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Tuesday, May 1, 2001 (Part A) CANADA VOLUME 137 S NUMBER 052 S 1st SESSION S 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, May 1, 2001 (Part A) 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 3351 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, May 1, 2001 The House met at 10 a.m. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE _______________ TAKE NOTE DEBATE Prayers [English] _______________ Hon. Don Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Madam Speaker, there are two motions that I ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS would like to seek consent of the House to have adopted. D (1005) There has been consultation among all political parties and they have agreed to the following. I move: [Translation] That, on Tuesday, May 1, at the ordinary time of daily adjournment, there shall be no proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 38, but the House shall continue to sit NATIONAL CHILD BENEFIT and shall resolve itself into a committee of the whole to consider a motion ‘‘That the committee take note of proposals to modernize the Standing Orders’’, provided that, Ms. Raymonde Folco (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister during consideration thereof, (1) the Chair of the committee shall not receive any of Human Resources Development, Lib.): Madam Speaker, on quorum call or any motion except a motion ‘‘That the committee do now rise’’; (2) behalf of the Minister of Human Resources Development, I have That the Speaker may act as Chair of the committee; (3) two members may divide one twenty minute speaking time period; (4) when no member rises to speak, or four the pleasure to submit two copies, in both official languages, of the hours after the committee commences consideration, whichever is earlier, the report entitled ‘‘National Child Benefit Progress Report 2000’’. committee shall rise; and (5) when the committee rises the House shall immediately adjourn to the next sitting day. * * * The Acting Speaker (Ms. Bakopanos): The House has heard [English] the terms of the motion. Is there unanimous consent to adopt the motion? TRADE Mr. Pat O’Brien (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Some hon. members: Agreed. International Trade, Lib.): Madam Speaker, on behalf of the Minister for International Trade, I am pleased to table in the House (Motion agreed to) today under Standing Order 32(2), in both official languages, the second annual report of Canada’s state of trade. [Translation] The report details Canada’s outstanding success in international trade and investment and it gives the evidence that international BILL C-16 trade is indeed the engine of the Canadian economy at this time. Hon. Don Boudria (Leader of the Government in the House * * * of Commons, Lib.): Madam Speaker, there is agreement among the leaders of all the parties in the House on the following motion. I [Translation] move: GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS That Bill C-16, an act respecting the registration of charities and security information and to amend the Income Tax Act, be withdrawn from the Standing Mr. Derek Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have the honour to table, in both The Acting Speaker (Ms. Bakopanos): Is there unanimous official languages, the government’s response to two petitions. consent? 3352 COMMONS DEBATES May 1, 2001 Routine Proceedings Some hon. members: Agreed. [English] The Acting Speaker (Ms. Bakopanos): Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion? PETITIONS Some hon. members: Agreed. TRADE (Motion agreed to) Mr. Paul Harold Macklin (Northumberland, Lib.): Madam * * * Speaker, it is a pleasure to present a duly certified petition to the House today. The petitioners are from three high schools in the Cobourg area who showed their interest in the recent trade agree- INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS ment negotiations. The high schools are St. Mary’s, CDCI West Mr. Bernard Patry (Pierrefonds—Dollard, Lib.): Madam and CDCI East. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, two reports by the Canadian section of The more than 600 petitioners are concerned about the manner in the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie and the accompa- which the agreement is being negotiated. They call upon parlia- nying financial report. ment to consult Canadians before entering into that agreement so the environmental, social and cultural consequences can be consid- The first report is on the meeting of the Commission de la ered. coopération et du développement, held at Val d’Aoste, Italy from March 15 to 17, 2001. VIA RAIL The second is on the meeting of the Commission des affaires parlementaires, held from March 26 to 28 in Luxembourg. Mr. Peter Adams (Peterborough, Lib.): Madam Speaker, I have another petition from citizens of the Peterborough area who * * * would like VIA Rail commuter service re-established between Peterborough and Toronto. [English] The petitioners point out the environmental benefits of this, for COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE example, the reduction in greenhouse emissions. They also point out the reduction in accidents and costs on the highways and the HEALTH way in which such a commuter service would improve Peterbo- rough as a business, educational and tourist centre. Ms. Bonnie Brown (Oakville, Lib.): Madam Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the first report of The petitioners call upon parliament to re-establish VIA Rail the Standing Committee on Health. service between Toronto and Peterborough as soon as is humanly possible. The petition has support in five federal ridings. Pursuant to order of reference of February 27, the committee has considered Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 under health in the main KIDNEY DISEASE estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 and reports the same. Mr. Peter Adams (Peterborough, Lib.): Madam Speaker, my second petition concerns the bioartificial kidney, a research project * * * which at present is being conducted in the United States. It is D (1010) supported by Canadians from coast to coast to coast as an alternative to kidney dialysis and kidney transplant for treatment of [Translation] those with end stage kidney disease. CANADA LABOUR CODE This petition is now into the tens of thousands of signatures. It was developed by Ken Sharp in my riding and has already resulted Ms. Monique Guay (Laurentides, BQ) moved for leave to in a meeting to be held very soon between leading researchers in introduce Bill C-340, an act to amend the Canada Labour Code. the United States and researchers in Canada on the topic of the She said: Mr. Speaker, I am doubly pleased to introduce on bioartificial kidney. International Workers Day a bill to amend the Canada Labour Code My third petition also concerns kidney research and is from to enable a pregnant or nursing mother to avail herself of provincial citizens of the Peterborough area. occupational health and safety legislation. I hope this bill will receive particular attention, and that we will The petitioners call upon parliament to encourage the Canadian pass it quickly. Institutes of Health Research to explicitly include kidney research as one of the institutes in its system and to be called the institute of (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) kidney and urinary tract diseases. May 1, 2001 COMMONS DEBATES 3353 Routine Proceedings POISON CONTROL Mr. Derek Lee (Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): I am informed as Mr. Dick Proctor (Palliser, NDP): Madam Speaker, I am follows: (a) The transitional jobs fund, TJF, ended March 31, 1999. presenting a petition from farmers in the southwest part of Sas- Therefore no funds from TJF were redirected toward the Economic katchewan who are concerned about changes made by Health Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec for Canada after 1992 regarding strychnine, which is used to control fiscal year 2000-01. the Richardson’s ground squirrel. They allege that the amount of strychnine allocated now by volume is at a level that is not having TJF was replaced by the Canada jobs fund, CJF, which came into much effect. effect on April 1, 1999. On June 22, 2000, the Government of Canada announced that CJF would be closed down and that, in D (1015 ) order to more strategically and effectively meet the unique needs of those regions where unemployment remained high, the CJF funds The petitioners call upon parliament to amend the relevant would be transferred to the regional development agencies. This regulation so as to permit the sale of concentrated liquid strychnine would include the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Western to registered farmers until such time as an effective alternative can Economic Diversification Canada, the federal economic develop- be found. ment initiative in northern Ontario, the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the regions of Quebec and the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. MARINE ATLANTIC The Government of Canada also advised that all project propos- Mr. Peter Stoffer (Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—East- als received in HRDC offices on or before June 22, 2000, would be ern Shore, NDP): Madam Speaker, it gives me pleasure to rise in assessed and all existing financial commitments would be met. the House to present a petition on behalf of the good people of Bras d’Or—Cape Breton who are very concerned about the decision of Marine Atlantic possibly moving its entire operations to New- No funds were transferred to the regional economic development foundland. agencies in fiscal year 2000-01. At the time of the announcement of the close down of CJF, there were close to 500 CJF proposals under The petitioners pray that parliament ensure Marine Atlantic at review at either the local, regional or national level.
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