Debates of May 8th, 1996

House of Commons Hansard #42 of the 35th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was family.

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Liberal

Tom Wappel Liberal Scarborough West, ON

moved:

Motion No. 7

That Bill C-33, in Clause 1,be amended a ) by replacing line 19, on page 1, the following:

"2.(1) The purpose of this Act is to extend the"; b ) by adding, after line 33, on page 1, the following:

"2.(2) For greater certainty, nothing in Sections 2 or 3 of this Act shall be construed or interpreted by any court or tribunal in such a way as to grant or extend benefits available to persons of the opposite sex and related by marriage or at common law, to unrelated persons of the same sex living together, or to recognize as a family or as married, unrelated persons of the same sex."

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

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

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

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

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Some hon. members

Yea.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

All those opposed will please say nay.

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Some hon. members

Nay.

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

In my opinion the nays have it.

And more than five members having risen:

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

Pursuant to Standing Order 76(8), a recorded division on the motion stands deferred.

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Liberal

Roseanne Skoke Liberal Central Nova, NS

moved:

Motion No. 8A

That Bill C-33, in Clause 1, be amended by replacing lines 30 and 31, on page 1, with the following:

"origin, colour, religion, age, sex, marital status, family status, dis-".

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The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Ringuette-Maltais)

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

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Some hon. members

No.