Debates of March 25th, 1996

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-14, an act to continue the National Transportation Agency as the Canadian Transportation Agency, to consolidate and revise the National Transportation Act, 1987 and the Railway Act and to amend or repeal other acts as a consequence.

Canada Transportation Act

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

It being six o'clock, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred divisions at the report stage and second reading of Bill C-14, an act to continue the National Transportation Agency, to consolidate and revise the National Transportation Act, 1987 and the Railway Act and to amend or repeal other acts as a consequence.

Call in the members.

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

The question is on Motion No. 1. A vote on this motion also applies to Motion No. 69.

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

[Bill Blaikie, NDP, Winnipeg—Transcona, MB]

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The member for Mackenzie and I voted at the beginning and at the end. We are not trying to vote twice but we did not hear our names over the microphone either time. I would like to be assured that we were recorded as voting in the affirmative for this amendment.

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

You can rest assured it was called.

I declare Motion No. 1 negatived. Motion No. 69 is therefore negatived as well.

The next vote is on Motion No. 25.

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

Madam Speaker, if you were to seek it, I believe that you would find unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion before the House. Liberal members will vote nay.

I also wish to add the name of the Secretary of State for Agriculture to the list for this vote.

[Jean Charest, Progressive Conservative, Sherbrooke, QC]

Madam Speaker, my colleague for Saint John and myself being the sponsors of this motion, I wish to inform the government whip that we consent to apply the vote on the previous

motion to this motion, and also, of course, to add the name of the Secretary of State for Agriculture to the list.

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

Madam Speaker, members of the offical opposition will vote nays.

[Bob Ringma, Reform, Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC]

Madam Speaker, except for those who might wish to vote otherwise, we will vote yes to this motion.

[Bill Blaikie, NDP, Winnipeg—Transcona, MB]

Madam Speaker, the NDP votes yes on this motion.

[Gilles Bernier, Independent, Beauce, QC]

No, Madam Speaker.

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

I invite the honourable member for Sherbrooke to repeat the comments he made earlier about the vote because they were not recorded.

[Jean Charest, Progressive Conservative, Sherbrooke, QC]

Madam Speaker, of course I intend to vote in favour of this motion. Therefore, if I heard my colleagues well, there is unanimous consent.

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

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

I declare Motion No. 25 negatived.

The next question is on Motion No. 2. The vote on this motion will also apply to Motion No. 29.

[Bob Ringma, Reform, Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC]

Madam Speaker, I have a problem. The Reform Party would like to support Motion No. 2 but it has been tied to Motion No. 29 which we do not support. I wonder if you would pry these apart and give us separate votes on Motion No. 2 and Motion No. 29.

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

That was in the Speaker's ruling, therefore we cannot change this unless we have the consent of all the MPs in the House. Do we have unanimous consent?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

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

Madam Speaker, if you were to seek it I believe that you would find unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion before the House. Liberal members will vote nay.

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

Madam Speaker, members of the official opposition will vote nay.

[Bob Ringma, Reform, Nanaimo—Cowichan, BC]

Madam Speaker, Reform members, except those who do otherwise, will vote against the motion.

[Bill Blaikie, NDP, Winnipeg—Transcona, MB]

Madam Speaker, the NDP votes yes on this motion.

[Gilles Bernier, Independent, Beauce, QC]

I vote against it, Madam Speaker.

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

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

I declare Motion No. 2 lost.

The next question is on Motion No. 29.

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

Madam Speaker, I ask for unanimous consent that the members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on the motion presently before the House, with Liberal MPs voting nay.

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

Madam Speaker, the Official Opposition members vote no.