PRAYERS

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), -- That Bill C-59, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Application Rules, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, by unanimous consent, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, December 6, 1994, at 5:30 p.m.

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

Mr. Rideout (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources) laid upon the Table, -- Documents entitled ``Hibernia Development Project'' and ``Complaint by MIL Davie Inc. -- Board Report to Ministers''. -- Sessional Paper No. 8530-351-24.

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Young (Minister of Transport) laid upon the Table, -- Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-1107 to 351-1117 concerning VIA Rail. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-69B.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Dumas (Argenteuil -- Papineau), one concerning voice mail (No. 351-1468);

-- by Mrs. Payne (St. John's West), one concerning employment (No. 351-1469);

-- by Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1470), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1471) and one concerning price controls (No. 351-1472);

-- by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1473);

-- by Ms. Meredith (Surrey -- White Rock -- South Langley), one concerning gun control (No. 351-1474);

-- by Mrs. Jennings (Mission -- Coquitlam), one concerning abortion (No. 351-1475), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-1476) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-1477);

-- by Mrs. Cowling (Dauphin -- Swan River), one concerning national parks (No. 351-1478), four concerning euthanasia (Nos. 351-1479 to 351-1482) and four concerning national parks (Nos. 351-1483 to 351-1486);

-- by Mr. O'Reilly (Victoria -- Haliburton), one concerning gun control (No. 351-1487).

RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), the following papers, deposited with the Clerk of the House, were laid upon the Table:

By Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development) -- Report on the 1995 Unemployment Insurance Developmental Uses Programs, pursuant to section 20 of an Act to amend the Unemployment Insurance Act and the Employment and Immigration Department and Commission Act, Chapter C-40, Statutes of Canada, 1990. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-504A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

By Mr. MacAulay (Secretary of State (Veterans)) -- Report of the Army Benevolent Fund Board, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1994, pursuant to section 13 of the Army Benevolent Fund Act, Chapter A-16, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-58A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs)

By Mr. Tobin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) -- Report of the Operations under the Fisheries Development Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1994, pursuant to section 10 of the Fisheries Development Act, Chapter F-21, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-292A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

By Mr. Tobin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) -- Report on the Administration of the Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1994, pursuant to subsection 8(1) of the Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act, Chapter A-14, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-457A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

ADJOURNMENT

At 12:11 p.m., by unanimous consent, the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).