Debates of Sept. 26th, 2000
House of Commons Hansard #122 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was animals.
Topics
- Government Response To Petitions
- Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
- Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act
- Business Of The House
- Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act
- Criminal Code
- The Parliament Buildings
- Churches
- Liberal Party Of Canada
- Anne Montminy
- Laryssa Bissenthal
- Softwood Lumber
- Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championship
- Gary O'Dwyer
- Taxation
- Canadian Alliance
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Asbestos
- Mercaz
- Employment Insurance
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Brain Tumour Foundation Of Canada
- Agriculture
- Atlantic Canadians
- Taxation
- Young Offenders Act
- The Environment
- National Defence
- Fisheries
- Budget Surpluses
- Correctional Service Canada
- Transportation Of Mox
- Correctional Service Canada
- Employment Insurance
- Yugoslavia
- Health
- Child Care
- Fuel Taxes
- Forest Products
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Gasoline Pricing
- Employment Insurance
- Education
- Penitentiaries
- Presence In Gallery
- Criminal Code
- 1911 Census Records
- Division No. 1387
- Supply
- Division No. 1388
- Division No. 1389
- Financial Consumer Agency Of Canada Act
- Division No. 1390
- Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act
- Division No. 1391
- Division No. 1392
- Division No. 1393
Government Response To Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Scarborough—Rouge River
Ontario
Liberal
Derek Lee Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to two petitions.
Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act
Routine Proceedings
September 26th, 2000 / 10:05 a.m.
NDP
Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North Centre, MB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-497, an act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (prevention of private hospitals).
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to introduce this bill on the prevention of private hospitals for first reading. The bill is in response to growing health care privatization and, in particular, to the threats posed to universal public health care by Alberta's bill 11.
The specific purpose of the bill is to control the entry of private for profit hospitals into our public system. It amends the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act to provide that provinces be financially penalized if they allow public funds to be used for the provision of insured services in private for profit hospitals.
The bill ensures that the principles of medicare and the spirit of the Canada Health Act are absolutely and unequivocally reflected in the letter of the law and that the federal government is equipped to respond immediately and effectively to any attempt by a provincial government to permit private for profit hospitals.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Liberal
Mac Harb Ottawa Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, treasury board employees and certain female dominated groups are receiving pay equity adjustments as a result of the application of section 11 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
As a result of this these petitioners are asking parliament to empower and direct the treasury board to release funds allowing the office of the auditor general to meet this obligation in a manner that is consistent with the settlement made to affected groups under treasury board.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:05 a.m.
Bloc
Gérard Asselin Charlevoix, QC
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the standing orders, I have the honour to table in the House a petition signed by a number of the constituents in the riding of Charlevoix.
The bank erosion problem along the St. Lawrence River is becoming more and more of a concern for the environment and for public safety. The petitioners are calling upon parliament to intervene in order to have the federal government delay no further in restoring the bank protection program in order to stop the erosion of these banks.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
NDP
Judy Wasylycia-Leis Winnipeg North Centre, MB
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present yet another petition from constituents about the critical state in our health care system in Canada today.
This is part of a series of petitions whereby thousands and thousands of Canadians have called upon the government to take immediate action to ensure the complete, not partial, restoration of transfer payments for health care, and to take strict, serious and definite measures to prevent further privatization of our health care services to ensure that the principles of medicare and the spirit of the Canada Health Act are alive and well and guide us for the future.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
NDP
Gordon Earle Halifax West, NS
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour today to present two petitions. The first one deals with the gathering of organs at death for transplant.
The petitioners make a very important point that the unavailability of organs for transplant and the long wait needed for transplant results in long periods of suffering and compromised recoveries for transplant recipients.
The petitioners call upon the House to enact legislation to allow for the automatic gathering of organs at death for transplants.
Petitions
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
NDP
Gordon Earle Halifax West, NS
Mr. Speaker, my second petition relates to our health care system. The petitioners are concerned about the state of our health care system.
They call upon the government to stop the for profit hospitals, the privatization of our health care system, to restore, as has been indicated already, the complete restoration of funding necessary for a good health care system, to implement a national home care program and a program for prescription drugs. This is something that seriously affects many of our seniors and many people on low and fixed incomes.
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Scarborough—Rouge River
Ontario
Liberal
Derek Lee Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
Is that agreed?
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Liberal
Derek Lee Scarborough—Rouge River, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. There have been discussions among all parties in the House and I believe you would find consent for the following motion: That the recorded divisions scheduled to take place today at the end of government orders be taken today at 6.15 p.m.
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
For the clarification of the Chair, does the hon. member mean the bells would ring at 6.15 p.m.?
Questions On The Order Paper
Routine Proceedings
10:10 a.m.
Liberal
Derek Lee Scarborough—Rouge River, ON
Mr. Speaker, if the divisions took place at 6.15 p.m., I believe there would be a 15 minute bell. With the lack of precision, I could withdraw my request for the consent and the motion and raise them later.
The House proceeded to the consideration of Bill C-14, an act respecting an agreement with the Norway House Cree Nation for the settlement of matters arising from the flooding of land, and respecting the establishment of certain reserves in the province of Manitoba, as reported (without amendment) from the committee.
Manitoba Claim Settlements Implementation Act
Government Orders
10:10 a.m.
The Deputy Speaker
There are four motions in amendment standing on the notice paper for the report stage of Bill C-14, an act respecting an agreement with the Norway House Cree Nation for the settlement of matters arising from the flooding of land, and respecting the establishment of certain reserves in the province of Manitoba.
Motions Nos. 1 through 4 will be grouped for debate, but will be voted on as follows:
a) the vote on Motion No. 1 will apply to Motion No. 2;
b) Motions Nos. 3 and 4 will be voted on separately.
I will now put Motions Nos. 1 through 4 to the House.