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| 40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 27 Tuesday, March 10, 2009 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayers |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Wilfert (Richmond Hill), one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 402-0189).
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| Business of Supply |
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The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply. |
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Mr. Bouchard (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), seconded by Mr. Vincent (Shefford), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, by providing only $170 million in funding over two years in the latest budget to assist the forestry industry, the government is showing once again its lack of concern for the Quebec economy, which has been hard hit by the forestry crisis, since this amount falls well short of what this industry needs to see it through the current crisis, especially since this funding will serve to extend programs that are ill-suited to the needs of the industry in crisis; the government should therefore establish a real plan as soon as possible to help the forestry industry, a plan including a series of specific, sustainable development measures, including loans and loan guarantees, refundable tax credits for research and development, a policy to encourage the use of lumber in the construction and renovation of federal public buildings and measures to support energy and ethanol production from forestry waste. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Tabling of Documents |
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance) laid upon the Table, — Documents entitled "Canada's Economic Action Plan — A First Report to Canadians — March 2009", pursuant to Order made Tuesday, February 3, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-402-14.
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| Business of Supply |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bouchard (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), seconded by Mr. Vincent (Shefford), in relation to the Business of Supply. |
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The debate continued. |
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At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 152, NAYS: 140 |
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YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Cullen Hyer Neville Total: -- 152 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Davidson Lake Richards Total: -- 140 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Clement Ouellet Paillé Weston (Saint John) |
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| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Business of Supply |
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Pursuant to Order made Thursday, March 5, 2009, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), — That, in the opinion of this House, the government must address the alarming growth in the number of unemployed Canadians and the increasing number of Employment Insurance claimants; confirm its commitment to a social safety net to help regular Canadians through tough times and bring forward reforms to Employment Insurance rules to expand eligibility and improve benefits, including: |
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(a) eliminate the two-week waiting period;
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(b) reduce the qualifying period to a minimum of 360 hours of work, regardless of the regional rate of unemployment;
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(c) allow self-employed workers to participate in the plan;
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(d) raise the rate of benefits to 60% and base benefits on the best 12 weeks in the qualifying period; and
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(e) encourage training and re-training.
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 152, NAYS: 140 |
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YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Cullen Hyer Neville Total: -- 152 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Davidson Lake Richards Total: -- 140 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Clement Ouellet Paillé Weston (Saint John) |
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Pursuant to Order made Monday, March 9, 2009, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Garneau (Westmount—Ville-Marie), seconded by Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), — That, given this government has continually failed to improve Canada’s research funding to build Canada into a competitive, progressive knowledge-based economy, and given that science, research and innovation are the foundations of a strong economy and the creators of the jobs of tomorrow, in the opinion of this House, the government should reinvest in these areas to ensure long term, predictable and globally competitive federal funding. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 152, NAYS: 140 |
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YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Cullen Hyer Neville Total: -- 152 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Davidson Lake Richards Total: -- 140 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Clement Ouellet Paillé Weston (Saint John) |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:03 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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Mrs. Thi Lac (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot), seconded by Ms. Demers (Laval), moved, — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should as soon as possible introduce a bill providing: a 110 dollar monthly increase in the guaranteed income supplement paid to pensioners; the continuation of the payment, for a period of six months, of the old age security pension and supplement to a person whose spouse or common-law partner has died; automatic registration for people 65 entitled to the guaranteed income supplement; full retroactivity of the guaranteed income supplement for seniors who have been short-changed. (Private Members' Business M-300) |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:04 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 7:23 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |