Debates of March 25th, 2003

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2002-03

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Dale Johnston, Canadian Alliance, Wetaskiwin, AB]

Mr. Speaker, Canadian Alliance members will vote no to this motion.

[Michel Guimond, Bloc, Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-De- Beaupré—Île-D'Orléans, QC]

Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Quebecois will be voting in favour of this motion.

[Yvon Godin, NDP, Acadie—Bathurst, NB]

Mr. Speaker, the members of the NDP will be voting against this motion.

[Rick Borotsik, Progressive Conservative, Brandon—Souris, MB]

Mr. Speaker, members of the Progressive Conservative Party will vote yes to the motion.

[Jean Guy Carignan, Liberal, Québec East, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting in favour of this motion.

[Pierrette Venne, Bloc, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting against this motion.

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

[The Speaker]

I declare the motion carried.

[Lucienne Robillard, Liberal, President of the Treasury Board]

moved:

That Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003, except any vote disposed of earlier today, be concurred in.

[The Speaker]

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

[Marlene Catterall, Liberal, Ottawa West—Nepean, ON]

Mr. Speaker, I believe you would find the consent of the House that those who voted on Motion No. 5 be recorded as voting on the supplementary estimates (B) concurrence motion and the second reading vote on the supply bill, with Liberal members voting yes.

[The Speaker]

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this fashion?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Dale Johnston, Canadian Alliance, Wetaskiwin, AB]

Mr. Speaker, Canadian Alliance members will vote no on those motions.

[Michel Guimond, Bloc, Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-De- Beaupré—Île-D'Orléans, QC]

Mr. Speaker, the members of the Bloc Quebecois will be voting against these two motions.

[Yvon Godin, NDP, Acadie—Bathurst, NB]

Mr. Speaker, members of the NDP will vote no.

[Rick Borotsik, Progressive Conservative, Brandon—Souris, MB]

Mr. Speaker, Progressive Conservatives will be voting no to both these motions.

[Jean Guy Carignan, Liberal, Québec East, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting in favour of these motions.

[Pierrette Venne, Bloc, Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC]

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting against these motions.

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

[The Speaker]

I declare the motion carried.

[Lucienne Robillard, Liberal, Westmount—Ville-Marie, QC]

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-29, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2003, be read the first time.

(Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)

[Lucienne Robillard, Liberal, Westmount—Ville-Marie, QC]

moved that Bill C-29, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2003, be now read a second time and referred to committee of the whole.

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

[The Speaker]

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly the bill stands referred to a committee of the whole and I do now leave the chair for the House to go into committee of the whole.

(Bill read the second time and the House went into committee thereon, Mr. Kilger in the chair)

[The Chair]

Order, please. The hon. member for New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby.

[Paul Forseth, Canadian Alliance, New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, BC]

Mr. Chairman, I would ask the President of the Treasury Board if she can assure this House that the bill is presented in its usual form?

(On clause 2)