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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
36th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION


JOURNALS

No. 206

Tuesday, April 13, 1999

10:00 a.m.



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, -- Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

-- P.C. 1999-427, P.C. 1999-428, P.C. 1999-429, P.C. 1999-430, P.C. 1999-431 and P.C. 1999-476. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-3W. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

-- P.C. 1999-425. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-10M. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

-- P.C. 1999-481 and P.C. 1999-482. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-8W. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade)

-- P.C. 1999-436, P.C. 1999-437 and P.C. 1999-438. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-16AA. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

-- P.C. 1999-434. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-22W. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

-- P.C. 1999-432 and P.C. 1999-433. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-13W. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- P.C. 1999-426. -- Sessional Paper No. 8540-361-24EE. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)


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:

-- No. 361-1659 concerning the infrastructure program. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-112;

-- Nos. 361-1787, 361-1962, 361-2023 and 361-2037 concerning the income tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-10Q;

-- Nos. 361-1907, 361-1908, 361-1909, 361-1910, 361-1911 and 361-2040 concerning pornography. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-49H;

-- No. 361-1934 concerning housing policy. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-1I;

-- No. 361-1983 concerning banks. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-103F;

-- No. 361-2046 concerning nuclear weapons. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-46P;

-- No. 361-2053 concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-64J.


Mr. Reed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, -- Lists of various international agreements which entered into force for Canada during 1996 and 1997 (together with copies of the Agreements). -- Sessional Paper No. 8532-361-16.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Ms. Bulte (Parkdale -- High Park) presented the Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) respecting its parliamentary visit to Barbados, from February 14 to 20, 1999. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-361-53I.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Murray (Lanark -- Carleton), from the Standing Committee on Industry, presented the 15th Report of the Committee (Bill C-54, An Act to support and promote electronic commerce by protecting personal information that is collected, used or disclosed in certain circumstances, by providing for the use of electronic means to communicate or record information or transactions and by amending the Canada Evidence Act, the Statutory Instruments Act and the Statute Revision Act, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-151.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 76, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 86 and 88 to 107) was tabled.


Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 64th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

      In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 92(1), the Committee has selected from among the items for which an order of precedence was established on or after Thursday, March 11, 1999, the following as votable items:
      Bill C-440 -- Mr. McTeague (Pickering -- Ajax -- Uxbridge)
      Motion M-73 -- Ms. Venne (Saint-Bruno -- Saint-Hubert)
      Motion M-338 -- Mr. Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca)
      Motion M-455 -- Mr. MacKay (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough)

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 59) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Order 92(2), the report was deemed adopted.


Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 65th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

      The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the following Members be added to the list of Associate Members of the Standing Committee on Finance:

George Baker

John Godfrey

Marlene Jennings

Rey Pagtakhan

Tom Wappel

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings 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 Mr. Mercier (Terrebonne -- Blainville), Bill C-491, Antipoverty Act, 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 resolved, -- That the 65th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, at the conclusion of today's debate on Motion P-31, all questions necessary to dispose of the said motion shall be deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), one concerning the Port of Churchill (No. 361-2249), one concerning parental rights (No. 361-2250), one concerning children's rights (No. 361-2251), one concerning marriage (No. 361-2252), one concerning abortion (No. 361-2253) and one concerning gun control (No. 361-2254);

-- by Mr. Riis (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys), one concerning international trade (No. 361-2255);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning the situation in the Middle East (No. 361-2256);

-- by Mr. Brison (Kings -- Hants), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 361-2257) et one concerning marriage (No. 361-2258);

-- by Mr. Proctor (Palliser), one concerning banks (No. 361-2259) and one concerning the Canadian Wheat Board (No. 361-2260).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-171, Q-173, Q-175, Q-177 and Q-194 on the Order Paper.


Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), the following question was made an Order for Return:

    Q-130 -- Mr. Earle (Halifax West) -- What funds, grants, loans and loan guarantees has the federal government issued in the constituency of Halifax West for each of the following time periods: a) October 25, 1993, to October 24, 1994; b) October 25, 1994, to October 24, 1995; c) October 25, 1995, to October 24, 1996; and d) October 25, 1996, to June 1, 1997; and in each case, where applicable: (i) the department or agency responsible; (ii) the program under which the payment was made; (iii) the names of the recipients if they were groups or organizations; (iv) the monetary value of the payment made; and (v) the percentage of program funding covered by the payment received?

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-361-130.


Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), the following question was made an Order for Return:

    Q-131 -- Mr. Earle (Halifax West) -- What funds, grants, loans and loan guarantees has the federal government issued in the constituency of Halifax West from June 2, 1997, to June 1, 1998, and in each case, where applicable: (a) the department or agency responsible; (b) the program under which the payment was made; (c) the names of the recipients if they were groups or organizations; (d) the monetary value of the payment made; and (e) the percentage of program funding covered by the payment received?

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-361-131.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mr. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. McNally (Dewdney -- Alouette), moved, -- That this House condemns the government for alienating itself from the regions of Canada by failing to identify and address the concerns and issues of those regions, and as a symbolic first step towards taking responsibility for all of the regions of Canada, the government should rename the Liberal committee on Western alienation the ``Liberal Alienation Committee''.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by adding the following:

    ``and immediately make its intentions and full agenda public.''

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.

TABLING OF DOCUMENTS

By unanimous consent, Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of a letter addressed to the editor of the National Post from the Right Honourable Jean Chrétien concerning his role as a Member of Parliament, dated April 9, 1999. -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-361-39.


By unanimous consent, Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, -- Copy of a letter addressed to the Honourable Louise Beaudoin from the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy concerning the role of the Government of Quebec in international forums, dated April 13, 1999. -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-361-40.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. McNally (Dewdney -- Alouette), in relation to the Business of Supply;

And of the amendment of Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat).

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the Standing Committee on Industry be authorized to travel to St-Hubert, Québec, on Monday, April 26, 1999, for the purpose of visiting the Canadian Space Agency, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. White (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. McNally (Dewdney -- Alouette), in relation to the Business of Supply;

And of the amendment of Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat).

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(19), the proceedings expired.


At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Wednesday, March 24, 1999, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), -- That Bill C-67, An Act to amend the Bank Act, the Winding-up and Restructuring Act and other Acts relating to financial institutions and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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



(Division--Vote No 365)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casson -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nunziata -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 212

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Brien -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- Stoffer -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 60

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Dumas -- Finestone -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Paradis -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

Accordingly, the Bill was read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, March 24, 1999, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Riis (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys), seconded by Mr. Laliberte (Churchill River), -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should consider making employer-provided transit passes an income tax-exempt benefit. (Private Members' Business M-360)

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



(Division--Vote No 366)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Carroll -- Casson -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goodale -- Graham -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Hardy -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Herron -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Leung -- Lill -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Loubier -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McCormick -- McDonough -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Riis -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Vellacott -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 240

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Anders -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Elley -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Hanger -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Konrad -- Mark -- McNally -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Pillitteri -- Richardson -- Solberg -- Strahl -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Williams -- 25

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Dumas -- Finestone -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Paradis -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Pursuant to Order made Thursday, March 25, 1999, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and the Canada Shipping Act to enable Canada to implement the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and other international fisheries treaties or arrangements, as reported by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans with amendments.

Group No. 1

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Bernier (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok), seconded by Mr. Godin (Châteauguay), -- That Bill C-27 be amended by adding after line 10 on page 3 the following new clause:

      ``1.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 2:
      2.1 The objectives of this Act include the implementation of the Agreement, in accordance with which, in order to conserve and manage straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, coastal States and States fishing on the high seas shall, in giving effect to their duty to cooperate in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982:
    (a) adopt measures to ensure long-term sustainability of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks and promote the objective of their optimum utilization;
    (b) ensure that such measures are based on the best scientific evidence available and are designed to maintain or restore stocks at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, as qualified by relevant environmental and economic factors, including the special requirements of developing States, and taking into account fishing patterns, the interdependence of stocks and any generally recommended international minimum standards, whether subregional, regional or global;
    (c) apply the precautionary approach in accordance with article 6 of the Agreement;
    (d) assess the impacts of fishing, other human activities and environmental factors on target stocks and species belonging to the same ecosystem or dependent upon or associated with the target stocks;
    (e) adopt, where necessary, conservation and management measures for species belonging to the same ecosystem or dependent on or associated with the target stocks, with a view to maintaining or restoring populations of such species above levels at which their reproduction may become seriously threatened;
    (f) minimize pollution, waste, discards, catch by lost or abandoned gear, catch of non-target species, both fish and non-fish species, and impacts on associated or dependent species, in particular endangered species, through measures including, to the extent practicable, the development and use of selective, environmentally safe and cost-effective fishing gear and techniques;
    (g) protect biodiversity in the marine environment;
    (h) take measures to prevent or eliminate over-fishing and excess fishing capacity and to ensure that levels of fishing effort do not exceed those commensurate with the sustainable use of fishery resources;
    (i) take into account the interests of artisanal and subsistence fishers;
    (j) collect and share, in a timely manner, complete and accurate data concerning fishing activities on, inter alia, vessel position, catch of target and non-target species and fishing effort, as set out in Annex I, as well as information from national and international research programmes;
    (k) promote and conduct scientific research and develop appropriate technologies in support of fishery conservation and management; and
    (l) implement and enforce conservation and management measures through effective monitoring, control and surveillance.»

