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


JOURNALS

No. 243

Friday, June 11, 1999

10:00 a.m.



PRAYERS

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Pursuant to Standing Order 57, Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), moved, -- That, in relation to the consideration of amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-49, An Act providing for the ratification and the bringing into effect of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, the debate not be further adjourned.

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



(Division--Vote No 563)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finestone -- Folco -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Graham -- Grose -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges --  (Windsor -- St. Clair) -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McWhinney -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Julien -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 117

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bigras -- Brison -- Cadman -- Cardin -- Crête -- Davies -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Grewal -- Guay -- Hardy -- Hart -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Konrad -- Lowther -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mark -- McNally -- Morrison -- Muise -- Obhrai -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Power -- Proctor -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solomon -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- Williams -- 45

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Barnes -- Bonwick -- Brien -- Canuel -- Cauchon -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Clouthier -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Dromisky -- Duceppe -- Finlay -- Fournier -- Fry -- Gagnon -- Godfrey -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goodale -- Guarnieri -- Guimond -- Karetak-Lindell -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lavigne -- Loubier -- Marceau -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- Peric -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Plamondon -- Provenzano -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Serré -- Shepherd -- St-Hilaire -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Venne -- Volpe -- Wappel

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Stewart (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board), -- That the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-49, An Act providing for the ratification and the bringing into effect of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, be now read a second time and concurred in.

The debate continued.

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

MOTIONS

Bu unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, immediately after Routine Proceedings, the House shall proceed to Private Members' Hour, during which time the Chair shall not receive dilatory motions or quorum calls; and

That when the House adjourns this day, it shall stand adjourned to Monday, September 20, 1999, provided that, for the purposes of sections (3) and (4) of Standing Order 28, it shall be deemed to stand adjourned pursuant to section (2) of the said Standing Order and provided that if, during the adjournment, any Standing Committee has a report ready for presentation to the House, the said report may be tabled with the Clerk of the House and shall thereupon be deemed to have been tabled in the House.

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

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Caccia (Davenport) presented the Report of the Canadian Section of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, held in Strasbourg, France, from April 26 to 30, 1999. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-361-51J.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Peterson (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Marleau (Minister responsible for the Francophonie), Bill C-88, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, a related Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Excise Act, the Income Tax Act and the Tax Court of Canada Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2)
)

His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled "An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, a related Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Excise Act, the Income Tax Act and the Tax Court of Canada Act".

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Pratt (Nepean -- Carleton), one concerning marriage (No. 361-2674);

-- by Mr. Forseth (New Westminster -- Coquitlam -- Burnaby), one concerning pornography (No. 361-2675) and one concerning marriage (No. 361-2676);

-- by Mr. Duncan (Vancouver Island North), two concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Nos. 361-2677 and 361-2678).

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 12:21 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Proctor (Palliser), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, political parties should in their advertising or promotion refrain from using the name or the likeness of any individual without having first obtained the written consent of that individual. (Private Members' Business M-97)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That, pursuant to Standing Order 108 (4)(b), and specifically, to the study of Part VII of the Official Languages Act, six members of the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages, be authorized to travel to Moncton, New Brunswick; Summerside, P.E.I.; Saint-John, Newfoundland; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Gaspé, Quebec; Sudbury and Toronto, Ontario; Sherbrooke and Montreal, Quebec; Vancouer, B.C.; Edmonton, Alberta; Regina, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the fall of 1999, in order to hold public hearings, visit sites and meet with officials and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee, provided that expenses do not exceed $117,700.

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 the Clerk of Petitions -- 4th Report, pursuant to Standing Order 131, which was as follows:

      The Clerk of Petitions has the honour to report that the petition from the Board of Elders of the Canadian District of the Moravian Church in America, praying for the passage of a private act, filed by Mr. Steckle (Huron-Bruce) on Thursday, June 10, 1999, meets the requirements of Standing Order 131.

-- by Mr. Eggleton (Minister of National Defence) -- Reports of the Department of National Defence for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, 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. 8561-361-637B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Rock (Minister of Health) -- Reports of the Medical Research Council of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, 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. 8561-361-640B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

-- by Mr. Rock (Minister of Health) -- Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board for the year ended December 31, 1998, pursuant to the Act to amend the Patent Act and to provide for certain matters in relation thereto, S. C. 1993, c. 2, s. 7.

-- Sessional Paper No. 8560-361-564B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

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. Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh), three concerning marriage (Nos. 361-2679 to 361-2681).

ADJOURNMENT

At 1:21 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, September 20, 1999, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).