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Thursday, June 15, 2000 CANADA VOLUME 136 S NUMBER 115 S 2nd SESSION S 36th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, June 15, 2000 Speaker: The Honourable Gilbert Parent CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) All parliamentary publications are available on the ``Parliamentary Internet Parlementaire'' at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 8073 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, June 15, 2000 The House met at 9 a.m. D (0905) _______________ [Translation] On a number of occasions during the present session, the hon. Prayers member for Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge has given notice that he could not be present in the House to go forward with his bill. _______________ Most of the time it was possible to arrange an exchange of D (0900) positions on the order of precedence with another member. Howev- er, on two occasions, on February 15 and on June 2, the House was [English] informed that it had not been possible to arrange an exchange of positions on the order of precedence for Private Members’ Busi- POINTS OF ORDER ness Hour for the following sitting day. PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS—SPEAKER’S RULING Consequently, Private Members’ Business Hour had to be cancelled and the hon. member’s bill was dropped to the bottom of The Deputy Speaker: The Chair is ready to rule on the point of the order of precedence. order raised on June 5, 2000 by the hon. opposition House leader concerning Bill C-201, formerly known as an act to amend the [English] Competition Act (protection of those who purchase products from vertically integrated suppliers who compete with them at retail) in On June 5 the opposition House leader expressed concern about the name of the hon. member for Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge, the number of times exchanges had been arranged for Bill C-201, which is presently on the order of precedence. and the fact that when no exchange of items on the order of precedence was possible, Private Members’ Business could not [Translation] take place. At the outset, I would like to thank the opposition House leader, On June 7 the hon. member for Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge the leader of the government in the House of Commons and the responded to the point of order raised by the opposition House hon. member for Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge for their contribu- leader, and the Speaker undertook to return to the House with a tions in this matter. ruling, which I am now providing. [English] Bill C-201 is once again working its way up the order of Standing Order 86(1) allows a private member’s bill considered precedence, while the hon. member for Pickering—Ajax—Ux- in a previous session to be reinstated at the same stage at which it bridge seeks a way to restore, through amendments, the effect of stood at the time of prorogation. At the time of prorogation the bill Bill C-201. However, the hon. member will agree that the situation in question, previously Bill C-235, had been reported from the is unfair to other hon. members who have items in the list outside Standing Committee on Industry with amendments that deleted the the order of precedence that they consider of equal importance but title and all the clauses of the bill and it was set down for which are unable to advance. consideration at report stage. Standing Order 94(1)(a) allows the Speaker to ensure the orderly When the hon. member for Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge conduct of Private Members’ Business and, with that in mind, the introduced his bill on October 14, 1999, pursuant to Standing Order Chair has decided to allow the hon. member for Pickering—Ajax— 86(1), it was again placed on the order of precedence at the report Uxbridge a further 48 hours to place on the notice paper motions in stage with its title and clauses deleted. amendment to restore the title and clauses. 8074 COMMONS DEBATES June 15, 2000 Routine Proceedings At the expiration of the 48 hours, if no motions in amendment pursuant to the standing orders, I have the honour to table, in both are placed on notice, I hereby instruct the clerk to remove Bill official languages, the government’s response to 23 petitions. C-201 from the order of precedence, the order for concurrence at report stage to be discharged and the bill withdrawn. * * * [Translation] CANADIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE As I stated the other day, I would encourage the Standing REPORT Committee on Procedure and House Affairs to consider this Hon. Lawrence MacAulay (Solicitor General of Canada, specific issue and to provide the House with some guidance as to Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official how it should proceed in the future with similar cases languages, under Standing 32(2) of the House of Commons, copies [English] of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, 1999 public report. The Chair would like to take this opportunity to thank all hon. * * * members for their patience in awaiting this decision. D (0910 ) * * * COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION Hon. Don Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House Mr. Joe Fontana (London North Centre, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, there have been the usual wish to present the fourth report of the Standing Committee on consultations with House leaders, and I believe you would find Citizenship and Immigration requesting authorization to travel in unanimous consent for the following motion. I move: the fall of 2000 to hear from Canadians on Bill C-32, Canada’s That, when the House adjourns this day, it shall stand adjourned until Monday, most important new immigration bill. September 18, 2000, provided that the provisions of Standing Order 28(4) shall apply as if the House had been adjourned pursuant to Standing Order 28(2). CANADIAN HERITAGE The Deputy Speaker: Does the hon. government House leader Mr. Clifford Lincoln (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have the unanimous consent of the House to propose the motion? would like to present, in both official languages, the second report Some hon. members: Agreed. of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the committee considered the Canadian The Deputy Speaker: Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the book industry and reports its findings and recommendations. motion? [Translation] Some hon. members: Agreed. The book publishing industry is important to Canada. We (Motion agreed to) therefore hope our recommendations can help reinforce that indus- try. _____________________________________________ I thank the members of all parties, the witnesses and all those who submitted briefs, as well as the committee staff for their support. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS [English] [English] Mr. Speaker, I also have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Committee on Canadian INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS’ EXPENDITURES FOR Heritage. 1999-2000 Pursuant to its order of reference dated Tuesday, November 30, The Deputy Speaker: I have the honour to lay upon the table a 1999, the committee has considered the subject matter of Bill document entitled ‘‘Individual Members’ Expenditures for the C-224, an act to establish, by the beginning of the 21st century, an Fiscal Year 1999-2000’’. exhibit in the Canadian Museum of Civilization to recognize crimes against humanity, as defined by the United Nations, that * * * have been perpetrated during the 20th century, and has agreed to report its findings and recommendations. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS [Translation] Mr. Derek Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the A number of the witnesses expressed appreciation of Bill C-224, Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, seeing it as an excellent starting point. June 15, 2000 COMMONS DEBATES 8075 Routine Proceedings To that end, the committee offers some directions with the PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS potential of providing respectful follow-up to the pursuit of the objectives set out in this bill, which are research, education and Mr. Derek Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the honouring the memory of the victims of genocide and crimes Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I against humanity. have the honour to present the 37th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding improved The committee expressed its thanks to the hon. member for financial reporting to parliament project. The report was prepared Brampton Centre for bringing this matter to its attention. by the subcommittee on improved financial reporting to parlia- ment. [English] This is a subject of continuing challenge for colleagues in the House. I would like to commend the chair, the hon. member for FINANCE Mississauga South, the subcommittee’s hardworking members and the staff of that subcommittee for their hard work in ensuring their Mr. Maurizio Bevilacqua (Vaughan—King—Aurora, Lib.): report would be a unanimous one and ready for presentation to the Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the ninth report of the House within a short timeframe. Standing Committee on Finance entitled ‘‘Challenge of Change: A Study of Cost Recovery’’. I would also like to draw to the attention of the House the fact that pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee is requesting a The finance committee has been very much focused on getting comprehensive government response. government right. Whether it be the structure of the tax system or the regulation of the financial institutions, the committee has * * * sought to ensure that government initiatives are delivered efficient- ly and provide a real net worth to Canadians. D (0915 ) Public policy has an economy wide impact on our productivity COURTS ADMINISTRATION SERVICE ACT and our standard of living.
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