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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION


JOURNALS

No. 48

Wednesday, May 5, 2004

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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Gallaway (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. 373-0518, 373-0520 to 373-0522, 373-0534 and 373-0546 concerning post-secondary education. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-373-35-02;

— No. 373-0574 concerning the elderly. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-373-67-01;

— Nos. 373-0587 to 373-0589, 373-0631 to 373-0634, 373-0647, 373-0648, 373-0726, 373-0747 and 373-0761 concerning immigration. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-373-68-01;

— No. 373-0660 concerning the income tax system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-373-11-05;

— No. 373-0701 concerning mad cow disease. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-373-13-06.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Adams (Peterborough) , from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 27th Report of the Committee (titles “Orateur” and “Orateur adjoint” replaced by “Président” and “Vice-président” in the French language version of the Standing Orders). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-373-44.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 18) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) , seconded by Ms. Bulte (Parkdale—High Park) , Bill C-524, An Act to establish Mathieu Da Costa Day, 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 the list of names of the Special Olympics athletes referred to in the statement made earlier today, pursuant to Standing Order 31, by Mrs. Ablonczy (Calgary—Nose Hill) be printed in Hansard.


By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 27th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by Ms. McDonough (Halifax) , one concerning appointments (No. 373-0809);

— by Mr. MacKay (Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough) , one concerning the income tax system (No. 373-0810);

— by Mr. Marceau (Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier) , one concerning AIDS (No. 373-0811);

— by Mr. Calder (Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey) , two concerning marriage (Nos. 373-0812 and 373-0813), one concerning health care services (No. 373-0814) and one concerning the Canadian Armed Forces (No. 373-0815);

— by Mr. Mayfield (Cariboo—Chilcotin) , one concerning pornography (No. 373-0816) and one concerning marriage (No. 373-0817);

— by Mr. Schellenberger (Perth—Middlesex) , one concerning unborn children (No. 373-0818).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Gallaway (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-76 on the Order Paper.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Goodale (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. Bélanger (Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , — That Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 23, 2004, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the motion of Mr. Mills (Toronto—Danforth) , seconded by Mr. McKay (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance) , — That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at 5:29 p.m.


The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-23, An Act to provide for real property taxation powers of first nations, to create a First Nations Tax Commission, First Nations Financial Management Board, First Nations Finance Authority and First Nations Statistical Institute and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Peterson (Minister of International Trade) for Mr. Mitchell (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) , seconded by Mr. Owen (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) , moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot) , seconded by Mr. Cardin (Sherbrooke) , moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“Bill C-23, an act to provide for real property taxation powers of first nations, to create a First Nations Tax Commission, First Nations Financial Management Board, First Nations Finance Authority and First Nations Statistical Institute and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be not now read a third time because it fails to meet the needs of most First Nations.”.

Debate arose thereon.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

At 5:29 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Goodale (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. Bélanger (Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , — That Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 23, 2004, be now read a third time and do pass.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Mills (Toronto—Danforth) , seconded by Mr. McKay (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance) , — That this question be now put.

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

+

(Division No. 69 -- Vote no 69)

