Marcel Massé

[Division No. 351, March 16th, 1999]

moved that the bill be concurred in.

[Division No. 351, March 16th, 1999]

Mr. Chairman, the proportions requested in the bill are intended to provide for all necessary requirements of the Public Service of Canada up to the second supply period of 1999-2000. In no instance is the total amount of an item being released by the bill.

The form of the supply bill is the usual one for interim supply bills.

Passage of the present bill shall not prejudice either the rights or the privileges of members to criticize any item in the estimates when it comes up for consideration in committee. The usual undertaking is hereby given that these rights and privileges shall be respected and shall be neither abolished nor limited in any way as a result of the passage of the present bill.

[Division No. 350, March 16th, 1999]

moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to committee of the whole.

[Division No. 350, March 16th, 1999]

moved that Bill C-74, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the Public Service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2000, be read the first time.

(Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)

[Interim Supply, March 16th, 1999]

moved:

That this House do concur in Interim Supply as follows:

That a sum not exceeding $13,825,965,402.19, being composed of:

(1) three-twelfths ($7,905,805,057.50) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, which were laid upon the Table Monday, March 1, 1999, and except for those items below:

(2) eleven-twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Heritage Vote 120, Finance Vote L15, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 15, and Treasury Board Vote 5 (Schedule 1) of the said Estimates, $533,508,250.00;

(3) ten-twelfths of the total of the amount of Fisheries and Oceans Vote 10 (Schedule 2) of the said Estimates, $227,395,833.33;

(4) nine-twelfths of the total of the amount of Parliament Vote 10 (Schedule 3) of the said Estimates, $13,432,500.00;

(5) seven-twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Heritage Vote 70, Finance Vote 20, and Human Resources Development Vote 35 (Schedule 4) of the said Estimates, $763,144,083.33;

(6) six-twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Heritage Votes 20 and 135, Industry Vote 50, and Justice Vote 15 (Schedule 5) of the said Estimates, $64,698,500.00;

(7) five-twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Heritage Vote 65, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vote 5, Health Vote 10, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 15, Industry Vote 40, Justice Vote 1, Public Works and Government Services Vote 10, Solicitor General Vote 5 and Transport Vote 1 (Schedule 6) of the said Estimates, $1,848,579,250.00;

(8) four-twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Heritage Votes 25, 40, and 50, Citizenship and Immigration Vote 10, Environment Vote 1, Health Votes 1 and 5, Human Resources Development Votes 10 and 25, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Votes 35 and 40, Industry Votes 30, 35 90, 95, 100 and 110, Natural Resources Vote L10, Privy Council Votes 15 and 35, Public Works and Government Services Votes 1 and 15, Treasury Board Vote 15 (Schedule 7) of the said Estimates, $2,469,401,928.03; be granted to Her Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000.

[Division No. 348, March 16th, 1999]

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

[Division No. 347, March 16th, 1999]

moved that the bill be concurred in.

[Division No. 347, March 16th, 1999]

Mr. Chairman, the form of this bill is the same as that passed in previous years.

[Division No. 346, March 16th, 1999]

moved that Bill C-73, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the Public Service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1999, be read the second time and referred to committee of the whole.

[Division No. 346, March 16th, 1999]

moved that Bill C-73, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the Public Service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 1999, be read the first time.

(Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)