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CANADA VOLUME 137 S NUMBER 009 S 1st SESSION S 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, February 8, 2001 Speaker: The Honourable Peter Milliken 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 381 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, February 8, 2001 The House met at 10 a.m. He said: Mr. Speaker, again I thank my colleague from Athabas- ca for seconding the bill. I am reintroducing legislation to amend _______________ the criminal code, specifically the section concerning the offence of abduction of young persons. Section 281 currently provides for Prayers the offence of abduction of persons under the age of 14 years by a person other than the person’s parents or guardian. _______________ I am proposing to change the offence so that it applies to the abduction of all persons under the age of 16. My intent with this ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS change is to provide law enforcement and the courts with another arrow in their quiver to combat the sexual exploitation and abuse of young people by those involved in the sex trade. D (1000) [English] (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) CRIMINAL CODE * * * Mr. Chuck Cadman (Surrey North, Canadian Alliance) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-250, an act to amend the CORRECTIONS AND CONDITIONAL RELEASE ACT Criminal Code (theft of a motor vehicle). Mr. Darrel Stinson (Okanagan—Shuswap, Canadian Al- He said: Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Athabasca for liance) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-252, an act to amend seconding the bill. I have the pleasure to reintroduce legislation to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (statutory release amend the criminal code, specifically concerning the offence of granted only when earned and subject to mandatory supervision). theft of motor vehicles. He said: Mr. Speaker, I too thank my hon. colleague from This amendment applies only to those offenders who are in the Athabasca for seconding the bill. The purpose of the amendment is business of stealing motor vehicles. Organized crime and other to ensure that all inmates applying for statutory release establish gang related enterprises are becoming quite active in this type of that they are rehabilitated to the extent that public safety and the criminal activity. safety of individuals are not jeopardized by their being at large. The purpose of the legislation is to impose a mandatory mini- It also requires that all those on statutory release to be subject to mum sentence of four years of imprisonment on anyone who is a mandatory supervision order. Statutory release would not be convicted of more than one theft of a motor vehicle. granted if the offender has shown behaviour that raises reasonable (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) doubt about public safety or complying with the supervision order. * * * (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) D (1005 ) [Translation] CRIMINAL CODE Mr. Paul Crête: Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I seek unanimous consent of the House to introduce Bill C-253, an act to Mr. Chuck Cadman (Surrey North, Canadian Alliance) amend the Canada Maritime Act, which could not be included in moved for leave to introduce Bill C-251, an act to amend the the order paper. It was supposed to be there today. I am therefore Criminal Code (abduction). requesting leave of the House to introduce it today. 382 COMMONS DEBATES February 8, 2001 Routine Proceedings The Speaker: Is there unanimous consent for the hon. member I have just heard it said out in the lobby that it was important for to introduce this bill today? this to be done because people with allergies to certain products are at risk of a major reaction if they do not know the contents of what Some hon. members: Agreed. they are eating. Some hon. members: No. I recently read an article that said there is a plan to cross tomatoes with spiders. When the tomatoes start climbing the walls, [English] it will be a bit too late to pass any legislation. One may well wonder why such crosses would be done, unless it is to avoid shipping costs Mrs. Karen Kraft Sloan: Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous and have the tomatoes take themselves to consumers. consent of the House to introduce a bill on behalf of the member for Lac-Saint-Louis who is unable to be here today. [English] The purpose of the bill is to protect human health and environ- ment against certain harmful or potentially harmful automotive GASOLINE ADDITIVES fuels by reducing automotive pollution in Canada. Mrs. Rose-Marie Ur (Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, Lib.): The Speaker: Is there unanimous consent to allow the hon. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I wish to present a member to present the bill on behalf of the hon. member for petition on behalf of the citizens in the Grand Bend, Sarnia and Lac-Saint-Louis? London areas. Some hon. members: Agreed. They urge the government to eliminate the gas additive MMT as it has a negative impact both on people’s health and on our An hon. member: No. ecosystem at large. * * * ENERGY PRICES PETITIONS Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I am very glad to be able to present, under Standing Order 36, a very CRIMINAL CODE hefty document with literally thousands of names of people in my riding who are appealing to government to help them with the staggering skyrocketing fuel costs they are currently living with. Mr. Chuck Cadman (Surrey North, Canadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present the Their recommendation is that the government establish a nation- most recent instalment of the petition which calls on parliament to al energy price commission. This independent national commission enact legislation that would raise the age of consent from 14 years would be charged to regulate the costs of gasoline, home heating to 16 years for sexual activity between a young person and an adult. fuel, natural gas and other energy sources. During the 36th parliament I presented a number of instalments Mr. Derek Lee: Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. As we are of the same petition on behalf of Mrs. Diane Sowden in Coquitlam, still in routine proceedings, I wonder if there would be consent in British Columbia. the House to revert to introduction of private members’ bills to deal The intent of the petition is to provide another tool with which to with two items that members apparently wish to bring to the combat sexual exploitation of our youth by those involved in the House? sex trade. With the addition of the 1,200 names on this instalment, the total number of citizens who have signed this petition now The Speaker: Is it agreed? stands at over 13,000. Some hon. members: Agreed. D (1010) [Translation] [Translation] * * * GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS CANADA MARINE ACT Mr. Ghislain Lebel (Chambly, BQ): Mr. Speaker, I am the spokesperson for some 50 people in my riding who are calling upon Mr. Paul Crête (Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témis- the government to pass legislation requiring the identification of couata—Les Basques, BQ) moved for leave to introduce Bill genetically modified products. C-253, an act to amend the Canada Marine Act. February 8, 2001 COMMONS DEBATES 383 Supply He said: Mr. Speaker, this bill is intended to give greater The Speaker: Is that agreed? viability to regional ports in the future and ensure that, in the context of the current policy on the divestiture of ports, people can Some hon. members: Agreed. have a structure in order to properly develop regional ports Canada wide. At present, these ports have no specific status under the Canada Marine Act. _____________________________________________ (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) GOVERNMENT ORDERS [English] [English] Mrs. Karen Kraft Sloan: Mr. Speaker, again I would seek the unanimous consent of the House to introduce a bill on behalf of the SUPPLY member for Lac-Saint-Louis who is unable to be here today. ALLOTTED DAY—ETHICS COUNSELLOR The Speaker: Is it agreed that the hon. member for York North may present a bill on behalf of the hon. member for Lac-Saint- Louis? Mr. Stockwell Day (Okanagan—Coquihalla, Canadian Al- liance) moved: That this House adopt the following policy from Liberal Redbook 1 and call for Some hon. members: Agreed. its implementation by the government: ‘‘A Liberal Government will appoint an independent Ethics Counsellor to advise both public officials and lobbyists in the day-to-day application of the Code of Conduct for Public Officials. The Ethics Counsellor will be appointed after consultation with the leaders of all parties in the House of Commons and will report directly to Parliament.’’ * * * Mr. John Reynolds (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast, Ca- nadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, I believe you would find consent AUTOMOTIVE POLLUTION REDUCTION ACT for the following motion: That at the conclusion of the present debate on today’s Opposition Motion, all questions necessary to dispose of this motion be deemed put, a recorded division Mrs. Karen Kraft Sloan (for Mr. Clifford Lincoln) moved for deemed requested and deferred to the expiry of the time provided for Government leave to introduce Bill C-254, an act to protect human health and Orders on Tuesday, February 13, 2001. the environment by oxygenating automotive fuels and eliminating the gasoline additive MMT. The Speaker: The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is there unanimous consent to adopt the motion? She said: Mr.