YEAS: 123, NAYS: 84

YEAS -- POUR
Adams
Alcock
Allard
Assadourian
Augustine
Bagnell
Bakopanos
Barnes (London West)
Barrette
Bélanger
Bellemare
Bennett
Bertrand
Bevilacqua
Binet
Blondin-Andrew
Bonin
Bonwick
Boudria
Brison
Brown
Bulte
Caccia
Calder
Castonguay
Chamberlain
Charbonneau
Coderre
Comuzzi
Cotler
Cullen
Cuzner
DeVillers
Dion
Discepola
Dromisky
Drouin
Duplain
Efford
Eyking
Farrah
Frulla
Fry
Gallaway
Godfrey
Graham
Guarnieri
Harvey
Hubbard
Jennings
Jobin
Jordan
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Keyes
Kilgour (Edmonton Southeast)
Knutson
Kraft Sloan
Laliberte
Lastewka
Lee
Leung
Lincoln
Longfield
MacAulay
Macklin
Malhi
Maloney
Manley
Marleau
McCallum
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough East)
McLellan
McTeague
Minna
Mitchell
Murphy
Myers
Neville
O'Brien (London--Fanshawe)
O'Reilly
Owen
Pagtakhan
Paradis
Parrish
Patry
Peterson
Pettigrew
Phinney
Pickard (Chatham--Kent Essex)
Pillitteri
Pratt
Price
Proulx
Redman
Reed (Halton)
Robillard
Saada
Savoy
Scherrer
Scott
Sgro
Shepherd
Simard
St-Jacques
St-Julien
St. Denis
Steckle
Stewart
Szabo
Telegdi
Thibault (West Nova)
Thibeault (Saint-Lambert)
Tonks
Torsney
Ur
Valeri
Vanclief
Volpe
Wappel
Whelan
Wilfert -- 123
NAYS -- CONTRE
Abbott
Ablonczy
Anders
Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands)
Bachand (Saint-Jean)
Barnes (Gander—Grand Falls)
Benoit
Bergeron
Bigras
Borotsik
Bourgeois
Burton
Cardin
Casey
Casson
Chatters
Clark
Crête
Cummins
Dalphond-Guiral
Davies
Day
Desjarlais
Doyle
Duceppe
Duncan
Elley
Epp
Fitzpatrick
Gagnon (Québec)
Gagnon (Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay)
Gagnon (Champlain)
Gaudet
Gauthier
Godin
Gouk
Grey
Guay
Guimond
Hearn
Hill (Macleod)
Johnston
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Laframboise
Lalonde
Lill
Loubier
Lunn (Saanich—Gulf Islands)
MacKay (Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough)
Marceau
Mark
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Masse
McDonough
Ménard
Merrifield
Moore
Nystrom
Obhrai
Penson
Perron
Plamondon
Proctor
Rajotte
Reid (Lanark—Carleton)
Reynolds
Ritz
Rocheleau
Roy
Sauvageau
Schellenberger
Schmidt
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Hilaire
Strahl
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Toews
Tremblay
Wasylycia-Leis
Wayne
Williams
Yelich -- 84
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS
Bradshaw
Caplan
Catterall
Desrochers
Fournier
LeBlanc
Paquette
Picard (Drummond)

Pursuant to Standing Order 61(2), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the motion of Mr. Goodale (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. Bélanger (Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , — That Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 23, 2004, be now read a third time do pass.

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

+-

(Division No. 70 -- Vote no 70)

