PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid upon the Table, -- Report of the Commissioner of Official Languages for the year 1996, pursuant to the Official Languages Act, R. S. 1985, c. 31 (4th supp.), s. 66. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-301B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages)

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Bonin (Nickel Belt), from the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, presented the 7th Report of the Committee (Bill C-79, An Act to permit certain modifications in the application of the Indian Act to bands that desire them, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-90.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 5 which includes this Report) was tabled.

Mr. Peterson (Willowdale), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 9th Report of the Committee (Bill C-82, An Act to amend certain laws relating to financial institutions, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510- 352-91.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 11 which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing), seconded by Mr. Taylor (The Battlefords -- Meadow Lake), Bill C-396, An Act to restrict the use of the Internet to distribute pornographic material involving children, 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. Dromisky (Thunder Bay -- Atikokan), seconded by Mr. Jackson (Bruce -- Grey), Bill C-397, An Act to amend the Immigration Act (reimbursement), 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 Mrs. Ablonczy (Calgary North), one concerning sex offenders (No. 352-2015);

-- by Mr. Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing), one concerning the nuclear industry (No. 352-2016), one concerning the highway system (No. 352-2017) and one concerning the appointment of justices (No. 352-2018);

-- by Mr. Lee (Scarborough -- Rouge River), one concerning housing policies (No. 352-2019).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (child prostitution, child sex tourism, criminal harassment and female genital mutilation), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs with amendments;

And of Motion No. 1.

Motion No. 1 of Mrs. Gagnon (Québec), seconded by Mr. Rocheleau (Trois-Rivières), -- That Bill C-27, in Clause 1, be amended by deleting lines 20 to 29 on page 3 and lines 1 to 7 on page 4.

The debate continued on Motion No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, by unanimous consent, the recorded division was deferred until the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders this day.

INTERRUPTION

At 10:48 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 10:58 a.m., the sitting resumed.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and certain other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs without amendment.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Kirkby (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-17 be amended by adding after line 15 on page 48 the following:

``107.1 Paragraph 742.1(b) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(b) is satisfied that serving the sentence in the community would not endanger the safety of the community and would be consistent with the fundamental purpose and principles of sentencing set out in sections 718 to 718.2'',

By unanimous consent, Mr. Kirkby (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-17 be amended by adding after line 13 on page 66 the following:

``An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole
ineligibility) and another Act

139.1 Section 8 of An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole ineligibility) and another Act is replaced by the following:

8. Paragraph 745.63(1)(d) of the Criminal Code, as enacted by section 2 of this Act, applies in respect of hearings held after the coming into force of this section with respect to applications for judicial review in respect of crimes committed before or after the coming into force of this section.''

Debate arose on Motion No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was agreed to on division.

Debate arose on Motion No. 2.

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

The Order was read for consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules and another Act related to the Income Tax Act (Sessional Paper No. 8570-352-23), notice of which was laid upon the Table on Monday, March 3, 1997. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 19)

Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) for Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), seconded by Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), 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 286)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Guarnieri -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Maloney -- Manley -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Young -- 117

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- Paré -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Venne -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 78

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bachand -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Caccia -- Cauchon -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Dubé -- Eggleton -- Fillion -- Fry -- Gauthier -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- MacAulay -- Maloney -- Payne

The Order was read for consideration of a Ways and Means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 18, 1997 (Sessional Paper No. 8570-352-24), notice of which was laid upon the Table on Friday, March 21, 1997. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 20)

Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), seconded by Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), 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 287)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Guarnieri -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Maloney -- Manley -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Young -- 117

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Venne -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 77

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bachand -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Caccia -- Cauchon -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Dubé -- Eggleton -- Fillion -- Fry -- Gauthier -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- MacAulay -- Maloney -- Payne

By unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mrs. Gagnon (Québec), seconded by Mr. Rocheleau (Trois-Rivières), -- That Bill C-27, in Clause 1, be amended by deleting lines 20 to 29 on page 3 and lines 1 to 7 on page 4.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 288)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Venne -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 77

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Guarnieri -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Maloney -- Manley -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Robichaud -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- Young -- 117

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bachand -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Caccia -- Cauchon -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Dubé -- Eggleton -- Fillion -- Fry -- Gauthier -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- MacAulay -- Maloney -- Payne

Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), moved, -- That Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (child prostitution, child sex tourism, criminal harassment and female genital mutilation), as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 289)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Catterall -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Cullen -- Cummins -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Discepola -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Epp -- Fewchuk -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Harvard -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hickey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Loubier -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunez -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- Paradis -- Paré -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Proud -- Ramsay -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Riis -- Ringma -- Robichaud -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Shepherd -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wells -- Whelan -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- Young -- 193

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- 0

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bachand -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Caccia -- Cauchon -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Dubé -- Eggleton -- Fillion -- Fry -- Gauthier -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- MacAulay -- Maloney -- Payne

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That any recorded division requested with regard to Private Members' Business M-267 on April 8, 1997, be deferred to the conclusion of Government Orders on Wednesday, April 9, 1997.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and certain other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs without amendment.

The debate continued on Motion No. 2.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

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,'';

And of 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 debate continued.

The question was put on the sub-amendment and, pursuant to Order made earlier today, a recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, April 9, 1997, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

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 the Canadian International Trade Tribunal entitled "Reference from the Minister of Finance Pursuant to Section 19 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act Concerning Certain Warp-Knit Fabrics", dated March 17, 1997, pursuant to the Canada -- United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S. C. 1988, c. 65, s. 54. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-572EE. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:12 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 6:18 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).