House of Commons Hansard #114 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was impaired.

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PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Liberal

Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 I rise to present to the House five petitions certified by the clerk of petitions. They contain the signatures of constituents from my riding of Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh.

In the first petition the petitioners pray that parliament act immediately to extend protection to the unborn child by amending the criminal code to extend the same protection enjoyed by born human beings to unborn human beings.

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Liberal

Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 the petitioners pray that parliament act immediately to request the provision of Canada's annual abortion statistics.

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Liberal

Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, in the third petition the petitioners call upon parliament to enact legislation to establish an independent governing body to develop, implement and enforce uniform and mandatory mammography quality assurance and quality control standards in Canada.

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Liberal

Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, in the fourth petition the petitioners call upon parliament to honour the commitment made by the House of Commons in 1989 to end child poverty.

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Liberal

Bob Kilger Liberal Stormont—Dundas, ON

Mr. Speaker, in the last petition the petitioners pray that parliament will make changes pertaining to employment insurance and the clawbacks on EI.

PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Progressive Conservative

John Herron Progressive Conservative Fundy Royal, NB

Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to present the petition I have before me requesting the introduction of new legislation that would provide a $1,000 tax deduction to all volunteer emergency workers so that the current inequality that exists would be addressed.

It has been my pleasure to present this petition on behalf of citizens of my riding of Fundy—Royal.

Questions On The Order PaperRoutine Proceedings

June 14th, 2000 / 4 p.m.

Scarborough—Rouge River Ontario

Liberal

Derek Lee LiberalParliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

I ask, Mr. Speaker, that all questions be allowed to stand.

Questions On The Order PaperRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker

Is that agreed?

Questions On The Order PaperRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Scarborough—Rouge River Ontario

Liberal

Derek Lee LiberalParliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Mr. Speaker, Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers No. P-27, in the name of the hon. member for Yorkton—Melville, is acceptable to the government with the reservations stated in the reply. The documents are tabled immediately.

Motion P-27

That a humble Address be presented to Her Excellency praying that she will cause to be laid before the House copies of all documents, briefing notes, memos, minutes of meetings, consulting contracts and reports concerning public opinion polls and polls of producers conducted by, for, and/or about the Canadian Wheat Board during the last two years.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker

Subject to any reservations or conditions expressed by the parliamentary secretary, is it the pleasure of the House that Motion No. P-27 be deemed to have been adopted?

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

(Motion agreed to)

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Liberal

Derek Lee Liberal Scarborough—Rouge River, ON

Mr. Speaker, I ask you to be so kind as to call Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers No. P-6, in the name of the hon. member for Okanagan—Coquihalla.

Motion P-6

That an Order of the House do issue for copies of the Corrections Canada report into the 24-hour delay by Corrections Canada officials in reporting the disappearance of Kevin Machell from day parole on September 6, 1997.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Reform

Jim Hart Reform Okanagan—Coquihalla, BC

Mr. Speaker, I will withdraw Motion No. P-6.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker

Is that agreed?

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

(Motion withdrawn)

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Liberal

Derek Lee Liberal Scarborough—Rouge River, ON

Mr. Speaker, for the record, there is another Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers in the name of the hon. member for Okanagan—Coquihalla, Motion No. P-35.

There has been a material change in the circumstances out of which the notice of motion has been put and that may give the government an opportunity to take a fresh look at the request. I put that on the record for the benefit of the hon. member.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker

The motion is not being called.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Liberal

Derek Lee Liberal Scarborough—Rouge River, ON

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all other Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers be allowed to stand.

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker

Is that agreed?

Motions For PapersRoutine Proceedings

4 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Request For Emergency DebateRoutine Proceedings

4:05 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker

I am in receipt of a notice of motion under Standing Order 52 from the hon. member for West Nova.

Request For Emergency DebateRoutine Proceedings

4:05 p.m.

Progressive Conservative

Mark Muise Progressive Conservative West Nova, NS

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the PC Party I am requesting an emergency debate on the urgent situation facing the CBC throughout the regions of Canada, as the House is scheduled to adjourn in the next couple of days.

The changes that have taken place with local regional news broadcasts being cut by some two-thirds with very little savings give the impression the situation is such that these programs are bound to fail.

The CBC is a vital institution that plays a very important role in enhancing and promoting our Canadian identity. Canadians have been phoning, writing and contacting our offices with their concerns.

It is for these reasons and as a strong supporter of the CBC that I respectfully request that you grant us leave, Mr. Speaker, to adjourn the House so that we may debate the future of the CBC, a very important Canadian institution.

Request For Emergency DebateRoutine Proceedings

4:05 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker

The Chair has considered the request of the hon. member and is of the view that the requested debate does not meet the exigencies of the standing order at this time.

The House proceeded to the consideration of Bill C-34, an act to amend the Canada Transportation Act, as reported (with amendment) from the committee.