Debates of Dec. 8th, 1994

Supply

[Jag Bhaduria, Liberal, Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON]

Madam Speaker, I will be voting yes.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Maheu)]

I declare the motion carried.

[Art Eggleton, Liberal, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure]

moved:

That supplementary estimates (c) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995, laid upon the table Thursday, November 17, 1994, be concurred in.

[Don Boudria, Liberal, Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON]

Madam Speaker, I think you will find consent that the members who have voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted in the following way: Liberal members and the hon. member for Markham-Whitchurch-Stouffville voting yea.

[Gilles Duceppe, Bloc, Laurier—Sainte-Marie, QC]

Madam Speaker, the members of the Bloc Quebecois support the motion.

[Jim Silye, Reform, Calgary Centre, AB]

Madam Speaker, members of the Reform Party present this evening will vote yea, unless there are those members who wish to vote otherwise.

[Jim Hart, Reform, Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt, BC]

Madam Speaker, I wish to advise the Chair that I was absent for the first two votes but I will be voting with my party.

[Mike Scott, Reform, Skeena, BC]

Madam Speaker, I wish to inform the Chair that I too was absent for the first two votes and I will be voting with my party.

[Len Taylor, NDP, The Battlefords—Meadow Lake, SK]

Madam Speaker, New Democrats present vote nay.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Maheu)]

I declare the motion carried.

[Art Eggleton, Liberal, York Centre, ON]

moved that Bill C-63, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1995, be read the first time.

(Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time.)

[Art Eggleton, Liberal, York Centre, ON]

moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to committee of the whole.

[Don Boudria, Liberal, Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON]

Madam Speaker, I think you would find consent that we apply the vote taken on supplementary estimates (b) to the motion now before the House.

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Maheu)]

Is it agreed?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[The Deputy Chairman]

House in committee of the whole on Bill C-63, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1995.

(Clauses 2 to 6 inclusive agreed to.)

(Schedule A agreed to.)

(Schedule B agreed to.)

(Clause 1 agreed to.)

(Preamble agreed to.)

(Title agreed to.)

[Michel Gauthier, Bloc, Roberval, QC]

Madam Chairman, we are working very diligently. I have a question with respect to rules for the President of the Treasury Board.

Could he give an assurance the bill is in its usual form and that there is no change of votes in the bill?

[Art Eggleton, Liberal, York Centre, ON]

Madam Chairman, I can give the assurance that the form of the bill is the same as passed in previous years.

(Bill reported.)

[Art Eggleton, Liberal, York Centre, ON]

moved that the bill be concurred in.

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Maheu)]

Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Don Boudria, Liberal, Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON]

Madam Speaker, I think you would find unanimous consent to apply the vote just taken on the main motion for second reading to the motion now before the House.

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Maheu)]

Is it agreed?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Maheu)]

I declare the motion carried.

When shall the bill be read the third time? By leave, now?