Debates of May 10th, 2000
House of Commons Hansard #94 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was citizenship.
Topics
- Hungary
- Divorce Act
- Canadian National Railway
- Israel
- Nature Conservancy Of Canada
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Alexi Bérubé, Mp For A Day
- Canada-France Parliamentary Day
- Dr. Mary Percy Jackson
- Pensions
- Musical Group Harm'Manik
- National Press Club Book Drive
- Youth
- Mothers' Day
- Acoa
- Human Resources Development
- Cbc
- National Defence
- Human Resources Development
- Hepatitis C
- Export Development Corporation
- Genetically Modified Organisms
- Sierra Leone
- Airline Industry
- National Defence
- Health
- Western Grain Transportation
- Health
- National Defence
- Employment Insurance
- Rcmp
- Fisheries
- Presence In The Gallery
- Government Response To Petitions
- Committees Of The House
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Motions For Papers
- Citizenship Of Canada Act
- Canadian Tourism Commission Act
- Division No. 1289
- Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
- Division No. 1290
- Pornography
Canadian Tourism Commission Act
Government Orders
5:30 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Mr. McClelland)
It being 5.30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the second reading stage of Bill C-5.
Call in the member.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Division No. 1289
Government Orders
6 p.m.
The Speaker
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.
(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)
The House resumed from May 9 consideration of the motion that Bill C-24, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act, a related act, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Budget Implementation Act, 1997, the Budget Implementation Act, 1998, the Budget Implementation Act, 1999, the Canada Pension Plan, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Cultural Property Export and Import Act, the Customs Act, the Customs Tariff, the Employment Insurance Act, the Excise Act, the Income Tax Act, the Tax Court of Canada Act and the Unemployment Insurance Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
Government Orders
6 p.m.
The Speaker
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at the second reading stage of Bill C-24.
Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
Government Orders
6 p.m.
Liberal
Bob Kilger Stormont—Dundas, ON
Mr. Speaker, if the House would agree, I would propose that you seek unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion, with the exception of the hon. member for Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant who had to leave to attend another meeting, be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, with Liberal members voting yea.
Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
Government Orders
6 p.m.
The Speaker
Is there agreement to proceed in such a fashion?
Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
Government Orders
6 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
Government Orders
6 p.m.
Reform
Jay Hill Prince George—Peace River, BC
Mr. Speaker, members of the Canadian Alliance will be voting against this motion.
Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
Government Orders
6 p.m.
Bloc
Stéphane Bergeron Verchères, QC
Mr. Speaker, members of the Bloc Quebecois will vote against the motion.
Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
Government Orders
6 p.m.
NDP
Yvon Godin Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Speaker, members of the New Democratic Party will be voting no on this motion.
Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
Government Orders
6 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Peter MacKay Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough, NS
Mr. Speaker, members of the solid Progressive Conservative Party will be voting no on this motion.
Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999
Government Orders
6 p.m.
Reform
Jake Hoeppner Portage—Lisgar, MB
Mr. Speaker, I vote no on this motion.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Division No. 1290
Government Orders
May 10th, 2000 / 6 p.m.
The Speaker
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.
(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)
Division No. 1290
Government Orders
6 p.m.
The Speaker
It being 6:04 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of Private Members' Business as listed on today's order paper.
Pornography
Private Members' Business
6:05 p.m.
Liberal
Paul Szabo Mississauga South, ON
moved:
That, in the opinion of this House, section 163 of the Criminal Code should be amended to reflect a new definition of obscenity as follows: “For the purposes of this Act, any matter or thing is obscene where a dominant characteristic of the matter or thing is the undue exploitation of any one or more of the following subjects, namely, sex, violence, crime, horror or cruelty, through degrading representation of a male or female person or in any other manner.”
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak to my Motion No. 69 regarding the issue of pornography.
Today in Canada sexually explicit material generally characterized as pornography is more available, more explicit and more violent than ever before. Most Canadians support the prohibition or restriction on what is considered beyond society's level of tolerance. Pornography is viewed as amoral and that it portrays sexes and their relationship as basically repugnant. It is also considered to cause harm and as a result, strong legislation is considered appropriate.
On the other hand, there are those who would argue that there is no convincing evidence of any causal relationship between pornography and actual physical harm significant enough to justify infringement on the constitutionality guaranteed—