PRAYERS

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Pursuant to Standing Order 57, Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health), moved, -- That, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 1, the debate not be further adjourned.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 4)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Anawak -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Collenette -- Collins -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- DeVillers -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- English -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Kraft Sloan -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- St. Denis -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Walker -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 119

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Blaikie -- Brien -- Brown --  (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Canuel -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Jong -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Frazer -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Loubier -- Marchand -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- McLaughlin -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- 60

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Mégantic - Compton - Stanstead) -- Blondin-Andrew -- Caccia -- Caron -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Copps -- Crête -- Debien -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Fewchuk -- Gaffney -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- Manley -- McKinnon -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Paradis -- Paré -- Pomerleau -- Sauvageau -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Verran -- Wells

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Eggleton (Minister for International Trade), -- That, in order to facilitate the conduct of the business of the House in the Second Session of the Thirty-fifth Parliament, this House order as follows:

That, during the first thirty sitting days of the Second Session of the Thirty-fifth Parliament, whenever a Minister of the Crown, when proposing a motion for first reading of a bill states that the said bill is in the same form as a Government bill was at the time of prorogation of the First Session, and, whenever any Private Member, when proposing a motion for first reading of a public bill states that the said bill is in the same form as a private member's public bill that he or she introduced in the First Session, if the Speaker is satisfied that the said bill is in the same form as at prorogation, the said bill shall be deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation and shall stand, if necessary, on the Order Paper, or, as the case may be, referred to committee, at the same stage and under the same legislative procedural process at which it stood at the time of prorogation;

Provided that any evidence adduced by any committee with regard to any bill in the First Session of the Thirty- fifth Parliament that is affected by this Order shall be deemed to have been laid upon the Table, and, as the case may be, referred to the appropriate committee;

Provided that, if this Order is applied to any bill, the consideration of which had been completed in the House of Commons, but which was before the Senate at the time of prorogation, the said bill shall be deemed to have been introduced, completed at all stages and passed by the House of Commons in the present session; and

That, for the remainder of the calendar year 1996, Standing Order 81 shall be amended as follows:

1. Section (4) is suspended and the following substituted therefor:

(4) The Main Estimates for the year ending March 31, 1997 shall stand referred to standing committees up to and including June 21, 1996. Each such committee shall consider and shall report, or shall be deemed to have reported the same to the House not later than the said date, provided that:

(a) not later than the third sitting day prior to June 21, 1996, the Leader of the Opposition may give notice during the time specified in Standing Order 54 of a motion to extend consideration of the main estimates of a named department or agency and the said motion shall be deemed adopted when called on "Motions" on the last sitting day prior to June 21, 1996;

(b) on the sitting day immediately preceding the first allotted day in the supply period ending December 10, 1996, but, in any case not later than ten sitting days following the day on which any motion made pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section is adopted, and not later than the ordinary time of daily adjournment, the said committee shall report, or shall be deemed to have reported, the main estimates of the said department or agency; and

(c) if the committee shall make a report, the Chairman or a member of the committee acting for the Chairman may so indicate, on a point of order, prior to the hours indicated in paragraph (b) of this section, and the House shall immediately revert to "Presenting Reports from Committees" for the purpose of receiving the said report.

2. Section 14(a) shall be suspended and the following substituted therefor:

(14)(a) Forty-eight hours' written notice shall be given of motions to concur in interim supply, main estimates, supplementary or final estimates, to restore or reinstate any item in the estimates. Twenty-four hours' written notice shall be given of an opposition motion on an allotted day or of a notice to oppose any item in the estimates, provided that for the consideration of the Main Estimates for the year ending March 31, 1997, forty-eight hours' notice shall be given of a notice to oppose any item in the said estimates.

3. Section (17) is amended by inserting, immediately after the word "ending", the words "June 23".

4. Section (18) is amended by deleting the words "On the last allotted day in the period ending June 23" and by substituting therefor the words "On the first allotted day in the period ending December 10"; (Government Business No. 1)

And of the amendment of Mr. Bellehumeur, seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette), -- That the motion be amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph, after the word "prorogation", the following:

"except when a Member states on a point of order his or her opposition to the Bill whose reinstatement is being proposed, in which case first reading of the said Bill shall be moved and it shall be debated like any other new measure introduced in the House by the government;".

The debate continued.

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

-- Mr. Speaker laid upon the Table -- Certified copies of the Reports of the Electoral Boundaries Commissions 1994 for the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, pursuant to the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, R. S. 1985, c. 6 (2nd Supp.), s. 5. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-459. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)

Mr. Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), laid upon the Table, -- Annual Report of the Implementation Committee on the Implementation of the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement, dated December 22, 1992 to March 31, 1994. -- Sessional Paper No. 8525-352-2.

Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, -- Amendments to the Federal Elections Fees Tariff, pursuant to the Canada Elections Act, R. S. 1985, c. E-2, sbs. 198(3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-466. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Zed (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) No. 351-4269 concerning Indian Affairs. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-1B; (2) No. 351-4270 concerning Veterans Affairs. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-10; (3) No. 351-4148 concerning military facilities. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-11; (4) No. 351-4128 concerning the Canada Post Corporation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-12; (5) No. 351-4125 concerning the government tendering process. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-8A; (6) No. 351-4139 concerning the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-13.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Axworthy (Minister of Foreign Affairs) made a statement.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, -- That Canada strongly condemn repeated acts of terrorism against the people of Israel, and that the government of Canada will take every effort to ensure that the enemies of the Peace process will not prevail.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Standards Council of Canada Act, 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. Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Income Tax Act, 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 Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Income Tax Act".

