SNUD Committee Report

Committees and Parliamentary Associations Directorate

1st Session — 37th Parliament

ORDER OF REFERENCE

Extract from the Journals of the House of Commons
Thursday, May 17, 2001

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

Mr. White (Langley—Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland), moved,—That a special committee of the House be appointed to consider the factors underlying or relating to the non-medical use of drugs in Canada and make recommendations with respect to the ways or means by which the government can act, alone or in its relations with governments at other levels, in the reduction of the dimensions of the problem involved in such use;

That the membership of the committee be established by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs;

That the Standing Committee report the membership of the special committee to the House within five sitting days after the adoption of this motion;

That substitutions may be made from time to time, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2);

That the committee shall have all of the powers granted to Standing Committees in Standing Order 108; and

That the committee shall present its final report no later that June 1, 2002.

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Maloney (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), seconded by Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved the following amendment,—That the motion be amended by deleting the words “June 1” and substituting the following:

“November 1.”

Debate arose thereon.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. White (Langley—Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland), in relation to the Business of Supply;

And of the amendment of Mr. Maloney (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), seconded by Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons).

The debate continued.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. White (Langley—Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Lakeland), in relation to the Business of Supply;

And of the amendment of Mr. Maloney (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), seconded by Mr. Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons).

The debate continued.

The question was put on the main motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

ATTEST

WILLIAM C. CORBETT
Clerk of the House