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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
35TH PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION


JOURNALS

No. 207

Tuesday, May 30, 1995

10:00 a.m.



PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-2766 concerning the parole system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-10U.


Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Government response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petition No. 351-3028 concerning a pardon for Mr. Robert Latimer. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 351-108C.

Motions

The following motion, in the name of Mr. Bouchard (Leader of the Opposition), was called and, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), was deemed adopted:

That, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), consideration of PRIVY COUNCIL Votes 1, 5, 10 and 35 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1996, by the Standing Committee on Government Operations be extended beyond May 31, 1995.


By unanimous consent, Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Brown (Oakville -- Milton), moved, -- That the 78th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House on Friday, May 19, 1995, be concurred in.

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Brown (Oakville -- Milton), moved, -- That the name of the following Member be added to the list of Associate Members of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs: Alcock.

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


By unanimous consent, Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Brown (Oakville -- Milton), moved, -- That, pursuant to subsection 7(7) of the Referendum Act, Chapter 30, Statutes of Canada 1992, the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be the committee to undertake the review of the regulations proposed under subsections 7(3) and (4) of the Act.

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

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), one concerning the Divorce Act (No. 351-3283) and one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-3284);

-- by Mr. Gilmour (Comox -- Alberni), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 351-3285) and one concerning abortion (No. 351- 3286);

-- by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), three concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 351-3287 to 351-3289) and two concerning gun control (Nos. 351-3290 and 351-3291);

-- by Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), one concerning gun control (No. 351-3292).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), seconded by Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), moved, -- That this House deplore the government's employment equity policy as unnecessary, ineffective, costly, unpopular, intrusive, discriminatory and harmful to designated and non-designated groups; that this House recognize the equality of all Canadians by affirming that hiring and promotion be based solely on merit rather than on gender and race; and that discriminatory employment practices be more vigorously pursued on an individual, case-by-case basis.

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.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), seconded by Mr. White (Fraser Valley-West), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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



(Division--Vote No 224)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Cummins -- Duncan -- Epp -- Frazer -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Manning -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Wayne -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- 41

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Allmand -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Bachand -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bélisle -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Caron -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crête -- Culbert -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Jong -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Godin -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hubbard -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lebel -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marchand -- Marchi -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Paré -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Riis -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Solomon -- Speller -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Terrana -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Ur -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 183

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bakopanos -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Canuel -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crawford -- Debien -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fillion -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Landry -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacLaren -- Marleau -- Murphy -- Ouellet -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Valeri


Pursuant to Order made Thursday, May 18, 1995, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead), seconded by Mr. Fillion (Chicoutimi), -- That this House deplore the federal government's delay in responding to Quebec's demands with regard to the education of young Aboriginals in the Quebec North amounting to $119 million, to the compensation of $135 million under the 1991-92 stabilization program and to the $79 million claim for expenses incurred during the events at Oka in the summer of 1990.

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



(Division--Vote No 225)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Bélisle -- Caron -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Godin -- Guay -- Guimond -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Marchand -- Mercier -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Picard (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Laurent -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- 38

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Culbert -- Cummins -- de Jong -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Epp -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Frazer -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grose -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harb -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hickey -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manning -- Marchi -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Penson -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Ramsay -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Riis -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Schmidt -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Silye -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Terrana -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Ur -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 187

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bakopanos -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Canuel -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crawford -- Debien -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fillion -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Landry -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacLaren -- Marleau -- Murphy -- Ouellet -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Valeri


Pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), -- That Bill C-91, An Act to continue the Federal Business Development Bank under the name Business Development Bank of Canada, be referred forthwith to the Standing Committee on Industry.

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



(Division--Vote No 226)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Culbert -- Cummins -- de Jong -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Epp -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Frazer -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grose -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harb -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hickey -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manning -- Marchi -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Morrison -- Murray -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Penson -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Ramsay -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Riis -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Schmidt -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Silye -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Terrana -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Ur -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 187

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Bélisle -- Caron -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Godin -- Guay -- Guimond -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Marchand -- Mercier -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Picard (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- St-Laurent -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- 38

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bakopanos -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Canuel -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crawford -- Debien -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fillion -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Landry -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacLaren -- Marleau -- Murphy -- Ouellet -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Valeri

Accordingly, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.


Pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), seconded by Mr. MacLaren (Minister for International Trade), -- That Bill C-82, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mint Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations.

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



(Division--Vote No 227)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Allmand -- Anderson -- Arseneault -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blaikie -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bodnar -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cowling -- Culbert -- de Jong -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la- -- Gallaway -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West) -- Madeleine) -- Grose -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Marchi -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Riis -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Solomon -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Terrana -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Ur -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 146

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Asselin -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Brown (Calgary Southeast) -- Bélisle -- Caron -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Duncan -- Epp -- Frazer -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier (Roberval) -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper (Calgary West) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Lalonde -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Manning -- Marchand -- Martin (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) -- Mercier -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Ménard -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- Wayne -- White (Fraser Valley West) -- 79

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bakopanos -- Bergeron -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Canuel -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crawford -- Debien -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Fillion -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Landry -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Loubier -- MacLaren -- Marleau -- Murphy -- Ouellet -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Valeri

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:04 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to a Legislative Committee of Bill C-248, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, the Canadian Labour Code and the Public Service Employment Act (whistleblowing).

Mr. de Savoye (Portneuf), seconded by Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Legislative Committee.

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. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report on the Operations of the Exchange Fund Account, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year 1994, pursuant to subsection 21(1) of the Currency Act, Chapter C-52, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-133A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

-- by Mr. Young (Minister of Transport) -- Reports of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority for the period ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to subsections 72(2) of the Access to Information Act, Chapter A-1, and the Privacy Act, Chapter P-21, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-351-633A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Young (Minister of Transport) -- Reports of the Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated for the period ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to subsections 72(2) of the Access to Information Act, Chapter A-1, and the Privacy Act, Chapter P-21, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-351-634A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Young (Minister of Transport) -- Reports of the Seaway International Bridge Corporation Ltd. for the period ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to subsections 72(2) of the Access to Information Act, Chapter A-1, and the Privacy Act, Chapter P-21, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-351-635A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

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. Manning (Calgary Southwest), one concerning government spending (No. 351-3293);

-- by Mrs. Brown (Calgary Southeast), one concerning the parole system (No. 351-3294).

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:49 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).