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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION


JOURNALS

No. 120

Wednesday, November 28, 2001

2:00 p.m.



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.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That proposed section 4.83 in Clause 5 of Bill C-42, An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety, be deleted from that Bill;

That a new bill implementing the said section be introduced immediately; and

That the said new bill be ordered for consideration at second reading on Friday, November 30, 2001.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2),
Mr. Regan (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. 371-0411 concerning cruelty to animals. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-80-01;

-- No. 371-0419 concerning Canada's railways. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-38-15;

-- No. 371-0456 concerning China. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-36-11.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1) and Order made earlier today, on motion of Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Bonin (Nickel Belt), from the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (Bill C-39, An Act to replace the Yukon Act in order to modernize it and to implement certain provisions of the Yukon Northern Affairs Program Devolution Transfer Agreement, and to repeal and make amendments to other Acts, without amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-98.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 33) was tabled.


Mr. Bonin (Nickel Belt), from the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources, presented the Ninth Report of the Committee (Bill C-37, An Act to facilitate the implementation of those provisions of first nations' claim settlements in the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan that relate to the creation of reserves or the addition of land to existing reserves, and to make related amendments to the Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act and the Saskatchewan Treaty Land Entitlement Act, without amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-99.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 34) was tabled.


Mr. Adams (Peterborough), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 39th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

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

Robert Lanctôt

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings was tabled.


Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan--King--Aurora), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 11th Report of the Committee (Bill S-31, An Act to implement agreements, conventions and protocols concluded between Canada and Slovenia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Senegal, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic and Germany for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, without amendment). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-100.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 75) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), Bill C-416, An Act to provide for adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians, 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 39th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Wednesday, November 28, 2001, be concurred in.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), one concerning health care services (No. 371-0480);

— by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland), one concerning the education system (No. 371-0481);

— by Mr. Stoffer (Sackville--Musquodoboit Valley--Eastern Shore), one concerning China (No. 371-0482);

— by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), five concerning housing policy (Nos. 371-0483 to 371-0487);

— by Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew--Nipissing--Pembroke), one concerning pornography (No. 371-0488) and one concerning child poverty (No. 371-0489);

— by Mrs. Ur (Lambton--Kent--Middlesex), one concerning gasoline additives (No. 371-0490);

— by Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 371-0491);

— by Mr. Proctor (Palliser), one concerning the income tax system (No. 371-0492).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-78 on the Order Paper.


Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the return to the following question made into an order for return:

    Q-54 -- Mr. Proctor (Palliser) -- With respect to Canada Pension Plan disability benefits, in total, in each HRDC regional office and for each of the years 1990 to 2000, inclusive: (a) how many individuals applied for such benefits; (b) how many applications for benefits were approved at initial application and at each level of appeal; (c) how many individuals, and what percentage of individuals, appealed the denial of benefits at initial application and at each level of appeal; (d) how many decisions that went against the government at the review tribunal level were then appealed by the Minister to the Pensions Appeal Board; (e) how many of the Minister's appeals were rejected; (f) what was the average length of time for HRDC to process a disability claim at initial application and at each level of appeal; and (g) at initial application, and at each level of appeal, how many disability claims took (i) less than 8 weeks to process, (ii) from 9 to 16 weeks to process, (iii) from 17 to 26 weeks to process, (iv) from 27 to 52 weeks to process, and (v) more than 52 weeks to process? -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-371-54.

Government Orders

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Official Secrets Act, the Canada Evidence Act, the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act and other Acts, and to enact measures respecting the registration of charities in order to combat terrorism.

Ms. Bradshaw (Minister of Labour) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Peterson (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division No. 190 -- Vote No 190)

YEAS: 189, NAYS: 47

YEAS -- POUR
Adams
Alcock
Allard
Anderson (Cypress Hills--Grasslands)
Anderson (Victoria)
Assad
Augustine
Bagnell
Bailey
Baker
Bakopanos
Barnes
Bélanger
Bellemare
Bennett
Benoit
Bertrand
Bevilacqua
Binet
Blondin-Andrew
Bonin
Bonwick
Borotsik
Boudria
Bradshaw
Brison
Brown
Bryden
Bulte
Burton
Byrne
Caccia
Cadman
Calder
Cannis
Casey
Casson
Catterall
Cauchon
Chatters
Clark
Coderre
Collenette
Comuzzi
Copps
Cotler
Cullen
Cuzner
Day
DeVillers
Dion
Dromisky
Drouin
Duncan
Duplain
Eggleton
Elley
Epp
Eyking
Farrah
Finlay
Fitzpatrick
Fontana
Forseth
Fry
Gagliano
Gallant
Godfrey
Goldring
Graham
Gray (Windsor West)
Grose
Guarnieri
Hanger
Harb
Harris
Harvard
Harvey
Hill (Macleod)
Hill (Prince George--Peace River)
Hilstrom
Hinton
Ianno
Jackson
Jaffer
Jennings
Jordan
Karetak-Lindell
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Kilger (Stormont--Dundas--Charlottenburgh)
Knutson
Kraft Sloan
Lastewka
LeBlanc
Lee
Leung
Lincoln
Longfield
Lunn (Saanich--Gulf Islands)
Lunney (Nanaimo--Alberni)
MacAulay
MacKay (Pictou--Antigonish--Guysborough)
Macklin
Mahoney
Malhi
Maloney
Manning
Marcil
Marleau
Martin (Esquimalt--Juan de Fuca)
Matthews
Mayfield
McCallum
McCormick
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough East)
McLellan
McNally
McTeague
Meredith
Merrifield
Mills (Red Deer)
Minna
Mitchell
Moore
Murphy
Myers
Nault
Normand
O'Brien (Labrador)
O'Brien (London--Fanshawe)
O'Reilly
Owen
Pallister
Pankiw
Paradis
Parrish
Patry
Penson
Peric
Peterson
Pickard (Chatham--Kent Essex)
Price
Provenzano
Rajotte
Redman
Reed (Halton)
Regan
Reynolds
Richardson
Ritz
Robillard
Rock
Saada
Savoy
Scherrer
Schmidt
Scott
Serré
Sgro
Shepherd
Skelton
Sorenson
Speller
St. Denis
Steckle
Stewart
Stinson
Strahl
Szabo
Thibault (West Nova)
Thibeault (Saint-Lambert)
Thompson (Wild Rose)
Tirabassi
Toews
Tonks
Torsney
Ur
Valeri
Vanclief
Vellacott
Volpe
Wappel
Whelan
White (North Vancouver)
Wilfert
Williams
Wood
Yelich -- 189
NAYS -- CONTRE
Abbott
Anders
Bellehumeur
Bergeron
Bigras
Blaikie
Bourgeois
Brien
Cardin
Comartin
Crête
Cummins
Dalphond-Guiral
Davies
Desrochers
Gagnon (Champlain)
Gagnon (Québec)
Gauthier
Girard-Bujold
Godin
Guay
Guimond
Laframboise
Lalonde
Lanctôt
Lebel
Lill
Loubier
Marceau
Mark
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
McDonough
Paquette
Perron
Picard (Drummond)
Plamondon
Proctor
Reid (Lanark--Carleton)
Roy
Sauvageau
St-Hilaire
Stoffer
Telegdi
Tremblay (Lac-Saint-Jean--Saguenay)
Tremblay (Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis)
Venne
Wasylycia-Leis -- 47
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS
Bachand (Saint-Jean)
Dubé
Duceppe
Easter
Fournier
Kilgour (Edmonton Southeast)
Manley
Ménard
Neville
Pratt
Rocheleau
St-Julien

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

Private Members' Business

At 5:52 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. Harvard (Charleswood St. James--Assiniboia), seconded by Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal), -- That Bill S-7, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on 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-34, An Act to establish the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, without amendment.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:52 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.

Accordingly, at 7:01 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).