Supply  Mr. Speaker, the motion before us today calls for the reinstatement of the Baie Comeau policy which was adopted by the previous government in July 1985. The late Conservative government introduced a foreign investment policy for the book trade in July 1985 which came

Motions For Papers  Is it agreed?

Motions For Papers  Agreed.

Committees Of The House  Mr. Speaker, I move that the 11th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented to the House earlier this day be concurred in. (Motion agreed to.)

Business Of The House  Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion?

Business Of The House  Agreed. (Motion agreed to.)

Budget Implementation Act, 1994  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-17, an act to amend certain statutes to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 22, 1994. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)

Language Jurisdiction Act   in their house on the vital question of language. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)

Business Of The House  Mr. Speaker, if I may continue. The reason for the motion is to accommodate the minister and the opposition critics, some of whom were unable to be here on the previous dates for deferral of this vote. I may say that while this is not the first time it has been deferred-members

House debate  The House resumed consideration of the motion and of the amendment.

Supply  I declare the motion lost.

House debate  The House resumed, from March 14, 1994, consideration of the motion.

Supply  It being 6.30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45(5)(a), the House will now proceed to the recorded division on the supply proceedings. Call in the members. (The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Business Of The House  Agreed. (Motions moved and agreed to).

House debate  The House resumed consideration of the motion and the amendment.