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on the following division:



(Division--Vote No 367)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Brien -- Brison -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Herron -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Muise -- Nystrom -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- 76

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casson -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nunziata -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 196

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Dumas -- Finestone -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Paradis -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 2 of Mr. Bernier (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok), seconded by Mr. Godin (Châteauguay), -- That Bill C-27 be amended by adding after line 10 on page 3 the following new clause:

      ``1.1 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 2:
      2.1 This Act shall be interpreted in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 and the Agreement, including the designation of any area of the sea falling under the jurisdiction of regional organizations, regulated by regional arrangements or established by other international fisheries agreements or treaties.''

The question was put on Motion No. 2 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 368)
YEAS: 76, NAYS: 196. (See list under Division No. 367)

Group No. 2

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 3 of Mr. Bernier (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok), seconded by Mr. Perron (Rivière-des- Mille-Îles), -- That Bill C-27, in Clause 2, be amended

      (a) by replacing, in the French version, line 22 on page 3 with the following:
      «espace maritime désigné au titre du sous-ali-»
      (b) by replacing, in the French version, line 36 on page 3 with the following:
      «maritime désigné au titre du sous-alinéa»
      (c) by replacing, in the French version, line 41 on page 3 with the following:
      «me désigné au titre du sous-alinéa 6e)(ii) ou»

The question was put on Motion No. 3 and it was negatived on the following division:



(Division--Vote No 369)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Harris -- Hart -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 127

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- 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 -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 145

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Dumas -- Finestone -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Paradis -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 5, 6, 9, 11 and 17 were also negatived on the same division.

Group No. 3

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 4 of Mr. Bernier (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok), seconded by Mr. Cardin (Sherbrooke), -- That Bill C-27, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 8 on page 4 with the following:

      ``6. (1) The Governor in Council may make''

The question was put on Motion No. 4 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 370)
YEAS: 76, NAYS: 196. (See list under Division No. 367)

Accordingly, Motion No. 7 was also negatived on the same division.

Group No. 4

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 8 of Mr. Bernier (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok), seconded by Mr. Loubier (Saint- Hyacinthe -- Bagot), -- That Bill C-27, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 5 and 6 on page 6 with the following:

      `` 7.01 (1) If a protection officer has serious reasons to believe that a fishing vessel of a ''

The question was put on Motion No. 8 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 371)
YEAS: 76, NAYS: 196. (See list under Division No. 367)

Accordingly, Motion No. 12 was also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment to Motion No. 10 of Mr. Power (St. John's West), seconded by Mr. Price (Compton -- Stanstead), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after ``following:'' and substituting the following:

      ``shall take''

The question was put on the amendment to Motion No. 10 and it was negatived on the following division:



(Division--Vote No 372)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Anders -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brison -- Cadman -- Casson -- Chatters -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Harris -- Hart -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Konrad -- Laliberte -- Lill -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- McNally -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robinson -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Vautour -- Vellacott -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 88

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brien -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Carroll -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Marleau -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Hilaire -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 183

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Dumas -- Finestone -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Paradis -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 10 of Mr. Lunn (Saanich -- Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), -- That Bill C-27, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 13 on page 6 with the following:

    ``may, with the consent of the Minister, take any''

The question was put on Motion No. 10 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 373)
YEAS: 88, NAYS: 183. (See list under Division No. 372)

Accordingly, Motion No. 13 was also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 14 of Mr. Stoffer (Sackville -- Musquodoboit Valley -- Eastern Shore), seconded by Mr. Earle (Halifax West), -- That Bill C-27, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing lines 38 and 39 on page 7 with the following:

    ``(a) has not responded within forty-eight hours after a notification was given to the state under subsection (2); or''

The question was put on Motion No. 14 and it was negatived on the following division:



