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Thursday, June 13, 1996 CANADA VOLUME 134 S NUMBER 061 S 2nd SESSION S 35th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, June 13, 1996 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 3779 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, June 13, 1996 The House met at 10 a.m. D (1005) _______________ CANADA ELECTIONS ACT Mrs. Anna Terrana (Vancouver East, Lib.) moved for leave to Prayers introduce Bill C-307, an act to amend the Canada Elections Act (polling hours). _______________ She said: Mr. Speaker, today I am introducing a bill entitled an act to amend the Canada Elections Act (polling hours). As you ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS know, Canada is a huge country, with great distances, which does not make life easier for Canadians although it does make it more [English] interesting. One of the major problems is distance. Even though the CBC REPORT OF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER broadcasts the same message at the same time from the Atlantic, to The Speaker: I have the honour, pursuant to section 38 of the the Pacific, to the Arctic, when we wake up in Vancouver, we know Access to Information Act, to lay upon the table the report of the that Canadians in St. John’s, Newfoundland, have already had information commissioner for the fiscal year ending March 31, lunch. 1996. The time difference is a big problem on election day. Shortly [Translation] after 4 p.m. in Vancouver, we know the results in Atlantic Canada, and shortly after 5 p.m., we know what the situation is in Quebec The report is permanently referred to the Standing Committee on and Ontario. In British Columbia and in western Canada, where Justice and Legal Affairs. there are fewer MPs, this means that, depending on the results, the outcome has already been decided in eastern and central Canada. * * * The bill proposes to have all polling stations, from Newfound- [English] land to British Columbia, close at the same time, taking the time difference into account, which would give the west the possibility GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS of having a say in the future of the country together with the other provinces. Mr. Paul Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.) pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table in both official languages the government’s response to six petitions. * * * [English] * * * [Translation] CANADA ELECTIONS ACT Mrs. Anna Terrana (Vancouver East, Lib.) moved for leave to INTER-PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS introduce Bill C-308, an act to amend the Canada Elections Act Mr. Raymond Bonin (Nickel Belt, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, pursuant (polling stations in hospitals). to Standing Order 34, I have the honour to present to the House, in She said: Mr. Speaker, today I would also like to introduce a both official languages, the report of the Canadian section of the private member’s bill entitled an act to amend the Canada Elections International Assembly of French-Speaking Parliamentarians, as Act, polling stations in hospitals). well as the financial report regarding the meeting of the co-opera- tion and development commission of this organization, held in Although in the current act, section 138, there is a provision for Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso, on March 22 and 23, 1996. elections to be held in a sanitarium, a home for the aged, a chronic 3780 COMMONS DEBATES June 13, 1996 Routine Proceedings care hospital or a similar institution for the care and treatment of The Deputy Speaker: There has never been a mistake made by tuberculosis and other chronic diseases, nothing in the act gives Chair. Perhaps there was not notice. Who knows what happened. patients in hospitals an opportunity to vote. We will revert with permission to private members’ bills. Apparently this service is already provided but there is no Some hon. members: Agreed. indication of it in the elections act. I would therefore like to introduce a bill that would ensure all patients in hospitals during an election have the same privileges as all Canadians. * * * (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.) PARLIAMENT OF CANADA ACT Mr. John Solomon (Regina—Lumsden, NDP) moved for leave * * * to introduce Bill C-310, an act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (meetings of the Board of Internal Economy). FOOD AND DRUGS ACT He said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce an act to amend Ms. Paddy Torsney (Burlington, Lib.) moved for leave to the Canada of Parliament Act, meetings of the Board of Internal introduce Bill C-309, an act to amend the Food and Drugs Act Economy. As parliamentarians know, the Board of Internal Econo- (ingredients of food sold in restaurants). my is a very secretive operation. The public is not allowed to attend meetings. These are very important meetings because decisions are taken by the board which cost taxpayers a lot of money and there is She said: Mr. Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to introduce no transparency or accountability with respect to its decisions. this important piece of legislation. As members know, thousands of Canadians suffer from serious food allergies and are unable to freely enjoy one of the simple pleasures most of us take for The purpose of the bill is to allow members with a particular granted, a meal in a restaurant. interest to attend and take part in meetings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons. The bill makes board meetings public with the exception of those devoted to certain For these Canadians, full ingredient disclosure of a restaurant’s specific topics. This follows up on many other jurisdictions in menu items can mean the difference between good health and Canada which have made their boards of internal economy meet- serious illness, between life and death. ings public. The bill promotes greater awareness of the issue of food allergies (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.) throughout the restaurant industry and minimizes the health risks faced by food allergy sufferers. It was developed on the initiative of Mrs. Betty Lou Taylor of Burlington and is supported by over * * * 100,000 Burlington residents. It follows many months of consulta- tion with the restaurant industry, the medical profession, groups representing allergy sufferers and members of Parliament. PATENT ACT I would like to dedicate this bill to the memory of Christian Mr. John Solomon (Regina—Lumsden, NDP) moved for leave Taylor, a young many in my riding of Burlington who passed away to introduce Bill C-311, an act to amend to amend the Patent Act. on June 23, 1987 at the age of 17 after eating an apple turnover secretly flavoured with crushed hazelnuts. He said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce a bill entitled an act to amend the Patent Act. The bill will limit the life of patents (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.) for medicines to 17 years and allow for compulsory licences to be granted for the manufacture and sale of medicines after the original patentee has had the medicine approved for marketing for four D (1010 ) years. The Deputy Speaker: Presenting petitions. It also takes into account that the royalty rate is to take into account the amount of medical research carried out in Canada by Mr. Werner Schmidt (Okanagan Centre, Ref.): Mr. Speaker, the applicant and the patentee. There is a provision for refusal or it is my privilege to present on behalf of well over 500 petitioners deferral of licence if a patentee has been unusually delayed in from Kelowna— commercializing a medicine. Mr. Solomon: Mr. Speaker, on a point of order. I have four In essence the bill addresses Bill C-91, which has caused private member’s bills to introduce today. I was obviously not prescription drugs to skyrocket in costs. It has affected our medical recognized. Could we revert to that before petitions? care system by driving up costs of hospital prescription drugs and June 13, 1996 COMMONS DEBATES 3781 Routine Proceedings other drugs as well as to individual users. This will allow fairer (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.) competition with respect to prescription drugs in the marketplace. * * * (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.) PETITIONS * * * THE CONSTITUTION MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT Mr. Werner Schmidt (Okanagan Centre, Ref.): Mr. Speaker, RETIRING ALLOWANCES ACT it is my privilege to present a petition on behalf of well over 500 petitioners from Okanagan Centre, resident primarily in Kelowna, Mr. John Solomon (Regina—Lumsden, NDP) moved for leave Westbank and Winfield. to introduce Bill C-312, an act to amend the Members of Parlia- ment Retiring Allowances Act (money purchase pension). This petition asks and prays that Parliament not amend the Constitution as requested by the Government of Newfoundland and He said: Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to once again introduce refer the problem of educational reform in that province back to the an act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Government of Newfoundland for resolution by some other non- Act, money purchase pension. constitutional procedure. D (1015 ) I present this to the House and I support the petition. PROCEEDS FROM CRIME This bill addresses many concerns in Canada about the cost of members of Parliament pensions. It follows up on Saskatchewan’s Mr. Peter Milliken (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.): Mr. lead in 1979 when the Saskatchewan legislature pension plan was Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition signed by numerous changed from a defined benefit to a defined contribution or money residents of Kingston and the area.
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