Debates of Dec. 13th, 1999

House of Commons Hansard #38 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was nisga'a.

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The House resumed from December 10 consideration of the business of supply.

Supply
Government Orders

6:55 p.m.

The Speaker

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred division on opposed vote 1, and pursuant to the order made on Thursday, December 7, 1999, the result of that division will be applied to all the remaining motions necessary to dispose of the business of supply.

Supply
Government Orders

6:55 p.m.

Independent

John Nunziata York South—Weston, ON

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a question of privilege. I would like to address the motion that was passed by the House on December 7, which in the result would apply a series of votes, some 120 votes, with regard to supplementary estimates. I submit that would in effect breach the privileges of independent members of parliament.

The House leaders of the various political parties came together and decided that with regard to their respective political parties the votes could be applied. This motion presumes to anticipate how independent members of parliament would vote on each and every motion before the House.

For that reason I submit that it breaches the privileges, because how could the House know in advance how I would vote on the 120 motions before the House?

If I might conclude, technically it would be my submission that unanimous consent would be required in order to avoid a roll call vote on each of the votes, and if it is the will of the House in effect to apply votes then again unanimous consent would be required.

However, having said that, and in the spirit of Christmas, I am prepared to give my unanimous consent so that all votes can be applied.

Supply
Government Orders

6:55 p.m.

The Speaker

The question is on Motion No. 1.

(The House divided on Motion No. 1, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Division No. 537
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

The Speaker

I declare Motion No. 1 carried.

Pursuant to order made on Tuesday, December 7, 1999, the remaining motions relating to concurrence in Supplementary Estimates (A), the motion for first reading for the supply bill and the motion for second reading and reference to a committee of the whole are carried by the same division. Accordingly, the Supplementary Estimates (A) are concurred in, the bill is read a first time, read a second time and referred to committee of the whole.

Division No. 537
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 2

That Vote 5a in the amount of $468,000, under AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD—Capital expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

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

Division No. 538
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 3

That Vote 10a in the amount of $40,076,870, under AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD—Grants and contributions, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

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

Division No. 539
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 4

That Vote 15a in the amount of $137,980, under AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD—Canadian Dairy Commission—Program expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

(The House divided on Motion No. 4, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Division No. 540
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 5

That Vote 20a in the amount of $27,072,272, under AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD—Canadian Food Inspection Agency—Operating expenditures and contributions, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

(The House divided on Motion No. 5, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Division No. 541
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 6

That Vote 25a in the amount of $6,040,629, under AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD—Canadian Food Inspection Agency—Capital expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

(The House divided on Motion No. 6, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Division No. 542
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 7

That Vote 1a in the amount of $219,056,271, under CANADA CUSTOMS AND REVENUE AGENCY—Operating expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

(The House divided on Motion No. 7, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Division No. 543
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 8

That Vote 1a in the amount of $23,157,750, under CANADIAN HERITAGE—Operating expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

(The House divided on Motion No. 8, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Division No. 544
Government Orders

December 13th, 1999 / 7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 9

That Vote 5a in the amount of $116,459,253, under CANADIAN HERITAGE—Grants and contributions, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

(The House divided on Motion No. 9, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Division No. 545
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 10

That Vote 50a in the amount of $494,000, under CANADIAN HERITAGE—Canadian Museum of Nature—Operating and capital expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

(The House divided on Motion No. 10, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Division No. 546
Government Orders

7:05 p.m.

Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec

Liberal

Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

moved:

Motion No. 11

That Vote 60a in the amount of $1,432,864, under CANADIAN HERITAGE—National Archives of Canada—Program expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, be concurred in.

(The House divided on Motion No. 11, which was agreed to on the following division:)