PRAYERS

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), 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 Health of Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (ingredients of food sold in restaurants).

Ms. Torsney (Burlington), seconded by Ms. Brown (Oakville -- Milton), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

Debate arose thereon.

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

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) for Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), moved, -- That this House take note of the 5th Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented to the House on Thursday, December 5, 1996. (Government Business No. 13)

Debate arose thereon.

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. 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. 352-1194 concerning the tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-24Q; (2) Nos. 352-1198 and 352-1213 concerning the income tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-28AA; (3) No. 352-1199 concerning alcoholic beverages. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-41N; (4) No. 352-1210 concerning taxes on books. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-129.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Anderson (Minister of Transport), seconded by Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), Bill C-73, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act and other Acts as a consequence, 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 Canada Shipping Act and other Acts as a consequence''.

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Taylor (The Battlefords -- Meadow Lake), one concerning the nuclear industry (No. 352-1393);

-- by Mr. Abbott (Kootenay East), one concerning the Senate (No. 352-1394);

-- by Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden), one concerning taxes on books (No. 352-1395).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration). (Government Business No. 13)

The debate continued.

NOTICE OF MOTION

Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading stage of Bill C-70, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related Acts.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration). (Government Business No. 13)

The debate continued.

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mrs. Stewart (Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)), -- That Bill C-70, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe -- Bagot), seconded by Mr. Rocheleau (Trois-Rivières), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word ``That'' and substituting the following:

``Bill C-70, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related Acts, be not now read a second time but that it be read a second time this day six months hence.''

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

(Division--Vote N^o 198)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Abbott -- Althouse -- Asselin -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Breitkreuz --  (Yorkton -- Melville) -- Bridgman -- Brien -- Charest -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Crête -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- Daviault -- de Savoye -- Debien -- Deshaies -- Dubé -- Duceppe -- Dumas -- Epp -- Fillion -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guay -- Guimond -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Harris -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hill --  (Prince George -- Peace River) -- Jacob -- Jennings -- Johnston -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Laurin -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lebel -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Lefebvre -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loubier -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Morrison -- Nunez -- Paré -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Plamondon -- Pomerleau -- Ramsay -- Ringma -- Rocheleau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- St-Laurent -- Stinson -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Venne -- Wayne -- 80

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Adams -- Alcock -- Allmand -- Anderson -- Assadourian -- Augustine -- Baker -- Bakopanos -- Beaumier -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bellemare -- Bethel -- Bevilacqua -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Collins -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Culbert -- Cullen -- DeVillers -- Dingwall -- Discepola -- Dromisky -- Duhamel -- Dupuy -- Easter -- English -- Finestone -- Flis -- Fontana -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Godfrey -- Goodale -- Grose -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hubbard -- Irwin -- Keyes -- Kilger --  (Stormont -- Dundas) -- Knutson -- Lavigne --  (Verdun -- Saint-Paul) -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lincoln -- Loney -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maloney -- Marleau -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- Massé -- McCormick -- McGuire -- McKinnon -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- O'Reilly -- Pagtakhan -- Parrish -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Richardson -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- St. Denis -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Terrana -- Thalheimer -- Torsney -- Valeri -- Verran -- Volpe -- Walker -- Wells -- Wood -- Young -- Zed -- 124

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Bergeron -- Bertrand -- Canuel -- Caron -- Graham -- Jackson -- Sauvageau -- Whelan

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. Young (Minister of National Defence) -- Report on the Administration of the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, R. S. 1985, c. C-17, ss. 57 and 72. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-92. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs)

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. Godfrey (Don Valley West), concerning national unity (No. 352-1396).

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:56 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 7:05 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).