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. Ménard (Hochelaga -- Maisonneuve), seconded by Mr. Brien (Temiscamingue), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should, in accordance with international law, recognize Quebec's inalienable right to choose its political destiny and consequently its right to self-determination. (Private Members' Business M-473)

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 second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development of Bill C-111, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada.

Pursuant to Standing Order 73(1), Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development), seconded by Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Labour), moved, -- That the Bill be referred forthwith to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development.

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. 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 the following petitions:

(1) Nos. 351-3866, 351-3892, 351-3908 and 351-3916 concerning hormone use in livestock. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-351-39F.

Introduction of government bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development and Minister of Western Economic Diversification), Bill C-114, An Act to amend the Contraventions Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act to amend the Contraventions Act and to make consequential amendments to other Act.''

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Tobin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Ouellet (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Bill C-115, An Act respecting fisheries, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled ``An Act respecting fisheries''.

Presenting petitions

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

-- by Mr. Lee (Scarborough -- Rouge River), one concerning immigration (No. 351-4127);

-- by Mr. Crête (Kamouraska -- Rivière-du-Loup), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 351-4128);

-- by Mr. Hart (Okanagan -- Similkameen -- Merritt), one concerning the Official Opposition (No. 351-4129), one concerning government spending (No. 351-4130), one concerning gun control (No. 351-4131), one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 351-4132) and one concerning young offenders (No. 351-4133);

-- by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 351-4134);

-by Mr. Chatters (Athabasca), one concerning the Divorce Act (No. 351-4135) and one concerning gun control (No. 351-4136).

Questions on order paper

Mr. Milliken (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-224 on the Order Paper.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development), seconded by Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Labour), -- That Bill C-111, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada, be referred forthwith to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 73(1), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at 6:30 p.m.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-110, An Act respecting constitutional amendments, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs without amendment.

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

Group No. 1 -- Motions Nos. 1 and 2.

Group No. 1

Mr. Harper (Calgary West), seconded by Mr. Ramsay (Crowfoot), moved Motion No. 1, -- That Bill C-110, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing line 13, on page 1, with the following:

``to by at least two-thirds of the provinces that include''.

Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Flis (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs), moved Motion No. 2, -- That Bill C-110, in Clause 1, be amended:

(a) by replacing line 16, on page 1, with the following:

``(c) British Columbia;

(d) two or more of the Atlantic provinces'';

(b) by replacing line 21, on page 1, with the following:

``(e) two or more of the Prairie provinces'';

(c) by replacing line 25, on page 1, with the following:

``the Prairie provinces.''; and

(d) by replacing lines 5 to 7, on page 2, with the following:

````Prairie provinces'' means the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.''

Debate arose thereon.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS

Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of 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 and hours for the consideration and disposal of the report stage and third reading stage of Bill C-110, An Act respecting constitutional amendments.

MOTIONS

By unanimous consent, the Order for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-362, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and the Canada Elections Act (confidence votes), standing in the list of items outside the Order of Precedence on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Hermanson (Kindersley -- Lloydminster), was discharged and the Bill withdrawn.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-110. An Act respecting constitutional amendments, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs without amendment.

Debate resumed on the motions in Group No. 1.

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Wednesday, December 6, 1995, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Chr6tien (Prime Minister), seconded by Ms. Copps (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment), -- That

Whereas the people of Quebec have expressed the desire for recognition of Quebec's distinct society:

(1) the House recognize that Quebec is a distinct society within Canada;

(2) the House recognize that Quebec's distinct society includes its French-speaking majority, unique culture and civil law tradition;

(3) the House undertake to be guided by this reality;

(4) the House encourage all components of the legislative and executive branches of government to take note of this recognition and be guided in their conduct accordingly.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Manning (Calgary Southwest), seconded by Mr. Harper (Calgary West), -- That the motion be amended by adding immediately after the word ``accordingly'', the following:

``(5) Nothing in this resolution shall:

(i) Confer or be interpreted as conferring upon the legislature or government of Quebec, any new legislative or executive powers, proprietary rights, status, or any other rights or privileges not conferred on the legislature or government of any province;

(ii) Diminish or be interpreted as diminishing in any way the rights and freedoms of any resident of Quebec;

(iii) Deny or be interpreted as denying that Canada constitutes one nation.''

The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division--Vote N<sup>o</sup> 392)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Harper (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Manning -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- White (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams-41

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Althouse -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bachand -- Bakopanos -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blaikie -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Bouchard -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Caron -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jacob -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Loubier -- MacDonald -- Maclaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Riis -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Solomon -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 197

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bélisle -- Blondin-Andrew -- Canuel -- Culbert -- Eggleton -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Marchand -- Minna -- Paré -- Pomerleau -- Regan -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Szabo

Pursuant to Standing Order 57, the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the motion of Mr. Chrétien (Prime Minister), seconded by Ms. Copps (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment), -- That

Whereas the people of Quebec have expressed the desire for recognition of Quebec's distinct society;

(1) the House recognize that Quebec is a distinct society within Canada;

(2) the House recognize that Quebec's distinct society includes its French-speaking majority, unique culture and civil law tradition;

(3) the House undertake to be guided by this reality;

(4) the House encourage all components of the legislative and executive branches of government to take note of this recognition and be guided in their conduct accordingly.

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

(Division--Vote N<sup>o</sup> 393)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cowling -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jordan Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacDonald -- Maclaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wood Young -- Zed-148

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Asselin -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Blaikie -- Bouchard -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton-Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Brown (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Caron -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harper (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Manning -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Penson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Taylor -- Thompson -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- White (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams -- 91

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bélisle -- Blondin-Andrew -- Canuel -- Culbert -- Eggleton -- Leroux (Richmond-Wolfe) -- Marchand -- Minna -- Paré -- Pomerleau -- Regan -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Szabo

Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, December 6, 1995, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Duncan (North Island-Powell River), seconded by Mr. Kerpan (Moose Jaw -- Lake Centre), -- That the House urge the government to not enter into any binding trilateral aboriginal treaty or land claim agreements in B.C. in the last year of the current provincial government mandate in order to respect the views of British Columbians on this issue as expressed by both major provincial opposition parties.

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

(Division--Vote N<sup>o</sup> 394)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Benoit -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brown (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Chatters -- Cummins -- Epp -- Forseth -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Hanger -- Harper (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Mayfield -- McClelland (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Penson -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Thompson -- White (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams-42

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Althouse -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bachand -- Bakopanos -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellehumeur -- Bellemare -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blaikie -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brien -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Caron -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cowling -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Fillion -- Finestone -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gallaway -- Gauthier -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Godin -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jacob -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lastewka -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lefebvre -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- Loubier -- MacDonald -- Maclaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunez -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Picard (Drummond) -- Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Riis -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robillard -- Rocheleau -- Rock -- Sauvageau -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Solomon -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Venne -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 194

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bélisle -- Blondin-Andrew -- Canuel -- Culbert -- Eggleton -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Marchand -- Minna -- Paré -- Pomerleau -- Regan -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Szabo

Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, December 6, 1995, Mr. Massé (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) for Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, -- That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1996, be concurred in.

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

Pursuant to Standing Orders 81(21) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Massé (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) for Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), Bill C-116, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1996, was read the first time and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Massé (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) for Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

The Committee considered the Bill and reported it without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Massé (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmen-tal Affairs) for Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, -- That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Mr. Massé (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) for Mr. Eggleton (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, -- That the Bill 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<sup>o</sup> 395)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Caccia -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Chrétien (Saint-Maurice) -- Clancy -- Collenette -- Copps -- Cowling -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Flis -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gagnon (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham Gray (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kilger (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) LeBlanc (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacDonald -- Maclaren -- MacLellan (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marchi -- Marleau -- Martin (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- Nunziata -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Ouellet -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney Pickard (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Rideout -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart (Brant) -- Stewart (Northumberland) -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Tobin -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Walker -- Wappel -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 145

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Althouse -- Asselin -- Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier (Gaspé) -- Blaikie -- Breitkreuz (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Brown (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Caron -- Chatters -- Chrétien (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gagnon (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Gouk -- Grey (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harper (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Kerpan -- Lalonde -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Leroux (Shefford) -- Loubier -- Mayfield -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Penson -- Picard (Drummond) -- Ramsay -- Riis -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Scott (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Stinson -- Taylor -- Thompson -- Tremblay (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay (Rosemont) -- Venne -- White (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Williams-86

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bélisle -- Blondin-Andrew -- Canuel -- Culbert -- Eggleton -- Leroux (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Marchand -- Minna -- Paré -- Pomerleau -- Regan -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis Szabo

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. Axworthy (Minister of Human Resources Development), seconded by Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Labour), -- That Bill C-111, An Act respecting employment insurance in Canada, be referred forthwith to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development.

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

YEAS: 145, NAYS: 86. (See list under Division No. 395)

Accordingly, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development.

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 7:37 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), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

-- by Mr. Young (Minister of Transport) -- Report of the Administrator of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to section 84 of the Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act and to amend the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act and the Oil and Gas Production and Conservation Act in consequence thereof, Chapter 6 (3rd Supp.), Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985. -- Sessional Paper No. 8564-351-606B. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:55 p.m., the House adjourned until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).