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CANADA VOLUME 134 S NUMBER 073 S 2nd SESSION S 35th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, September 24, 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 4591 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, September 24, 1996 The House met at 10 a.m. [Translation] _______________ BILL C-267 Mr. Dan McTeague (Ontario, Lib.): Madam Speaker, I have Prayers the honour today to present a petition . _______________ [English] The petition calls on the Parliament of Canada to enact legisla- ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS tion along the lines of Bill C-267 which would require major oil companies to disclose and to provide a period of notification of no less than 30 days for any increase over and above the current price [English] of oil at the retail pumps. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS INCOME TAX Mr. Paul Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.): Madam Speaker, I Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Madam Speaker, have two petitions to present. The first comes from Orillia, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in Ontario. both official languages, the government’s response to two peti- tions. The petitioners would like to draw to the attention of the House that managing the family home and caring for preschool children is * * * an honourable profession which has not been recognized for its value to our society. PETITIONS The petitioners therefore pray and call on Parliament to pursue PROFITS FROM CRIME initiatives to eliminate tax discrimination against families that choose to provide care in the home for preschool children, the Mr. Peter Milliken (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.): Madam chronically ill, the aged or the disabled. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition signed by numerous LABELLING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES residents of my constituency of Kingston and the Islands calling on Parliament to enact Bill C-205 introduced by my distinguished and Mr. Paul Szabo (Mississauga South, Lib.): The second peti- learned colleague, the hon. member for Scarborough West. This tion, Madam Speaker, comes from Kingston, Ontario. bill is an attempt to ensure that in Canadian law no criminal may profit from the commission of a crime by the publication of The petitioners would like to draw to the attention of the House memoirs or other details of criminal activities. that the consumption of alcoholic beverages may cause health problems or impair one’s ability and, specifically, that fetal alcohol NATIONAL PEDOPHILE REGISTRY syndrome and other alcohol related birth defects are 100 per cent preventable by avoiding alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Mrs. Jan Brown (Calgary Southeast, Ind.): Madam Speaker, I rise to present another set of petitions with well over 100 signatures The petitioners therefore pray and call on Parliament to enact from concerned parents and constituents across the country who legislation to require health warning labels to be placed on the support the effort to create a national pedophile registry. containers of all alcoholic beverages to caution expectant mothers and others of the risks associated with alcohol consumption. The petitioners I represent are concerned about making our streets safer for our children and they are opposed to the current JOB CREATION status quo in the screening of pedophiles in the community. Mr. Maurizio Bevilacqua (York North, Lib.): Madam Speak- The petitioners pray that a federally implemented pedophile er, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to present two registry be established in order to help better protect our children. petitions signed by the residents of York North. 4592 COMMONS DEBATES September 24, 1996 Government Orders The first petition concerns job creation. The petitioners draw The petition calls on Parliament to urge the government to set up to the attention of the House that in the past year alone short term an energy price review commission to keep gasoline prices and interest rates have declined three percentage points, that for the other energy products in check due to the fact that oil companies last two and half years inflation has averaged less than 2 per cent, are gouging consumers, business people and farmers throughout and that by 1997-98 the federal deficit will have been reduced by this land without justification. $25 billion. * * * The petitioners further draw to the attention of the House that since the Liberal government took office over 600,000 jobs have QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER been created. Mr. Paul Zed (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the The petitioners therefore call on Parliament to continue to work Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Madam Speaker, I diligently to create a healthy environment for jobs and economic ask that all questions be allowed to stand. growth. The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais): Is it agreed? THE DEFICIT Some hon. members: Agreed. Mr. Maurizio Bevilacqua (York North, Lib.): The second _____________________________________________ petition, Madam Speaker, draws to the attention of the House the government’s red book commitment to reduce the deficit to 3 per cent of GDP and the fact that we have surpassed that goal. GOVERNMENT ORDERS The petitioners call on Parliament to continue to keep its commitment to Canadians and pursue its deficit action so that the [English] government will reach its deficit target of 2 per cent of GDP by 1997-98. CRIMINAL CODE The House resumed from September 23 consideration of the D (1010 ) motion that Bill C-45, an act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial review of parole ineligibility) and another act, be read the third GASOLINE TAXES time and passed; and on the amendment. Mr. John Solomon (Regina—Lumsden, NDP): Madam Speak- Mr. Randy White (Fraser Valley West, Ref.): Madam Speaker, er, I have two petitions to present this morning. The first petition is yesterday, just before closing time in debate on Bill C-45, a point of signed by constituents and people from around the province of order was raised. In fact, after the point of order was stated by my Saskatchewan, Davidson, Macrorie, Dinsmore, Outlook and from colleague from Wild Rose, the Speaker, which was you, Madam people in Ontario. Speaker, did not rule on that point of order. In fact, you went back to the government whip who was asking a question at that time and The petition calls on the federal government to not increase the asked the government whip to resume questioning. federal excise tax on gasoline in the next federal budget. Madam Speaker, the point of order that my colleague from Wild EDUCATION REFORM IN NEWFOUNDLAND Rose was talking about related to a statement by the government whip who said: ‘‘Instilling that kind of hatred in Canadians is not Mr. John Solomon (Regina—Lumsden, NDP): Madam Speak- going to work’’. er, the second petition has been signed by many of my constituents My colleague from Wild Rose was referring to the rules of in Regina—Lumsden, other parts of the city and the province of debate in section 481(c), imputing bad motives, different from Saskatchewan. those acknowledged by a member. The petition calls on Parliament not to amend the Constitution as All we asked yesterday, Madam Speaker, was that you rule on requested by the Government of Newfoundland but to refer the that point of order which you did not. Therefore, I ask today problem of educational reform in that province back to the whether or not you would be prepared to rule on the point of order. Government of Newfoundland for resolution by some other non- constitutional procedures. The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais): I did rule yesterday on that point of order and I ruled it out of order. We are GASOLINE PRICES now resuming debate on Bill C-45. Does the hon. member have another point of order? Mr. John Solomon (Regina—Lumsden, NDP): The third and final petition, Madam Speaker, has been signed by hundreds of Mr. John Williams (St. Albert, Ref.): Madam Speaker, I would people from Saskatchewan, Elliott Lake, Fort Frances and in other like to draw attention to Hansard for yesterday when the hon. parts of Canada. member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell stated: ‘‘Instilling that September 24, 1996 COMMONS DEBATES 4593 Government Orders kind of hatred in Canadians is not going to work’’ as a response to judicial system to understand that the vast majority of Canadians, the previous member’s statements. no matter which aspect of criminal justice we are looking at, are reasonable individuals who wish to see the laws we pass in this D place not only be laws that are enforceable but laws that are (1015 ) supportable by them. That is very very clear. The member for Wild Rose rose on a point of order. It is quite clear at page 4589 of Hansard the member for Wild Rose said: One might argue that a law that is not supported by the public is ‘‘Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. It is improper and not truly a law. As law makers we are elected by the people to make unparliamentary to start referring to us as hate pushers of any laws for the people which must be supported by the people. nature. I would ask this member to retract it’’. This bill has come to the floor of the House with a considerable My hon. colleague made the Beauchesne’s reference to sub- degree of controversy. A private member’s bill was presented by stantiate the request by the hon. member for Wild Rose. There is one of our members in the last session and it was debated.