Derek Lee

[Committees Of The House, April 12th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I also thank the hon. member for Louis-Hébert for her indulgence.

There have been consultations among all parties in the House and if there is unanimous consent I would move:

That, in relation to their study on the Revolution in Military Affairs and the Quality of Life in the Canadian Forces, the members of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs be authorized to travel to Kosovo, Yugoslavia and London, England from May 19 to May 26, 2000 and that the necessary staff accompany the committee.

[Motions For Papers, April 12th, 2000]

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

[Motions For Papers, April 12th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, insofar as the Departments of Health and Justice are concerned, the second report of the United Nations on the International Convention on the Rights of the Child is presently in draft form and is therefore not yet available in both official languages. All other documentation and correspondence, which is not exempt from production, such as internal departmental memoranda, is of a voluminous nature and would require an inordinate cost or length of time to produce. I would therefore would ask the hon. member to withdraw his motion.

[Motions For Papers, April 12th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, would you be so kind as to call Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers No. P-10.

Motion No. P-10

That an Order of the House do issue for copies of all documents, reports, minutes of meetings, notes, memos, correspondence and invoices relating to Canada's second report to the United Nations on the International Convention on the Rights of the Child.

[Motions For Papers, April 12th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows that government staff work assiduously to provide answers to questions and documents requested by members in the House where they can be appropriately disclosed.

I would be pleased to provide a specific answer on that particular motion forthwith and hopefully the matter can be disposed of in the House shortly.

If the hon. member would like to call that item today, it could be transferred for debate.

[Questions On The Order Paper, April 12th, 2000]

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

[Questions On The Order Paper, April 12th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, Question No. Q-80 will be answered today. .[Text]

Question No. 80—

[Committees Of The House, April 12th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House earlier this day, be concurred in.

(Motion agreed to)

[Committees Of The House, April 12th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, in both official languages, regarding the associate membership of some standing committees.

If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in this 26th report later this day.

[Government Response To Petitions, April 12th, 2000]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 89 petitions.