House of Commons Hansard #108 of the 36th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was students.

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Budget Implementation Act, 1998Government Orders

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The Deputy Speaker

The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

(Motion agreed to)

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NDP

Nelson Riis NDP Kamloops, BC

moved:

Motion No. 68

That Bill C-36, in Clause 58, be amended by replacing lines 25 and 26 on page 24 with the following:

“(b) raw leaf tobacco intended for retail sale and leaves and stems of the tobacco plant if these leaves and stems have been processed further”

Motion No. 69

That Bill C-36, in Clause 59, be amended by adding after line 17 on page 26 the following:

“(9) Notwithstanding subsection (8), the council shall provide the Minister with copy of every by-law that is made under this Division, including a by-law that amends a by-law.

(10) The Minister shall maintain a list of every by-law provided to the Minister under subsection (9).”

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Reform

Monte Solberg Reform Medicine Hat, AB

moved:

Motion No. 70

That Bill C-36 be amended by adding after line 17 on page 26 the following new clause:

“59.1 (1) Where the council has made a by-law imposing a tax under this Division, the council shall maintain books of account and other records in respect of all such taxes that have been collected and expended and the nature of those expenditures.

(2) The council shall, within six months after the end of each fiscal year, prepare an annual report in respect of the taxes referred to in subsection (1) that were collected and expended in that year which shall include

(a) the total amount of taxes collected in that year;

(b) the total amount of taxes expended in that year;

(c) a detailed account of the nature of the expenditures; and

(d) any other information the Minister prescribes by regulation.

(3) The report referred to in subsection (2) shall be made public and a copy sent to the Minister of Finance.

59.2 (1) A person authorized under subsection (2) shall, as soon as possible after the end of the fiscal year carry out an audit of the books of account and records required to be kept by the council under subsection 59.1(1).

(2) The Minister shall authorize a person in the Minister's department to carry out an audit under subsection (1).”

Motion No. 71

That Bill C-36, in Clause 60, be amended by replacing lines 18 to 25 on page 26 with the following:

“60. Where the council has made a by-law imposing a tax under this Division,”

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NDP

Nelson Riis NDP Kamloops, BC

moved:

Motion No. 72

That Bill C-36, in Clause 62, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 28 with the following:

“a fine of not more than $50,000 or to”

Motion No. 73

That Bill C-36, in Clause 64, be amended by adding after line 32 on page 28 the following:

“(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), the council shall provide the Minister with a copy of every by-law that is made under this Part, including a by-law that amends a by-law.

(6) The Minister shall maintain a list of every by-law provided to the Minister under subsection (5).”

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Reform

Monte Solberg Reform Medicine Hat, AB

moved:

Motion No. 74

That Bill C-36, in Clause 67, be amended by adding after line 29 on page 29 the following:

“45.1 (1) Where the council has made a by-law imposing a tax under this Part, the council shall maintain books of account and other records in respect of all such taxes that have been collected and expended and the nature of those expenditures.

(2) The council shall, within six months after the end of each fiscal year, prepare an annual report in respect of the taxes referred to in subsection (1) that were collected and expended in that year which shall include

(a) the total amount of taxes collected in that year;

(b) the total amount of taxes expended in that year;

(c) a detailed account of the nature of the expenditures; and

(d) any other information the Minister prescribes by regulation.

(3) The report referred to in subsection (2) shall be made public and a copy sent to the Minister of Finance.

45.2 (1) A person authorized under subsection (2) shall, as soon as possible after the end of the fiscal year carry out an audit of the books of account and records required to be kept by the council under subsection 45.1(1).

(2) The Minister shall authorize a person in the Minister department to carry out an audit under subsection (1).”

Motion No. 75

That Bill C-36, in Clause 71, be amended by adding after line 25 on page 31 the following:

“53.1 (1) Where the council has made a by-law imposing a tax under this Part, the council shall maintain books of account and other records in respect of all such taxes that have been collected and expended and the nature of those expenditures.

(2) The council shall, within six months after the end of each fiscal year, prepare an annual report in respect of the taxes referred to in subsection (1) that were collected and expended in that year which shall include

(a) the total amount of taxes collected in that year;

(b) the total amount of taxes expended in that year;

(c) a detailed account of the nature of the expenditures; and

(d) any other information the Minister prescribes by regulation.

(3) The report referred to in subsection (2) shall be made public and a copy sent to the Minister of Finance.

53.2 (1) A person authorized under subsection (2) shall, as soon as possible after the end of the fiscal year carry out an audit of the books of account and records required to be kept by the council under subsection 53.1(1).

