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. Breitkreuz (Yorkton -- Melville), seconded by Mr. Schmidt (Okanagan Centre), moved, -- That, in the opinion of this House, the government should not spend any more public money on non-parental day-care initiatives at this time, and any existing expenditures for child-care should subsidize financial need, not the method of child-care chosen, and further that the program subsidize children and parents, not institutions and professionals. (Private Members' Business M-101)

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 third reading of Bill C-26, An Act respecting the oceans of Canada.

Ms. Marleau (Minister of Public Works and Government Services) for Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Marchi (Minister of the Environment), moved, -- That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Fillion (Chicoutimi), moved the following amendment, -- That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

"Bill C-26, An Act respecting the oceans of Canada, be not now read a third time but that it be read a third time this day six months hence."

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. 352-0827 and 352-0849 concerning the tax on gasoline. -- Sessional Paper No. 8545-352-44P.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Gagliano (Minister of Labour) made a statement.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Milliken (Kingston and the Islands), from the Standing Committee on Industry, presented the 2nd Report of the Committee (Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Income Tax Act, with amendments). -- Sessional Paper No. 8510-352-35.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 2, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 35th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change in the membership of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts:

Pagtakhan for Bethel

The Committee further recommends, that where a Member is appointed as permanent member to a Committee in accordance with this report and to which he was previously appointed Associate Member, that the name of the Member be struck from the list of Associate Members of the said Committee.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Issue No. 2, which includes this Report) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), Bill C-334, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (violent crimes or sexual offences), 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. Assadourian (Don Valley North), seconded by Ms. Augustine (Etobicoke -- Lakeshore), Bill C-335, An Act to amend the Bank Act (foreign banks), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, Mr. Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Culbert (Carleton -- Charlotte), moved, -- That the 35th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

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

Presenting Petitions

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

-- by Mr. Steckle (Huron -- Bruce), one concerning corporal punishment (No. 352-1088);

-- by Mr. McWhinney (Vancouver Quadra), one concerning Cyprus (No. 352-1089);

-- by Mrs. Brown (Calgary Southeast), one concerning sex offenders (No. 352-1090);

-- by Mr. Schmidt (Okanagan Centre), one concerning the fluoridation of water supplies (No. 352-1091);

-- by Mr. Harper (Simcoe Centre), one concerning the Young Offenders Act (No. 352-1092), one concerning sexual orientation (No. 352-1093), one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 352-1094) and one concerning profits from crime (No. 352-1095).

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Rock (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Peters (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)), -- That Bill C-55, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (high risk offenders), the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Criminal Records Act, the Prisons and Reformatories Act and the Department of the Solicitor General Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Mifflin (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Marchi (Minister of the Environment), -- That Bill C-26, An Act respecting the oceans of Canada, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of Mr. Bernier (Gaspé), seconded by Mr. Fillion (Chicoutimi).

The debate continued.

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. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Report of the National Gallery of Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-468. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

-- by Ms. Copps (Minister of Canadian Heritage) -- Reports of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, 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. 8561-352-666. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs)

-- by Mr. Dion (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs) -- Auditor's General's Report and Financial Statements of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, S. C. 1989, c. 3, sbss. 13(2) and (3). -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-499A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport)

-- by Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) -- Report of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996, pursuant to the Financial Institutions and Deposit Insurance System Amendment Act, R. S. 1985, c. 18 (3rd Supp.), s. 25. -- Sessional Paper No. 8560-352-535. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

PROCEEDINGS ON ADJOURNMENT MOTION

At 6:38 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 6:49 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).