PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

-- Nos. 362-1314, 362-1321 and 362-1529 concerning the income tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-15-16;

-- No. 362-1456 concerning Pearson International Airport. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-114-01;

-- No. 362-1523 concerning the highway system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-12-08;

-- No. 362-1548 concerning transportation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-115-01;

-- No. 362-1572 concerning the public pension system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-37-06;

-- No. 362-1576 concerning the Canadian Forces. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-74-04;

-- Nos. 362-1577 and 362-1578 concerning the agricultural industry. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-11-08.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Maloney (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) laid upon the Table, -- White Paper entitled ``Law Enforcement and Criminal Liability''. -- Sessional Paper No. 8525- 362-23.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Casey (Cumberland -- Colchester), seconded by Mr. Hearn (St. John's West), Bill C-494, An Act to amend the Access to Information 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 ordered, -- That, notwithstanding Standing Order 30(5), Statements by Members pursuant to Standing Order 31 be taken up from 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. today, followed by the introduction of new Members and related proceedings and the 45-minute Oral Question period.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Anderson (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada), -- That Bill C-33, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development;

And of the amendment of Mr. Herron (Fundy -- Royal), seconded by Ms. St-Jacques (Shefford), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

"Bill C-33, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada, be not now read a second time but that it be read a second time this day six months hence."

The debate continued.

STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION

The Speaker informed the House that the Clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Clark (Kings -- Hants).

The Member, having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

The Speaker informed the House that the Clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Day (Okanagan -- Coquihalla).

The Member, having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

ORAL QUESTIONS

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), moved, -- That, in relation to Bill C-3, An Act in respect of criminal justice for young persons and to amend and repeal other Acts, not more than ten further hours shall be allotted to the consideration of the committee stage of the Bill; and

That, at the expiry of the time provided in this Order, any proceedings before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on the said Bill shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 1386)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Caccia -- Calder -- Caplan -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chrétien --  (Saint-Maurice) -- Clouthier -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Folco -- Fontana -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- 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 -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Toronto -- Danforth) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- St. Denis -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 142

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Clark -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- Day -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Gouk -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hardy -- Harris -- Harvey -- Hearn -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jaffer -- Johnston -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary Southeast) -- Konrad -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Mayfield -- McDonough -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Muise -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Pankiw -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Proctor -- Ramsay -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Ritz -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Solberg -- Stinson -- Stoffer -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Vellacott -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Williams -- 120

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Anderson (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada), -- That Bill C-33, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development;

And of the amendment of Mr. Herron (Fundy -- Royal), seconded by Ms. St-Jacques (Shefford).

The debate continued.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

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

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-289, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (child adoption expenses).

Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Chatters (Athabasca), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.

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. Dhaliwal (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing order 109, to the Second Report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, "Ontario Fishery Regulations, 1989" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-39), presented to the House on Wednesday, March 29, 2000. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-362-39-01.

-- by Mr. Dhaliwal (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) -- Report on the Administration of the Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000, pursuant to the Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-14, sbs. 8(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-457-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

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. Godfrey (Don Valley West), concerning child poverty (No. 362-1642).

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 6:42 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).