Mr. Chairperson (Marcel Laurendeau): The committee will come to order.

Mr. Ben Sveinson (Chairperson of the section of the Committee of Supply meeting in Room 255): Mr. Chairperson, in the section of the Committee of Supply meeting in Room 255 to complete the consideration of the remaining Estimates resolution, a voice vote was held on Resolution 34.1.Children and Youth Secretariat $685,800. Following from the voice vote, it was declared that the Yeas were in the majority. A request for a formal counted vote was then made by two members. I am now reporting that request.

Mr. Chairperson: A count-out vote has been requested in committee of Room 255. Call in the members.

The committee will come to order. The Committee of Supply, meeting in Room 255, to complete the consideration of the remaining Estimates resolutions, a voice vote was held on Resolution 34.1. Children and Youth Secretariat $685,800.

Following from the voice vote, it was declared that the Yeas were in the majority. A request for a formal counted vote was then made by two members.

Mr. Chairperson: The resolution is accordingly passed.

The hour being after six o'clock, committee rise. Call in the Speaker.

Mr. Chairperson (Gerry McAlpine): Will the Committee of Supply please come to order. The 240 hours allowed for the consideration of Supply resolutions has expired. I am therefore putting the questions of all remaining resolutions. The resolutions are as follows:

Government Services.

Resolution 8.2: RESOLVED that there by granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $26,731,100 for Government Services, Property Management, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 8.3: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $6,378,100 for Government Services, Supply and Services, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 8.4: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $2,479,800 for Government Services, Accommodation Development, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 8.5: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $1,292,500 for Government Services, Emergency Management Organization, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 8.6: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $5,683,300 for Government Services, Minor Capital Projects, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 8.7: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $8,136,500 for Government Services, Amortization of Capital Assets, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Other Appropriations.

Resolution 27.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $23,500,000 for Other Appropriations, Emergency Expenditures, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Hon. Glen Cummings (Minister of Natural Resources): Mr. Chairman, my colleagues in the opposition raise a legitimate question. Is it not within the purview of the committee of the House, given that the hours have expired, to automatically declare all of the appropriations approved?

Mr. Chairperson: In answer to the honourable minister, all the resolutions have to be on the record as being passed, and this is the process in which they can be done after the expiration of the 240 hours.

Natural Resources.

Resolution 12.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $5,183,900 for Natural Resources, Administration and Finance, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 12.2: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $36,261,500 for Natural Resources, Regional Operations, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 12.3: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $45,716,600 for Natural Resources, Resource Programs, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

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Resolution 12.4: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $5,717,400 for Natural Resources, Land Information Centre, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 12.5: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $8,428,300 for Natural Resources, Infrastructure and Minor Capital Projects, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 12.6: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $1,926,600 for Natural Resources, Amortization of Capital Assets, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 12.7: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $51,109,800 for Natural Resources, Flood Proofing Programs, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000.

Shall the resolution pass?

An Honourable Member: No.

Mr. Chairperson: All those in favour, say yea.

An Honourable Member: Yea.

Mr. Chairperson: All those against, say nay.

An Honourable Member: Nay.

Mr. Chairperson: In my opinion, the Yeas have it. The resolution is accordingly passed.

Mr. Chairperson: Community Support Programs.

Resolution 33.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $6,314,300 for Community Support Programs, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000.

Shall the resolution pass?

An Honourable Member: No.

Mr. Chairperson: All those in favour of the resolution passing would say yea.

An Honourable Member: Yea.

Mr. Chairperson: Against.

An Honourable Member: Nay.

Mr. Chairperson: In my opinion, the Yeas have it. The resolution is accordingly passed.

An Honourable Member: Yeas and Nays.

Mr. Chairperson: Does the honourable member for The Maples (Mr. Kowalski) have support? The honourable member does not have support. The resolution is accordingly passed.

Mr. Chairperson: Resolution 33.2: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $3,300 for Community Support Programs, Amortization of Capital Assets, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000.

Shall the resolution pass?

An Honourable Member: No.

Mr. Chairperson: All those in favour, please say yea.

An Honourable Member: Yea.

Mr. Chairperson: All those against, say nay.

An Honourable Member: Nay.

Mr. Chairperson: In my opinion, the Yeas have it.

An Honourable Member: Yeas and Nays, please.

Mr. Chairperson: Does the honourable member have support? The honourable member does not have support. The resolution is accordingly passed.

