Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code in order to implement the United Nations Convention against Corruption, 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 Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), Bill C-414, An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Food and Drugs Act (child protection against advertising exploitation), 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 Mr. Silva (Davenport), seconded by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), Bill C-415, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers), 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 Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), seconded by Mr. Merasty (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River), moved, — That this House regret that the party now forming the government has abandoned the principles respecting the Atlantic Accords, equalization and non-renewable resource revenues as articulated in the motion it put before the House on Tuesday, March 22, 2005.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), seconded by Mr. Merasty (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(17), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007, be concurred in.

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

Pursuant to Standing Orders 81(21) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), Bill C-49, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2007, was read the first time and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

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

Accordingly, Bill C-49, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2007, was read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

The Committee considered the Bill and reported it without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

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

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

Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That this House do concur in Interim Supply as follows:

That a sum not exceeding $21,748,026,017.43 being composed of:

(1) three twelfths ($14,174,724,076.50) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 which were laid upon the Table Tuesday, February 27, 2007, except for those items below:

(2) eleven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Grain Commission Vote 40, Canadian International Development Agency Vote L40, Library of Parliament Vote 10 and Treasury Board Vote 5 (Schedule 1.1), of the said Estimates, $762,664,833.34;

(3) eight twelfths of the total of the amount of Canada Council for the Arts Vote 10 (Schedule 1.2) of the said Estimates, $120,880,833.33;

(4) seven twelfths of the total of the amount of National Battlefields Commission Vote 55, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Vote 25 and Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 25 (Schedule 1.3) of the said Estimates, $22,380,750.00;

(5) six twelfths of the total of the amount of Human Resources and Skills Development Vote 5 (Schedule 1.4) of the said Estimates, $577,896,000.00;

(6) five twelfths of the total of the amount of National Arts Centre Corporation Vote 50, Citizenship and Immigration Vote 5, Environment Vote 10, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 10, Canadian Space Agency Vote 35, Justice Vote 1, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Vote 35, Marine Atlantic Inc. Vote 35, Office of Infrastructure of Canada Vote 55 and Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Vote 70 (Schedule 1.5), of the said Estimates, $3,586,251,031.26;

(7) four twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Vote 15, Public Service Commission Vote 80, Public Service Labour Relations Board Vote 85, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Vote 15, Finance Vote 1, Health Vote 5, Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 40, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 1, Statistics Canada Vote 95, National Defence Vote 5, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Vote 55, Canadian Transportation Agency Vote 25, Office of Infrastructure of Canada Vote 50, VIA Rail Canada Inc. Vote 75 and Veterans Affairs Vote 5 (Schedule 1.6), of the said Estimates, $2,503,228,493.00;

be granted to Her Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008.

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

Pursuant to Standing Orders 81(21) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), Bill C-50, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, was read the first time and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

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

Accordingly, Bill C-50, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, was read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

The Committee considered the Bill and reported it without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

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

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

At 5:59 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-293, An Act respecting the provision of development assistance abroad, as reported by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 9).

Motion No. 1 of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), — That Bill C-293, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 4 on page 3 with the following:

Motion No. 2 of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), — That Bill C-293, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 6 on page 3 with the following:

Motion No. 3 of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), — That Bill C-293, in Clause 4, be amended by adding after line 16 on page 3 the following:

Motion No. 4 of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), — That Bill C-293, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 22 on page 3 with the following:

Motion No. 5 of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), — That Bill C-293, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 25 on page 3 with the following:

Motion No. 6 of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), — That Bill C-293, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 26 and 27 on page 3 with the following:

Motion No. 7 of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), — That Bill C-293, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 26 on page 3 with the following:

Motion No. 8 of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), — That Bill C-293 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Motion No. 9 of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), — That Bill C-293, in Clause 9, be amended by replacing lines 30 to 35 on page 4 with the following:

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

The question was put on Motions Nos. 1 to 5 and 9 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded divisions were deferred.

Pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), the recorded divisions were further deferred until Wednesday, March 28, 2007, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

At 6:37 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.

Accordingly, at 7:04 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).