the Order Paper.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the Standing Committee on Transport be authorized to travel to Vancouver, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Montreal, Quebec City, Saint John and Halifax from September 30 to October 25, 1996, for the purpose of holding hearings on Bill C–44, An Act for making the system of Canadian ports competitive, and on its study on transport, trade and tourism, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

Government Orders

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Order was read for the consideration of amendments made by the Senate to Bill C–8, An Act respecting the control of certain drugs, their precursors and other substances and to amend certain other Acts and repeal the Narcotic Control Act in consequence thereof.

Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)(Status of Women)) for Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of National Revenue), moved, — That the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C–8, An Act respecting the control of certain drugs, their precursors and other substances and to amend certain other Acts and repeal the Narcotic Control Act in consequence thereof, be now read a second time and concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Order was read for the consideration of amendments made by the Senate to Bill C–20, An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation services.

Mrs. Stewart (Minister of National Revenue) for Mr. Anderson (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)(Status of Women)), moved, — That the amendment made by the Senate to Bill C–20, An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation services, be now read a second time and concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered — That the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Persons with Disabilities be authorized to travel to Toronto, Ontario from October 7 to 9, 1996, for the purpose of attending the National Conference on Disability and Work and holding a hearing, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Stewart (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)(Status of Women)), — That the amendment made by the Senate to Bill C–20, An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation services, be now read a second time and concurred in.

Debate resumed.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at 3:00 p.m.

Interruption

At 1:45 p.m., by unanimous consent, the sitting was suspended.

At 1:58 p.m., the sitting resumed.

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Anderson (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)(Status of Women)), — That the amendment made by the Senate to Bill C–20, An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation services, be now read a second time and concurred in.

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

(Division — Vote No 118)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Abbott — Allmand — Althouse — Anderson — Arseneault — Augustine — Barnes — Beaumier — Bélair — Benoit — Bevilacqua — Bodnar — Boudria — Bridgman — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Brushett — Bryden — Byrne — Calder — Campbell — Cannis — Catterall — Cauchon — Clancy — Cohen — Collins — Cowling — Culbert — DeVillers — Dingwall — Dion — Discepola — Dromisky — Duncan — Easter — Eggleton — English — Epp — Flis — Fontana — Forseth — Frazer — Fry — Gagliano — Gallaway — Goodale — Gouk — Grey (Beaver River) — Grubel — Guarnieri — Hanrahan — Harb — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Hart — Hayes — Hill (Macleod) — Hopkins — Hubbard — Jackson — Johnston — Jordan — Kerpan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Lastewka — Lavigne (Verdun–Saint-Paul) — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Lincoln — Loney — MacAulay — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Manley — Marchi — Marleau — Martin (Esquimalt–Juan de Fuca) — Martin (LaSalle–Émard) — Mayfield — McGuire — McKinnon — McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) — McTeague — McWhinney — Meredith — Mifflin — Minna — Murphy — Murray — Nault — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Paradis — Parrish — Patry — Payne — Peters — Pickard (Essex–Kent) — Pillitteri — Ramsay — Regan — Richardson — Ringma — Robichaud — Robillard — Rock — Shepherd — Sheridan — Solberg — Speaker — Speller — St. Denis — Stewart (Brant) — Stewart (Northumberland) — Stinson — Strahl — Szabo — Taylor — Telegdi — Thalheimer — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Verran — Volpe — Walker — Wells — Whelan — Young --131

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bergeron — Bernier (Gaspé) — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Dalphond-Guiral — de Savoye — Debien — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Gagnon (Québec) — Godin — Guimond — Jacob — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Lebel — Leblanc (Longueuil) — Lefebvre — Leroux (Shefford) — Loubier — Ménard — Nunez — Paré — Pomerleau — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — St-Laurent — Tremblay (Lac Saint-Jean) — Tremblay (Rosemont) --33

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Alcock — Assad — Asselin — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Bethel — Brien — Caccia — Caron — Chan — Crête — Cullen — Daviault — Deshaies — Fewchuk — Fillion — Gaffney — Gauthier — Gerrard — Godfrey — Guay — Harper (Churchill) — Hickey — Lalonde — Lavigne (Beauharnois–Salaberry) — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Marchand — Mercier — Pettigrew — Phinney — Picard (Drummond) — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata)

Ways and Means

Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) laid upon the Table, — Notice of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and related statutes. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 6) — Sessional Paper No. 8570-352-6.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of this Ways and Means motion.

