HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37TH PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 086
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
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.
MOTIONS
By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That Bill C-15,
An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to amend other Acts,
be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to
the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights;
That it be an instruction to the Committee that it
divide the Bill into two bills, the first containing the
provisions of the Bill respecting protection of children
from sexual exploitation, criminal harassment, disarming or
attempting to disarm a peace officer, home invasions,
allegations of miscarriage of justice and reform and
modernization of criminal procedure, and the second
containing the provisions respecting cruelty to animals and
amendments to the Firearms Act; and
That the Committee report the first bill to the House
no later than Wednesday, October 31, 2001, and the second
bill no later than Friday, November 30, 2001.
DAILY ROUTINE OF BUSINESS
Tabling of Documents
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Regan
(Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in
the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Response of the
government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Second
Report of the Standing Joint Committee on Official
Languages, ``The Broadcasting and Availability of the Debates
and Proceedings of Parliament in Both Official Languages''
(Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-20), presented to the House on
Wednesday, May 2, 2001. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-371-20.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Regan
(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. 371-0218 concerning the tax system. -- Sessional Paper
No. 8545-371-25-03;
-- No. 371-0224 concerning child poverty. -- Sessional Paper
No. 8545-371-20-03;
-- Nos. 371-0329, 371-0330, 371-0331, 371-0332, 371-0333 and
371-0334 concerning the income tax system. -- Sessional Paper
No. 8545-371-26-02;
-- No. 371-0344 concerning reproduction technologies. -- Sessional
Paper No. 8545-371-70-01;
-- No. 371-0345 concerning the criminal justice system. -- Sessional
Paper No. 8545-371-71-01.
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 42nd Annual
Meeting, held in the Rockies from May 17 to 21, 2001. -- Sessional
Paper No. 8565-371-59-01.
Introduction of Government Bills
Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion
of Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport), seconded by Mr. Nault
(Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development),
Bill C-34, An Act to establish the Transportation Appeal
Tribunal of Canada 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))
Her 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 establish the
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada and to make
consequential amendments to other Acts''.
Motions
Mr. Day (Okanagan -- Coquihalla), seconded by Mr. Grewal
(Surrey Central), moved, -- That the Third Report of the
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International
Trade, presented to the House on Wednesday, May 30, 2001, be
concurred in.
Debate arose thereon.
By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the House
do now proceed to the Orders of the Day and that the motion
for second reading of Bill S-23, An Act to amend the Customs
Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, be deemed
agreed to on division and that the Bill be deemed read a
second time and referred to the Standing Committee on
Finance.
By unanimous consent, it was ordered, -- That the
membership of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House
Affairs be changed as follows:
Peter Adams for Derek Lee
Jay Hill for Rick Borotsik
Pierre Brien for Stéphane Bergeron
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
The Order was read for the second reading and reference
to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern
Development and Natural Resources of Bill C-33, An Act
respecting the water resources of Nunavut and the Nunavut
Surface Rights Tribunal and to make consequential amendments
to other Acts.
Mr. Nault (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development), seconded by Mr. Boudria (Leader of the
Government in the House of Commons), moved, -- That the Bill
be now read a second time and referred to the Standing
Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and
Natural Resources.
Debate arose thereon.
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the
House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members'
Business.
Mr. Vellacott (Saskatoon -- Wanuskewin), seconded by Mr. Martin
(Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca), moved, -- That, in the
opinion of this House, the government should: (a) condemn
the Sudanese regime for the recent attacks on civilian
populations and humanitarian agencies working in Southern
Sudan and its denial of urgent humanitarian assistance to
specific needy civilian populations; (b) review its policies
and relationship with the present regime in Khartoum; and
(c) make it clear that the continuation of such crimes
against humanity against identifiable groups of people
constitutes genocide, and that these abuses must end
immediately. (Private Members' Business M-246)
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), papers deposited with
the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:
-- by Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) -- Report
on Loans to Immigrants for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Immigration Act, R.S. 1985,
c. I-2, sbs. 119(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-159-01.
(Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to
the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)
-- by Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) -- Reports
of the Immigration and Refugee Board for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2001, 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. 8561-371-548-01.
(Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to
the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
-- by Ms. Caplan (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) -- Reports
of Citizenship and Immigration Canada for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2001, 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. 8561-371-585-01.
(Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to
the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
-- by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) -- Report of
Ridley Terminals Inc., together with the Auditor General's
report, for the year 2000, pursuant to the Financial
Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional
Paper No. 8560-371-770-01. (Pursuant to Standing
Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee
on Transport and Government Operations)
-- by Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) -- Summary of the
Corporate Plan for 2001-05 of Ridley Terminals Inc.,
pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11,
sbs. 125(4). -- Sessional Paper No. 8562-371-860-01.
(Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to
the Standing Committee on Transport and Government
Operations)
-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Report of
the National Capital Commission for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995,
c. 20, s. 8. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-160-01.
(Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to
the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable
Development)
-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Report of
the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the
Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. -- Sessional
Paper No. 8560-371-161-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order
32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on
Environment and Sustainable Development)
-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Report of
the Canadian Museum of Nature for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995,
c. 20, s. 8. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-166-01.
(Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to
the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable
Development)
-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Report of
the National Gallery of Canada for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995,
c. 20, s. 8. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-167-01.
(Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to
the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable
Development)
-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Report of
the National Museum of Science and Technology Corporation
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the
Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. -- Sessional
Paper No. 8560-371-170-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order
32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on
Environment and Sustainable Development)
-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Reports of the
Department of Finance for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2001, 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. 8561-371-647-01. (Pursuant to Standing
Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee
on Justice and Human Rights)
-- by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade) -- Report
of the Canadian Commercial Corporation, together with
the Auditor General's report, for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Financial Administration
Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-88-01.
(Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5),
permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign
Affairs and International Trade)
-- by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade) -- Report
of the Export Development Corporation for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985,
c. P-21, sbs. 72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-371-702-01.
(Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently
referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human
Rights)
-- by Mr. Pettigrew (Minister for International Trade) -- Reports
of the Northern Pipeline Agency for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Access to Information
Act and the Privacy Act, R. S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs.
72(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8561-371-720-02. (Pursuant to
Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing
Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
PETITIONS FILED WITH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified
correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:
-- by Mr. Shepherd (Durham), concerning genetic engineering
(No. 371-0376).
ADJOURNMENT PROCEEDINGS
At 6:30 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.
Accordingly, at 6:36 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the
House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing
Order 24(1).