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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 3
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
2:00 p.m.
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. Pettigrew (Minister of Health) laid upon the Table, — Document entitled “Accountability at Health Canada”. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-373-02.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Saada (Minister responsible for Democratic Reform) laid upon the Table, — Document entitled “Ethics, Responsibility, Accountability: An Action Plan for Democratic Reform”. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-373-03.
Statements by Ministers
Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Saada (Minister responsible for Democratic Reform) made a statement.
Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Robinson (Burnaby—Douglas) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (OSCE) to the Fall meetings of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA), held in Rome, Italy, from October 9 to 11, 2003. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-373-61-01.
Presenting Petitions
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:
— by Mr. Schmidt (Kelowna) , four concerning marriage (Nos. 373-0022 to 373-0025);
— by Mr. Peric (Cambridge) , one concerning the Canada Labour Code (No. 373-0026);
— by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose) , six concerning marriage (Nos. 373-0027 to 373-0032);
— by Mrs. Yelich (Blackstrap) , five concerning marriage (Nos. 373-0033 to 373-0037), one concerning mad cow disease (No. 373-0038) and one concerning sexual assault (No. 373-0039);
— by Mr. Robinson (Burnaby—Douglas) , one concerning marriage (No. 373-0040) and one concerning the National Missile Defence Program (No. 373-0041);
— by Mr. Vellacott (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin) , one concerning pornography (No. 373-0042);
— by Mr. Cummins (Delta—South Richmond) , one concerning the Canadian Armed Forces (No. 373-0043) and one concerning marriage (No. 373-0044).
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Jobin (Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière) , seconded by Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre) , — That the following Address be presented to Her Excellency the Governor General:
To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:
We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the House of Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament;
And of the amendment of Mr. Hill (Macleod) , seconded by Mrs. Wayne (Saint John) , — That the motion be amended by adding the following:
“and this House regrets that the Speech from the Throne is an advance copy of the Liberal Election Platform, filled with empty rhetoric and promises, that does nothing to address the very real problems facing Canadians.”;
And of the subamendment of Mr. Duceppe (Laurier—Sainte-Marie) , seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond) , — That the amendment be amended by adding after the word “Canadians” the following:
“and that this House notes that the Speech from the Throne denies the existence of a Quebec nation and Quebec values and reiterates the federal government’s desire to intensify its intrusions into areas of jurisdiction exclusive to Quebec and the provinces.”.
The debate continued.
At 5:43 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 50(5), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.
The question was put on the subamendment and it was negatived on the following division:
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YEAS: 36, NAYS: 199
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Private Members' Business
At 6:16 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.
Mr. Hearn (St. John's West) , seconded by Mr. MacKay (Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough) , moved, — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should take immediate action to extend custodial management over the Nose and Tail of the Grand Banks and of the Flemish Cap. (Private Members' Business M-136)
Debate arose thereon.
Pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.
Government Orders
At 7:16 p.m., pursuant to Order made Tuesday, February 3, 2004, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the following motion, — That this Committee take note of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. (Government Business No. 1)
At 11:16 p.m., the Committee rose.
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. Fitzpatrick (Prince Albert) , thirty-nine concerning marriage (Nos. 373-0045 to 373-0083) and one concerning pornography (No. 373-0084);
— by Mrs. Yelich (Blackstrap) , one concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (No. 373-0085).
Adjournment
At 11:16 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).