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.

Mr. Solomon (Regina -- Lumsden), seconded by Mr. Axworthy (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing), moved, -- That the Bill-220, An Act respecting the Energy Price Commission be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

Debate arose thereon.

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

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Vegreville), moved, -- That the House urge the government to direct the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to proceed with the drafting of a Victims' Bill of Rights, and that, in such areas where the Committee determines a right to be more properly a provincial concern, the Minister of Justice initiate consultations with the provinces aimed at arriving at a national standard for a Victims' Bill of Rights.

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) Nos. 352-0205, 352-0211 and 352-0218 concerning alcoholic beverages. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-41D; (2) No. 352-0209 concerning the mining industry. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-9B; (3) No. 352-0210 concerning the income tax system. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-28I; (4) No. 352-0212 concerning the situation in Sri Lanka. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-20D; (5) Nos. 352-0207, 352-0208, 352-0215 and 352-0222 concerning the tax on gasoline. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-44F; (6) No. 352-0216 concerning the unemployment insurance program. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-37C; (7) No. 352-0219 concerning sexual orientation. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-45B.

INTRODUCTION OF GOVERNMENT BILLS

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Collenette (Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs), Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, 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 the income tax system (No. 352-0308) and one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 352-0309);

-- by Mr. Jordan (Leeds -- Grenville), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-0310).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. White (Fraser Valley West), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Vegreville), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 46)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blaikie -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Cullen -- Cummins -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Epp -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Gilmour -- Goodale -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grose -- Grubel -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hickey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hopkins -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Massé -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- McCormick -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Reilly -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringma -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rock -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Silye -- Simmons -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Thompson -- Torsney -- Ur -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Whelan -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- Wood -- Zed -- 154

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Duceppe -- Fillion -- Gauthier -- Godin -- Guimond -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lefebvre -- Nunez -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- 24

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Allmand -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Canuel -- Caron -- Cauchon -- Collins -- Crête -- Daviault -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Discepola -- Dubé -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Godfrey -- Graham -- Guay -- Kraft Sloan -- Laurin -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loney -- Loubier -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Paré -- Parrish -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pomerleau -- Rideout -- Skoke -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Valeri

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources), -- That Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 6, 1996, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance;

And of the amendment of Mr. Silye (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

"this House declines to give second reading to Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 6, 1996, since the principle of the Bill does not seek to abolish the Goods and Services Tax."

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred division on the sub-amendment of Mr. Leblanc (Longueuil), seconded by Mr. Dumas (Argenteuil -- Papineau), -- That the amendment be amended by adding after the word "Tax" the following:

"as promised before and after the October 1993 federal election."

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

(Division--Vote N^o 47)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Blaikie -- Brown --  (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guimond -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lefebvre -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- McLaughlin -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Nunez -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- 60

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Cullen -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Goodale -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McKinnon -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Reilly -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Torsney -- Ur -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Whelan -- Wood -- Zed -- 118

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Allmand -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Canuel -- Caron -- Cauchon -- Collins -- Crête -- Daviault -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Discepola -- Dubé -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Godfrey -- Graham -- Guay -- Kraft Sloan -- Laurin -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loney -- Loubier -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Paré -- Parrish -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pomerleau -- Rideout -- Skoke -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Valeri

Pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the amendment of Mr. Silye (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

"this House declines to give second reading to Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 6, 1996, since the principle of the Bill does not seek to abolish the Goods and Services Tax."

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

YEAS: 60, NAYS: 118. (See list under division No. 47)

Pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. McLellan (Minister of Natural Resources), -- That Bill C-31, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 6, 1996, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance

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

(Division--Vote N^o 48)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Cullen -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Goodale -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harvard -- Hickey -- Hopkins -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maloney -- Manley -- Marleau -- Massé -- McCormick -- McKinnon -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Reilly -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Rock -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Szabo -- Telegdi -- Torsney -- Ur -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Whelan -- Wood -- Zed -- 118

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Benoit -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Blaikie -- Brown --  (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Cummins -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Duceppe -- Duncan -- Epp -- Fillion -- Forseth -- Gauthier -- Gilmour -- Godin -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grubel -- Guimond -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Landry -- Langlois -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lefebvre -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Mayfield -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- McLaughlin -- Meredith -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Nunez -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Ringma -- Robinson -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Schmidt -- Silye -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Strahl -- Taylor -- Thompson -- Tremblay --  (Rimouski -- Témiscouata) -- Venne -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- 60

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Allmand -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Canuel -- Caron -- Cauchon -- Collins -- Crête -- Daviault -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Discepola -- Dubé -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Godfrey -- Graham -- Guay -- Kraft Sloan -- Laurin -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loney -- Loubier -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Paré -- Parrish -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pomerleau -- Rideout -- Skoke -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Valeri

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Gallaway (Sarnia -- Lambton), seconded by Mr. English (Kitchener), -- That Bill C-216, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (broadcasting policy), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

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

(Division--Vote N^o 49)

