PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Adams (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. 361-1970 and 361-2010 concerning nuclear weapons. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-46N.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Morrison (Cypress Hills -- Grasslands), one concerning international trade (No. 361-2102);

-- by Mr. O'Brien (London -- Fanshawe), one concerning the Divorce Act (No. 361-2103), one concerning nudity (No. 361-2104) and two concerning marriage (Nos. 361-2105 and 361-2106);

-- by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning human rights in Indonesia (No. 361-2107);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning the mistreatment of animals (No. 361-2108) and one concerning health care services (No. 361-2109);

-- by Mr. Rocheleau (Trois-Rivières), two concerning pay equity (Nos. 361-2110 and 361-2111);

-- by Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Côte-de-Beaupré -- Île d'Orléans), one concerning pay equity (No. 361-2112).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

Mr. Cauchon (Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)) for Mr. Martin (LaSalle -- Émard), seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), 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.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Cauchon (Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Brison (Kings -- Hants), seconded by Mr. Bachand (Richmond -- Arthabaska), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, be not now read a third time but be referred back to a Committee of the Whole House for the purpose of considering amendments to Clause 2 to alter the equalization formula to fairly take into account the varying costs of program delivery in different provinces because of differing demographics, geography and urban-rural variations in addition to population; and to Clause 2(2), which would eliminate the current disincentives for recipient provinces to improve their finances through innovative economic policies.''

Debate arose thereon.

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 House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Brison (Kings -- Hants), seconded by Mr. Bachand (Richmond -- Arthabaska).

The debate continued

WAYS AND MEANS

Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) laid upon the Table, -- Notice of a Ways and Means Motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 16, 1999. (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 24) -- Sessional Paper No. 8570-361-25.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of this Ways and Means motion.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Brison (Kings -- Hants), seconded by Mr. Bachand (Richmond -- Arthabaska).

The debate continued

STATEMENT BY THE SPEAKER

The Speaker ruled that the amendment of Mr. Brison (Kings -- Hants) proposed at the third reading stage of Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, was out of order.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That a Research Officer for the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development be authorized to travel to Sherbrooke, Quebec, from March 11 to 12, 1999, for the purpose of participating in the Conference: ``The Dawn of the Year 2000: A Vision of the Future in Environment''.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, March 4, 1999, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Kenney (Calgary Southeast), seconded by Mr. Casson (Lethbridge), -- That, in the opinion of this House, the federal tax system should be reformed to end discrimination against single-income families with children.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Ramsay (Crowfoot), -- That the motion be amended by adding before the word ``end'' the following:

``permanently''

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

(Division--Vote N^o 333)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Manning -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McDonough -- McNally -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Vautour -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 123

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 144

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Alarie -- Anderson -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Byrne -- Canuel -- de Savoye -- Finlay -- Guay -- Longfield -- McGuire -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Turp -- Vanclief -- Venne

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the main motion of Mr. Kenney (Calgary Southeast), seconded by Mr. Casson (Lethbridge).

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

(Division--Vote N^o 334)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Manning -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McDonough -- McNally -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Vautour -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 123

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 145

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Alarie -- Anderson -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Byrne -- Canuel -- de Savoye -- Finlay -- Guay -- Longfield -- McGuire -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Turp -- Vanclief -- Venne

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:17 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 Finance of Bill C-312, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (percentage of gifts that may be deducted from tax).

Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), seconded by Mr. Duncan (Vancouver Island North), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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 C-51, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, 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 the Canadian International Trade Tribunal entitled ``Textile Reference -- Annual Status Report'' for the period of October 1, 1997, to September 30, 1998, pursuant to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S. C. 1988, c. 65, sbs. 21(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-553C. (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. Mitchell (Parry Sound -- Muskoka), one concerning the highway system (No. 361-2113) and one concerning health care services (No. 361-2114).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:11 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 7:23 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).