House of Commons Hansard #144 of the 35th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was french.

Topics

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:30 p.m.

Liberal

Gar Knutson Liberal Elgin—Norfolk, ON

Mr. Speaker, the second petition asks Parliament to ensure that the present provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada prohibiting assisted suicide be enforced vigorously and that Parliament make no change in the law which would sanction the aiding or abetting of suicide or active or passive euthanasia.

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

Gar Knutson Liberal Elgin—Norfolk, ON

Mr. Speaker, the third petition requests that Parliament not amend the human rights code, the Canadian Human Rights Act or the charter of rights and freedoms in any way that would tend to indicate societal approval for same sex relationships or of homosexuality, including amending the human rights code to include in the prohibited grounds of discrimination the undefined phrase of sexual orientation.

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

Judy Bethel Liberal Edmonton East, AB

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I wish to present a petition bearing the signatures of 371 people from Edmonton and other areas in Alberta on the issue of euthanasia. It is a very difficult subject and has much interest to the citizens of Edmonton.

Along with recent correspondence and meetings with individuals and organizations, such as the Ukrainian Catholic Women's League who organized this petition, about their views on the topic, we are planning to hold a policy forum on January 20, in

Edmonton East. We will bring together individuals well versed in legal, medical and ethical aspects of assisted suicide.

It is our hope that this discussion will be informative and broad in scope because I really feel the need for the wise counsel of my constituents on this issue before I can make a final decision on how to vote in the House.

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:30 p.m.

Liberal

Clifford Lincoln Liberal Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis, QC

Mr. Speaker, I want to present a petition on behalf of 48 citizens of my riding.

The petitioners request that Parliament ensure the present provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada prohibiting assisted suicide be enforced vigorously and that Parliament make no changes in the law which would sanction or allow the aiding or abetting of suicide or active or passive euthanasia.

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:30 p.m.

Reform

Daphne Jennings Reform Mission—Coquitlam, BC

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, it is my pleasure to present petitions on behalf of my constituents and other British Columbians.

The petitioners ask the government to amend the Divorce Act to include a provision which will give grandparents standing before the courts to ask for access to see their grandchildren. Perhaps no time is more heartbreaking and empty than Christmas when grandchildren and grandparents cannot see or speak to each other.

Starred QuestionsRoutine Proceedings

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Kingston and the Islands Ontario

Liberal

Peter Milliken LiberalParliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Mr. Speaker, would you be so kind as to call Starred Questions Nos. 97, 98 and 100.

*Question No. 97-

Starred QuestionsRoutine Proceedings

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Bloc

Maurice Godin Bloc Châteauguay, QC

With respect to the Kahnawake Band Council ( a ) what is the breakdown of the $1,619,076 in grants awarded to it from 1989 to 1994 to help it negotiate self-government and ( b ) what legal counsel were paid with this money?

*Question No. 98-

Starred QuestionsRoutine Proceedings

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Bloc

Maurice Godin Bloc Châteauguay, QC

What is the breakdown of the $2,063,470 awarded the Kahnawake Band Council from 1989 to 1993 for purposes of economic development, economic growth and self-sufficiency?

*Question No. 100-

Starred QuestionsRoutine Proceedings

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Bloc

Maurice Godin Bloc Châteauguay, QC

What is the justification for the average annual increase from 1989 to 1993 of 13.6 per cent in federal investment in the Kahnawake Reserve?

Starred QuestionsRoutine Proceedings

3:35 p.m.

Reform

John Cummins Reform Delta, BC

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. On September 28 I put a question on the Order Paper to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans concerning the possible conflict of interest of members appointed to the Fraser River Sockeye Review Board. The board has started public hearings and I have yet to receive a reply.

The chair of the review board is a public servant who serves at the sufferance of the government. At least two board members have proposals before government departments. One board member is actively promoting his proposal in the hearings. At least two board members sit on various department of fisheries advisory boards.

It is vital for the minister to respond to this question on the independence of his inquiry. My question deserves an immediate answer.

Starred QuestionsRoutine Proceedings

3:35 p.m.

Liberal

Peter Milliken Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, there are many deserving questions on the Order Paper and I know that ministers are working assiduously to provide competent accurate and full answers to all the questions.

I know that the minister of fisheries will have heard the representations of the hon. member today and I am optimistic that soon we will have an answer for him.

Perhaps we could go back to my original point on Starred Questions Nos. 97, 98, and 100, please. The answers are as follows.

The information held by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development on the band council's expenditures is contained in the financial statements supplied by the band. The information is confidential financial information from a third party and as such cannot be disclosed without the band's consent under the terms of section 20 of the Access to Information Act.

With respect to Starred Question No. 98, I should advise that the answer is identical to that in No. 97.

With respect to Starred Question No. 100 the answer is as follows.

It is not possible for us to verify the percentage of 13.6 per cent. The band's budget increased in part as a result of the introduction in 1991 of the new funding formula for the economic development program.

The band's funding for social assistance also increased as a result of the band taking over the delivery of social assistance to all beneficiaries on reserve in 1992. Moreover the funding for the post-secondary program has also increased.

I ask that the remaining questions stand.

Starred QuestionsRoutine Proceedings

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The Deputy Speaker

Shall the remaining questions stand?

Starred QuestionsRoutine Proceedings

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

December 14th, 1994 / 3:35 p.m.

Kingston and the Islands Ontario

Liberal

Peter Milliken LiberalParliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Mr. Speaker, I would ask you to call Motion No. P-3.

That an Order of the House do issue for a copy of the December 9, 1994, report of the Security Intelligence Review Committee entitled "The Heritage Front Affair", subject only to the removal of that information relating to the amount and management of payments to sources which, if disclosed, could, in the opinion of the Solicitor General, impair the ability of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service to obtain information from sources that is strictly necessary to its duties and functions, and having regard to subsection 18(2) of the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service Act and paragraph 8(2)( c ) of the Privacy Act.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

3:35 p.m.

Liberal

Peter Milliken Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

Mr. Speaker, Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers No. P-3 in the name of the hon. member for Perth-Wellington-Waterloo is acceptable to the government.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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The Deputy Speaker

Is it the pleasure of the House that Notice of Motion No. P-3 for the production of papers be deemed to have been adopted?

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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Some hon. members

No.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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The Deputy Speaker

All those in favour will please say yea.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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Some hon. members

Yea.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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The Deputy Speaker

All those opposed will please say nay.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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Some hon. members

Nay.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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The Deputy Speaker

In my opinion the nays have it.

And more than five members having risen:

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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The Deputy Speaker

Call in the members.

And the bells having rung:

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

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Liberal

Don Boudria Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Mr. Speaker, I think you might find unanimous consent that the vote now before the House be deferred until tomorrow at 10 a.m.