YEAS-POUR

Members--Députés

-- Ablonczy -- Alcock -- Anderson -- Assad -- Augustine -- Axworthy --  (Saskatoon -- Clark's Crossing) -- Axworthy --  (Winnipeg South Centre/Sud-Centre) -- Bakopanos -- Barnes -- Bélair -- Bélanger -- Benoit -- Bertrand -- Bevilacqua -- Bhaduria -- Blaikie -- Bodnar -- Bonin -- Boudria -- Brown --  (Calgary Southeast/Sud-Est) -- Brown --  (Oakville -- Milton) -- Brushett -- Bryden -- Byrne -- Calder -- Campbell -- Cannis -- Catterall -- Chamberlain -- Chan -- Clancy -- Cohen -- Collenette -- Comuzzi -- Cowling -- Crawford -- Cullen -- Dingwall -- Dion -- Dromisky -- Duncan -- Easter -- Eggleton -- English -- Epp -- Fewchuk -- Finestone -- Finlay -- Fontana -- Forseth -- Fry -- Gaffney -- Gagliano -- Gagnon --  (Bonaventure -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine) -- Gallaway -- Gerrard -- Gilmour -- Goodale -- Grey --  (Beaver River) -- Grose -- Guarnieri -- Harb -- Harper --  (Calgary West/Ouest) -- Harper --  (Churchill) -- Harper --  (Simcoe Centre) -- Hart -- Harvard -- Hayes -- Hermanson -- Hickey -- Hill --  (Macleod) -- Hopkins -- Irwin -- Jackson -- Jordan -- Karygiannis -- Keyes -- Kirkby -- Knutson -- Lastewka -- LeBlanc --  (Cape/Cap-Breton Highlands -- Canso) -- Lee -- Lincoln -- MacAulay -- MacLellan --  (Cape/Cap-Breton -- The Sydneys) -- Maloney -- Marleau -- Martin --  (Esquimalt -- Juan de Fuca) -- Massé -- McClelland --  (Edmonton Southwest/Sud-Ouest) -- McCormick -- McKinnon -- McLaughlin -- McTeague -- McWhinney -- Meredith -- Mifflin -- Milliken -- Mills --  (Red Deer) -- Minna -- Mitchell -- Murphy -- Murray -- Nault -- O'Brien --  (Labrador) -- O'Reilly -- Patry -- Payne -- Peric -- Peters -- Peterson -- Pickard --  (Essex -- Kent) -- Pillitteri -- Proud -- Reed -- Regan -- Richardson -- Ringma -- Robichaud -- Robillard -- Robinson -- Rock -- Schmidt -- Scott --  (Fredericton -- York -- Sunbury) -- Serré -- Shepherd -- Sheridan -- Simmons -- Solberg -- Solomon -- Speaker -- Speller -- Steckle -- Stewart --  (Brant) -- Stewart --  (Northumberland) -- Strahl -- Szabo -- Taylor -- Telegdi -- Torsney -- Ur -- Vanclief -- Verran -- Whelan -- White --  (Fraser Valley West/Ouest) -- Wood -- Zed -- 147

NAYS-CONTRE

Members--Députés

-- Bachand -- Bélisle -- Bellehumeur -- Bernier --  (Gaspé) -- Chrétien --  (Frontenac) -- Dalphond-Guiral -- de Savoye -- Duceppe -- Fillion -- Gauthier -- Grubel -- Guimond -- Jacob -- Lalonde -- Lavigne --  (Beauharnois -- Salaberry) -- Lefebvre -- Mayfield -- Nunez -- Picard --  (Drummond) -- Rocheleau -- Sauvageau -- Silye -- Thompson -- Venne -- White --  (North Vancouver) -- 25

Paired Members--Députés Pairés

-- Allmand -- Arseneault -- Assadourian -- Asselin -- Bergeron -- Bernier --  (Mégantic -- Compton -- Stanstead) -- Brien -- Canuel -- Caron -- Cauchon -- Collins -- Crête -- Daviault -- Debien -- Deshaies -- DeVillers -- Discepola -- Dubé -- Duhamel -- Dumas -- Dupuy -- Gagnon --  (Québec) -- Godfrey -- Graham -- Guay -- Kraft Sloan -- Laurin -- Leblanc --  (Longueuil) -- Leroux --  (Richmond -- Wolfe) -- Leroux --  (Shefford) -- Loney -- Loubier -- Martin --  (LaSalle -- Émard) -- McGuire -- McLellan --  (Edmonton Northwest/Nord-Ouest) -- Ménard -- Mercier -- O'Brien --  (London -- Middlesex) -- Pagtakhan -- Paradis -- Paré -- Parrish -- Pettigrew -- Phinney -- Pomerleau -- Rideout -- Skoke -- St-Laurent -- St. Denis -- Tremblay --  (Lac-Saint-Jean) -- Tremblay --  (Rosemont) -- Valeri

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

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 Mr. Dingwall (Minister of Health) -- Report of the President of the Medical Research Council, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995, pursuant to the Medical Research Council Act, R. S. 1985, c. M-4, sbs. 17(2). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-299. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

-- by Ms. Marleau (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) -- Report of the Royal Canadian Mint, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year 1995, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-176. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations)

-- by Mrs. Robillard (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) -- Report concerning permits issued by the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration for the year 1995, pursuant to the Immigration Act, R. S. 1985, c. I-2, sbs. 37(7). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-158. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

ADJOURNMENT

At 6:58 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).