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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION


JOURNALS

No. 158

Monday, March 18, 2002

11:00 a.m.



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.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Keddy (South Shore) , seconded by Mr. Bachand (Richmond--Arthabaska) , moved, — That in the opinion of this House the Royal Canadian Mint should make the schooner Bluenose the permanent image on the Canadian ten-cent coin as a commemoration of our seafaring and fisheries heritage. (Private Members' Business M-385)

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. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot) , seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond) , moved, — That this House acknowledge the existence of a fiscal imbalance jeopardizing the continued quality of social programs, such as health care and education, in Quebec and in the other provinces.

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. Anderson (Minister of the Environment) laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Costs of Kyoto - What we Know". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-371-31.

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Chrétien (Prime Minister) made a statement.

Presenting Reports from Inter-parliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Harvard (Charleswood St. James--Assiniboia) presented the Report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United Kingdom Interparliamentary Association respecting its parliamentary visit to London, Edinburgh and Cardiff, United Kingdom, from February 10 to 16, 2002. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-371-69-02.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. MacKay (Pictou--Antigonish--Guysborough) , one concerning the fishing industry (No. 371-0608);

— by Mr. Robinson (Burnaby--Douglas) , one concerning environmental pollution (No. 371-0609) and one concerning genetic engineering (No. 371-0610).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot) , seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond) , in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That at the conclusion of today's debate on the Opposition motion, if a recorded division is requested, it shall be deferred until Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot) , seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond) , in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the recorded divison on motion P-20 standing in the name of Mr. Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) , deferred until later today at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment, be further deferred until Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot) , seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond) , in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

At 6:27 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made earlier today, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.


Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. Kilgour (Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)) , — That Bill, C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, be now read a third time and do pass.

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

(Division No. 247 -- Vote no 247)

YEAS: 127, NAYS: 66

YEAS -- POUR
Alcock
Allard
Anderson (Victoria)
Assad
Assadourian
Augustine
Bagnell
Baker
Barnes
Bélair
Bélanger
Bennett
Bertrand
Bevilacqua
Binet
Blondin-Andrew
Bonin
Boudria
Bradshaw
Brown
Bryden
Bulte
Byrne
Caccia
Calder
Cannis
Caplan
Castonguay
Catterall
Cauchon
Chamberlain
Charbonneau
Chrétien
Coderre
Collenette
Copps
Cullen
DeVillers
Dhaliwal
Dion
Drouin
Duplain
Eggleton
Eyking
Finlay
Fontana
Gallaway
Godfrey
Goodale
Guarnieri
Harb
Harvard
Harvey
Jackson
Jennings
Jordan
Keyes
Kilgour (Edmonton Southeast)
Knutson
Kraft Sloan
Laliberte
LeBlanc
Leung
Lincoln
Longfield
MacAulay
Macklin
Mahoney
Malhi
Manley
Marcil
Marleau
Martin (LaSalle--Émard)
Matthews
McCallum
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough East)
McLellan
Minna
Mitchell
Murphy
Myers
Nault
Neville
O'Brien (London--Fanshawe)
O'Reilly
Owen
Pagtakhan
Paradis
Patry
Peric
Peschisolido
Peterson
Pettigrew
Phinney
Pickard (Chatham--Kent Essex)
Pillitteri
Pratt
Price
Proulx
Provenzano
Redman
Reed (Halton)
Regan
Richardson
Robillard
Rock
Saada
Savoy
Scherrer
Scott
Serré
Sgro
Shepherd
Speller
St. Denis
Stewart
Szabo
Telegdi
Thibault (West Nova)
Thibeault (Saint-Lambert)
Tirabassi
Tonks
Valeri
Vanclief
Wilfert
Wood -- 127
NAYS -- CONTRE
Abbott
Anders
Bachand (Richmond--Arthabaska)
Bachand (Saint-Jean)
Bailey
Bellehumeur
Benoit
Bourgeois
Breitkreuz
Brien
Cadman
Chatters
Clark
Dalphond-Guiral
Davies
Dubé
Duncan
Elley
Epp
Fitzpatrick
Forseth
Fournier
Gagnon (Québec)
Gallant
Gauthier
Girard-Bujold
Godin
Goldring
Grey
Herron
Hinton
Jaffer
Keddy (South Shore)
Laframboise
Lalonde
Lanctôt
Lebel
Loubier
MacKay (Pictou--Antigonish--Guysborough)
Marceau
Martin (Esquimalt--Juan de Fuca)
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Meredith
Merrifield
Mills (Red Deer)
Nystrom
Pallister
Paquette
Penson
Picard (Drummond)
Rajotte
Reid (Lanark--Carleton)
Reynolds
Ritz
Robinson
Sauvageau
Schmidt
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
Spencer
Toews
Vellacott
Wasylycia-Leis
Williams
Yelich -- 66

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:57 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.

Accordingly, at 7:16 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).