PRAYERS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

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

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:

-- Nos. 352-1700, 352-1706, 352-1710 and 352-1711 concerning the highway system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-137G;

-- Nos. 352-1701, 352-1704, 352-1705, 352-1712, 352-1714, 352-1741, 352-1763, 352-1765, 352-1772, 352-1778, 352-1780, 352-1784, 352-1785, 352-1790, 352-1794, 352-1799, 352-1808 and 352-1809 concerning the tax on gasoline. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-44Y;

-- Nos. 352-1703, 352-1729, 352-1733, 352-1749, 352-1768, 352-1769 and 352-1786 concerning taxes on books. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-129I;

-- No. 352-1707 concerning Canadian citizenship. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-151;

-- No. 352-1728 concerning the unemployment insurance program. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-37I;

-- No. 352-1770 concerning landmines. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-3E;

-- Nos. 352-1787 and 352-1801 concerning police and firefighters' death benefits. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-133C.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Bakopanos (Saint-Denis) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 1996 Annual Session of the North Atlantic Assembly (NATO Parliamentarians), held in Paris, France, from November 17 to 21, 1996. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-50C.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Bakopanos (Saint-Denis) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Joint Meeting of the North Atlantic Assembly Defence and Security, Economic, and Political Committees, held in Brussels, Belgium, from February 16 to 18, 1997. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-352-50D.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Cohen (Windsor -- St. Clair), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, presented the 10th Report of the Committee (Bill C-205, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Copyright Act (profit from authorship respecting a crime), with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-92.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issues Nos. 6 and 10, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 83(4) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), Bill C-92, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules and another Act related to the Income Tax Act, was read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled "An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules and another Act related to the Income Tax Act".

Pursuant to Standing Orders 83(4) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), Bill C-93, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 18, 1997, was read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled "An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 18, 1997".

MOTIONS

Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), seconded by Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), moved, -- That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 290)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bachand -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Brien -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Crête -- Culbert -- Cullen -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Duceppe -- Dupuy -- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Guarnieri -- Guimond -- Harb -- Hickey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Manley -- Marchand -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mifflin -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunez -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Pagtakhan -- Paré -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Wood -- Zed -- 148

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Epp -- Gouk -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Meredith -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 36

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Caccia -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), -- That Bill C-66, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West -- Revelstoke), seconded by Mr. Johnston (Wetaskiwin), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

"Bill C-66, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be not now read a third time but that it be read a third time this day six months hence."

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. Gagliano (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), -- That Bill C-66, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Gouk (Kootenay West -- Revelstoke), seconded by Mr. Johnston (Wetaskiwin).

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, March 17, 1997, 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 291)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Canuel -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grubel -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Marchand -- Mayfield -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 61

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Calder -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Manley -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Zed -- 113

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Brien -- Caccia -- Cauchon -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young

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

(Division--Vote N^o 292)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Calder -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Manley -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Zed -- 113

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Canuel -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grubel -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Marchand -- Mayfield -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 61

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Brien -- Caccia -- Cauchon -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young

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

Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, April 8, 1997, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Jennings (Mission -- Coquitlam), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), -- That the Standing Orders of the House be amended by adding the following:

``97.1 A standing, special or legislative committee to which a Private Member's public bill has been referred shall in every case either report the bill to the House with or without amendment or present to the House a report containing a recommendation not to proceed further with the bill and giving the reasons therefor.''; (Private Members' Business M-267)

And of the amendment of Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata), seconded by Mr. Paré (Louis-Hébert), -- That the motion be amended by adding after the words ``in every case'' the following:

``, within six months from the date of the bill's reference to the committee,''.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the sub-amendment of Mr. Langlois (Bellechasse), seconded by Mrs. Dalphond-Guiral (Laval Centre), -- That the amendment be amended by replacing the words ``six months'' with the following:

``sixty sitting days''.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 293)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Canuel -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Gouk -- Graham -- Grubel -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lee -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Marchand -- Mayfield -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Peric -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 65

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Calder -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Easter -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Godfrey -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Karygiannis -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Manley -- Marleau -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Sheridan -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Zed -- 95

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Brien -- Caccia -- Cauchon -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young

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

(Division--Vote N^o 294)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Bachand -- Beaumier -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bethel -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Bridgman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cohen -- Crête -- Culbert -- Cullen -- Cummins -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Easter -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Gouk -- Graham -- Grubel -- Guarnieri -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harb -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Karygiannis -- Kerpan -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lee -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Marchand -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McKinnon -- McTeague -- Ménard -- Meredith -- Mitchell -- Nunez -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Paré -- Penson -- Peric -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Reed -- Regan -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Shepherd -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Steckle -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Wappel -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 99

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Augustine -- Baker -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bellemare -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Chan -- Clancy -- Collins -- Cowling -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fry -- Godfrey -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Manley -- Marleau -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- Murray -- Pagtakhan -- Patry -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Sheridan -- St. Denis -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Thalheimer -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wells -- Whelan -- Zed -- 48

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Brien -- Caccia -- Cauchon -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Lalonde -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- Murphy -- O'Reilly -- Sauvageau -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- Young

The House resumed consideration of the motion, as amended, of Mrs. Jennings (Mission -- Coquitlam), seconded by Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), -- That the Standing Orders of the House be amended by adding the following:

``97.1 A standing, special or legislative committee to which a Private Member's public bill has been referred shall in every case, within six months from the date of the bill's reference to the committee, either report the bill to the House with or without amendment or present to the House a report containing a recommendation not to proceed further with the bill and giving the reasons therefor.''.

The question was put on the main motion, as amended, and it was agreed to on division.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:24 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trespass).

Mr. Forseth (New Westminster -- Burnaby), seconded by Mr. Scott (Skeena), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

A Message was 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-29, An Act to regulate interprovincial trade in and the importation for commercial purposes of certain manganese-based substances, without amendment.

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. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of Petro-Canada Limited, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-32A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

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. Flis (Parkdale -- High Park), one concerning NATO (No. 352-2020);

-- by Mr. Rideout (Moncton), one concerning the highway system (No. 352-2021) and two concerning housing policies (Nos. 352-2022 and 352-2023).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:45 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.

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:50 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).