Mr. Chairperson: Other Appropriations.

Resolution 27.2: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $17,500,000 for Other Appropriations, Urban Economic Development Initiatives, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000.

Shall the resolution pass?

An Honourable Member: No.

Mr. Chairperson: All those in favour of the resolution passing, say yea.

An Honourable Member: Yea.

Mr. Chairperson: All those against, say nay.

An Honourable Member: Nay.

Mr. Chairperson: In my opinion, the Yeas have it.

An Honourable Member: Mr. Chairman, Yeas and Nays.

Mr. Chairperson: Does the honourable member for The Maples (Mr. Kowalski) have support? The honourable member does not have support. The resolution is accordingly passed.

The committee is accordingly recessed for a vote in the House. The committee will recess.

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Mr. Chairperson: Order, please. Will the Committee of Supply meeting in Room 254 please come to order to conclude the resolutions.

Other Appropriations.

Resolution 27.3: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $6,127,100 for Other Appropriations, Canada-Manitoba Infrastructure Works and Economic Development Partnership Agreements, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

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Employee Benefits and Other Payments.

Resolution 6.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $50,753,900 for Employee Benefits and Other Payments, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

This concludes our consideration of the Estimates in the section of the Committee of Supply. I would like to thank the minister and the critics for their co-operation. Committee rise.

Mr. Chairperson (Ben Sveinson): Order, please. Will this section of the Committee of Supply please come to order. Given that the time for Estimates consideration has expired, according to Rule 71.(1) and Rule 71.(3), I will now put the remaining resolutions to the committee. These resolutions are to be decided without debate, amendment or adjournment.

The resolutions are: Finance, Resolution 7.9–

Mr. Gary Kowalski (The Maples): On a point of order. Reviewing Hansard, it indicates that Resolutions 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8–it does not indicate in Hansard that they were passed. My understanding is in fact they were passed, but talking to the official opposition House leader and conferring with my colleague, I am sure the government would agree that probably the easiest way to facilitate is to go over those resolutions and to pass them.

Mr. Chairperson: I have been informed by our Clerk's office that the Hansard editor has verified that indeed the Hansard that we have been given today was in error and that it has been verified that indeed those particular ones that you have named were indeed passed right up to and including 7.8. They will also reprint that particular Hansard to indicate that indeed those particular ones were passed.

Mr. Chairperson: Is it the will of the committee to continue from where we are at 7.9? [agreed]

Finance.

Resolution 7.9: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $785,800 for Finance, Amortization of Capital Assets, for the fiscal year ending 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 7.10: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $181,800,000 for Finance, Net Tax Credit Payments, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. Shall the resolution pass?

Some Honourable Members: Pass.

Some Honourable Members: No.

Mr. Chairperson: All those in favour, please say yea.

Some Honourable Members: Yea.

Mr. Chairperson: All those opposed, please say nay.

Some Honourable Members: Nay.

Mr. Chairperson: I believe the Yeas have it.

Mr. Kowalski: Yeas and Nays.

Mr. Chairperson: Yeas and Nays have been asked for. Is there a second member to support the request for a recorded vote?

Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Inkster): With great pleasure, Mr. Chairperson.

Mr. Chairperson: Okay, then, we shall recess and proceed to the Chamber for a recorded vote.

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Mr. Chairperson: Order, please. We are now into Enabling Appropriations.

Enabling Appropriations.

Resolution 26.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $16,330,800 for Enabling Appropriations, Canada-Manitoba Enabling Vote, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 26.2: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $3,400,000 for Enabling Appropriations, Sustainable Development Innovations Fund, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 26.3: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $1,500,000 for Enabling Appropriations, Justice Initiatives, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 26.4: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $20,000,000 for Enabling Appropriations, Internal Reform, Workforce Adjustment and General Salary Increases, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

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Other Appropriations.

The next one is Allowance for Losses and Expenditures Incurred by Crown Corporations and Other Provincial Entities.

Resolution 27.4: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $775,000 for Other Appropriations, Allowance for Losses and Expenditures Incurred by Crown Corporations and Other Provincial Entities, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Capital Investment.

