Peter Milliken

[Motions For Papers, May 31st, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all notices of motions for the production of papers be allowed to stand.

[Questions On The Order Paper, May 31st, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, Question No. 176 will be answered today and I would ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand.

Question No. 176-

[Committees Of The House, May 31st, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, with leave of the House, I move that the 79th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, which was presented to the House today, be concurred in.

(Motion agreed to.)

[Committees Of The House, May 31st, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the 79th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the membership of the Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development. With leave of the House, I intend to move for concurrence in this report later this day.

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the 80th report of the Standing Committee of Procedure and House Affairs. The committee considered Bill C-85, an act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act and to provide for the continuation of a certain provision, and has agreed to report it without amendment.

I may say that due to the very persuasive testimony given by the President of the Treasury Board, the committee adopted every clause in the bill without amendment unanimously.

[Government Response To Petitions, May 31st, 1995]

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

[Privilege, May 30th, 1995]

Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Saint John has raised a very serious issue, one that I know the Minister of Health is very anxious to reply to when she is available. Unfortunately, the Minister of Health cannot be here today. I am informed that she will be back in the House later this week. When she returns I know she will

want to make submissions to Your Honour and to the House concerning the very serious allegation raised by the hon. member for Saint John.

I would invite Your Honour to adjourn the matter until the Minister of Health is here and we can hear from her. I hope Your Honour will then take the matter under advisement and render a decision in due course.

[Questions On The Order Paper, May 30th, 1995]

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

[Committees Of The House, May 30th, 1995]

Madam Speaker, I move:

That pursuant to subsection 7.(7) of the Referendum Act, chapter 30, Statutes of Canada, 1992, the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be the committee to undertake the review of the regulations proposed under subsections 7(3)and (4) of the act.

(Motion agreed to.)

[Committees Of The House, May 30th, 1995]

Madam Speaker, I have a second motion.

There is a change in the membership of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs with respect to associate members. If the House gives its consent, I move:

That the name of the following member be added to the list of associate members of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs: Mr. Alcock.

(Motion agreed to.)

[Committees Of The House, May 30th, 1995]

Madam Speaker, when the House last sat on Friday I presented to the House the 78th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding associate membership of the Standing Committee on Finance.

I believe it would be appropriate that I move that the 78th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented to the House on Friday, May 19, be concurred in.

(Motion agreed to.)