Questions On The Order Paper  Shall the other questions be allowed to stand?

Government Response To Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages and pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), the government's response to two petitions.

Supply  It being 10 p.m. it is my duty, pursuant to Standing Order 81(18), to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith every question necessary to dispose of the business of supply. The House will now proceed to the division on Motion No. 1.

Supply  In my opinion the nays have it. Pursuant to the order adopted earlier today the division on the question now before the House stands deferred until later this day at 10 p.m. at which time the bells to call in the members will be sounded for not more than 15 minutes.

Supply  Other members have talked about how the government has demonstrated its resolve to restore order to Canada's fiscal house. I would like to talk about another pledge that we made to Canadians: to provide government services that Canadians want and need in an affordable and efficient manner.

Supply  Pursuant to the order made earlier today, a recorded division on the question now before the House stands deferred until 10 p.m. later today, at which time the bells will be sounded for not more than 15 minutes.

Questions On The Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all questions be allowed to stand.

Questions On The Order Paper  Shall all questions stand?

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 it is my honour to table two petitions from residents of my constituency of Swift Current-Maple Creek-Assiniboia. The first one, signed by 89 residents of the rural districts of Rockglen and Vanguard, Saskatchewan, petitions the government to require Canada Post to rescind its proposed sevenfold increase in the cost of return postage on a book dispatched on interlibrary loan.

Petitions  Speaker, I am seeking unanimous consent to move the following motion: That notwithstanding Standing Orders 132 and 140, a petition for a private bill from Garth Wagner and others, presented on Friday, June 3, 1994, and reported on by the clerk of petitions on Monday, June 6, 1994, be deemed to have been filed within the required time limit and received by this House.

Government Response To Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to five petitions.

Credit Card Interest Calculation Act  Madam Speaker, it is with great delight that I stand to speak to this motion. I am one who has long felt that the banks are very important to our society, not only for financing business but also for financing short term interim money people need in order to keep our economy rolling.

Credit Card Interest Calculation Act  I would like to ask for unanimous consent to move the following motion: That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "that" and substituting the following: That Bill C-233, an act to provide for the limitation of interest rates, of the application of interest rates and of fees in relation to credit card accounts, be not now read a second time but that the order be discharged, the bill withdrawn and the subject matter thereof referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.

Supply  It being 5.15 p.m., it is my duty, pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), to interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith all questions necessary to dispose of the supply proceedings now before the House. The question is on the amendment. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the amendment?

Supply  Madam Speaker, before I begin my speech, I want to inform the House that government members will be dividing their allotted time into 10-minute speeches and 5-minute periods for questions and comments, except ministers who will take up all of the allotted time pursuant to the Standing Orders. I have had the honour of representing the people of Saint-Léonard since 1984. During that time, I have never forgotten for one minute that, since the birth of Canada, generation after generation of members have sat in this House to express their pride and their confidence in Canada.