Resolution B.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $13,000 for Capital Investment, Agriculture, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution B.2: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $8,710,000 for Capital Investment, Family Services, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution B.3: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $7,400,000 for Capital Investment, Finance, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution B.4: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $40,700,000 for Capital Investment, Government Services, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution B.5: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $20,700,000 for Capital Investment, Health, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution B.6: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $1,453,800 for Capital Investment, Highways and Transportation, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution B.7: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $280,000 for Capital Investment, Natural Resources, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution B.8: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $34,000,000 for Capital Investment, Internal Reform, Workforce Adjustment and General Salary Increases, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Other Appropriations.

On to Capital Initiatives.

Resolution 27.5: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $55,000,000 for Other Appropriations, Capital Initiatives, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Millennium Fund.

Resolution 27.6: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $4,000,000 for Other Appropriations, Millennium Fund, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Northern Affairs.

Resolution 19.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $511,400 for Northern Affairs, Northern Affairs Executive, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. Shall the resolution pass?

Some Honourable Members: Pass.

An Honourable Member: No.

Mr. Chairperson: All those in favour of passing the resolution, please say yea.

Some Honourable Members: Yea.

Mr. Chairperson: All those opposed, please say nay.

Some Honourable Members: Nay.

Mr. Chairperson: In my opinion, the Yeas have it.

Mr. Kowalski: Yeas and Nays.

Mr. Chairperson: A recorded vote has been asked for. Is there a second member to support it?

Mr. Lamoureux: I am more than happy to, but I am sure the member for Elmwood would also be, Mr. Chairperson.

Mr. Chairperson: A recorded vote has been requested. We will recess and go to the Chamber.

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Mr. Chairperson: Order, please. We will take on where we left off on Northern Affairs.

Northern Affairs.

Resolution 19.2: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $15,987,200 for Northern Affairs, Northern Affairs Operations, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 19.3: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $2,614,600 for Northern Affairs, Capital Grants, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 19.4: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $126,400 for Northern Affairs, Amortization of Capital Assets, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Consumer and Corporate Affairs.

Resolution 5.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $1,162,300 for Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Administration and Finance, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 5.2: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $5,577,600 for Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Consumer Affairs, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 5.3: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $2,382,400 for Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Corporate Affairs, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 5.4: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $206,600 for Consumer and Corporate Affairs, Amortization of Capital Assets, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Agriculture.

Resolution 3.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $2,692,800 for Agriculture, Administration and Finance, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. Shall the resolution pass?

Some Honourable Members: Pass.

An Honourable Member: No.

Mr. Chairperson: All those in favour of the resolution, please say yea.

Some Honourable Members: Yea.

Mr. Chairperson: All those against, please say nay.

Some Honourable Members: Nay.

Mr. Chairperson: In my opinion, the Yeas have it. The resolution is accordingly passed.

Mr. Chairperson: Resolution 3.2: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $53,412,600 for Agriculture, Risk Management and Income Support Programs, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 3.4: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $13,214,600 for Agriculture, Agricultural Development and Marketing, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

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Resolution 3.5: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $14,244,100 for Agriculture, Regional Agricultural Services, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 3.6: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $2,297,200 for Agriculture, Policy and Economics, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 3.7: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $4,900,800 for Agriculture, Agriculture Research and Development, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 3.8: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $12,000,000 for Agriculture, Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Resolution 3.9: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $743,100 for Agriculture, Amortization of Capital Assets, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. [passed]

Children and Youth Secretariat.

Resolution 34.1: RESOLVED that there be granted to Her Majesty a sum not exceeding $685,800 for Children and Youth Secretariat, Children and Youth Secretariat, for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2000. Shall the resolution pass?

Some Honourable Members: No.

Some Honourable Members: Yes.

Mr. Chairperson: All those in favour of the resolution, please say yea.

Some Honourable Members: Yea.

Mr. Chairperson: All those opposed, please say nay.

Some Honourable Members: Nay.

Mr. Chairperson: In my opinion, the Yeas have it.

Mr. Kowalski: Yeas and Nays, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairperson: Yeas and Nays have been asked for. Is there a second member to support that?

Mr. Lamoureux: Mr. Chairperson, thinking of the children in hotel rooms, I would be more than happy to second that motion.

Mr. Chairperson: You do support the request for a recorded vote?

Mr. Lamoureux: Yes, I do.

Mr. Chairperson: A recorded vote has been requested. We will recess and then proceed to the Chamber.

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Mr. Chairperson: Order, please. The time being after six o'clock, committee rise.

Madam Speaker: Order, please. The hour being after 6 p.m., this House is adjourned and stands adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday).