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House of Commons of Canada
35th Parliament, 1st Session

Journals

No. 029
Thursday, February 24, 1994
10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine of Business

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Document entitled “1994-95 Estimates for the House of Commons: Expenditure Plan”. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-1.

Pursuant to Standing Order 79(3), the Speaker read a Message from his Excellency the Governor General, presented by Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board).

Message on Estimates
His Excellency the Governor General transmits to the House of Commons the Main Estimates of sums required for the service of Canada for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 1995, and, in accordance with section 54 of the Constitution Act, 1867, recommends these Estimates to the House of Commons.

Accordingly, the document entitled “1994-95 Estimates, Part II: The Main Estimates” was laid upon the Table. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-2.

Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled 1994-95 Estimates, Part I: The Government Expenditure Plan”. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-3.

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), for Mr. Ouellet (Minister of Foreign Affairs), laid upon the Table, — Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-0003 concerning the imprisonment of Ms. Christine Lamont and Mr. David Spencer in Brazil. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-1.

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), for Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-0010, 351-0011, 351-0025, 351-0027, 351-0030, 351-0045 to 351-0048, 351-0055, 351-0056, 351-0064 and 351-0067 concerning material depicting violence. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-2.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board) made a statement.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Allmand (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, presented the 1st Report of the Committee which is as follows:

In accordance with its Order of Reference of Friday, February 4, 1994, your Committee has considered Bill C–4, An Act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, and has agreed to report it without amendment.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (Issue No. 1 which includes this Report) is tabled.

Mr. Peterson (Willowdale) from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 2nd Report of the Committee which is as follows:

In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, February 9, 1994, your Committee has considered Bill C–3, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act, and has agreed to report it without amendment.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence relating to this Bill (Issue No. 11 which includes this Report) is tabled.

Motions

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(6), Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Robichaud (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs)), moved, — That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995, be referred to the several Standing Committees of the House as follows:

To the Standing Committee on Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, L20, L25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50.

To the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food

Agriculture and Agri-Food, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20.

To the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Canadian Heritage, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, L20, L25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140 and 150.

To the Standing Committee on Government Operations

Canadian Heritage, Vote, 145.
Finance, Vote 55.
Governor General, Vote 1.
Parliament, Vote 1.
Privy Council, Votes 1, 5, 10 and 30.
Public Works and Government Services, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40.
Treasury Board, Votes 1, 5, and 10.

To the Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Natural Resources, Votes 1, 5, 10, L15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50.

To the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

Environment, Votes 1, 5 and 10.

To the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Foreign Affairs, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, L30, L35, 40, 45 and 50.
Public Works and Government Services, Vote 45.

To the Standing Committee on Finance

Finance, Votes 1, L5, L10, L15, 20, L25, 35 and 50.
National Revenue, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20.

To the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

Fisheries and Oceans, Votes 1, 5 and 10.

To the Standing Committee on Health

Health, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30.

To the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons

Justice, Vote 15.

To the Standing Committee on Industry

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Votes 1, 5 and 10.
Finance, Votes 40 and 45.
Industry, Votes 1, 5, 10, L15, L20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 105 and 110.
Western Economic Diversification, Votes 1 and 5.

To the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs

Justice, Votes 1, 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45.
Privy Council, Vote 35.
Solicitor General, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50.

To the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development

Human Resources Development, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45.

To the Standing Committee on Procedure and House

Affairs Parliament, Vote 5.
Privy Council, Vote 20.

To the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs

National Defence, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20.
Veterans Affairs, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20.

To the Standing Committee on Public Accounts

Finance, Vote 30.

To the Standing Committee on Transport

Privy Council, Vote 15.
Transport, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60.

To the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages

Privy Council, Vote 25.

To the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Citizenship and Immigration, Votes 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20.

To the Standing Joint Committee on Library of Parliament

Parliament, Vote 10.

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. Hill (Macleod), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 351-0102);
  • by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), one concerning the Chilliwack River Valley Hazard Management Plan (No. 351-0103);
  • by Mr. Riis (Kamloops), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-0104).

Government Orders

The House resumed debate on the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), — That this House approves in general the budgetary policy of the Government. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 6)

And on the amendment of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot), seconded by Mr. Gauthier (Roberval), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“this House denounces the reversal of the Government’s position on the Budget which:
  1. tackles the problem of the deficit on the back of a middle class already bled white by the tax increases of recent years;
  2. gives up trying to control spiralling deficit-related expenditures by basing its fiscal analysis on unrealistic revenue projections;
  3. refuses to eliminate tax loopholes for the wealthy and for big business;
  4. abandons the poor to their fate by its readiness to slash funding for social programs; and
  5. continues the destructive policies of preceding governments by demonstrating a flagrant lack of long-term vision and by giving no hope to the jobless.”

And on the sub-amendment of Mr. Speaker (Lethbridge), seconded by Mr. Harper (Calgary West), — That the amendment be amended by removing all the words after “Budget” and by adding thereafter the following words:

“and regrets that the necessary measures were not taken to balance the budget by the end of the 35th Parliament.”

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.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, pursuant to its Order of Reference of February 8, 1994, concerning the modernization and restructuring of Canada’s social security system, the House authorize the required personnel of the Human Resources Development Committee to travel from place to place for the purpose of preparing and holding video-teleconference Committee sittings during the week of March 6-12, 1994, in the following cities: Vancouver, Edmonton, Windsor, Québec and Sydney, Nova Scotia.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That if a recorded division is required on Monday, March 7, 1994, at the conclusion of the debate on second reading of Bill C–14, An Act to provide borrowing authority for the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 1994, such division shall be deferred until Tuesday, March 8, 1994, at 6:30 p.m.

Government Orders

Debate resumed on the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)). (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 6)

And on the amendment of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot), seconded by Mr. Gauthier (Roberval).

And on the sub-amendment of Mr. Speaker (Lethbridge), seconded by Mr. Harper (Calgary West).

At 6:43 p.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 33(2) and 84(4), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the sub-amendment and, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, February 22, 1994, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, March 8, 1994, at 6:30 p.m.

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 inform that House that the Honourable Senators Beaulieu, Cogger, Grimard, Kelly, Kenny, Lewis, Rizzuto and St. Germain have been appointed to act on behalf of the Senate on the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations.

A Message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to inform that House that the Honourable Senators Cools, Doyle and Riel have been appointed to act on behalf of the Senate on the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament.

A Message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to inform that House that the Honourable Senators Corbin, Nolin and Rivest have been appointed to act on behalf of the Senate on the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages.

A Message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a Message be sent to the House of Commons to inform that House that the expenditures set out in Privy Council Vote 25 of the Estimates for the fiscal year ending the 31st March, 1995, has been referred to the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages.

Proceedings on Adjournment Motion

At 6:46 p.m., the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed pursuant to Standing Orders 33(2) and 38(1).

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

The following papers having been deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table pursuant to Standing Order 32(1):

By Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board) — “1994-95 Estimates, Part III: Expenditure Plans”, pursuant to the 12th Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts adopted by the House on Wednesday, June 23, 1982, for:

  1. Agriculture and Agrifood Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-4;
  2. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-5;
  3. Atomic Energy Control Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-6;
  4. Canada Labour Relations Board — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-7;
  5. Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-8;
  6. Canadian Centre for Management Development. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-9;
  7. Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-10;
  8. Canadian Heritage. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-11;
  9. Canadian Human Rights Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-12;
  10. Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-13;
  11. Canadian International Development Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-14;
  12. Canadian International Trade Tribunal (including Procurement Review Board of Canada). — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-15;
  13. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-16;
  14. Canadian Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-17;
  15. Canadian Space Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-18;
  16. Citizenship and Immigration Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-19;
  17. Civil Aviation Tribunal of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-20;
  18. Competition Tribunal of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-21;
  19. Copyright Board Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-22;
  20. Correctional Service Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-23;
  21. Emergency Preparedness Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-24;
  22. Environment Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-25;
  23. Federal Office of Regional Development-Québec. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-26;
  24. Department of Finance Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-27;
  25. Department of Justice Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-28;
  26. Fisheries and Oceans. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-29;
  27. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-30;
  28. Grain Transportation Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-31;
  29. Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-32;
  30. Health Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-33;
  31. Human Resources Development Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-34;
  32. Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-35;
  33. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Canadian Polar Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-36;
  34. Industry Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-37;
  35. Medical Research Council of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-38;
  36. National Archives of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-39;
  37. National Battlefields Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-40;
  38. National Defence. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-41;
  39. National Energy Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-42;
  40. National Film Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-43;
  41. National Library of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-44;
  42. National Parole Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-45;
  43. National Research Council Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-46;
  44. National Transportation Agency of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-47;
  45. Natural Resources Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-48;
  46. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-49;
  47. Northern Pipeline Agency Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-50;
  48. Office of the Auditor General of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-51;
  49. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-52;
  50. Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-53;
  51. Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-54;
  52. Office of the Correctional Investigator. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-55;
  53. Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-56;
  54. Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-57;
  55. Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-58;
  56. Privy Council Office. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-59;
  57. Public Service Commission of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-60;
  58. Public Service Staff Relations Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-61;
  59. Public Works and Government Services Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-62;
  60. Royal Canadian Mounted Police. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-63;
  61. Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-64;
  62. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public Complaints Com mission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-65;
  63. Registry of the Federal Court of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-66;
  64. Revenue Canada Customs, Excise and Taxation. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-67;
  65. Security Intelligence Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-68;
  66. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-69;
  67. Solicitor General Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-70;
  68. Statistics Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-71;
  69. Status of Women Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-72;
  70. Supreme Court of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-73;
  71. Tax Court of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-74;
  72. Transport Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-75;
  73. Transportation Safety Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-76;
  74. Treasury Board of Canada — Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-77;
  75. Veterans Affairs Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-78; and
  76. Western Economic Diversification Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-351-79.

By Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board) — Actuarial Report (Including Cost Certificate) on the Pension Plan for Members of Parliament as at December 31, 1991, and certificate of assets of the Pension Plan, pursuant to subsection 9(1) of the Public Pensions Reporting Act, Chapter 13 (2nd Supp.), Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-519. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)

By Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 1994 to 1998 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 1994 of the Canada Deposit Insurance, pursuant to subsection 125(4) of the Financial Administration Act, Chapter F–11, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. — Sessional Paper No. 8562-351-847. (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, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

  • by Mr. Marchand (Québec East), concerning immigration (No. 351-0105).

Adjournment

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