PRAYERS

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), seconded by Ms. Hardy (Yukon), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should take into account regional unemployment rates when establishing or expanding government offices and agencies so that regions with high rates of unemployment are considered for any new job creation. (Private Members' Business M-268)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act, the Competition Act, the Competition Tribunal Act and the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to amend another Act in consequence, as reported by the Standing Committee on Transport 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 to 4.

Group No. 2 -- Motions Nos. 5 and 6.

Group No. 3 -- Motion No. 7.

Group No. 1

Mrs. Desjarlais (Churchill), seconded by Ms. Hardy (Yukon), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-26, in Clause 3, be amended by adding after line 42 on page 7 the following:

"(2.1) Every licensee who contravenes subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and is liable (a) on summary conviction, to the suspension of its licence for a period of up to five years and a fine of not more than $25,000; or (b) on conviction on indictment, to the suspension of its licence for a period of up to five years and a fine of not more that $50,000."

Motion No. 2 was not proceeded with.

Mrs. Desjarlais (Churchill), seconded by Ms. Hardy (Yukon), moved Motion No. 3, -- That Bill C-26, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 46 to 48 on page 9 and lines 1 to 3 on page 10 with the following:

"subsection (1) or (2) on its own motion."

Mrs. Desjarlais (Churchill), seconded by Ms. Hardy (Yukon), moved Motion No. 4, -- That Bill C-26, in Clause 4, be amended by adding after line 3 on page 10 the following:

"(6.1) Where the Agency makes a finding, under subsection (1), that an increase in fare is unreasonable, the Agency may, in the case where the increase during the year is at least 1.25 times the inflation index for that year, order an investigation of the circumstances surrounding the increase in fare and make any ruling it considers appropriate in the circumstances."

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

The question was put on Motions Nos. 1, 3 and 4 and they were negatived on division.

Group No. 2

Mrs. Desjarlais (Churchill), seconded by Ms. Hardy (Yukon), moved Motion No. 5, -- That Bill C-26, in Clause 17, be amended by replacing line 29 on page 21 with the following:

"to which are attached more than 10% of the"

Mrs. Desjarlais (Churchill), seconded by Ms. Hardy (Yukon), moved Motion No. 6, -- That Bill C-26, in Clause 17, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 1 to 3 on page 22 with the following:

"than 25% of the votes that may ordinarily be"

(b) by replacing lines 14 to 16 on page 22 with the following:

"votes to not more than 25% of the total number of votes"

(c) by deleting lines 18 to 22 on page 22.

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 2.

The question was put on Motions Nos. 5 and 6 and they were negatived on division.

Group No. 3

Mr. Guimond (Beauport -- Montmorency -- Côte-de-Beaupré -- Île d'Orléans), seconded by Mr. Marchand (Québec East), moved Motion No. 7, -- That Bill C-26, in Clause 18, be amended by adding after line 37 on page 22 the following:

"(2.1)(a) A body corporate referred to in subsection (3) shall comply within four years with Part V of the Official Languages Act and within seven years with Part VI of that Act.

(b) Air Canada and any other body corporate referred to in subsection (3) shall submit to the Treasury Board Secretariat an annual report containing the following data available to any Canadian citizen :

(i) the total number of English-speaking and French-speaking employees of the body corporate;

(ii) the number of English-speaking and French-speaking employees among management, pilots, flight attendants, mechanics and other employees of the body corporate;

(iii) the number, which cannot exceed 5% of the total number of employees of the body corporate, of employees who belong to the category "language unknown".

(c) The Commissioner of Official Languages may investigate any complaint relating to the delay to comply with Part VI of the Official Languages Act referred to in paragraph (a) and the result of the investigation, if it relates to the information referred to in paragraph (b), shall take precedence over the provisions of paragraph (b).

(d) In case of failure to comply with the provisions of paragraph (a) dealing with the delay to comply with Part VI of the Official Languages Act, the Governor in Council shall, before making a decision regarding measures to be taken to remedy the situation, consult with persons in the official language group adversely affected by that failure to comply.

(e) Within one year following the coming into force of this Act, the following documents shall be made available by Air Canada in the English and French languages and have equal force of law:

(i) the Flight Operations Manual;

(ii) the standard operating procedures;

(iii) Flight Attendant Manual;

(iv) memoranda;

(v) administrative policies;

(vi) contracts of employments."

Debate arose on the motion in Group No. 3.

The question was put on Motion No. 7 and it was negatived on division.

Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Robillard (President of the Treasury Board), moved, -- That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

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

By unanimous consent, Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Robillard (President of the Treasury Board), 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. 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. 362-1001, 362-1023, 362-1024 and 362-1056 concerning child poverty. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-16-16;

-- No. 362-1055 concerning breast cancer. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-65-08.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Robillard (President of the Treasury Board), -- That Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act, the Competition Act, the Competition Tribunal Act and the Air Canada Public Participation Act and to amend another Act in consequence, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

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

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

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Anderson (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada), -- That Bill C-33, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

The debate continued.

NOTICE OF MOTION

Mr. Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading of Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 1999.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Anderson (Minister of the Environment), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada), -- That Bill C-33, An Act respecting the protection of wildlife species at risk in Canada, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

The debate continued.

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:30 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).