Madam Speaker:
Order. The hon. member for Wellington-Dufferin-Simcoe (Mr. Beatty) on a point of order.
Hon. Perrin Beatty (Wellington-Dufferin-Simcoe):
Madam Speaker, if I heard the parliamentary secretary correctly, yet another day has gone by without an answer to question No. 1,852. It is now six months to the day since I put the question on the Order Paper, and the Minister of Communications (Mr. Fox) should have been able to give me an answer to it by now. The chairman of the Canadian Film Development Corporation indicated that he gave the information to the minister some months ago, yet we still do not have an answer. I am wondering whether I can have one.
Madam Speaker:
Order. The hon. Secretary of State.
Hon. Francis Fox (Secretary of State and Minister of Communications):
Madam Speaker, the hon. member is taking my name in vain. The estimates of my department have been considered. I was expecting him at the committee to answer his questions, but the hon. member saw fit not to attend that sitting. I have been expecting a question in the House for the past two or three weeks.
Madam Speaker:
Order. I think the question was put to the parliamentary secretary and the minister is pursuing the discussion.
Mr. Collenette:
This question was asked yesterday and I gave an answer yesterday, and I am looking into that.
Excise Tax
Madam Speaker:
Shall the remaining questions stand?
Agreed.
The House resumed, from Thursday, June 4, consideration of Bill C-57, to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Excise Act and to provide for a revenue tax in respect of petroleum and gas, as reported (with amendments) from the Standing Committee on Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs, and motions Nos. 4 (Mr. Blenkarn) and 5 (Mr. Riis).
Madam Speaker:
It being six o'clock, I do now leave the chair until eight o'clock this evening.
At six o'clock the House took recess.
AFTER RECESS The House resumed at 8 p.m.
Mr. Deputy Speaker:
Order, please. Is the House ready for the question?
Question.
Mr. Deputy Speaker:
The question is on motion No. 4, and a vote on motion No. 4 will dispose of motion No. 5. All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.
Yea.
Mr. Deputy Speaker:
All those opposed will please say nay.
Nay.
Mr. Deputy Speaker:
In my opinion the nays have it.
And more than five members having risen: