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House of Commons of Canada
35th Parliament, 1st Session

Journals

No. 237
Wednesday, October 4, 1995
2:00 p.m.

Prayers

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

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Peterson (Willowdale), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 18th Report of the Committee (Bill S–9, An Act to amend the Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-146.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 113, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Mr. Lee (Scarborough–Rouge River), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, presented the 10th Report of the Committee (Document and Personnel Security). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-147.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the government was requested by the Committee to table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 113, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Mr. Godfrey (Don Valley West), from the Standing Committee on Industry, presented the 8th Report of the Committee (Canadian Tourism Commission). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-148.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issues Nos. 34, 43, 44 and 45, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 88th Report of the Committee (Extension of reporting deadline respecting electoral boundaries). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-149.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence (Issue No. 52, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West), moved, — That the 88th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

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. Duhamel (St. Boniface), one concerning radio and television programming (No. 351-3893);
  • by Mrs. Stewart (Brant). one concerning landmines (No. 351-3894):
  • by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 351-3895);
  • by Mr. McWhinney (Vancouver Quadra), one concerning the situation in Vietnam (No. 351-3896);
  • by Mr. Graham (Rosedale), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 351-3897);
  • by Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West), one concerning the income tax system (No. 351-3898) and two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 351-3899 and 351-3900);
  • by Mrs. Gaffney (Nepean), two concerning waste management (Nos. 351-3901 and 351-3902), two concerning employment (Nos. 351-3903 and 351-3904) and one concerning the reorganization of government (No. 351-3905).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage and second reading of Bill C–64, An Act respecting employment equity, as reported by the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons with amendments;

And of the motion in Group No. 4 (Motion No. 7).

Group No. 4

Motion No. 7 of Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga–Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Paré (Louis-Hébert), — That Bill C–64, in Clause 15, be amended by replacing lines 14 to 27, on page 10, with the following:

 
“
(b)
the preparation of the employer’s employment equity plan.
 (2)
Where the employees are represented by a bargaining agent, the bargaining agent shall participate in a consultation under subsection (1).
 (3)
A consultation under subsection (1) is not a form of co-management.
 (4)
The employer and its employees’ representatives must implement and revise the employment equity plan jointly.”

The debate continued on the motion in Group No. 4.

The question was put on Motion No. 7 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76(8), the recorded division was deferred.

Group No. 5

Motion No. 11 was not proceeded with.

By unanimous consent, Mr. McClelland (Edmonton Southwest), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Végréville), moved new Motion No. 11, — That Bill C–64, in Clause 25, be amended by adding after line 30, on page 18, the following:

 
“(1.1)
Where
(a)
an employer has been informed of a non-compliance by a compliance officer under subsection (1) and the finding of non-compliance is based, in whole or in part, on the apparent under-representation of aboriginal peoples, members of visible minorities or persons with disabilities in the employer’s work force, as reflected in the employer’s work force analysis conducted pursuant to paragraph 9(l)(a), and (b) the employer believes that the apparent under-representation is attributable to the decision of employees who may be members of the designated groups concerned not to identify themselves as such or not to agree to be identified by the employer as such under subsection 9(2), the employer may inform the compliance officer of such belief.
  (1.2)
Where the employer satisfies the compliance officer that the finding of non-compliance is attributable, in whole or in part, to the reason described in paragraph (1.1)(b) and that the employer has made all reasonable efforts to implement employment equity, the compliance officer shall take the reason into account in exercising any powers under this section.
  (1.3)
In satisfying the compliance officer under subsection (1.2) that the finding of non-compliance is attributable, in whole or in part, to the reason mentioned in paragraph (1.1)(b), the employer must do so by means other than the identification of individual employees in its work force that the employer believes are members of designated groups who have not identified themselves as such, or agreed to be identified by the employer as such, under subsection 9(2).”

Debate arose on the motion in Group No. 5.

The question was put on Motion No. 11 and it was agreed to.

Group No. 6

Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga–Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Deshaies (Abitibi), moved Motion No. 13, — That Bill C–64, in Clause 28, be amended by adding after line 31, on page 20, the following:

 
“(4.1)
Where the President of the Panel appoints one or more persons as members of a Tribunal, the President shall make reasonable efforts to appoint persons
(a)
from designated groups in a proportion that reflects their representation in the Canadian population as a whole; and
(b)
who, in the opinion of the President, are highly knowledgeable about employment equity or have substantial experience in this area.”

Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga–Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Deshaies (Abitibi), moved Motion No. 14, — That Bill C–64, in Clause 28, be amended by adding after line 31, on page 20, the following:

 
“(4.1)
Where the President of the Panel appoints one or more persons as members of a Tribunal, the President shall make reasonable efforts to appoint persons
(a)
from designated groups in a proportion that reflects their representation in the Canadian population as a whole; or
(b)
who, in the opinion of the President, are highly knowledgeable about employment equity or have substantial experience in this area.”

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 6.

The question was put on Motion No. 13 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76(8) the recorded division was deferred.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76(8), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage and second reading of Bill C–64, An Act respecting employment equity as reported by the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons with amendments.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded divisions were further deferred until later today, at 5:00 p.m.

Interruption

At 4:47 p.m., by unanimous consent, the sitting was suspended.

At 5:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage and second reading of Bill C–64, An Act respecting employment equity as reported by the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons with amendments.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. McClelland (Edmonton Southwest), seconded by Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), — That Bill C–64, in Clause 3, be amended by deleting lines 33 to 44, on page 2, and lines 1 to 6, on page 3.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division — Vote No 344)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Benoit — Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) — Bridgman — Brown (Calgary Southeast) — Bryden — Chatters — Cummins — Duncan — Epp — Frazer — Gilmour — Gouk — Grey (Beaver River) — Grubel — Hanger — Hanrahan — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Hart — Hayes — Hermanson — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Mayfield — McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) Meredith — Mills (Red Deer) — Morrison — Penson — Ramsay — Ringma — Schmidt — Scott (Skeena) — Silye — Solberg — Stinson — Thompson — White (Fraser Valley West) — Williams — 39

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Adams — Alcock — Anderson — Assadourian — Asselin — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Bachand — Baker — Barnes — Beaumier — Bélair — Bélanger — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bellemare — Bergeron — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bertrand — Bethel — Bevilacqua — Bhaduria — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Bouchard — Boudria — Brien — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Caccia — Calder — Cannis — Caron — Catterall — Cauchon — Clancy — Cohen — Collins — Comuzzi — Copps — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Daviault — de Savoye — Debien — Deshaies — DeVillers — Dhaliwal — Discepola — Dromisky — Dubé — Duceppe — Duhamel — Dumas — Easter — Eggleton — English — Fewchuk — Fillion — Finlay — Flis — Fontana — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Québec) — Gauthier — Godfrey — Godin — Goodale — Graham — Grose — Guay — Guimond — Harb — Harper (Churchill) — Harvard — Hickey — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loney — MacAulay — Maclaren — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Marchand — Massé — McCormick — McKinnon — McLaughlin — McTeague — McWhinney — Ménard — Mifflin — Milliken — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nunziata — O’Brien — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Paradis — Paré — Parrish — Payne — Peric — Peterson — Phinney — Picard (Drummond) — Pickard (Essex–Kent) — Pomerleau — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robillard — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Sheridan — Skoke — Solomon — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Szabo — Taylor — Terrana — Torsney — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Ur — Valeri — Venne — Verran — Volpe — Wells — Whelan — Wood — Zed — 159

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Arseneault — Bernier (Gaspé) — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gerrard — Gray (Windsor West) — Jacob — Loubier — Manley — Minna — Plamondon — Vanclief

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 6, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 were also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 5 of Mr. McClelland (Edmonton Southwest), seconded by Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), — That Bill C–64, in Clause 6, be amended by replacing line 9, on page 6, with the following:

“(b) to hire or promote any but the best qualified persons;”.

The question was put on Motion No. 5 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division — Vote No 345)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Benoit — Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) — Bridgman — Brown (Calgary Southeast) — Chatters — Cummins — Duncan — Epp — Frazer — Gilmour — Gouk — Grey (Beaver River) — Grubel — Hanger — Hanrahan — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Hart — Hayes — Hermanson — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Mayfield — McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) — Meredith — Mills (Red Deer) — Morrison — Penson — Ramsay — Ringma — Schmidt — Scott (Skeena) — Silye — Solberg — Stinson — Thompson — White (Fraser Valley West) — Williams-38

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Adams — Alcock — Anderson — Assadourian — Asselin — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Bachand — Baker — Barnes — Beaumier — Bélair — Bélanger — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bellemare — Bergeron — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bertrand — Bethel — Bevilacqua — Bhaduria — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Bouchard — Boudria — Brien — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Bryden — Caccia — Calder — Cannis — Caron — Catterall — Cauchon — Clancy — Cohen — Collins — Comuzzi — Copps — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Daviault — de Savoye — Debien — Deshaies — DeVillers — Dhaliwal — Discepola — Dromisky — Dubé — Duceppe — Duhamel — Dumas — Easter — Eggleton — English — Fewchuk — Fillion — Finlay — Flis — Fontana — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Québec) — Gauthier — Godfrey — Godin — Goodale — Graham — Grose — Guay — Guimond — Harb — Harper (Churchill) — Harvard — Hickey — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loney — MacAulay — Maclaren — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Marchand — Marleau — Massé — McCormick — McKinnon — McLaughlin — McTeague — McWhinney — Ménard — Mifflin — Milliken — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nunziata — O’Brien — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Paradis — Paré — Parrish — Payne — Peric — Peterson — Phinney — Picard (Drummond) — Pickard (Essex–Kent) — Pomerleau — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robillard — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Sheridan — Skoke — Solomon — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Szabo — Taylor — Terrana — Tobin — Torsney — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Ur — Valeri — Venne — Verran — Volpe — Wells — Whelan — Wood — Zed — 162

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Arseneault — Bernier (Gaspé) — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gerrard — Gray (Windsor West) — Jacob — Loubier — Manley — Minna — Plamondon — Vanclief

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 7 of Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga–Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Paré (Louis-Hébert), — That Bill C–64, in Clause 15, be amended by replacing lines 14 to 27, on page 10, with the following:

 
“
(b)
the preparation of the employer’s employment equity plan.
 (2)
Where the employees are represented by a bargaining agent, the bargaining agent shall participate in a consultation under subsection (1).
 (3)
A consultation under subsection (1) is not a form of co-management.
 (4)
The employer and its employees’ representatives must implement and revise the employment equity plan jointly.”

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

(Division — Vote No 346)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Asselin — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Benoit — Bergeron — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bouchard — Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) — Bridgman — Brien — Brown (Calgary Southeast) — Caron — Chatters — Cummins — Daviault — de Savoye — Debien — Deshaies — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Duncan — Epp — Fillion — Frazer — Gagnon (Québec) — Gauthier — Gilmour — Godin — Gouk — Grey (Beaver River) — Grubel — Guay — Guimond — Hanger — Hanrahan — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Hart — Hayes — Hermanson — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Marchand — Mayfield — McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) — McLaughlin — Ménard — Meredith — Mills (Red Deer) — Morrison — Paré — Penson — Picard (Drummond) — Pomerleau — Ramsay — Ringma — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — Schmidt — Scott (Skeena) — Solberg — Solomon — Stinson — Taylor — Thompson — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Venne — White (Fraser Valley West) — Williams — 78

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Adams — Alcock — Anderson — Assadourian — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Baker — Barnes — Beaumier — Bélair — Bélanger — Bellemare — Bertrand — Bethel — Bevilacqua — Bhaduria — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Bryden — Caccia — Calder — Cannis — Catterall — Cauchon — Clancy — Cohen — Collins — Comuzzi — Copps — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — DeVillers — Dhaliwal — Discepola — Dromisky — Duhamel — Easter — Eggleton — English — Fewchuk — Finlay — Flis — Fontana — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Godfrey — Goodale — Graham — Grose — Harb Harper (Churchill) — Harvard — Hickey — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Loney — MacAulay — Maclaren — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Marleau — Massé — McCormick — McKinnon — McTeague — McWhinney — Mifflin — Milliken — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nunziata — O’Brien — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Paradis — Parrish — Payne — Peric — Peterson — Phinney — Pickard (Essex–Kent) — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robillard — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Sheridan — Silye — Skoke — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Szabo — Terrana — Tobin — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Verran — Volpe — Wells — Whelan — Wood — Zed — 122

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Arseneault — Bernier (Gaspé) — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gerrard — Gray (Windsor West) — Jacob — Loubier — Manley — Minna — Plamondon — Vanclief

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 13 of Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Deshaies (Abitibi), — That Bill C–64, in Clause 28, be amended by adding after line 31, on page 20, the following:

 
“(4.1)
Where the President of the Panel appoints one or more persons as members of a Tribunal, the President shall make reasonable efforts to appoint persons
(a)
from designated groups in a proportion that reflects their representation in the Canadian population as a whole; and
(b)
who, in the opinion of the President, are highly knowledgeable about employment equity or have substantial experience in this area.”

The question was put on Motion No. 13 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division — Vote No 347)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Asselin — Axworthy (Saskatoon-Clark’s Crossing) — Bachand — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bergeron — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bouchard — Brien — Caron — Daviault — de Savoye — Debien — Deshaies — Dubé — Duceppe — Dumas — Fillion — Gagnon (Québec) — Gauthier — Godin — Guay — Guimond — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Marchand — McLaughlin — Ménard — Paré — Picard (Drummond) — Pomerleau — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — Solomon — Taylor — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Venne-41

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Adams — Alcock — Anderson — Assadourian — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Baker — Barnes — Beaumier — Bélair — Bélanger — Bellemare — Benoit — Bertrand — Bethel — Bevilacqua — Bhaduria — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Boudria — Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) — Bridgman — Brown (Calgary Southeast) — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Bryden — Caccia — Calder — Cannis — Catterall — Cauchon — Chatters — Clancy — Cohen — Collins — Comuzzi — Copps — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Cummins — DeVillers — Dhaliwal — Discepola — Dromisky — Duhamel — Duncan — Easter — Eggleton — English — Epp — Fewchuk — Finlay — Flis — Fontana — Frazer — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gilmour — Godfrey — Goodale — Gouk — Graham — Grey (Beaver River) — Grose — Grubel — Hanger — Hanrahan — Harb — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Churchill) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Hart — Harvard — Hayes — Hermanson — Hickey — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Loney — MacAulay — Maclaren — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Marleau — Massé — Mayfield — McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) — McCormick — McKinnon — McTeague — McWhinney — Meredith — Mifflin — Milliken — Mills (Red Deer) — Mitchell — Morrison — Murphy — Murray — Nunziata — O’Brien — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Paradis — Parrish — Payne — Penson — Peric — Peterson — Phinney — Pickard (Essex–Kent) — Ramsay — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringma — Ringuette-Maltais — Robillard — Schmidt — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Scott (Skeena) — Sheridan — Silye — Skoke — Solberg — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Stinson — Szabo — Terrana — Thompson — Tobin — Torsney — Ur — Valeri — Verran — Volpe — Wells — Whelan — White (Fraser Valley West) — Williams — Wood — Zed — 159

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Arseneault — Bernier (Gaspé) — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gerrard — Gray (Windsor West) — Jacob — Loubier — Manley — Minna — Plamondon — Vanclief

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 14 of Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Deshaies (Abitibi), — That Bill C–64, in Clause 28, be amended by adding after line 31, on page 20, the following:

 
“(4.1)
Where the President of the Panel appoints one or more persons as members of a Tribunal, the President shall make reasonable efforts to appoint persons
(a)
from designated groups in a proportion that reflects their representation in the Canadian population as a whole; or
(b)
who, in the opinion of the President, are highly knowledgeable about employment equity or have substantial experience in this area.”

The question was put on Motion No. 14 and it was negatived on the following division:

YEAS: 41, NAYS: 159. (See list under Division No. 347)

Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development), seconded by Ms. Copps (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment), moved, — That Bill C–64, An Act respecting employment equity, as amended, be concurred in at report stage, with a further amendment, and read a second time.

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

(Division — Vote No 348)

Yeas — Pour

Members — Députés

Adams — Alcock — Anderson — Assadourian — Asselin — Axworthy (Saskatoon–Clark’s Crossing) — Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre) — Bachand — Baker — Barnes — Beaumier — Bélair — Bélanger — Bélisle — Bellehumeur — Bellemare — Bergeron — Bernier (Mégantic–Compton–Stanstead) — Bertrand — Bethel — Bevilacqua — Bhaduria — Blondin-Andrew — Bodnar — Bonin — Bouchard — Boudria — Brien — Brown (Oakville–Milton) — Bryden — Caccia — Calder — Cannis — Caron — Catterall — Cauchon — Clancy — Cohen — Collins — Comuzzi — Copps — Cowling — Crawford — Culbert — Daviault — de Savoye — Debien — Deshaies — DeVillers — Dhaliwal — Discepola — Dromisky — Dubé — Duceppe — Duhamel — Dumas — Easter — Eggleton — English — Fewchuk — Fillion — Finlay — Flis — Fontana — Fry — Gaffney — Gagliano — Gagnon (Québec) — Gauthier — Godfrey — Godin — Goodale — Graham — Grose — Guay — Guimond — Harb — Harper (Churchill) — Harvard — Hickey — Hopkins — Hubbard — Ianno — Iftody — Irwin — Jackson — Jordan — Keyes — Kirkby — Knutson — Kraft Sloan — Lalonde — Landry — Langlois — Laurin — LeBlanc (Cape Breton Highlands–Canso) — Lee — Leroux (Richmond–Wolfe) — Leroux (Shefford) — Loney — MacAulay — Maclaren — MacLellan (Cape Breton–The Sydneys) — Malhi — Maloney — Marchand — Marleau — Massé — McCormick — McKinnon — McLaughlin — McTeague — McWhinney — Ménard — Mifflin — Milliken — Mitchell — Murphy — Murray — Nunziata — O’Brien — O’Reilly — Pagtakhan — Paradis — Paré — Parrish — Payne — Peric — Peterson — Phinney — Picard (Drummond) — Pickard (Essex–Kent) — Pomerleau — Reed — Regan — Richardson — Ringuette-Maltais — Robillard — Rocheleau — Sauvageau — Scott (Fredericton–York–Sunbury) — Sheridan — Skoke — Solomon — St. Denis — Steckle — Stewart (Brant) — Szabo — Taylor — Terrana — Tobin — Torsney — Tremblay (Rimouski–Témiscouata) — Ur — Valeri — Venne — Verran — Volpe — Wells — Whelan — Wood — Zed — 162

Nays — Contre

Members — Députés

Benoit — Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) — Bridgman — Brown (Calgary Southeast) — Chatters — Cummins — Duncan — Epp — Frazer — Gilmour — Gouk — Grey (Beaver River) — Grubel — Hanger — Hanrahan — Harper (Calgary West) — Harper (Simcoe Centre) — Hart — Hayes — Hermanson — Hill (Prince George–Peace River) — Hoeppner — Mayfield — McClelland (Edmonton Southwest) — Meredith — Mills (Red Deer) — Morrison — Penson — Ramsay — Ringma — Schmidt — Scott (Skeena) — Silye — Solberg — Stinson — Thompson — White (Fraser Valley West) — Williams — 38

Paired Members — Députés « Pairés »

Arseneault — Bernier (Gaspé) — Canuel — Crête — Dalphond-Guiral — Gagnon (Bonaventure–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) — Gerrard — Gray (Windsor West) — Jacob — Loubier — Manley — Minna — Plamondon — Vanclief

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage, with a further amendment, read the second time and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House.

Private Members’ Business

At 5:36 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members’ Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Serré (Timiskaming–French River), seconded by Mr. Steckle (Huron–Bruce), — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should consider implementing a new program of mining incentives which would encourage exploration and development in Canada. (Private Members’ Business M–292)

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Proceedings on Adjournment Motion

At 6:36 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), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) — Reports of the Fans Credit Corporation 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. 8561-351-704A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

by Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry) — Report of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, together with the Auditor General’s Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to subsection 20(2) of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Act, Chapter S–12, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-36B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Sanding Committee on Industry)

by Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry) — Report of the National Research Council for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to section 17 of the National Research Council Act, Chapter N-15, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-192B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

by Mr. Marchi (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) — Report of loans made to immigrants for the fiscal year 1994-95, pursuant to subsection 119(4) of the immigration Act, Chapter I–2, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-159B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

by Mr. Marchi (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) — Reports of Citizenship and Immigration 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. 8561-351-585. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) — Report of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions covering the period from April 1, 1994 to March 31, 1995, pursuant to section 25 of the Financial Institutions and Deposit Insurance System Amendment Act, Chapter 18 (3rd Supp.), Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-535B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

Adjournment

At 6:42 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).