(Division--Vote No 374)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Brison -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Earle -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Hardy -- Herron -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Laliberte -- Lill -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Muise -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Riis -- Robinson -- Solomon -- St-Jacques -- Stoffer -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- 38

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Carroll -- Casson -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Loubier -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pratt -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 233

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Dumas -- Finestone -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Paradis -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 15 of Mr. Easter (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Hubbard (Miramichi), -- That Bill C-27, in Clause 11, be amended by replacing line 30 on page 8 with the following:

    ``paragraph 6(f) or of a fishing vessel without nationality for an offence under this Act, it''

The question was put on Motion No. 15 and it was agreed to on the following division:



(Division--Vote No 375)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alarie -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Canuel -- Caplan -- Cardin -- Carroll -- Casson -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Crête -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harb -- Hardy -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Lebel -- Lee -- Leung -- Lill -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Loubier -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McCormick -- McDonough -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nunziata -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Perron -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Riis -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Saada -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Vellacott -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 271

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- 0

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Dumas -- Finestone -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Paradis -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 16 and 18 were also agreed to on the same division.

Mr. Anderson (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and the Canada Shipping Act to enable Canada to implement the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and other international fisheries treaties or arrangements as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

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



(Division--Vote No 376)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Earle -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Hardy -- Harvard -- Herron -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Lill -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McCormick -- McDonough -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nystrom -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Riis -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 181

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desrochers -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Elley -- Epp -- Forseth -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harris -- Hart -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Konrad -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Loubier -- Lunn -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nunziata -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Ramsay -- Ritz -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vellacott -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 90

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Dumas -- Finestone -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Paradis -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Pursuant to Order made Thursday, March 25, 1999, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. St-Jacques (Shefford), seconded by Mr. Herron (Fundy -- Royal), -- That Bill S-11, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act in order to add social condition as a prohibited ground of discrimination, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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



(Division--Vote No 377)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Brien -- Brison -- Caccia -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Coderre -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Graham -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Herron -- Ianno -- Jennings -- Jones -- Karygiannis -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kraft Sloan -- Laliberte -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Leung -- Lill -- Lincoln -- Loubier -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Minna -- Muise -- Nystrom -- Peric -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Power -- Price -- Proctor -- Provenzano -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Solomon -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- 100

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Adams -- Alcock -- Anders -- Anderson -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Casson -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chatters -- Clouthier -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Elley -- Epp -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Hanger -- Harb -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Longfield -- Lunn -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nunziata -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Patry -- Penson -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Williams -- Wood -- 162

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Dumas -- Finestone -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Paradis -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Venne


At 6:45 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Harris (Prince George -- Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Bailey (Souris -- Moose Mountain), -- That a humble Address be presented to His Excellency praying that he will cause to be laid before this House a copy of the Prime Minister's ethics code for ministers. (Private Members' Business P-31)

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the question was deemed put on the motion and a recorded division was deemed requested and deferred until Tuesday, April 20, 1999, 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), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

-- by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) -- Report of the Royal Canadian Mint, together with the Auditor General's report, for the year 1998, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-176A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations)

-- by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) -- Reports of the Royal Canadian Mint from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-361-443B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) -- Report of the Royal Canadian Mint on the administration of the Alternative Fuels Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-659. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal entitled ``Requests for Tariff Relief by Helly Hansen Canada Limited regarding weft-knit coated fabrics'', dated March 19, 1999, pursuant to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S. C. 1988, c. 65, s. 54. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-572S. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal entitled ``Request for Tariff Relief by Peerless Clothing Inc. regarding certain woven polyester fabrics'', dated March 24, 1999, pursuant to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S. C. 1988, c. 65, s. 54. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-572T. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Summary of the Corporate Plan for 1999 to 2003 and of the Capital and Operating Budgets for 1999 of Petro-Canada Limited, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-361-808A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Summary of the Corporate Plan for 1999 to 2003 and of the Capital Budget for 1999 of the Canada Development Investment Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-361-831B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) -- Statutes of the Yukon for the period December 1997 to June 1998, pursuant to the Yukon Act, R. S. 1985, c. Y-2, sbs. 22(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-387A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)

-- by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) -- Statutes of the Northwest Territories for the period March 1998 to June 1998, pursuant to the Northwest Territories Act, R. S. 1985, c. N-27, sbs. 21(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-388B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)

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. Keyes (Hamilton West), concerning nuclear weapons (No. 361-2261).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:20 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 7:26 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).