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Tuesday, February 4, 1997 CANADA VOLUME 134 S NUMBER 122 S 2nd SESSION S 35th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, February 4, 1997 Speaker: The Honourable Gilbert Parent CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) The House of Commons Debates are also available on the Parliamentary Internet Parlementaire at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 7615 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, February 4, 1997 The House met at 10 a.m. COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE _______________ PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS Prayers Mr. Paul Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I _______________ have the honour to present the 50th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the member- [Translation] ship of the Standing Committees on Finance and Transport, and the VACANCY associate membership of the Standing Committee on Finance. If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the JONQUIÈRE 50th report later this day. The Speaker: I have the honour to inform the House that I have Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the 50th received a communication notifying me that a vacancy has oc- report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs curred in the representation, namely, André Caron, member for the be concurred in. electoral district of Jonquière, in the province of Quebec, by decease. It is my duty to inform the House that, pursuant to (Motion agreed to.) paragraph 28(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act, I have addressed a warrant to the Chief Electoral Officer on Monday, February 3, * * * 1997, for the issue of a writ for the election of a member to fill this [Translation] vacancy. PETITIONS _____________________________________________ INDIVISIBILITY OF CANADA ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS Mr. Bernard Patry (Pierrefonds—Dollard, Lib.): Mr. Speak- er, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have the pleasure of submitting [English] a petition signed by people in my riding and the surrounding area. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS The petitioners are calling for an indivisible Canada, in that the Mr. Paul Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the boundaries of Canada, its provinces and territories, as well as its Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, territorial waters, must not be modified. pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in [English] both official languages, the government’s response to 15 petitions. HIGHWAYS * * * Mrs. Sue Barnes (London West, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, pursuant D (1010 ) to Standing Order 36, I wish to present three petitions from people INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS in my riding. Two of the petitions deal with the upgrading of highways and the national highway system in particular. Mr. Bob Speller (Haldimand—Norfolk, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34, I have the pleasure to present the TAXATION report of the Canadian branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association concerning a trip to Australia which took place in Mrs. Sue Barnes (London West, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the third November 1996. petition deals with the GST on reading materials. I want to thank all hon. members in this House for all their help I am pleased to present these petitions on behalf of the petition- relating to this trip. ers in my riding. 7616 COMMONS DEBATES February 4, 1997 Government Orders PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS COMPENSATION FUND GOVERNMENT ORDERS Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have [English] three petitions today. NUCLEAR SAFETY AND CONTROL ACT The first petition comes from Whitehorse, Yukon. The petition- The House proceeded to the consideration of Bill C-23, an act to ers would like to draw to the attention of the House that our police establish the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and to make and firefighters place their lives at risk on a daily basis as they consequential amendments to other acts, as reported (with amend- serve the emergency needs of all Canadians. They also state that in ments) from the committee. many cases the families of officers who lose their lives in the line of duty are often left without sufficient financial means to meet SPEAKER’S RULING their obligations. The Deputy Speaker: There are 19 motions in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C-23. The petitioners therefore pray and call on Parliament to establish a public safety officers compensation fund to receive gifts and [Translation] bequests for the benefit of families of police officers and firefight- Motion No. 2 is essentially identical to a motion tabled in ers who are killed in the line of duty. committee. Consequently, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), it will not be selected. TAXATION D (1015) The motions will be grouped for debate as follows: Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the second petition comes from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The petition- Group No. 1: Motion No. 1. ers would like to draw to the attention of the House that managing Group No. 2: Motions Nos. 3 and 6. the family home and caring for preschool children is an honourable Group No. 3: Motions Nos. 4 and 5. profession which has not been recognized for its value to our society. Group No. 4: Motions Nos. 7 and 8. Group No. 5: Motion No. 9. The petitioners therefore pray and call on Parliament to pursue initiatives to assist families that choose to provide care in the home Group No. 6: Motions Nos. 10 to 15. for preschool children, the chronically ill, the aged or the disabled. Group No. 7: Motions Nos. 16 and 17. Group No. 8: Motions Nos. 18 and 19. LABELLING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES [English] Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the The voting patterns for the motions within each group are final petition comes from Kanata, Ontario. The petitioners would available at the table. As indicated, the Chair will remind the House like to draw to the attention of the House that the consumption of of each pattern at the time of voting. I will now propose Motion No. alcoholic beverages may cause health problems or impair one’s 1 to the House. ability, and specifically, that fetal alcohol syndrome or other Mrs. Marlene Cowling (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister alcohol related birth defects are 100 per cent preventable by of Natural Resources, Lib.): On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, I avoiding alcohol consumption during pregnancy. believe if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: The petitioners therefore pray and call on Parliament to enact That all motions at report stage of Bill C-23 be deemed to have been read and legislation to require health warning labels to be placed on the seconded at this time and a recorded division requested and deferred for each containers of all alcoholic beverages to caution expectant mothers motion. and others of the risks associated with alcohol consumption. The Deputy Speaker: Does the hon. member have unanimous consent to move the motion? * * * Some hon. members: Agreed. The Deputy Speaker: Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER motion? Some hon. members: Agreed. Mr. Paul Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I ask (Motion agreed to.) that all questions be allowed to stand. [Translation] MOTIONS IN AMENDMENT The Speaker: Is that agreed? Mr. René Canuel (Matapédia—Matane, BQ) moved: Some hon. members: Agreed. Motion No. 1 February 4, 1997 COMMONS DEBATES 7617 Government Orders That Bill C-23, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 5 and 6 on page 2 with the Motion No. 5 following: That Bill C-23 be amended by deleting Clause 7. ‘‘‘‘Minister’’ means the Minister of the Environment or such member of the Queen’s’’ The Deputy Speaker: The question is on Motion No. 4. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion? The Deputy Speaker: Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion? Some hon. members: Agreed. Some hon. members: Agreed. Some hon. members: No. Some hon. members: No. The Deputy Speaker: All those in favour will please say yea. The Deputy Speaker: All those in favour will please say yea. Some hon. members: Yea. Some hon. members: Yea. The Deputy Speaker: All those opposed will please say nay. The Deputy Speaker: All those opposed will please say nay. Some hon. members: Nay. Some hon. members: Nay. The Deputy Speaker: In my opinion the nays have it. The Deputy Speaker: In my opinion the nays have it. And more than five members having risen: And more than five members having risen: The Deputy Speaker: The recorded division on the proposed motion stands deferred. The Deputy Speaker: The recorded division on the proposed motion stands deferred. The next question is on Motion No. 5. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion? Mr. Bob Ringma (Nanaimo—Cowichan, Ref.) moved: Some hon. members: Agreed. Motion No. 3 That Bill C-23, in Clause 3, be amended by Some hon. members: No. (a) replacing lines 15 and 16 on page 4 with the following: The Deputy Speaker: All those in favour will please say yea. ‘‘substances, prescribed equipment and prescribed information;’’; (b) replacing line 22 on page 4 with the following: Some hon. members: Yea. ‘‘weapons and nuclear explosive devices; and’’; The Deputy Speaker: All those opposed will please say nay. (c) adding after line 22 on page 4 the following: ‘‘(c) the education of the public on the health, safety and environmental effects Some hon. members: Nay. associated with the development, production or use of nuclear energy in Canada.’’ The Deputy Speaker: In my opinion the nays have it.
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