Derek Lee

[Committees Of The House, December 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, the second item involves the previously tabled report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the televising of our standing committees. I move:

That the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs in the First Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament, be deemed to have been laid upon the table in the present Session and concurred in, provided that, for the purposes of this Order, the date “June 30, 1999” in the said Report shall be read as “June 30, 2000”.

[Committees Of The House, December 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Following consultations of the House leaders, I think you would find unanimous consent for adoption of the two following motions.

The first deals with the existing mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. The motions reads as follows:

That the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights be designated as the committee for the purposes of section 233 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.

[Starred Questions, December 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, the answer is as follows: The Department of the Environment works with Health Canada on the assessment of toxic substances such as PCBs. Environment Canada provides the environmental toxicology and Health Canada provides the health component.

PCBs satisfy all four criteria outlined in the federal government's toxic substance management policy, TSMP, for track 1 substances. Track 1 substances, such as PCBs, are predominantly anthropogenic, persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.

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

[Starred Questions, December 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, would you be so kind as to call Starred Question No. 11. .[Text]

Question No. 11—

[Questions On The Order Paper, December 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, Question No. 23 will be answered today. .[Text]

Question No. 23—

[Government Response To Petitions, December 2nd, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to nine petitions.

[Motions For Papers, December 1st, 1999]

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

[Questions On The Order Paper, December 1st, 1999]

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

[Questions On The Order Paper, December 1st, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, Question No. 7 will be answered today. .[Text]

Question No. 7—

Mr. Peter MacKay:

With respect to RCMP officers of civilians classified under the person year exemption status: ( a ) how many are there; ( b ) how were they appointed; ( c ) where are they located; ( d ) what are their job descriptions; ( e ) what are their responsibilities; ( f ) what is the cost to the Canadian government of these officers' expenses and salaries; ( g ) who assigns their project and on what projects are these officers currently working; and ( h ) to whom and how often do these officers report their work?

[Committees Of The House, December 1st, 1999]

Mr. Speaker, I move that the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House earlier this day, be concurred in.

(Motion agreed to)