Debates of June 14th, 1995

Criminal Code

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Speaker]

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Speaker]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And more than five members having risen:

(The House divided on Motion No. 17, as amended, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[The Speaker]

I declare Motion No. 17, as amended, carried.

We are now beginning Group No. 3. The next question is on Motion No. 20.

(The House divided on Motion No. 20, which was negatived on the following division:)

[The Speaker]

I declare Motion No. 20 lost.

We are now on Group No. 4. The next question is on Motion No. 19.

(The House divided on Motion No. 19, which was agreed to on the following division:)

[The Speaker]

The Table would like some clarification. Either the member of Parliament for Beaver River voted twice or someone like her voted. Would she tell us if she did vote and if she did, which way she voted.

[Deborah Grey, Reform, Beaver River, AB]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Fortunately there only is one member for Beaver River in this House. I am about as tired as the woman who is calling the vote. She is exhausted. I stood to try to expedite it. I am in fact a nay.

[The Speaker]

I do not know if this is in order but maybe the hon. member for Beaver River could pass this time.

[Deborah Grey, Reform, Beaver River, AB]

I am happy to pass, Mr. Speaker.

[The Speaker]

I declare Motion No. 19 carried.

The next question is on Motion No. 22. A vote on this motion also applies to Motions Nos. 23 and 25.

[John Nunziata, Liberal, York South—Weston, ON]

Mr. Speaker, a point of order. On December 13 the House passed at second reading private member's Bill C-226, which deals with section 745 of the Criminal Code.

The House in principle supported the repeal of section 745 of the Criminal Code. This amendment to this piece of legislation purports to amend a bill or a section of the Criminal Code Parliament has already pronounced on in terms of repealing it at second reading.

The private member's bill is presently before the justice committee. I seek some direction from the Chair as to whether this amendment and the section in this bill are in order.

[The Speaker]

I have been asked for a ruling. I rule these amendments are in order because the other bill is not now before the House and therefore we will proceed with Motion No. 22.

(The House divided on Motion No. 22, which was negatived on the following division:)

[The Speaker]

I declare Motion No. 22 lost. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 23 and 25 lost also.

We are now at Group No. 7. The next question is on Motion No. 24.

(The House divided on Motion No. 24, which was agreed to on the following division: )

[The Speaker]

I declare Motion No. 24 carried.

[Some hon. members]

Hear, hear.

[Deborah Grey, Reform, Beaver River, AB]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I was sure which way I voted. I should like to seek unanimous consent of the House to give a great round of applause to Audrey O'Brien who has been on her feet for hours and called every vote here tonight.

[Joe Fontana, Liberal, London East, ON]

I rise on a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Now that members of the Reform Party have been gracious enough to pay tribute to someone who has done a lot of work for us tonight in counting the votes, perhaps they would stop playing games and get on with the votes.

[Some hon. members]

Hear, hear.

[The Speaker]

Neither of those were points of order.

[Elwin Hermanson, Reform, Kindersley—Lloydminster, SK]

I rise on a point of order, Mr. Speaker. The hon. member on the other side impugned that we do not take serious the democratic process. I would ask that he withdraw the comments.

[The Speaker]

We have been at it now for three hours. Everything is going quite well. I am reminded of the story of the elephant and what he said when his tail was cut off. He said: "It won't be long now".