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Journals (No. 075)

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

JOURNALS

No. 075

Friday, June 8, 2001

10:00 a.m.


PRAYERS

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Farm Credit Corporation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Thibault (Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)) for Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Ms. Minna (Minister for International Cooperation), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

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.

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 14th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (briefing excluding Members of Parliament) (Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-26), presented to the House on Wednesday, May 9, 2001 -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-371-26-01.

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. 371-0083, 371-0085 and 371-0133 concerning the Divorce Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-21-04;

-- No. 371-0167 concerning security information. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-43-01;

-- No. 371-0244 concerning the Employment Insurance program -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-4-04.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Bellemare (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation) laid upon the Table, -- Document entitled ``Report to Parliament of Canada's participation during 1999 in the Regional Development Banks''. -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-371-22.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Graham (Toronto Centre -- Rosedale), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee (Balance, Transparency and Engagement after the Quebec Summit). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-63.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 2 to 11, 14 and 26) was tabled.

Mr. Graham (Toronto Centre -- Rosedale), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2001-2002 -- Votes 20 and 25 under FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-64.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 27) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Guay (Laurentides), seconded by Mr. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup -- Témiscouata -- Les Basques), Bill C-375, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Staff Relations Act (prohibited provision in a collective agreement), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), Bill C-376, An Act to establish national literacy standards across Canada, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), Bill C-377, An Act respecting the National Conference on Guaranteed Annual Income, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), Bill C-378, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act, the Public Service Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (dependent beneficiaries), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), Bill C-379, An Act to establish national standards across Canada for education provided by the provinces, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), Bill C-380, An Act to amend the National Archives of Canada Act and the Statistics Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), Bill C-381, An Act to provide for the use of a maximum speed control device for use on motor vehicles and to prohibit the manufacture and sale of motor vehicles that are not equipped with a maximum speed control device, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), Bill C-382, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (school-leaving age), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), Bill C-383, An Act to amend the Divorce Act (right of spouses' parents to access to or custody of child), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Mr. Bertrand (Pontiac -- Gatineau -- Labelle), Bill C-384, An Act to amend certain statutes to standardize the definition of ``child'' in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

First Reading of Senate Public Bills

Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Cauchon (Minister of National Revenue), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada), Bill S-23, An Act to amend the Customs Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

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 Algeria (No. 371-0320);

-- by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), three concerning Canada's railways (Nos. 371-0321 to 371-0323);

-- by Ms. Augustine (Etobicoke -- Lakeshore), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 371-0324).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-35, Q-47, Q-52 and Q-53 on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Vanclief (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Ms. Minna (Minister for International Cooperation), -- That Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Farm Credit Corporation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, June 11, 2001, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments.

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

    Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 and 2.
    Group No. 2 -- Motions Nos. 3 to 6.

Group No. 1

Mr. MacKay (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough), seconded by Mr. Keddy (South Shore), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-24, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 16 on page 4 the following:

    ````competent judicial authority'' means a Judge of any Court in Canada.''

Mr. MacKay (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough), seconded by Mr. Keddy (South Shore), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-24, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 34 on page 4 with the following:

    ``25.2 to 25.4, only after acquiring authorization from a competent judicial authority.''

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

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

Accordingly, Motion No. 2 was also negatived on division.

Group No. 2

Mr. Manley (Minister of Foreign Affairs) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), moved Motion No. 3,

-- That Bill C-24, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 4 on page 13 with the following:

    ``justice system participant or journalist),''

Mr. Manley (Minister of Foreign Affairs) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), moved Motion No. 4,

-- That Bill C-24, in Clause 11, be amended by replacing lines 7 to 36 on page 18 with the following:

      ``423.1 (1) No person shall, without lawful authority, engage in conduct referred to in subsection (2) with the intent to provoke a state of fear in
    (a) a group of persons or the general public in order to impede the administration of criminal justice;
    (b) a justice system participant in order to impede him or her in the performance of his or her duties; or
    (c) a journalist in order to impede him or her in the transmission to the public of information in relation to a criminal organization.
      (2) The conduct referred to in subsection (1) consists of
    (a) using violence against a justice system participant or a journalist or anyone known to either of them or destroying or causing damage to the property of any of those persons;
    (b) threatening to engage in conduct described in paragraph (a) in Canada or elsewhere;
    (c) persistently or repeatedly following a justice system participant or a journalist or anyone known to either of them, including following that person in a disorderly manner on a highway;
    (d) repeatedly communicating with, either directly or indirectly, a justice system participant or a journalist or anyone known to either of them; and
    (e) besetting or watching the place where a justice system participant or a journalist or anyone known to either of them resides, works, attends school, carries on business or happens to be.''

Motion No. 5 was not proceeded with.

Mr. Manley (Minister of Foreign Affairs) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), moved Motion No. 6,

-- That Bill C-24, in Clause 81, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 68 with the following:

    ``justice system participant or journalist),''

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 2.

The question was put on Motion No. 3 and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 4 and 6 were also agreed to.

Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) for Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Dion (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs), moved, -- That Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

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

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 1:32 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Goldring (Edmonton Centre-East), seconded by Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should develop a precise and workable definition of the terms ``affordable housing'', ``poverty'' and ``homeless'' to guide government policy and to establish legislative parameters for related government spending. (Private Members' Business M-245)

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 the Speaker -- Report of the Committees Activities and Expenditures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8527-371-9.

-- by the Speaker -- Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for May 2, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8527-371-10.

-- by Mr. Cauchon (Minister of National Revenue) -- Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2001-02 to 2003-04 of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, pursuant to the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Act, S. C. 1999, c. 17, s. 49. -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-371-839-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 2001-02 to 2005-06 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2001-02 of the National Capital Commission, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-371-821-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

-- by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Justice) -- Response to the Law Commission of Canada's Report entitled ``Restoring Dignity: Responding to Child Abuse in Canadian Institutions'', pursuant to the Law Commission of Canada Act, S.C. 1996, c. 9, s. 25. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-764-01. (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 Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, 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. 8561-371-852-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

ADJOURNMENT

At 2:30 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).