Debates of March 22nd, 1995

Maintenance Of Railway Operations Act, 1995

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Deputy Speaker]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And more than five members having risen:

[The Deputy Speaker]

Call in the members.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[The Deputy Speaker]

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee.)

[Alfonso Gagliano, Liberal, Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs) and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons]

Mr. Speaker, I wish to inform the House that agreement has been reached pursuant to Standing Order 78(2) with regard to an allocation of time of committee stage of Bill C-77. Therefore, I move:

That, in relation to Bill C-77, an act to provide for the maintenance of railway operations and subsidiary services, not more than four hours shall be allotted to the consideration of the committee stage of the said bill and, at the expiry of the fourth hour, any proceedings before the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the committee stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment, provided that if the said bill is not reported from the said committee during Routine Proceedings on March 23, 1995, the said bill shall at the conclusion of Routine Proceedings on that day be deemed to have been reported from the committee without amendment.

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Deputy Speaker]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And more than five members having risen:

[The Deputy Speaker]

Call in the members.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[The Deputy Speaker]

I declare the motion carried.

Business Of The House

[Peter Milliken, Liberal, Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons]

Mr. Speaker, a point of order. In view of the fact it is now apparent that committee stage of this bill will be completed this evening, I

wonder if I might seek unanimous consent for the following motion. I move:

That, notwithstanding any standing order, at the conclusion of Private Members' Business this day, the sitting shall be suspended until the call of the Chair, which shall come in order to permit the House to receive the report from the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development on Bill C-77, an act to provide for the maintenance of railway operations and subsidiary services, and shall continue to sit in order to consider the report stage and the third reading stage of the said bill;

That, immediately after disposing of the third reading stage of the said bill, the sitting shall be suspended to the call of the Chair when it shall be reconvened for the sole purpose of a Royal Assent;

That, when the House returns from the said Royal Assent it shall be adjourned until the next sitting day provided that if a Royal Assent has not taken place by nine o'clock a.m. on March 23, 1995, the House shall be reconvened for the sole purpose of being adjourned until ten o'clock a.m. on that day.

[The Deputy Speaker]

Is there unanimous consent?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Deputy Speaker]

It is my duty to inform the House that the question to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment is as follows: the hon. member for Saint John-Base Closures.

The House resumed from December 14 consideration of the motion.

Access To Information

[The Deputy Speaker]

The hon. member for St. Albert has three minutes remaining in his time.

[John Williams, Reform, St. Albert, AB]

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to finish the speech I began some weeks ago regarding the private members' bill of the member for Red Deer on the motion regarding access to information. The remarks I made I will leave at that point. I have concluded.