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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 37 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the year 2008, including the Report on Employment Equity, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S. 1985, c. H-6, sbs. 61(4) and to the Employment Equity Act, S.C. 1995, c. 44, s. 32. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-123-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— Nos. 402-0227 and 402-0236 concerning the income tax system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-19-06.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (OSCE) to the Fifth Economic Conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), held in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, from May 24 to 26, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-61-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (OSCE) to the Fall meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), held in Portoroz, Slovenia, from September 29 to October 1, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-61-02.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (OSCE) concerning its participation at the Bureau Meeting and at the 15th Ministerial Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA), held in Madrid, Spain, from November 28 to 30, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-61-03.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), from the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, presented the Second Report of the Committee, "A Study of the Crisis in the Automotive Sector in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-46.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 5, 9 and 10) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was presented as follows:

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 402-0270).

Business of Supply

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mr. Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier), seconded by Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North), moved, — That this House recognizes the indispensible role of CBC–Radio Canada in providing national, regional, and local programming including news coverage and services to linguistic minorities throughout Canada, and therefore regrets the financial hardship and substantial lay-offs that CBC–Radio Canada currently faces; and urges the Government to provide CBC–Radio Canada with the bridge financing it requires to maintain 2008 staffing and service levels.

Debate arose thereon.

Tabling of Documents

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons for the year 2009, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 7(5). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-64-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts)

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the House of Commons for the year 2009, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 23(5). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-521-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

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.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier), seconded by Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding Standing Order 93(1)(b), the recorded division requested on Bill C-311, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change, currently to take place immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, instead take place at the expiry of the time provided for Question Period earlier that day.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier), seconded by Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 46 -- Vote n^o 46)
YEAS: 136, NAYS: 126
YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) André Angus Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Bagnell Bains Beaudin Bellavance Bennett Bevilacqua Bigras Black Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brunelle Cannis Cardin Carrier Charlton Chow Christopherson Coderre Comartin Cotler Crête Crombie Crowder Cullen Cuzner D'Amours Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Desnoyers Dewar Dhaliwal Dhalla Dion Dorion Dosanjh Dryden Duceppe Dufour Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Easter Eyking Faille Folco Foote Fry Gagnon Garneau Gaudet Godin Goodale Gravelle Guarnieri Guay Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord) Harris (St. John's East) Holland Hughes Hyer Ignatieff Jennings Julian Kennedy Laframboise Lavallée Layton Lee Lemay Leslie Malhi Malo Maloway Marston Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Masse Mathyssen McCallum McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Mendes Minna Mourani Mulcair Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Nadeau Neville Oliphant Ouellet Pacetti Paillé Paquette Patry Pearson Plamondon Pomerleau Proulx Rae Ratansi Regan Rodriguez Rota Roy Russell Savoie Scarpaleggia Sgro Siksay Simson St-Cyr Szabo Thibeault Tonks Trudeau Valeriote Vincent Volpe Wasylycia-Leis Wilfert Wrzesnewskyj Zarac Total: -- 136
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Ashfield Baird Benoit Bernier Bezan Blackburn Blaney Block Boucher Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Cadman Calandra Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Carrie Casson Chong Clarke Clement Cummins Davidson Day Dechert Del Mastro Devolin Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fast Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Glover Goldring Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guergis Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hiebert Hill Hoback Hoeppner Holder Jean Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Lemieux Lobb Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Mayes McColeman McLeod Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Obhrai Oda Payne Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Raitt Rajotte Rathgeber Reid Richards Richardson Rickford Ritz Saxton Scheer Schellenberger Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sorenson Stanton Storseth Sweet Thompson Tilson Toews Trost Tweed Uppal Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warkentin Watson Wong Woodworth Yelich Young Total: -- 126
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Blais Calkins Freeman Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Kerr Lalonde Lessard Lévesque Thi Lac Warawa Weston (Saint John)

Private Members' Business

At 5:44 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Official Languages of Bill C-307, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (Charter of the French Language) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Paquette (Joliette), seconded by Mr. Desnoyers (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages.

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.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Report on the administration of the Canada Small Business Financing Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Canada Small Business Financing Act, S.C. 1998, c. 36, ss. 18 and 20. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-240-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Reports of Export Development Canada and Exinvest Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2008, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-402-702-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Report on operations under the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act for the year 2008, pursuant to the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, R.S. 1985, c. B-7, s. 13. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-74-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by — Report on operations under the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act for the year 2008, pursuant to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act, S.C. 1991, c. 12, s. 7. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-485-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by — Reports of the Pacific Pilotage Authority for the year ended December 31, 2008, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-402-716-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:47 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 7:18 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).