PRAYERS

VACANCY

The Speaker informed the House that a vacancy had occurred in the representation in the House of Commons for the Electoral District of Ottawa-Vanier, in the Province of Ontario, by reason of the resignation of Mr. Jean-Robert Gauthier, effective today, and that, pursuant to paragraph 25(1)(b) of the Parliament of Canada Act, he had addressed earlier today his warrant to the Chief Electoral Officer for the issue of a writ for the election of a member to fill the vacancy.

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

By unanimous consent, the Order was read for the consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Application Rules (Sessional Paper No. 8570-351-16), notice of which was laid upon the Table on Tuesday, November 22, 1994. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 16)

Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), seconded by Mr. Anderson (Minister of National Revenue), moved, -- That the motion be concurred in.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 116)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bethel -- Bhaduria -- Blondin-Andrew -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bélair -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Collenette -- Collins -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Graham -- Guarnieri -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lee -- Loney -- MacAulay -- MacLaren (Etobicoke North) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Rompkey -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Stewart (Brant) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Walker -- Wells -- Young -- Zed -- 128

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Blaikie -- Bouchard -- Brien -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Bélisle -- Canuel -- Caron -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Debien -- de Jong -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hermanson -- Hill (Macleod) -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Leblanc (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Marchand -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- White (North Vancouver) -- 87

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bellemare -- Berger -- Crête -- Daviault -- Dubé -- Goodale -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Karygiannis -- Lalonde -- Lebel -- Lincoln -- Patry -- Plamondon -- St-Laurent

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 responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-1024, 351-1032, 351-1037, 351- 1039, 351-1040 to 351-1042, 351-1052, 351-1054, 351-1056 to 351-1059, 351-1063, 351-1064, 351-1072 to 351-1074, 351- 1094, 351-1097, 351-1101, 351-1120, 351-1121, 351-1133, 351-1134, 351-1143 to 351-1146, 351-1150, 351-1153 to 351- 1155, 351-1158, 351-1166, 351-1168, 351-1176, 351-1181, 351-1183 to 351-1187, 351-1191 to 351-1193, 351-1196 and 351-1197 concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-3G.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Caccia (Davenport), presented the report of the Canadian Delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Annual OECD Debate of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly held in Strasbourg from October 4 to 6, 1994. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-351-51F.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Speller (Haldimand -- Norfolk), from the Standing Com mittee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented the 4th Report of the Committee (Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and respecting certain regulations made pursuant to that Act, without amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-60.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 39, which includes this Report) was tabled.

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 50th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

Pursuant to Standing Order 104, the Committee recommends that the following Member be added to the list of Associate Members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations:

Meredith

And that the following member be added to the list of Associate Members of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development:

Dumas

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 32, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mrs. Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata), Bill C-290, An Act providing for equal treatment for persons cohabiting in a relationship similar to a conjugal relationship, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That six Members, three staff and three interpreters from the Standing Committee on Transport be allowed to hold informal hearings in relation to the Committee's airport study in Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, and Winnipeg from November 27 to December 2, 1994.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the date December 2, 1994 in the motion approved by the House on September 28, 1994 authorizing the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development to travel to Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver be replaced with December 4, 1994.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Flis (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs), moved, -- That the 50th 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.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Serré (Timiskaming -- French River), four concerning the mining industry (Nos. 351-1355 to 351-1358);

-- by Mr. Thalheimer (Timmins -- Chapleau), three concerning the mining industry (Nos. 351-1359 to 351-1361);

-- by Mr. Jackson (Bruce -- Grey), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1362);

-- by Mr. Wappel (Scarborough West), one concerning abortion (No. 351-1363), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-1364) and one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1365);

-- by Mr. Hart (Okanagan -- Similkameen -- Merritt), one concerning gun control (No. 351-1366);

-- by Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), three concerning euthanasia (Nos. 351-1367 to 351-1369) and five concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-1370 to 351-1374);

-- by Mr. Harris (Prince George -- Bulkley Valley), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1375) and one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1376);

-- by Mr. McGuire (Egmont), one concerning abortion (No. 351-1377), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1378) and one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1379);

-- by Mr. Speller (Haldimand -- Norfolk), four concerning euthanasia (Nos. 351-1380 to 351-1383), three concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-1384 to 351-1386) and four concerning abortion (Nos. 351-1387 to 351-1390);

-- by Mr. Lee (Scarborough -- Rouge River), one concerning material depicting violence (No. 351-1391);

-- by Mr. Abbott (Kootenay East), one concerning gun control (No. 351-1392) and six concerning the mining industry (Nos. 351-1393 to 351-1398);

-- by Mrs. Jennings (Mission -- Coquitlam), one concerning the Divorce Act (No. 351-1399);

-- by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1400), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1401) and one concerning the official languages of Canada (No. 351-1402).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-48, An Act to establish the Department of Natural Resources and to amend related Acts.

Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the recorded division was deferred until Thursday, November 24, 1994, at 10:00 a.m.

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. Taylor (The Battlefords -- Meadow Lake), seconded by Mr. Harper (Calgary West), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should consider the advisability of improving housing for First Nation's people, and in particular First Nations' elders. (Private Members' Business M-17)

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, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

-- by Mr. Harvard (Winnipeg St. James), concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1403).

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:38 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).