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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
36th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION


JOURNALS

No. 121A

Monday, June 18, 1998

9:51 p.m.



PRAYERS

RECALL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

The Speaker informed the House that, pursuant to Standing Order 28(4), he has recalled the House today for the sole purpose of granting Royal Assent to certain Bills.

ROYAL ASSENT

The Speaker informed the House that the Honourable the Deputy Governor General will proceed to the Senate today at 9:45 p.m. for the purpose of giving the Royal Assent to certain Bills.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

Messages were received from the Senate as follows:

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-45, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1999.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-46, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1999.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act, the Old Age Security Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act, the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Western Grain Transition Payments Act and certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-6, An Act to provide for an integrated system of land and water management in the Mackenzie Valley, to establish certain boards for that purpose and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-30, An Act respecting the powers of the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia in relation to education, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-47, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Salaries Act, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and to repeal the Grain Futures Act, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, without amendment.

-- ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has agreed to the amendments made by the House of Commons to Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, without amendment.

ROYAL ASSENT

A Message was received from the Honourable Ian Binnie, Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy Governor General, desiring the immediate attendance of the House in the Senate.

Accordingly, the Speaker, with the House, proceeded to the Senate.

The Commons returned to the Chamber.

Whereupon, the Speaker reported that, when the Commons had been in the Senate, the Honourable the Deputy Governor General was pleased to give, in Her Majesty's name, the Royal Assent to the following Bills:

    Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Income Tax Application Rules, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Children's Special Allowances Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Conventions Interpretation Act, the Old Age Security Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act, the Tax Rebate Discounting Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act, the Western Grain Transition Payments Act and certain Acts related to the Income Tax Act. -- Chapter No. 19;
    Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act. -- Chapter No. 20;
    Bill C-36, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998. -- Chapter No. 21;
    Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and to repeal the Grain Futures Act. -- Chapter No. 22;
    Bill C-47, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act, the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and the Salaries Act. -- Chapter No. 23;
    Bill C-30, An Act respecting the powers of the Mi'kmaq of Nova Scotia in relation to education. -- Chapter No. 24;
    Bill C-6, An Act to provide for an integrated system of land and water management in the Mackenzie Valley, to establish certain boards for that purpose and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. -- Chapter No. 25;
    Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. -- Chapter No. 26;
    Bill C-410, An Act to change the name of certain electoral districts. -- Chapter No. 27.

The Speaker also reported that he had addressed the Honourable the Deputy Governor General as follows:

    ``May it please Your Honour:
    The Commons of Canada have voted Supplies required to enable the Government to defray certain expenses of the public service.
    In the name of the Commons I present to Your Honour the following Bills:
      An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1999;
      An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1999.

To which Bills I humbly request Your Honour's Assent.''

Whereupon, the Clerk of the Senate, by Command of the Deputy the Governor General, did say:

    ``In Her Majesty's name, the Honourable the Deputy to His Excellency the Governor General thanks Her Loyal Subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to these Bills.''
      Bill C-45, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1998 (Appropriation Act No. 2, 1998-99). -- Chapter No. 28;
      Bill C-46, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1999 (Appropriation Act No. 3, 1998-99). -- Chapter No. 29.

ADJOURNMENT

At 10:15 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, September 21, 1998, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).