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

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lee (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. 362-0527 concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-18-18;

-- No. 362-0530 concerning sex offenders. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-7-04;

-- No. 362-0534 concerning gun control. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-27-04;

-- No. 362-0536 concerning the Young Offenders Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-362-30-05.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Wilfert (Oak Ridges) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada- Japan Interparliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, held in Canberra, Australia, from January 9 to 14, 2000. -- Sessional Paper No. 8565-362-57-03.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 18th Report of the Committee (Standing Order provisions respecting Bill S-14). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-362-30.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 29) was tabled.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage), seconded by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade), Bill C-27, An Act respecting the national parks of Canada, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Gilmour (Nanaimo -- Alberni), seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), Bill C-448, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act (Crown corporations), 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. Goldring (Edmonton East), seconded by Mr. Mark (Dauphin -- Swan River), Bill C-449, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Edmonton East, 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. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning child poverty (No. 362-0675);

-- by Mr. Elley (Nanaimo -- Cowichan), one concerning pornography (No. 362-0676) and one concerning health care services (No. 362- 0677);

-- by Mr. Gruending (Saskatoon -- Rosetown -- Biggar), one concerning immigration (No. 362-0678);

-- by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), one concerning the labelling of food products (No. 362-0679);

-- by Mr. Casey (Cumberland -- Colchester), one concerning child poverty (No. 362-0680);

-- by Mr. Goldring (Edmonton East), two concerning the official languages of Canada (Nos. 362-0681 and 362-0682);

-- by Ms. Lill (Dartmouth), one concerning pornography (No. 362- 0683);

-- by Mr. Bernier (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok), one concerning the labelling of food products (No. 362- 0684);

-- by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), one concerning pornography (No. 362- 0685);

-- by Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North Centre), one concerning the Canadian Forces (No. 362-0686);

-- by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), one concerning pornography (No. 362-0687).

Questions on Order Paper

Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-66 on the Order Paper.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PAPERS

Ordered, -- That an Order of the House do issue for copies of a poll referred to by the Prime Minister during question period on May 5, 1998, in which he stated that ``Only 10% of Canadians think the Reform Party members are doing this because they are compassionate but 75% of Canadians think they are doing it for politics.'' (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-7 -- Mr. White (Langley -- Abbotsford)).

Ordered, -- That an Order of the House do issue for copies of all documents, reports, minutes of meetings, notes, memos, correspondence and invoices relating to the Canadian underground economy, the estimated size of this ``non-reported'' economy in monetary terms, and the estimated amount of federal tax revenue that the government has not collected due to the underground economy. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-9 -- Mr. Lowther (Calgary Centre)).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), -- That this House approves in general the budgetary policy of the Government; (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 5)

And of the amendment of Mr. Manning (Calgary Southwest), seconded by Mr. Solberg (Medicine Hat), -- That the motion be amended by replacing all the words after the word ``That'' with the following:

``the House of Commons rejects the government's Budget statement because it totally ignores the gross mismanagement of grants and contritutions by the Human Resources Development Department, and continues the tradition of hidden tax hikes and boondoggle-prone spending that denies Canadians real tax relief.'';

And of the sub-amendment of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe -- Bagot), seconded by Mr. Desrochers (Lotbinière), -- That the amendment be amended by adding after the words ``real tax relief'' the following:

``and real and immediate adjustments in the employment insurance system as well as in transfers to the provinces to fund health care, education and social assistance.''.

The debate continued.

At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 84(4), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 755)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Alarie -- Anders -- Asselin -- Bachand --  (Richmond -- Arthabaska) -- Bachand --  (Saint-Jean) -- Bailey -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Bonaventure -- Gaspé -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine -- Pabok) -- Bernier --  (Tobique -- Mactaquac) -- Bigras -- Blaikie -- Borotsik -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Brien -- Cadman -- Canuel -- Cardin -- Casey -- Casson -- Chatters -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac -- Mégantic) -- Crête -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Desjarlais -- Desrochers -- Dockrill -- Doyle -- Dubé --  (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Duncan -- Earle -- Elley -- Epp -- Fournier -- Gagnon -- Girard-Bujold -- Godin --  (Acadie -- Bathurst) -- Godin --  (Châteauguay) -- Goldring -- Grewal -- Grey --  (Edmonton North) -- Gruending -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hardy -- Hart -- Harvey -- Herron -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Jaffer -- Jones -- Keddy --  (South Shore) -- Konrad -- Lalonde -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Lill -- Loubier -- Lowther -- Lunn -- MacKay --  (Pictou -- Antigonish -- Guysborough) -- Manning -- Marceau -- Marchand -- Mark -- Martin --  (Winnipeg Centre) -- Mayfield -- McNally -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Muise -- Nystrom -- Obhrai -- Penson -- Perron -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Reynolds -- Riis -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Solberg -- St-Hilaire -- St-Jacques -- Strahl -- Thompson --  (New Brunswick Southwest) -- Thompson --  (Wild Rose) -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Mitis) -- Turp -- Wasylycia-Leis -- Wayne -- Williams -- 105

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Axworthy -- Baker -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bennett -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Blondin-Andrew -- Bonin -- Bonwick -- Boudria -- Bradshaw -- Brown -- Bryden -- Bulte -- Byrne -- Caccia -- Calder -- Cannis -- Caplan -- Carroll -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Charbonneau -- Clouthier -- Coderre -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Copps -- Cotler -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dion -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Drouin -- Duhamel -- Easter -- Eggleton -- Finlay -- Folco -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gagliano -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harvard -- Hubbard -- Ianno -- Iftody -- Jackson -- Jennings -- Jordan -- Karetak-Lindell -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas -- Charlottenburgh) -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- Lavigne -- Lee -- Leung -- Limoges -- Lincoln -- Longfield -- MacAulay -- Mahoney -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Matthews -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKay --  (Scarborough East) -- McLellan --  (Edmonton West) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murray -- Myers -- Nault -- Normand -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Brien --  (London -- Fanshawe) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Parrish -- Patry -- Peric -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Chatham -- Kent Essex) -- Pillitteri -- Pratt -- Proud -- Proulx -- Provenzano -- Redman -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robillard -- Rock -- Saada -- Scott --  (Fredericton) -- Sekora -- Serré -- Sgro -- Shepherd -- Speller -- St. Denis -- St-Julien -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thibeault -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Volpe -- Wappel -- Whelan -- Wilfert -- Wood -- 149

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. Manley (Minister of Industry) -- Report on the operations of the Small Business Loans Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999, pursuant to the Small Business Loans Act, R.S. 1985, c. S-11, s. 11. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-362-240-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

PETITIONS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

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

-- by Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa -- Vanier), one concerning breast cancer (No. 362-0688);

-- by Ms. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce -- Lachine), one concerning child poverty (No. 362-0689), one concerning breast cancer (No. 362-0690) and one concerning China (No. 362-0691).

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:48 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).