Debates of Dec. 7th, 1998
House of Commons Hansard #167 of the 36th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was trade.
Topics
- Motion No. 300
- Criminal Code
- Appointment Of Commissioner Of Official Languages
- Special Import Measures Act
- Insurance Companies Act
- Corruption Of Foreign Public Officials Act
- Professor Mohamed Elmasry
- Inquiries
- Opera Ontario
- Natural Disasters
- Monique Sioui
- National Friendship Centres
- Violence Against Women
- Maria Mach
- The Late Alphonse Piché
- Reform Party
- Agriculture
- Bernard Lord
- Boys And Girls Club Of Ontario
- Gun Control
- Apec Inquiry
- Taxation
- Prebudget Consultations
- Taxation
- Professional Sport
- Agriculture
- Business Development Bank Of Canada
- Steel Industry
- Agriculture
- Poverty
- Agriculture
- 1999 Francophone Summit
- Fisheries
- Canadian Human Rights Act
- Government Expenditures
- Parliament Hill
- Western Economic Diversification
- Fisheries
- Parliament Buildings Renovations
- Employment Insurance
- Privilege
- Points Of Order
- Government Response To Petitions
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Citizenship Of Canada Act
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Points Of Order
- Corruption Of Foreign Public Officials Act
- Agriculture
- Corruption Of Foreign Public Officials Act
- Canada Customs And Revenue Agency Act
- Division No. 299
- Division No. 300
- Division No. 301
- Division No. 302
- Division No. 303
- Division No. 304
- National Defence Act
- Division No. 305
- Railway Safety Act
- Division No. 306
- Division No. 307
Points Of Order
Routine Proceedings
3:25 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Greg Thompson Charlotte, NB
Mr. Speaker, it is a point of order in the sense that the same situation happened to me as another member of parliament. That is the point I want to make.
Further to that, it was the same language and the same tone as used by the member for Kenora—Rainy River to me as a member of parliament based on a question that I had for the Minister of Transport on the same individual, Mr. Doug Young. I think it is out of character for the member to do that, but the same language and the same inference was used.
The point I want to make is simply that in the apology he said that if he were serious I would not be standing here today. In other words, how do we know when he is serious and when he is not?
Points Of Order
Routine Proceedings
3:30 p.m.
The Speaker
The hon. member is naming the member for Kenora—Rainy River. I did not hear any of the other words in the exchange in this whole thing.
In the House when there is one member accusing another and the other member is apologizing, I would hope that would end the situation. I would hope this type of thing would not happen. This question of privilege is closed.
The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill S-21, an act respecting the corruption of foreign public officials and the implementation of the convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions and to make related amendments to other acts, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Corruption Of Foreign Public Officials Act
Government Orders
December 7th, 1998 / 3:30 p.m.
Reform
Bob Mills Red Deer, AB
Madam Speaker, to reiterate where I was coming from, the first major concern we have is that the bill was put forward in December 1997. It is now a year later and the bill is coming before us to be rushed through on literally the last day of debate. That is the first point.
The second is that this came via the Senate. We have to ask ourselves why an unelected, unaccountable body such as the Senate would bring forward a bill that is as important as has been mentioned in the committee.
The government obviously should manage its affairs much better. It should bring bills through the House of Commons and not through the Senate.
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Government Orders
3:30 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
Is the House ready for the question?
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Government Orders
3:30 p.m.
Some hon. members
Question.
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Government Orders
3:30 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Government Orders
3:30 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
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Government Orders
3:30 p.m.
Liberal
Don Boudria Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I think you would find unanimous consent to proceed now to committee of the whole to do the next stage of the bill immediately.
Corruption Of Foreign Public Officials Act
Government Orders
3:30 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
Is there unanimous consent to proceed to committee of the whole?
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Government Orders
3:30 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
(Motion agreed to, bill read the second time and, by unanimous consent, the House went into committee thereon, Ms. Thibeault in the chair)
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Government Orders
3:35 p.m.
Assistant Deputy Chairman
Order, please. House in committee of the whole on Bill S-21, an act respecting the corruption of foreign public officials and the implementation of the convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions and to make related amendments to other acts.
(Clauses 2 to 13 inclusive agreed to)
(Clause 1 agreed)
(Title agreed to)
(Bill reported and concurred in)
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Government Orders
3:35 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Thibeault)
When shall the bill be read the third time? By leave, now?
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3:35 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
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3:35 p.m.
Brant
Ontario
Liberal
Jane Stewart for the Minister of Foreign Affairs
moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.