(2) The Minister shall authorize a person in the Minister department to carry out an audit under subsection (1).”

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NDP

Nelson Riis NDP Kamloops, BC

moved:

Motion No. 76

That Bill C-36, in Clause 71, be amended by adding after line 25 on page 31 the following:

“(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), the council shall provide the Minister with a copy of every by-law that is made under this Part, including a by-law that amends a by-law.

(5) The Minister shall maintain a list of every by-law provided to the Minister under subsection (4).”

Motion No. 78

That Bill C-36, in Clause 81, be amended, in the English version only, by replacing line 6 on page 38 with the following:

“Prince Edward Island who purchases the cigarettes or tobacco sticks for consumption by the”

Motion No. 79

That Bill C-36, in Clause 81, be amended, in the English version only, by replacing line 19 on page 38 with the following:

“Province of Prince Edward Island who purchases the cigarettes or tobacco sticks for con-”

Motion No. 80

That Bill C-36, in Clause 82, be amended by replacing line 11 on page 39 with the following:

“package where the cigarettes are marked and”

Motion No. 81

That Bill C-36, in Clause 82, be amended by replacing line 26 on page 39 with the following:

“package where the cigarettes are marked and”

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

moved:

Motion No. 82

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 91.

Motion No. 83

That Bill C-36, in Clause 91, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 44 with the following:

“Supplementary Child Tax Benefit”

Motion No. 84

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 100.

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NDP

Nelson Riis NDP Kamloops, BC

moved:

Motion No. 85

That Bill C-36, in Clause 100, be amended by replacing lines 16 to 23 on page 49 with the following:

“100. Paragraph 15(l) of the Act is replaced”

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

moved:

Motion No. 86

That Bill C-36, in Clause 100, be amended by replacing lines 19 and 20 on page 49 with the following:

“which an interest-”

Motion No. 87

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 103.

Motion No. 88

That Bill C-36, in Clause 104, be amended

(a) by replacing lines 4 to 11 on page 51 with the following:

“(8.2) With respect to 1999, the Minister shall refund, in the prescribed manner, to designated persons the prescribed portion of the amount determined by the following formula if that amount is more than $1:

(E2-E1) x P1999

where

E1 is the total of all insurable earnings paid in 1998 by the employer, for which premiums were deductible, in respect of employees who were 18 years of age or older but younger than 25 at any time during 1998;

E2 is the total of all insurable earnings paid in 1999 by the employer, for which premiums were deductible, in respect of employees who were 18 years of age or older but younger than 25 at any time during 1999; and P1999 is 1.4 times the premium rate for 1999.

(8.21) For the purposes of subsection (8.2), designated persons means persons who have paid the employee's premium or the employer's premium in 1999.”

(b) by replacing lines 3 to 40 on page 52 with the following:

“(9) If at any time during a year for which a refund is sought two or more employers are associated, as defined by the regulations, they shall be considered a single employer for the purposes of subsections (6) to (8.3) and any refund shall be allocated to them in the prescribed manner.”

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Progressive Conservative

Scott Brison Progressive Conservative Kings—Hants, NS

moved:

Motion No. 89

That Bill C-36, in Clause 104, be amended by replacing lines 4 to 23 on page 51 and lines 1 to 40 on page 52 with the following:

“(8.2) With respect to 1999 and 2000, the Minister shall refund to the employer the amount by which the total of all amounts paid by the employer as the employer's premium during each of these years exceeds 2.8% of the total insurable earnings paid by the employer to his employees for each of these years.

(8.3) With respect to 1999 and 2000, the Minister shall refund to each employee the amount by which the total of all amounts paid by the employee as the employee's premium for each of these years exceeds 2% of the total of all insurable earnings received by the employee for each of these years.

(8.4) The refunds provided for in this section are payable by the Minister within three months after the end of the year for which the premiums were deducted or payable.”

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

moved:

Motion No. 90

That Bill C-36, in Clause 104, be amended by replacing lines 12 to 23 on page 51 and lines 1 to 40 on page 52 with the following:

“(8.3) With respect to 2000, the Minister shall, in the prescribed manner, refund to designated persons the prescribed portion of the amount determined by the following formula if that amount is more than $1:

(E2-E1) x P2000

where

E1 is the total of all insurable earnings paid in 1998 by the employer, for which premiums were deductible, in respect of employees who were 18 years of age or older but younger than 25 at any time during 1998;

E2 is the total of all insurable earnings paid in 2000 by the employer, for which premiums were deductible, in respect of employees who were 18 years of age or older but younger than 25 at any time during 2000; and P2000 is 1.4 times the premium rate for 2000.

(8.31) For the purposes of subsection (8.3), designated persons means persons who have paid the employee's premium or the employer's premium in 2000.

(9) If at any time during a year for which a refund is sought two or more employers are associated, as defined by the regulations, they shall be considered a single employer for the purposes of subsections (6) to (8.3) and any refund shall be allocated to them in the prescribed manner.”

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NDP

Nelson Riis NDP Kamloops, BC

moved:

Motion No. 91

That Bill C-36, in Clause 104, be amended by replacing lines 10 to 13 on page 52 with the following:

“payable to the employer, the employer shall pay to the Minister by way of penalty, an amount equal to twice the amount of the refund that was applied for or received, as the case may be, by the employer.

(8.41) An amount required to be paid by way of penalty by an employer under subsection (8.4) and any interest thereon constitutes a debt to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered as such in any count of competent jurisdiction.”

Motion No. 92

That Bill C-36, in Clause 104, be amended by deleting lines 14 to 20 on page 52.

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Reform

Monte Solberg Reform Medicine Hat, AB

moved:

Motion No. 93

That Bill C-36, in Clause 104, be amended by adding after line 40 on page 52 the following:

“(11) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, where the total amount of monies expended in a year to pay benefits is less than fifty per cent of the total amount of monies paid in that year by any of premiums, the Minister shall, in the next year, reduce the premium rate by the amount of unexpended monies that exceeds the amount of those monies that is equal to the amount of monies expended to pay those benefits. The Minister shall, by regulation, carry out such calculations as the Minister deems necessary to effect the reduction.”

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Progressive Conservative

Scott Brison Progressive Conservative Kings—Hants, NS

moved:

Motion No. 94

That Bill C-36, in Clause 105, be amended by deleting lines 4 to 26 on page 53.

Motion No. 95

That Bill C-36, in Clause 108, be amended by deleting lines 5 to 13 on page 56.

Motion No. 96

That Bill C-36, in Clause 109, be amended by deleting lines 36 to 45 on page 56. Group No. 9

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NDP

Nelson Riis NDP Kamloops, BC

moved:

Motion No. 97

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 125.

Motion No. 98

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 126.

Motion No. 99

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 127.

Motion No. 100

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 128.

Motion No. 101

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 129.

Motion No. 102

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 130.

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Progressive Conservative

André Bachand Progressive Conservative Richmond—Arthabaska, QC

moved:

Motion No. 103

That Bill C-36, in Clause 130, be amended by replacing line 17 on page 78 with the following:

“Monetary Fund arrangement;

(a.1) the foreign state has either human rights record that is acceptable to the Canadian government or if it does not have such a record, is making substantial progress towards improving its human rights record so that it will be acceptable to the Canadian government;

(a.2) the foreign state has ratified or signed the Convention on the prohibition of the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and their destruction; and”

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NDP

Nelson Riis NDP Kamloops, BC

moved:

Motion No. 104

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 131.

Motion No. 105

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 132.

Motion No. 106

That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting Clause 133.

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Reform

Monte Solberg Reform Medicine Hat, AB

moved:

Motion No. 107

That Bill C-36, in Clause 133, be amended by replacing line 9 on page 80 with the following:

“133. (1) Sections 2 to 46 shall not come into force unless, on a day following the day this Act receives royal assent, the amount referred to in section 46 is, in accordance with objective accounting standards recommended by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, credited to the Consolidated Revenue Fund as a liability for the fiscal year 1998-99, in which case those sections shall come into force on the day that amount is so credited.

(2) Sections 127 to 132 come into force”

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The Deputy Speaker

The House will now proceed to the taking of the several deferred recorded divisions at the report stage of this bill. Call in the members.

And the bells having rung:

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The Speaker

Order, please. We are to have a series of votes tonight.

We will now proceed to the taking of the deferred divisions on Bill C-36, an act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 24, 1998.

A vote on Motion No. 1 also applies to Motions Nos. 4 to 6, 8 to 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 to 41, 43, 44, 47, 49, 53, 54 and 59 to 64.

The first question is on Motion No. 1.

(The House divided on Motion No. 1, which was negatived on the following division:)

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The Speaker

I declare Motion No. 1 lost.

I therefore declare Motions Nos. 4 to 6, 8 to 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20 to 41, 43, 44, 47, 49, 53, 54, and 59 to 64 lost.

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Liberal

Marlene Catterall Liberal Ottawa West—Nepean, ON

Mr. Speaker, I believe you would find consent to apply the results of the vote just taken to the following items: Motion No. 88 and Motion No. 90.

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The Speaker

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this fashion?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.