Debates of Nov. 21st, 1996

Supply

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

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

[Jack Frazer, Reform, Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC]

Madam Speaker, Reform members present will be voting in favour of this motion with the exception of those who wish to vote otherwise.

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

Madam Speaker, New Democrats in the House tonight are voting in favour of this motion.

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

Madam Speaker, I vote with the government on this matter.

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

I declare the motion lost.

(Motion negatived.)

Supplementary Estimates (A)

[Marcel Massé, Liberal, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure]

moved:

That Vote 37a, in the amount of $19,600,000 under CANADIAN HERITAGE-Canada Information Office, in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997, be concurred in.

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

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

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

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

Madam Speaker, I think you will find there is unanimous consent of the House to have members who voted on the preceding motion recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, with Liberal members having voted in favour.

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

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

[Jack Frazer, Reform, Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC]

Madam Speaker, Reform members present will oppose this motion except for those who wish to vote otherwise.

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

Madam Speaker, New Democrats in the House vote nay to this motion.

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

Madam Speaker, do I understand this vote to be a confidence vote? Then I will vote according to the government's position.

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

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

I declare the motion carried.

(Motion agreed to.)

[Marcel Massé, Liberal, President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure]

moved:

That Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997, be concurred in.

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

Madam Speaker, if the House would agree I propose that you seek unanimous consent that members who voted on the

previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, with Liberal members voting yes.

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

Madam Speaker, the members of the official opposition will be voting no.

[Jack Frazer, Reform, Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC]

Madam Speaker, Reform members present will oppose this motion with the exception of those who wish to vote otherwise.

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

Madam Speaker, New Democrats in the House tonight will be voting no.

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

Madam Speaker, on a point of order, when I voted against the budget in April that was interpreted by some as a lack of confidence in the government-

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

Hon. member, that is not a point of order. We would like to record your vote.

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

Madam Speaker, I just want the record to show very clearly that on this matter of confidence in the government I am voting in favour of the government.

[The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)]

I declare the motion carried.

(Motion agreed to.)

[Marcel Massé, Liberal, Hull—Aylmer, QC]

moved that Bill C-68, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1997, be now read for the first time and printed.

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