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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals

No. 40

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

2:00 p.m.



Prayers
National Anthem
Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Oral Questions

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Daily Routine Of Business

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Bill S-220, An Act respecting a National Blood Donor Week, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-42.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 8) was tabled.


Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the Ninth Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following changes to the lists of members of the following standing committees:

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics

Richard Nadeau for Gérard Asselin

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food

Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac for Jean-Yves Roy

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Thierry St-Cyr for Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Finance

Jean-Yves Laforest for Thierry St-Cyr

Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates

Meili Faille for Richard Nadeau
Raymonde Folco for Raymond Bonin

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Dominic LeBlanc for Marlene Jennings

Standing Committee on Official Languages

Brent St. Denis for Raymonde Folco

Standing Committee on Status of Women

Johanne Deschamps for Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the names of the following Members be added to the lists of associate members of the following standing committees:

Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Finance

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development

Meili Faille
Thierry St-Cyr

Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates

Richard Nadeau

Standing Committee on Health

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on International Trade

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Meili Faille
Marlene Jennings

Standing Committee on National Defence

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Official Languages

Meili Faille

Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Meili Faille

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the name of the following Member be deleted from the lists of associate members of the following standing committees:

Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Finance

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Health

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Vivian Barbot

Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Vivian Barbot

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Order 107(5), that the following Member be added to the list of associate members of the Liaison Committee:

Thierry St-Cyr

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Order 107(5), that the following Member be removed from the list of associate members of the Liaison Committee:

Meili Faille

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) is tabled.


Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Bill C-428, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (methamphetamine), with an amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-43.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 7 to 9) was tabled.


Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the Ninth Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.


Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by Mrs. Barnes (London West), one concerning museums (No. 392-0245);
— by Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau), one concerning the Canada Labour Code (No. 392-0246);
— by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), one concerning tobacco (No. 392-0247) and one concerning federal programs (No. 392-0248);
— by Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 392-0249);
— by Mr. McTeague (Pickering—Scarborough East), one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 392-0250) and one concerning the issuing of visas (No. 392-0251);
— by Mrs. Grewal (Fleetwood—Port Kells), one concerning the criminal justice system (No. 392-0252);
— by Mr. Lee (Scarborough—Rouge River), one concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (No. 392-0253);
— by Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke), one concerning gun control (No. 392-0254);
— by Mrs. Kadis (Thornhill), one concerning transportation (No. 392-0255) and one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 392-0256);
— by Mr. Tweed (Brandon—Souris), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 392-0257);
— by Mr. Silva (Davenport), one concerning the Canadian Armed Forces (No. 392-0258) and one concerning the Canada Labour Code (No. 392-0259);
— by Ms. Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques), three concerning federal programs (Nos. 392-0260 to 392-0262);
— by Mr. Wilson (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country), one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0263);
— by Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0264);
— by Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South), one concerning the issuing of visas (No. 392-0265).
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Hearn (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), — That Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.


The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food.

Debate arose thereon.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Bernier (Minister of Foreign Affairs), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Minister of Veterans Affairs), — That Bill C-9, An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention), be now read a third time and do pass.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:

(Division No. 31 -- Vote no 31)
YEAS: 241, NAYS: 26

YEAS -- POUR

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Alghabra
Allen
Allison
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
André
Asselin
Bachand
Bagnell
Bains
Barbot
Barnes
Batters
Beaumier
Bélanger
Bellavance
Bennett
Benoit
Bernier
Bevilacqua
Bezan
Bigras
Blackburn
Blais
Boshcoff
Bouchard
Boucher
Bourgeois
Breitkreuz
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Brunelle
Calkins
Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country)
Cannis
Cannon (Pontiac)
Cardin
Carrie
Carrier
Casson
Chan
Chong
Clement
Coderre
Comuzzi
Cotler
Crête
Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Cummins
Davidson
Day
DeBellefeuille
Del Mastro

Demers
Deschamps
Devolin
Dhaliwal
Dhalla
Dion
Dosanjh
Doyle
Dryden
Duceppe
Dykstra
Easter
Emerson
Epp
Eyking
Faille
Fast
Finley
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Folco
Freeman
Gagnon
Galipeau
Gallant
Godfrey
Goldring
Goodale
Goodyear
Gourde
Gravel
Grewal
Guarnieri
Guay
Guimond
Hanger
Harper
Harris
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Hinton
Holland
Hubbard
Ignatieff
Jaffer
Jean
Jennings
Kadis
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Keeper
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Komarnicki
Kotto
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)

Laforest
Lake
Lauzon
Lavallée
Lebel
LeBlanc
Lee
Lemay
Lemieux
Lessard
Lévesque
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lunney
Lussier
MacAulay
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malhi
Malo
Maloney
Manning
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Matthews
Mayes
McCallum
McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McTeague
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Menzies
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Minna
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Nadeau
Neville
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
Obhrai
Oda
Ouellet
Pacetti
Pallister
Paquette
Paradis
Patry
Pearson
Perron
Petit
Plamondon
Poilievre
Prentice

Preston
Proulx
Rajotte
Ratansi
Redman
Regan
Reid
Richardson
Ritz
Rota
Roy
Russell
Savage
Scarpaleggia
Schellenberger
Scott
Sgro
Shipley
Silva
Simard
Simms
Skelton
Smith
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
St. Amand
St. Denis
Stanton
Steckle
Storseth
Strahl
Sweet
Szabo
Telegdi
Temelkovski
Thi Lac
Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Thibault (West Nova)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Tilson
Toews
Tonks
Trost
Turner
Tweed
Valley
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Vincent
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Wilfert
Wrzesnewskyj
Yelich
Zed

Total: -- 241

NAYS -- CONTRE

Angus
Atamanenko
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bevington
Black
Blaikie
Charlton

Chow
Christopherson
Comartin
Davies
Dewar
Godin
Julian

Layton
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Masse
Mathyssen
McDonough
Nash

Priddy
Savoie
Siksay
Stoffer
Wasylycia-Leis

Total: -- 26

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Baird
Blaney
Bonsant

Gaudet
Guergis
Harvey

Laframboise
Lalonde
Mark

Mourani
Picard
Thompson (Wild Rose)

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Private Members' Business

At 5:58 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Ms. Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques), seconded by Mr. Pearson (London North Centre), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should review the Old Age Security program with a view to: (a) reduce the program’s operational costs by ceasing to pay benefits that subsequently have to be repaid; (b) allocate these savings first to single, divorced and widowed Guaranteed Income Savings recipients, specifically to people who did not have an opportunity to prepare for their retirement; (c) improve the Guaranteed Income Savings benefits for elderly single, divorced and widowed individuals; and (d) increase the other income threshold so that Guaranteed Income Savings recipients may receive the equivalent of 15 hours per week of work at minimum wage in their province of residence without penalty. (Private Members' Business M-383)

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:58 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 7:25 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).