Debates of Feb. 10th, 1997
House of Commons Hansard #126 of the 35th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was tax.
Topics
- Public Service
- Excise Tax Act
- James Buchanan
- Government Policies
- Peacekeeping
- Special Olympics World Winter Games
- Saint-Côme Ice Sculpture Festival
- Special Olympics World Winter Games
- National Forum On Health
- Voyageur Festival
- Computing Devices Canada
- Liberal Party Of Canada
- Tribute To Georges Groulx
- National Citizenship Week
- National Forum On Health
- National Infrastructure Program
- Smuggling
- Young Reformers
- National Unity
- Employment
- French Language
- The Economy
- Quebec Culture
- Immigration
- Taxation
- Job Creation
- Somalia Inquiry
- Asbestos Industry
- Cultural Policy
- Child Poverty
- Interest Rates
- Presence In Gallery
- Order In Council Appointments
- Government Response To Petitions
- Committees Of The House
- Criminal Code
- Income Tax Act
- Committees Of The House
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Excise Tax Act
Public Service
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
(The sitting of the House was suspended at 11.54 a.m.)
The House resumed at 12.06 p.m.
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
February 10th, 1997 / 11:50 a.m.
Windsor West
Ontario
Liberal
Herb Gray Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Solicitor General of Canada
moved:
That in relation to Bill C-70, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related acts, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the report stage of the bill and one sitting day shall be allotted to the third reading stage of the said bill, and 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for government business on the day allotted to the consideration of the report stage and on the day allotted to the third reading stage of the said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required, for the purpose of the order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
Some hon. members
Shame.
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
Some hon. members
No.
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
Some hon. members
Yea.
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
All those opposed will please say nay.
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
Some hon. members
Nay.
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
In my opinion the nays have it.
And more than five members having risen:
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
11:50 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
Call in the members.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Excise Tax Act
Private Members' Business
12:50 p.m.
The Deputy Speaker
I declare the motion carried.
The House resumed from February 6, 1997 consideration of Bill C-70, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the Income Tax Act, the Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act and related Acts, and of the motions in Group No. 3.