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. Bernier (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead), seconded by Mr. Lebel (Chambly), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should immediately make an official public apology, accompanied by financial compensation, to the hundreds of citizens of Quebec who were the victims of arbitrary arrest and unjustified detention during the enforcement of the War Measures Act in the early '70s. (Private Members' Business M-332)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the time provided for consideration of Private Members' Business expired and the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs of Bill C-72, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (self-induced intoxication).

Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-69, An Act to provide for the establishment of electoral boundaries commissions and the readjustment of electoral boundaries, as reported by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs 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, 2, 3, 5 and 7.

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. 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. 351-1817 concerning immigration. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-14F.

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 responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-2010 and 351-2071 concerning abortion. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-30Y.

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. 351-1858 concerning the former Yugoslavia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-32D.

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 responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to petitions Nos. 351-1998, 351-2003 to 351-2005, 351-2017, 351-2022, 351-2023, 351-2028, 351-2051, 351-2053, 351-2070, 351-2073, 351-2075, 351-2083, 351-2092, 351-2093, 351-2095 and 351-2096 concerning euthanasia. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 351-50P.

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. 351-2050 concerning the definition of family. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-98B.

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. 351-1505 concerning Japanese Canadians. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-104.

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. 351-2035 concerning the diversion of water to the United States. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-105.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Knutson (Elgin -- Norfolk), four concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-2682 to 351-2685) and two concerning sexual orientation (Nos. 351-2686 and 351-2687);

-- by Mr. Lastewka (St. Catharines), one concerning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (No. 351-2688);

-- by Mrs. Brown (Calgary Southeast), one concerning the parole system (No. 351-2689);

-- by Mr. Williams (St. Albert), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2690);

-- by Mr. Lincoln (Lachine -- Lac-Saint-Louis), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2691);

-- by Mr. Kirkby (Prince Albert -- Churchill River), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2692);

-- by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), one concerning gun control (No. 351-2693);

-- by Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 351-2694), one concerning government spending (No. 351-2695), one concerning gun control (No. 351-2696) and one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2697);

-- by Mr. Murray (Lanark -- Carleton), two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-2698 and 351-2699);

-- by Mr. McKinnon (Brandon -- Souris), one concerning the highway system (No. 351-2700), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2701) and one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2702);

-- by Mr. Serré (Timiskaming -- French River), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2703), one concerning abortion (No. 351-2704) and one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2705);

-- by Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), one concerning intoxication as a defence (No. 351-2706), one concerning government spending (No. 351-2707), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2708) and one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-2709);

-- by Mrs. Ur (Lambton -- Middlesex), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2710) and one concerning intoxication as a defence (No. 351-2711);

-- by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2712), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2713) and one concerning government spending (No. 351-2714);

-- by Mr. Arseneault (Restigouche -- Chaleur), one concerning euthanasia (No. 351-2715);

-- by Mr. Hill (Macleod), one concerning gun control (No. 351-2716) and one concerning government spending (No. 351-2717);

-- by Mr. Milliken (Kingston and the Islands), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-2718).

Questions on Order Paper

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), the following question was made an Order of the House for a Return:

Q-121 -- Mr. Strahl (Fraser Valley East) -- With regard to all departments and agencies of the government, what were the numbers of air flights taken during the fiscal year 1993-94 by department/agency, what is the total cost of air travel by department/agency, how many of those flights were business class and how many were economy class by department/agency, and what was the proportionate cost of business versus economy class, again by department/agency?

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8555-351-121.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-69, An Act to provide for the establishment of electoral boundaries commissions and the readjustment of electoral boundaries, as reported by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs with amendments.

Group No. 1

Mr. Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), seconded by Mr. Hill (Macleod), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-69, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 17, page 2, with the following:

``electoral districts in the province varies by 15''.

Mr. Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), seconded by Mr. Hill (Macleod), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-69, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 2, page 3, with the following:

``in the province varies by less than 15 per''.

Mr. Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), seconded by Mr. Hill (Macleod), moved Motion No. 3, -- That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Mr. Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), seconded by Mr. Hill (Macleod), moved Motion No. 5, -- That Bill C-69, in Clause 19, be amended:

(a) by replacing lines 24 and 25, page 11, with the following:

``for province shall, subject to subsection (1), be governed by the following rules:'' and

(b) by replacing line 34, page 11, with the following:

``than 15 per cent from that quota, which''.

Mr. Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), seconded by Mr. Hill (Macleod), moved Motion No. 7, -- That Bill C-69, in Clause 19, be amended by deleting lines 28 to 42, page 12.

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker also selected and grouped for debate the following motion:

Group No. 2 -- Motion No. 4.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which also applies to Motions Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 7, was deferred.

Group No. 2

Mr. Langlois (Bellechasse), seconded by Mr. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup), moved Motion No. 4, -- That Bill C-69, in Clause 16, be amended by replacing lines 41 to 44, page 8, with the following:

``Constitution Act, 1867 and, notwithstanding the foregoing, when by application of this subsection the number of members to be assigned to the Province of Quebec is less than 25 per cent of the total number of members in the House of Commons, the Chief Electoral Officer shall assign at least 25 per cent of the total number of members to the Province of Quebec.

(2.1) The Chief Electoral Officer shall cause a notice to be published in the Canada Gazette forthwith setting out the results thereof.''

Debate arose on the motion in Group No. 2.

The question was put on Motion No. 4 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-69, An Act to provide for the establishment of electoral boundaries commissions and the readjustment of electoral boundaries, as reported by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs with amendments.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the recorded divisions were further deferred until Tuesday, March 28, 1995, at 5:30 p.m.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), -- That Bill C-68, An Act respecting firearms and other weapons, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs;

And of the amendment of Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville), seconded by Mr. Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``this House declines to give second reading to Bill C-68, An Act respecting firearms and other weapons, because the principle of establishing a system for licensing and registration of all firearms and the principle of creating a variety of offenses are two unrelated issues that should be addressed separately.''

The debate continued.

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:30 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.

RETURNS AND REPORTS DEPOSITED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

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

-- by Mr. Dupuy (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 1994-95 to 1998-99 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 1994-95 of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, pursuant to subsection 125(4) of the Financial Administration Act, Chapter F-11, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-351-858. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:38 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).