PRAYERS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

The Speaker laid upon the table, -- Report card on the Department of Citizenship and Immigration concerning compliance with response deadlines for the year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1, sbs. 39(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-361-851. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

The Speaker laid upon the table, -- Report card on the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade concerning compliance with response deadlines for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1, sbs. 39(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-361-851A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

The Speaker laid upon the table, -- Report card on the Department of Health concerning compliance with response deadlines for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1, sbs. 39(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-361-851B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

The Speaker laid upon the table, -- Report card on the Department of National Defence concerning compliance with response deadlines for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1, sbs. 39(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-361-851C. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

The Speaker laid upon the table, -- Report card on the Privy Council Office concerning compliance with response deadlines for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1, sbs. 39(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-361-851D. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

The Speaker laid upon the table, -- Report card on the Department of National Revenue concerning compliance with response deadlines for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1, sbs. 39(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-361-851E. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Mr. Bélanger (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage) laid upon the Table, -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 6th Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, ``Sport in Canada: Leadership, Partnership and Accountability'' (Sessional Paper No. 8510-361-120), presented to the House on Thursday, December 3, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-361-120.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Knutson (Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

-- Nos. 361-2096, 361-2107, 361-2144, 361-2148, 361-2171, 361-2180, 361-2182 and 361-2195 concerning human rights in Indonesia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-98M;

-- Nos. 361-2142, 361-2143 and 361-2199 concerning the employment insurance program. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-61D.

Motions

Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Grewal (Surrey Central), moved, -- That the 6th Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented on Thursday, December 3, 1998, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West -- Nepean), seconded by Mrs. Parrish (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services), moved, -- That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 390)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Casey -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cullen -- Davies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dockrill -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Earle -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Goodale -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Lill -- Limoges --  (Windsor -- St. Clair) -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Mancini -- Manley -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Massé -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Nystrom -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Power -- Pratt -- Price -- Proctor -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Shepherd -- Solomon -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vautour -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 152

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Desrochers -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harris -- Hart -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hilstrom -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lowther -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- Vellacott -- Venne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 72

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Augustine -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Carroll -- Debien -- Duceppe -- Folco -- Graham -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Lalonde -- Loubier -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Normand -- Nunziata -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- Perron -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Speller -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-66, An Act to amend the National Housing Act and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Government Operations without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1, 2 and 4 to 6.

Group No. 2 -- Motions Nos. 7 to 10, 13 to 24 and 35.

Group No. 3 -- Motions Nos. 11, 12, 25, 27 to 34 and 36.

Group No. 1

Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), seconded by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-66, in Clause 3, be amended by deleting lines 8 to 12 on page 4.

Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), seconded by by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-66, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 1 and 2 on page 5 with the following:

``8. (1) The Corporation may insure housing loans.''

Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), seconded by by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), moved Motion No. 4, -- That Bill C-66, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 8 and 9 on page 7 with the following:

``the obligation.''

Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), seconded by by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), moved Motion No. 5, -- That Bill C-66, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 10 on page 7 with the following:

``18. (1) The Corporation may, subject to regulations made under section 465 of the Insurance Companies Act which regulations shall apply to the Corporation with such modifications as are necessary, obtain reinsur-''

Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna), seconded by by Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), moved Motion No. 6, -- That Bill C-66, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 21 to 23 on page 7 with the following:

``this Part by Her agent the Corporation. Any amount so paid constitutesa dividend paid by the Corporation to the Government of Canada.''

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 2 and 4 to 6).

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

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

By unanimous consent, the Order was read for the second reading and reference to a Committee of the Whole of Bill S-25, An Act respecting the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada.

Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West -- Nepean), seconded Mr. Williams (St. Albert), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

The Committee considered the Bill and reported it without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West -- Nepean), seconded Mr. Williams (St. Albert), moved, -- That Bill Bill S-25, An Act respecting the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada, be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

By unanimous consent Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West -- Nepean), seconded Mr. Williams (St. Albert), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mrs. Dockrill (Bras D'Or -- Cape Breton), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should, in co-operation with the provinces, implement clinical, multi-centre heroin prescription trials for injection to opiate users, including protocols for rigorous scientific assessment and evaluation. (Private Members' Business M-454)

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 Bill C-43, An Act to establish the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and to amend and repeal other Acts as a consequence, without amendment.

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. Manley (Minister of Industry) -- Report on the review of the Integrated Circuit Topography Act, pursuant to the Integrated Circuit Topography Act, S.C. 1990, c. 37, sbs. 28(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-660. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal entitled ``Request for Tariff Relief by Caulfeild Apparel Group Ltd. regarding a certain cotton fabric'', dated March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S. C. 1988, c. 65, s. 54. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-572U. (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 ``Requests for Tariff Relief by Ladcal Investments Ltd. O/A Pintar Manufacturing, Nour Trading House Inc. and T.S. Simms and Company Limited regarding woven cut pile fabrics'', dated April 14, 1999, pursuant to the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, S. C. 1988, c. 65, s. 54. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-572V. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Chicken Farmers of Canada, together with the Auditor's Report, for the year ended December 31, 1998, pursuant to the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-42B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

-- by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 1998, pursuant to the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-433B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

-- by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 1998, pursuant to the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-434B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

-- by Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) -- Report of the Canadian Broiler Hatching Egg Marketing Agency for the year ending December 31, 1998, pursuant to the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-523B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question ``That this House do now adjourn'' was deemed to have been proposed.

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

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:48 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, March 11, 1999.