House of Commons Hansard #50 of the 35th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was finance.

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Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization ActGovernment Orders

7 p.m.

The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

Is there unanimous consent for the motion?

Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization ActGovernment Orders

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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

Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization ActGovernment Orders

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

I declare the motion carried.

The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-31, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 6, 1996, be read the third time and passed.

Budget Implementation Act, 1996Government Orders

May 27th, 1996 / 7 p.m.

The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred division on the motion for third reading of Bill C-31.

Budget Implementation Act, 1996Government Orders

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Liberal

Don Boudria Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Madam Speaker, I believe you would find unanimous consent that members who voted on the previous motion be recorded as having voted on this motion, with Liberal members voting yes.

Budget Implementation Act, 1996Government Orders

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Bloc

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Bloc Laval Centre, QC

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

Budget Implementation Act, 1996Government Orders

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Reform

Chuck Strahl Reform Fraser Valley East, BC

Madam Speaker, Reform Party members present will be voting no on this motion.

Budget Implementation Act, 1996Government Orders

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NDP

John Solomon NDP Regina—Lumsden, SK

Madam Speaker, NDP members present will vote no on this matter.

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

Budget Implementation Act, 1996Government Orders

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

I declare the motion carried.

(Motion agreed to, bill read the third time and passed.)

The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-36, an act to amend the Income tax Act, the Excise Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, the Old Age Security Act and the Canada Shipping Act be read the second time and passed.

Income Tax Budget Amendment ActGovernment Orders

7 p.m.

The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-36.

Income Tax Budget Amendment ActGovernment Orders

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Liberal

Don Boudria Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Madam Speaker, I think if you were to ask it, you would find unanimous consent to apply the result of the vote taken on the previous motion, that is third reading of Bill C-31, except that the hon. Minister of Finance will not be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House for reasons of interest.

Income Tax Budget Amendment ActGovernment Orders

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Bloc

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Bloc Laval Centre, QC

The members of the official opposition will vote against, Madam Speaker.

Income Tax Budget Amendment ActGovernment Orders

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Reform

Chuck Strahl Reform Fraser Valley East, BC

Madam Speaker, Reform Party members present will voting no unless some would like to do otherwise.

Income Tax Budget Amendment ActGovernment Orders

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NDP

John Solomon NDP Regina—Lumsden, SK

Madam Speaker, New Democrat members in the House vote no on this motion.

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

Income Tax Budget Amendment ActGovernment Orders

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

I declare the motion carried.

(Motion agreed to, bill read the second time and referred to a committee.)

The House resumed consideration of the motion that Bill C-5, an act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and the Income Tax Act, be now read a second time and passed.

Bankruptcy And Insolvency ActGovernment Orders

7:05 p.m.

The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred division on the motion at second reading of Bill C-5.

Bankruptcy And Insolvency ActGovernment Orders

7:05 p.m.

Liberal

Don Boudria Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Madam Speaker, I believe you would find unanimous consent that members who voted on the main motion for third reading of Bill C-31 be recorded as having voted on the motion now before the House, with Liberal members voting yes.

Bankruptcy And Insolvency ActGovernment Orders

7:05 p.m.

Bloc

Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Bloc Laval Centre, QC

The members of the official opposition will vote no, Madam Speaker.

Bankruptcy And Insolvency ActGovernment Orders

7:05 p.m.

Reform

Chuck Strahl Reform Fraser Valley East, BC

Madam Speaker, Reform Party members present will be voting yes unless some would like to do otherwise.

Bankruptcy And Insolvency ActGovernment Orders

7:05 p.m.

NDP

John Solomon NDP Regina—Lumsden, SK

Madam Speaker, New Democrat members this evening will vote no on this matter.

Bankruptcy And Insolvency ActGovernment Orders

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

I declare the motion carried, and the bill referred to the Standing Committee on Industry.

(Motion agreed to, bill read the second time and referred to a committee.)

A motion to adjourn the House under Standing Order 38 deemed to have been moved.

Bankruptcy And Insolvency ActAdjournment Proceedings

7:05 p.m.

Bloc

Osvaldo Nunez Bloc Bourassa, QC

Madam Speaker, I would like to start by commenting on the extraordinary work that has been done by the Canadian Council for Refugees. I salute the organizers and delegates who are this week, May 29 to June 1, attending a four-day conference in Winnipeg. At this conference, hands-on workers in the field will be exploring the various avenues and solutions to the problems experienced by refugee claimants in Canada. I hope that their reflections will help contribute to improving the cause of refugees in Canada and in the rest of the world.

This past April 29, I asked a question of the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration concerning the deportation of Algerians. For some months the Bloc Quebecois has been demanding the suspension of returns to Algeria, given the rise of fundamentalism and the atmosphere of violence in that country. A report published March 14 by the American Secretary of State is very clear on this.

In light of this explosive situation, I am seriously questioning why the minister and his employees insist on continuing to deport Algerian nationals. It is distressing to see that Canada has gone so far as to espouse such immigration policies. This lays open to question its international reputation as a country which welcomes those whose fundamental rights have been violated, including the rights relating to their very survival. In so doing, the leaders and the public servants of this country, a country that boasts of being a great defender of all humanitarian causes, is making a mockery of its international commitments.

I would like to take advantage of this opportunity to speak out vigorously against the methods being used by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. The complaints against these agents of removal by those deported, by lawyers and organizations defending immigrants and refugees are endless and are of the highest concern to me.

I would like to illustrate these remarks with two examples. The first dates back to May 8, when Immigration Canada decided to deport Saadi Bouslimani, a 29-year old Algerian denied refugee status. Two days later, we learn that he was not deported. He ended up in the infirmary at the Parthenais detention centre in Montreal for treatment of wounds to his head, neck and feet. He had been struck by an immigration official.

The second example is that of a Zairian national, Biha Munsi, who was drugged in order to be deported on February 23, 1994, while she was pregnant. I criticized this practice in the House at the time.

I wonder who orders the use of drugs and unnecessary force in the deportation of a recalcitrant individual.

This brings me to the advisory committee looking at conditions in countries where people are deported. The aim of this committee is to advise the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration on countries at risk and on the dangers threatening the survival of people Canada is preparing to deport to their countries. Since the composition, role and power of this committee is totally nebulous in terms of the department's organization chart and in terms of its operations, we could describe it as a phantom committee.

Because of the mystery surrounding this advisory committee, because of the aberrations and the arbitrary policies emanating from the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, I would ask the minister to affirm her leadership of this department she theoretically heads, to look more realistically and objectively at the Algerian situation and to review the $500 cost to apply for residency on humanitarian grounds.