Debates of Sept. 17th, 2003

Parliament of Canada Act

[Some hon. members]

No.

The House resumed from June 11 consideration of Bill C-250, an act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda), as reported (without amendment) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No. 1.

Criminal Code

[The Speaker]

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions on the report stage of Bill C-250.

The question is on Motion No. 2.

After the taking of the vote:

[Alan Tonks, Liberal, York South—Weston, ON]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to be recorded as voting in the negative on the last vote.

[Sarkis Assadourian, Liberal, Brampton Centre, ON]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to oppose Motion No. 2 also.

[John Cannis, Liberal, Scarborough Centre, ON]

I voted in favour, Mr. Speaker.

The House divided on Motion No. 2, which was negatived on the following division:)

[The Speaker]

I declare Motion No. 2 lost.

The next division is on Motion No. 3.

The House divided on Motion No. 3, which was negatived on the following division:)

[The Speaker]

I declare Motion No. 3 lost.

[Svend Robinson, NDP, Burnaby—Douglas, BC]

moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in.

[The Speaker]

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

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Speaker]

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

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Speaker]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Speaker]

In my opinion the nays have it.

And more than five members having risen:

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

[The Speaker]

I declare the motion carried.

When shall the bill be read the third time? By leave, now?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Svend Robinson, NDP, Burnaby—Douglas, BC]

moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.

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

Mr. Speaker, I realize this is unusual during private members' business, but I have had some requests from both sides of the House to see whether there might be consent, given this is now the report on third reading, to apply the vote from the previous vote.

[The Speaker]

Is there consent to proceed in this way?

[Some hon. members]

Agreed.

[Some hon. members]

No.

[The Speaker]

The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?