Debates of March 4th, 1997

Tobacco Act

[Bob Kilger, Liberal, Stormont—Dundas, ON]

Madam Speaker, if the House would agree, I would propose that you seek unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, with Liberal members voting yea with the exception of the member for Hillsborough who is absent for this vote and the member for Haldimand-Norfolk who will be voting in the negative.

[John Solomon, NDP, Regina—Lumsden, SK]

Madam Speaker, on a point of order, could you please inform the House on which motion we are voting. You did not finish your sentence and I did not get the number from the whip because he never said the number. I would appreciate it if you would tell us.

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

We are voting on report stage concurrence.

[Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Bloc, Laval Centre, QC]

Madam Speaker, the members of the official opposition will vote nay.

[Chuck Strahl, Reform, Fraser Valley East, BC]

Madam Speaker, the Reform Party members present will vote yes unless instructed otherwise by their constituents.

[Jim Hart, Reform, Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt, BC]

Madam Speaker, I vote against the bill.

[Val Meredith, Reform, Surrey—White Rock—South Langley, BC]

Madam Speaker, my constituents have advised me to vote against this bill.

[John Solomon, NDP, Regina—Lumsden, SK]

Madam Speaker, members of the NDP present vote yes.

[Gilles Bernier, Independent, Beauce, QC]

Madam Speaker, I will vote like the member for Outremont.

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

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

I declare the motion carried.

(Motion agreed to.)

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

When shall this bill be read the third time? At the next sitting of the House?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

The House resumed from March 3, 1997, consideration of Bill C-66, an act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts, as reported (with amendments) from the committee.

Canada Labour Code

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred divisions at report stage of Bill C-66.

The question is on Motion No. 2.

[Bob Kilger, Liberal, Stormont—Dundas, ON]

Madam Speaker, you will find there is unanimous consent to say that members who voted on the previous motion, with the addition of the hon. member for Hillsborough, be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, with Liberal members voting nay.

[Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Bloc, Laval Centre, QC]

There are problems mustering the troops, Madam Speaker. The Bloc Quebecois votes yea.

[Chuck Strahl, Reform, Fraser Valley East, BC]

Madam Speaker, Reform Party members present will vote no. It should be noted that the member for Calgary Centre is no longer here.

[John Solomon, NDP, Regina—Lumsden, SK]

Madam Speaker, the New Democratic Party members in the House this evening vote yes on this motion.

[Translation]

[Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Bloc, Laval Centre, QC]

Madam Speaker, I would like to point out that the hon. members for Roberval and Beauport-Montmorency-Orléans, as well as the hon. member for Beauce, will be absent for the votes to follow.

(The House divided on Motion No. 2, which was negatived on the following division:)

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

I declare Motion No. 2 negatived.

[Bob Kilger, Liberal, Stormont—Dundas, ON]

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe you will consent to apply the results of the vote just taken to the following. Before I list them, I would ask you to withdraw the following members from the government side: Mr. Dingwall, Mr. Bélair and Mr. Volpe.

We would apply the previous vote with those exceptions to report stage Motions Nos. 3, 9, 50, 13, 36, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 34, 27, 38, 40, 46, 48 and 52.

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

Does the House give its consent?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Réginald Bélair, Liberal, Cochrane—Superior, ON]

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Nature called. I am back. I would like to be registered for this vote.

(The House divided on Motion No. 3, which was negatived on the following division:)

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

I declare Motion No. 3 negatived. By unanimous consent, I also declare Motions Nos. 9, 50, 13, 36, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 34, 27, 38, 40, 46, 48 and 52 negatived.

Consequently, Motions Nos. 16, 17, 23, 39, 44 and 53 are also negatived.

The next question is on Motion No. 5.