Debates of Nov. 20th, 1996

Committees Of The House

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Deputy Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Deputy Speaker]

In my opinion the nays have it.

And more than five members having risen:

[The Deputy Speaker]

Call in the members.

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

[The Deputy Speaker]

I declare the motion lost.

(Motion negatived.)

[Réal Ménard, Bloc, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I am sorry to be a nuisance, but I came in late. I would not want you to think ill of me. This is the first time this has happened since I have been in the House, but I did not feel well. I was feeling weak. I apologize, Mr. Speaker.

[Bob Kilger, Liberal, Stormont—Dundas, ON]

Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I wonder if you would find agreement from the parties that we now would take the deferred divisions on Bill C-66, the Canada Labour Code, and Bill C-42, the Reform amendment on the Judges Act.

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

Privilege

[John Williams, Reform, St. Albert, AB]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a question of privilege.

I feel that my parliamentary privileges are in the process of being breached, notwithstanding this afternoon. It is a serious question of privilege. Mr. Speaker, I have not been able to give you the normal advance notice of one hour, but we have to raise these issues at the first available opportunity, and that is now.

I have been advised that tomorrow members of Parliament will not be given a copy of the report by the royal commission on aboriginal affairs. It will be given to the press, to the media, but not to members of Parliament.

The royal commission was created by this House and therefore I would ask the government to ensure that all parliamentarians have access to that report.

[Bob Kilger, Liberal, Stormont—Dundas, ON]

Mr. Speaker, I would submit to you that this is not a point of order or a question of privilege but in fact is total fabrication and speculation at this time.

[The Deputy Speaker]

I think the hon. member will appreciate the word inchoate. It will not happen until tomorrow. If the matter does not happen tomorrow, as he indicates, please let the Chair know.

The House resumed from November 19 consideration of the motion that Bill C-66, an act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Canada Labour Code

[The Deputy Speaker]

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Bill C-66.

[Bob Kilger, Liberal, Stormont—Dundas, ON]

Mr. Speaker, if the House would agree I would propose that you seek unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion-

[Some hon. members]

No.

[Bob Kilger, Liberal, Stormont—Dundas, ON]

If it is helpful to the House, it is the government's intention that after we have dealt with the recorded divisions we would move to private members' hour. We are only trying to facilitate everyone's work here. There are committees still pending and while members are here I thought we could possibly be efficient and effective by taking the recorded divisions now, moving to private members' hour after.

[Chuck Strahl, Reform, Fraser Valley East, BC]

Mr. Speaker, I think applying the votes may work. We will have to be careful because there was voting in different parties in different ways, but we can apply the vote as long as that is taken into account.

[Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Bloc, Laval Centre, QC]

Mr. Speaker, we are in agreement and we will indicate how we will vote.

[Bob Kilger, Liberal, Stormont—Dundas, ON]

Mr. Speaker, with respect to Bill C-66, Liberal members will be voting yea.

[Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral, Bloc, Laval Centre, QC]

Mr. Speaker, members of the official opposition will be voting nay.

[Chuck Strahl, Reform, Fraser Valley East, BC]

Mr. Speaker, Reform Party members present will be voting yes on this bill unless instructed to do otherwise by their constituents.

[John Solomon, NDP, Regina—Lumsden, SK]

Mr. Speaker, the New Democratic Party members present in the House today will vote no on this matter.

[Grant Hill, Reform, Macleod, AB]

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting yes.

[Garry Breitkreuz, Reform, Yorkton—Melville, SK]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to be recorded as voting yes.