PRAYERS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

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

Mrs. Chamberlain (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour) laid upon the Table, -- Document entitled "Canadian Position with Respect to Conventions and Recommendations adopted at the 83rd and 84th (Maritime) Sessions of the International Labour Conference -- Geneva, June 1996 and October 1996". -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-361-13.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Adams (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:

-- No. 361-0942 concerning nuclear weapons. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-46I;

-- Nos. 361-0985, 361-0986, 361-0987, 361-0988, 361-0989, 361-0990, 361-0992, 361-1030 and 361-1031 concerning health care services.

-- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361-66D;

-- No. 361-0995 concerning the Senate. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545- 361-26D;

-- No. 361-1029 concerning tobacco. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-361- 84A.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Comuzzi (Thunder Bay -- Superior North) presented the Report of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 39th Annual Meeting, held in Nantucket, Massachusetts, from May 14 to 18, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-361-59A.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Parrish (Mississauga Centre) presented the Report of the joint Committee meeting of the North Atlantic Assembly (NATO Parliamentarians) Defence and Security, Economic and Political Committees, held in Brussels, Belgium, on February 15 and 16, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565- 361-50B.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Parrish (Mississauga Centre) presented the Report on the meeting of the Standing Committee and the Secretaries of National Delegations of the North Atlantic Assembly (NATO Parliamentarians), held in Madeira, Portugal, from March 27 to 29, 1998. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565- 361-50C.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry) for Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs), seconded by Mr. Scott (Solicitor General of Canada), Bill C-52, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Scott (Solicitor General of Canada), Bill C-53, An Act to increase the availability of financing for the establishment, expansion, modernization and improvement of small businesses, 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 increase the availability of financing for the establishment, expansion, modernization and improvement of small businesses".

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), Bill C-431, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (mail contractors), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Mancini (Sydney -- Victoria), Bill C-432, An Act to provide for the establishment of national standards for labour market training, apprenticeship and certification, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. MacKay (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough), seconded by Mr. Matthews (Burin -- St. George's), Bill C-433, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Order of prohibition), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Richardson (Perth -- Middlesex), two concerning marriage (Nos. 361-1348 and 361-1349);

-- by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland), one concerning gun control (No. 361- 1350);

-- by Mr. White (North Vancouver), two concerning marriage (Nos. 361-1351 and 361-1352);

-- by Mr. Matthews (Burin -- St. George's), two concerning the public pension system (Nos. 361-1353 and 361-1354);

-- by Mr. Hill (Macleod), one concerning the Food and Drugs Act (No. 361-1355) and one concerning health care services (No. 361-1356);

-- by Mr. Hilstrom (Selkirk -- Interlake), two concerning gun control (Nos. 361-1357 and 361-1358).

NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPERS

The Notices of Motion for the Production of Papers P-30 and P-31 were called pursuant to Standing Order 97(1) and were transferred by the Clerk to "Notices of Motions (Papers)".

Ordered, -- That a Humble Address be presented to His Excellency praying that he will cause to be laid before this House a copy of his schedule since January 1, 1996, specifying: (a) the number of official visits made in Canada; (b) the date and location (by municipality and province) of the visits; and (c) the planned schedule to December 31, 1997, with the same data. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-4 -- Mr. Rocheleau (Trois-Rivières))

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8550-361-4.

Ordered, -- That an Order of the House do issue for a copy of all Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) between: (a) Environment Canada and Customs Canada; and (b) Environment Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police relating to intelligence and surveillance capacity concerning ozone depleting substances. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-29 -- Mr. Mayfield (Cariboo -- Chilcotin))

Mr. Adams (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the Return to this Order. -- Sessional Paper No. 8550-361-29.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-20, An Act to amend the Competition Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts.

Ms. Robillard (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) for Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Scott (Solicitor General of Canada), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at 5:15 p.m.

INTERRUPTION

At 4:43 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 5:15 p.m., the sitting resumed.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Scott (Solicitor General of Canada), -- That Bill C-20, An Act to amend the Competition Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, 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^o 229)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Adams -- Anders -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bailey -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Borotsik -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brison -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Cadman -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Casson -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Chatters -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Cohen -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dhaliwal -- Dion -- Discepola -- Doyle -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Dubé --  (Madawaska -- Restigouche) -- Duhamel -- Duncan -- Easter -- Elley -- Epp -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Gilmour -- Godfrey -- Goldring -- Goodale -- Gouk -- Graham -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harris -- Hart -- Harvard -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hilstrom -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jaffer -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Jones -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Kenney --  (Calgary-Sud-Est) -- Kerpan -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Kilgour --  (Edmonton Southeast) -- Knutson -- Konrad -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Leung -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- Lowther -- MacAulay -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manning -- Marchi -- Mark -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- Matthews -- Mayfield -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McNally -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Muise -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- Nunziata -- Obhrai -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- Pagtakhan -- Pankiw -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Penson -- Peric -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Price -- Proud -- Provenzano -- Ramsay -- Redman -- Reed -- Reynolds -- Richardson -- Ritz -- Robillard -- Saada -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Solberg -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stinson -- St-Jacques -- St-Julien -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Vellacott -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Wayne -- Whelan -- White --  (Langley -- Abbotsford) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 201

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alarie -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bellehumeur -- Bergeron -- Bigras -- Brien -- Canuel -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Davies -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Earle -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Gauthier -- Girard-Bujold -- Guay -- Guimond -- Laliberte -- Laurin -- Lefebvre -- Lill -- Loubier -- Mancini -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- McDonough -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Nystrom -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Solomon -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Vautour -- Venne -- Wasylycia-Leis -- 53

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Folco -- Lalonde -- Rock -- St-Hilaire

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 5:50 p.m, pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-258, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review).

Mr. Forseth (New Westminster -- Coquitlam -- Burnaby), seconded by Mr. McNally (Dewdney -- Alouette), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Debate arose thereon.

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

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. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Reports of the Bank of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-361-684A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:53 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.

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:06 p.m., pursuant to Order made Friday, June 12, 1998, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.