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Irwin (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry), Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Yukon Quartz Mining Act and the Yukon Placer Mining Act, 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. Grubel (Capilano -- Howe Sound), seconded by Mr. Abbott (Kootenay East), Bill C-213, The Constitution Act, 1996 (balanced budget and spending limit), 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. Shepherd (Durham), seconded by Mr. Valeri (Lincoln), Bill C-214, An Act to provide for improved information on the cost of proposed government programs, 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. Shepherd (Durham), seconded by Mr. Valeri (Lincoln), Bill C-215, An Act to appoint a Taxation Ombudsman and to amend the Income Tax Act to establish certain rights of taxpayers, 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. Gallaway (Sarnia -- Lambton), seconded by Mr. English (Kitchener), Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (broadcasting policy), 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 Mrs. Venne (Saint-Hubert), seconded by Mrs. Picard (Drummond), Bill C-217, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of witnesses), 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. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), seconded by Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville), Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Young Offenders Act (capital punishment), 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. Morrison (Swift Current -- Maple Creek -- Assiniboia), seconded by Mr. Harris (Prince George -- Bulkley Valley), Bill C-219, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (severance pay), 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. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden), seconded by Mr. de Jong (Regina -- Qu'Appelle), Bill C-220, An Act respecting the Energy Price Commission, 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 Mrs. Ur (Lambton -- Middlesex), seconded by Mr. Crawford (Kent), Bill C-221, An Act to amend the Competition Act (illegal trade practices), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), seconded by Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, -- That the 1st Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House on Friday, March 1, 1996, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Ringma (Nanaimo -- Cowichan), seconded by Mr. Speaker (Lethbridge), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the words "March 1, 1996" and substituting the following:

"be not now concurred in but that it be recommitted to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs".

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on division.

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

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. De Savoye (Portneuf), one concerning the tax on gasoline (No. 352- 0035);

-- by Mr. Boudria (Glengarry -- Prescott -- Russell), one concerning the tax on gasoline (No. 352-0036) and two concerning the unemployment insurance program (Nos. 352-0037 and 352-0038);

-- by Mr. Collins (Souris -- Moose Mountain), three concerning the tax on gasoline (Nos. 352-0039 to 352-0041) and two concerning the Young Offenders Act (Nos. 352-0042 and 352-0043);

-- by Mr. Harb (Ottawa Centre), one concerning the tax on gasoline (No. 352- 0044);

-- by Mr. Zed (Fundy -- Royal), one concerning the tax on gasoline (No. 352- 0045);

-- by Mr. Hill (Prince George -- Peace River), one concerning the tax on gasoline (No. 352-0046);

-- by Mrs. Lalonde (Mercier), one concerning the tax on gasoline (No. 352- 0047).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Eggleton (Minister for International Trade); (Government Business No. 1)

And of the amendment of Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier -- Montcalm), seconded by Mr. Laurin (Joliette).

The debate continued.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 5)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Blaikie -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Brien -- Brown --  (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Jong -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Frazer -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Laurin -- Loubier -- Manning -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Taylor -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- 62

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Assadourian -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélanger -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- DeVillers -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- English -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Peric -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Walker -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 115

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Mégantic - Compton - Stanstead) -- Blondin-Andrew -- Caccia -- Caron -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Copps -- Crête -- Debien -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Fewchuk -- Gaffney -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- Manley -- McKinnon -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Paradis -- Paré -- Pomerleau -- Sauvageau -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Venne -- Wells

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

(Division--Vote N^o 6)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Assadourian -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélanger -- Bertrand -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- DeVillers -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- English -- Finlay -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Graham -- Gray --  (Windsor West/Ouest) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hopkins -- Hubbard -- Iftody -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Malhi -- Maloney -- Manley -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Peric -- Peterson -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringuette-Maltais -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Skoke -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Ur -- Valeri -- Vanclief -- Walker -- Whelan -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 115

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Ablonczy -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Blaikie -- Breitkreuz --  (Yellowhead) -- Brien -- Brown --  (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Jong -- de Savoye -- Deshaies -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Frazer -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Hanger -- Hanrahan -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hart -- Hoeppner -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Laurin -- Loubier -- Manning -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Penson -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Skeena) -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Taylor -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- 62

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Mégantic - Compton - Stanstead) -- Blondin-Andrew -- Caccia -- Caron -- Catterall -- Cauchon -- Copps -- Crête -- Debien -- Dubé -- Dumas -- Fewchuk -- Gaffney -- Laurin -- Lebel -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- MacAulay -- MacDonald -- Manley -- McKinnon -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Broadview -- Greenwood) -- Paradis -- Paré -- Plamondon -- Sauvageau -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Venne -- Wells

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 Mrs. Fry (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)) -- Report on the Operation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, R. S. 1985, c. 24, (4th Suppl.), s. 8. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-577. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

-- by Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry) -- Report concerning Trade Unions registered in the Office of the Registrar General of Canada for the year 1995, pursuant to the Trade Unions Act, R. S. 1985, c. T-14, s. 30. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-411. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

-- by Mr. Manley (Minister of Industry) -- List of Commissions issued for the year 1995, pursuant to the Public Officers Act, R. S. 1985, c. P-31, s. 4. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-351-413. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry)

-- by Mr. Massé (President of the Treasury Board) -- Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 10th Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs: "Document and Personnel Security" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-351-147), presented to the House on Wednesday, October 4, 1995. -- Sessional Paper No. 8512-352-147.

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 Ms. Clancy (Halifax), concerning national unity (No. 352-0048).

ADJOURNMENT

At 7:25 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).