YEAS: 124, NAYS: 84

YEAS -- POUR
Adams
Alcock
Allard
Assadourian
Augustine
Bagnell
Bakopanos
Barnes (London West)
Barrette
Bélanger
Bellemare
Bennett
Bertrand
Bevilacqua
Binet
Blondin-Andrew
Bonin
Bonwick
Boudria
Brison
Brown
Bulte
Caccia
Calder
Castonguay
Chamberlain
Charbonneau
Coderre
Comuzzi
Cotler
Cullen
Cuzner
DeVillers
Dion
Discepola
Dromisky
Drouin
Duplain
Efford
Eyking
Farrah
Frulla
Fry
Gallaway
Godfrey
Graham
Guarnieri
Harvey
Hubbard
Jennings
Jobin
Jordan
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Keyes
Kilgour (Edmonton Southeast)
Knutson
Kraft Sloan
Laliberte
Lastewka
Lee
Leung
Lincoln
Longfield
MacAulay
Macklin
Malhi
Maloney
Manley
Marcil
Marleau
McCallum
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough East)
McLellan
McTeague
Minna
Mitchell
Murphy
Myers
Neville
O'Brien (London--Fanshawe)
O'Reilly
Owen
Pagtakhan
Paradis
Parrish
Patry
Peterson
Pettigrew
Phinney
Pickard (Chatham--Kent Essex)
Pillitteri
Pratt
Price
Proulx
Redman
Reed (Halton)
Robillard
Saada
Savoy
Scherrer
Scott
Sgro
Shepherd
Simard
St-Jacques
St-Julien
St. Denis
Steckle
Stewart
Szabo
Telegdi
Thibault (West Nova)
Thibeault (Saint-Lambert)
Tonks
Torsney
Ur
Valeri
Vanclief
Volpe
Wappel
Whelan
Wilfert -- 124
NAYS -- CONTRE
Abbott
Ablonczy
Anders
Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands)
Bachand (Saint-Jean)
Barnes (Gander—Grand Falls)
Benoit
Bergeron
Bigras
Borotsik
Bourgeois
Burton
Cardin
Casey
Casson
Chatters
Clark
Crête
Cummins
Dalphond-Guiral
Davies
Day
Desjarlais
Doyle
Duceppe
Duncan
Elley
Epp
Fitzpatrick
Gagnon (Québec)
Gagnon (Champlain)
Gagnon (Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay)
Gaudet
Gauthier
Godin
Gouk
Grey
Guay
Guimond
Hearn
Hill (Macleod)
Johnston
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Laframboise
Lalonde
Lill
Loubier
Lunn (Saanich—Gulf Islands)
MacKay (Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough)
Marceau
Mark
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Masse
McDonough
Ménard
Merrifield
Moore
Nystrom
Obhrai
Penson
Perron
Plamondon
Proctor
Rajotte
Reid (Lanark—Carleton)
Reynolds
Ritz
Rocheleau
Roy
Sauvageau
Schellenberger
Schmidt
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Hilaire
Strahl
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Toews
Tremblay
Wasylycia-Leis
Wayne
Williams
Yelich -- 84
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS
Bradshaw
Caplan
Catterall
Desrochers
Fournier
LeBlanc
Paquette
Picard (Drummond)

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

Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Bourgeois (Terrebonne—Blainville) , seconded by Ms. Guay (Laurentides) , — That Bill C-451, An Act to prevent psychological harassment in the workplace and to amend the Canada Labour Code, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

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

+-

(Division No. 71 -- Vote no 71)

YEAS: 59, NAYS: 131

YEAS -- POUR
Assadourian
Bachand (Saint-Jean)
Bagnell
Barnes (Gander—Grand Falls)
Bergeron
Bigras
Bourgeois
Cardin
Castonguay
Charbonneau
Clark
Crête
Dalphond-Guiral
Davies
Desjarlais
Dion
Doyle
Drouin
Duceppe
Gagnon (Québec)
Gagnon (Champlain)
Gagnon (Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay)
Gaudet
Gauthier
Godin
Guay
Guimond
Hearn
Jennings
Laframboise
Lalonde
Lill
Loubier
Maloney
Marceau
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Masse
McDonough
Ménard
Minna
Nystrom
O'Brien (London--Fanshawe)
O'Reilly
Parrish
Perron
Plamondon
Proctor
Proulx
Rocheleau
Roy
Sauvageau
St-Hilaire
St-Jacques
St-Julien
Telegdi
Tremblay
Wasylycia-Leis
Wayne
Whelan -- 59
NAYS -- CONTRE
Ablonczy
Adams
Alcock
Allard
Anders
Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands)
Augustine
Bakopanos
Barnes (London West)
Barrette
Bélanger
Bellemare
Bennett
Benoit
Bertrand
Binet
Blondin-Andrew
Bonin
Bonwick
Borotsik
Brown
Bulte
Burton
Caccia
Calder
Casey
Casson
Chamberlain
Chatters
Coderre
Comuzzi
Cotler
Cullen
Cummins
Cuzner
Day
DeVillers
Discepola
Dromisky
Duncan
Duplain
Efford
Elley
Epp
Eyking
Farrah
Fitzpatrick
Frulla
Fry
Gallaway
Godfrey
Gouk
Graham
Grey
Harvey
Hill (Macleod)
Hubbard
Jobin
Johnston
Jordan
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Keyes
Kilgour (Edmonton Southeast)
Knutson
Kraft Sloan
Lastewka
Lee
Leung
Longfield
Lunn (Saanich—Gulf Islands)
MacKay (Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough)
Macklin
Malhi
Marcil
Mark
Marleau
McCallum
McGuire
McLellan
McTeague
Merrifield
Mitchell
Moore
Myers
Neville
Obhrai
Pagtakhan
Paradis
Patry
Penson
Peterson
Pettigrew
Pickard (Chatham--Kent Essex)
Pratt
Price
Rajotte
Redman
Reed (Halton)
Reid (Lanark—Carleton)
Ritz
Robillard
Saada
Savoy
Schellenberger
Scherrer
Schmidt
Scott
Sgro
Shepherd
Simard
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
St. Denis
Steckle
Strahl
Szabo
Thibault (West Nova)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Toews
Tonks
Torsney
Ur
Valeri
Vanclief
Volpe
Wilfert
Williams
Yelich -- 131
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS
Bradshaw
Caplan
Catterall
Desrochers
Fournier
LeBlanc
Paquette
Picard (Drummond)


Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Obhrai (Calgary East) , seconded by Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast) , — That Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (breaking and entering), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

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

+-

(Division No. 72 -- Vote no 72)

YEAS: 45, NAYS: 147

YEAS -- POUR
Ablonczy
Anders
Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands)
Barnes (Gander—Grand Falls)
Benoit
Borotsik
Burton
Casey
Casson
Chatters
Cummins
Day
Doyle
Duncan
Elley
Epp
Fitzpatrick
Gouk
Grey
Hearn
Hill (Macleod)
Johnston
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Lunn (Saanich—Gulf Islands)
MacKay (Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough)
Mark
Marleau
Merrifield
Moore
Obhrai
Penson
Rajotte
Reid (Lanark—Carleton)
Ritz
Schellenberger
Schmidt
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
Strahl
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Toews
Wayne
Williams
Yelich -- 45
NAYS -- CONTRE
Adams
Alcock
Allard
Assadourian
Augustine
Bachand (Saint-Jean)
Bagnell
Bakopanos
Barnes (London West)
Barrette
Bélanger
Bellemare
Bennett
Bergeron
Bertrand
Bigras
Binet
Blondin-Andrew
Bonin
Bonwick
Bourgeois
Brison
Brown
Bulte
Caccia
Calder
Cardin
Castonguay
Chamberlain
Charbonneau
Clark
Comuzzi
Cotler
Crête
Cullen
Cuzner
Dalphond-Guiral
Davies
Desjarlais
DeVillers
Dion
Discepola
Dromisky
Drouin
Duceppe
Duplain
Efford
Eyking
Farrah
Frulla
Fry
Gagnon (Québec)
Gagnon (Champlain)
Gagnon (Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay)
Gallaway
Gaudet
Gauthier
Godfrey
Godin
Graham
Guay
Guimond
Harvey
Hubbard
Jennings
Jobin
Jordan
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Keyes
Knutson
Kraft Sloan
Laframboise
Laliberte
Lalonde
Lastewka
Lee
Leung
Lill
Lincoln
Longfield
Loubier
Macklin
Malhi
Maloney
Marceau
Marcil
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Masse
McCallum
McDonough
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough East)
McLellan
McTeague
Ménard
Minna
Mitchell
Murphy
Myers
Neville
Nystrom
O'Brien (London--Fanshawe)
O'Reilly
Pagtakhan
Paradis
Parrish
Patry
Perron
Peterson
Pettigrew
Pickard (Chatham--Kent Essex)
Plamondon
Pratt
Price
Proctor
Proulx
Redman
Reed (Halton)
Robillard
Rocheleau
Roy
Saada
Sauvageau
Savoy
Scherrer
Scott
Sgro
Shepherd
Simard
St-Hilaire
St-Jacques
St-Julien
St. Denis
Steckle
Szabo
Telegdi
Thibault (West Nova)
Thibeault (Saint-Lambert)
Tonks
Torsney
Tremblay
Ur
Valeri
Volpe
Whelan
Wilfert -- 147
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS
Bradshaw
Caplan
Catterall
Desrochers
Fournier
LeBlanc
Paquette
Picard (Drummond)


Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Crête (Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques) , seconded by Mr. Laframboise (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel) , — That Bill C-303, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses for a motor vehicle used by a forestry worker), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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

-

(Division No. 73 -- Vote no 73)

YEAS: 53, NAYS: 132

YEAS -- POUR
Bachand (Saint-Jean)
Barnes (Gander—Grand Falls)
Barrette
Bergeron
Bigras
Binet
Bourgeois
Cardin
Castonguay
Charbonneau
Clark
Crête
Dalphond-Guiral
Davies
Day
Desjarlais
Drouin
Duceppe
Duncan
Duplain
Elley
Farrah
Gagnon (Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay)
Gagnon (Champlain)
Gagnon (Québec)
Gaudet
Gauthier
Godin
Guay
Guimond
Jennings
Laframboise
Laliberte
Lalonde
Lill
Loubier
Marceau
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Masse
McDonough
Ménard
Nystrom
Perron
Plamondon
Proctor
Rocheleau
Roy
Sauvageau
St-Hilaire
St-Julien
Telegdi
Toews
Tremblay -- 53
NAYS -- CONTRE
Ablonczy
Adams
Alcock
Allard
Anderson (Cypress Hills—Grasslands)
Augustine
Bagnell
Bakopanos
Barnes (London West)
Bélanger
Bellemare
Bennett
Blondin-Andrew
Bonin
Bonwick
Borotsik
Brison
Brown
Bulte
Burton
Caccia
Calder
Casey
Casson
Chamberlain
Chatters
Comuzzi
Cotler
Cullen
Cummins
Cuzner
DeVillers
Dion
Discepola
Doyle
Dromisky
Efford
Epp
Eyking
Fitzpatrick
Frulla
Fry
Gallaway
Godfrey
Graham
Grey
Harvey
Hearn
Hill (Macleod)
Hubbard
Jobin
Johnston
Jordan
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Keyes
Knutson
Kraft Sloan
Lastewka
Lee
Leung
Lincoln
Longfield
Lunn (Saanich—Gulf Islands)
MacKay (Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough)
Macklin
Malhi
Maloney
Marcil
Mark
Marleau
McCallum
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough East)
McLellan
McTeague
Merrifield
Minna
Mitchell
Moore
Murphy
Myers
Neville
O'Brien (London--Fanshawe)
Obhrai
Pagtakhan
Paradis
Parrish
Patry
Penson
Peterson
Pettigrew
Pratt
Price
Proulx
Rajotte
Redman
Reed (Halton)
Reid (Lanark—Carleton)
Ritz
Robillard
Saada
Savoy
Schellenberger
Scherrer
Schmidt
Scott
Sgro
Shepherd
Simard
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Jacques
St. Denis
Steckle
Strahl
Szabo
Thibault (West Nova)
Thibeault (Saint-Lambert)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Tonks
Torsney
Ur
Valeri
Volpe
Wayne
Whelan
Wilfert
Williams
Yelich -- 132
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS
Bradshaw
Caplan
Catterall
Desrochers
Fournier
LeBlanc
Paquette
Picard (Drummond)

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-11, An Act to give effect to the Westbank First Nation Self-Government Agreement, 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. Mitchell (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) — Report on Northern oil and gas for the year 2003, pursuant to the Canada Petroleum Resources Act, R. S. 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), s. 109. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-373-455-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources)

— by Ms. Robillard (Minister of Industry) — Report of the Canadian Tourism Commission, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year ended December 31, 2003, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-373-87-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by Ms. Robillard (Minister of Industry) — Reports of the Canadian Tourism Commission for the year ended December 31, 2003, 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. 8561-373-861-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

— by Mr. Scott (Minister of State (Infrastructure)) — Report of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year ended December 31, 2003, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-373-108-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:24 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 6:34 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).