Private Members’ Business

At 3:24 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members’ Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Crête (Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup), seconded by Mr. Chrétien (Frontenac), — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should abolish the Senate; (Private Members’ Business M–221)

And of the amendment of Mr. Benoit (Vegreville), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), — That the motion be amended by adding after the word “Senate" the following:

“in its present form”.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Proceedings on Adjournment Motion

At 4:26 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, pursuant to Order made earlier today, the question was deemed to have been withdrawn.

Interruption

At 4:34 p.m., by unanimous consent, the sitting was suspended.

At 6:49 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Royal Assent

The Speaker informed the House that the Right Honourable the Deputy Governor General would proceed to the Senate today at 6:45 p.m. for the purpose of giving the Royal Assent to certain Bills.

Messages from the Senate

Messages were received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C–36, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, the Old Age Security Act and the Canada Shipping Act, without amendment.
— ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed C–48, An Act to amend the Federal Court Act, the Judges Act and the Tax Court of Canada Act, without amendment.
— ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C–12, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada, without amendment.

Royal Assent

A Message was received from the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy Governor General, desiring the immediate attendance of the House in the Senate.

Accordingly, the Speaker, with the House, proceeded to the Senate.

The Commons returned to the Chamber.

Whereupon, the Speaker reported that, when the Commons were in the Senate, the Right Honourable the Deputy Governor General had been pleased to give, in Her Majesty’s name, the Royal Assent to the following Bills:

Bill C–33, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act — Chapter No. 14;

Bill C–13, An Act to provide for the establishment and operation of a program to enable certain persons to receive protection in relation to certain inquiries, investigations or prosecutions — Chapter No. 15;

Bill C–7, An Act to establish the Department of Public Works and Government Services and to amend and repeal certain Acts — Chapter No. 16;

Bill C–19, An Act to implement the Agreement on Internal Trade — Chapter No. 17;

Bill C–31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 6, 1996 — Chapter No. 18;

Bill C–8, An Act respecting the control of certain drugs, their precursors and other substances and to amend certain other Acts and repeal the Narcotic Control Act in consequence thereof — Chapter No. 19;

Bill C–20, An Act respecting the commercialization of civil air navigation services — Chapter No. 20;

Bill C–36, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, the Old Age Security Act and the Canada Shipping Act — Chapter No. 21;

Bill C–48, An Act to amend the Federal Court Act, the Judges Act and the Tax Court of Canada Act — Chapter No. 22;

Bill C–12, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada — Chapter No. 23;

Bill S–8, An Act respecting Queen’s University at Kingston.

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 the Speaker — Financial Report of the Board of Internal Economy on activities and expenditures of committees for the year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to Standing Order 121(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-2C.

by Mr. Eggleton (Minister of International Trade) — Report of the Export Development Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. P–21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-352-702. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) — Reports of the Farm Credit Corporation for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A–1 and P–21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-352-704. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) — Reports of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A–1 and P–21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-352-705A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

by Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) — Firearms Report to the Solicitor General of Canada by the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for the year 1995, pursuant to the Criminal Code, R. S. 1985, c. C–46, s. 117. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-186. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources) — Reports of the Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A–1 and P–21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-352-378. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources) — Reports of the Canada — Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A–1 and P–21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-352-556. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources) — Reports of the Department of Natural Resources for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A–1 and P–21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-352-653. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

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. Richardson (Perth–Wellington–Waterloo), two concerning VIA Rail (Nos. 352-0841 and 352-0842) and three concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 352-0843 to 352-0845);
  • by Mr. Manning (Calgary Southwest), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0846);
  • by Mr. Bryden (Hamilton–Wentworth), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-0847) and one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0848);
  • by Mr. Hart (Okanagan–Similkameen–Merritt), one concerning the tax on gasoline (No. 352-0849), one concerning Constitutional amendments (No. 352-0850) and two concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 352-0851 and 352-0852);
  • by Ms. Beaumier (Brampton), one concerning impaired driving (No. 352-0853), one concerning the pharmaceutical industry (No. 352-0854), one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0855) and one concerning gasoline pricing (No. 352-0856);
  • by Ms. Brown (Oakville–Milton), two concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 352-0857 and 352-0858), two concerning impaired driving (Nos. 352-0859 and 352-0860) and one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-0861).

Adjournment

At 7:05 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, September 16, 1996, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).