PRAYERS

DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Zed (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: (1) No. 352-0242 concerning the Department of National Revenue. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-62; (2) No. 352-0286 concerning the situation in Sri Lanka. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-20G.

Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) laid upon the Table, -- Document entitled "Canadian Security Intelligence Service -- 1995 Public Report and Program Outlook". -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-352-6.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Gray (Solicitor General of Canada) made a statement.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Dubé (Lévis), one concerning the unemployment insurance program (No. 352-0450);

-- by Mr. Shepherd (Durham), two concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 352-0451 and 352-0452).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-12, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada.

Mr. MacAulay (Secretary of State (Veterans) and Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)) for Mr. Young (Minister of Human Resources Development), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), 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.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Young (Minister of Human Resources Development), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That Bill C-12, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. LeBlanc (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs), moved, --

That, when the House adjourns on Wednesday, June 5, 1996, it shall stand adjourned until Monday, June 10, 1996;

That, on Monday, June 3, 1996 and Tuesday, June 4, 1996, the House shall continue to sit until 9:30 p.m. for the purpose of considering Government Orders, and that proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 38 shall be taken up at 9:30 p.m.;

That, Wednesday, June 5, 1996 shall be deemed to be the day on which a motion may be proposed pursuant to Standing Order 27;

That, on Tuesday, June 11, 1996, the House shall not meet at 10:00 a.m., but shall meet at 2:00 p.m. and Routine Proceedings shall take place following Oral Questions;

That, on the morning of June 11, 1996, the President of the United States of Mexico may address a meeting of the Members of the Senate and of the House of Commons in the Chamber of the House of Commons;

That such address and all customary introductory and related remarks shall be printed as an appendix to the House of Commons Debates for that day and form part of the records of this House; and

That the media recording and transmission of the said proceedings be authorized according to House of Commons guidelines.

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. LeBlanc (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs), moved, -- That, in relation to its study of circumpolar cooperation, eight (8) members of the Standing Committee on foreign Affairs and International Trade be authorized to travel to Whitehorse, Inuvik, Tuktoyaktuk, Cambridge Bay, Yellowknife, Edmonton and Calgary from May 26 to 31, 1996; and that seven (7) members plus one Associate member of the Committee be authorized to travel to Kuujjuaq, Iqaluit, Cape Dorset, Resolute, Montreal and Quebec City from May 27 to 31, 1996 for the purpose of conducting meetings and site visits and that the necessary staff of the House of Commons and Library of parliament and the necessary interpretation staff from the Department of Public Works and Government Services do accompany the Committee.

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

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Young (Minister of Human Resources Development), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That Bill C-12, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

At 5:46 p.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, May 6, 1996, under the provisions of 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--Vote N^o 86)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bertrand -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Skoke -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 123

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Bernier --  (Mégantic - Compton - Stanstead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Loubier -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Paré -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- St-Laurent -- Strahl -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Venne -- Wayne -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- 80

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bakopanos -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Cannis -- Caron -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Marchand -- Payne -- Pettigrew -- Regan -- Sauvageau -- Serré -- Sheridan -- Walker

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Gerrard (Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)), -- That Bill C-19, An Act to implement the Agreement on Internal Trade, be now read a third time and do pass.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 87)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Bachand -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bélisle -- Bernier --  (Beauce) -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Bernier --  (Mégantic - Compton - Stanstead) -- Bertrand -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Canuel -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Crête -- Culbert -- Cullen -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fillion -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jacob -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont - Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- Lebel -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Lee -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Loubier -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunez -- O'Brien --  (London - Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Paré -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Skoke -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- St-Laurent -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Verran -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 169

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Cummins -- Epp -- Forseth -- Frazer -- Gilmour -- Gouk -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harris -- Hayes -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Schmidt -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Thompson -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- 34

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bakopanos -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Cannis -- Caron -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Marchand -- Payne -- Pettigrew -- Regan -- Sauvageau -- Serré -- Sheridan -- Walker

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 6:16 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 the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Young Offenders Act (capital punishment).

Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), seconded by Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from 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-9, An Act respecting the Law Commission of Canada, 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 Mrs. Marleau (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) -- Summaries of the Corporate Plan and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for the period April 1, 1996 to March 31, 1997 of the Queens Quay West Land Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-352-838A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations)

-- by Mrs. Marleau (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) -- Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 1996-97 to 2000-2001 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 1996-97 of the Canada Lands Company Limited, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-352-840. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations)

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. Maloney (Erie), concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0453).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:18 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 7:35 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).