Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Moore (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics) laid upon the Table, — Reports of Defence Construction (1951) Limited for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 8561-391-662-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— Nos. 391-0017, 391-0050, 391-0058, 391-0064 and 391-0070 concerning China. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-13-01;

— No. 391-0024 concerning environmental pollution. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-14-01;

— No. 391-0029 concerning the situation in Sudan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-15-01;

— No. 391-0037 concerning Afghanistan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-16-01;

— Nos. 391-0047, 391-0049, 391-0051, 391-0053 to 391-0057, 391-0068, 391-0074, 391-0077, 391-0080 to 391-0082, 391-0086, 391-0090 and 391-0092 concerning a national child care program. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-5-03;

— No. 391-0106 concerning assisted suicide. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-2-02.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 10) was tabled.

— by Mr. Silva (Davenport), one concerning immigration (No. 391-0149);

— by Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke), one concerning mad cow disease (No. 391-0150);

— by Ms. Neville (Winnipeg South Centre), one concerning the Canadian Armed Forces (No. 391-0151);

— by Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington), one concerning China (No. 391-0152);

— by Mr. Russell (Labrador), one concerning the fishing industry (No. 391-0153);

— by Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 391-0154);

— by Mrs. Yelich (Blackstrap), one concerning housing policy (No. 391-0155);

— by Mr. Vellacott (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin), one concerning unborn children (No. 391-0156);

— by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 391-0157);

— by Mr. Savage (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour), two concerning a national child care program (Nos. 391-0158 and 391-0159);

— by Mr. Laframboise (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 391-0160).

Q-13 — Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam) — With regard to Canada's commitments in Afghanistan: (a) what is the estimated cost of Canada's continuing commitments; (b) what is the current command structure of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, particularly their relation to United States of America (USA) forces; (c) what is the total number of Canadian soldiers present in Afghanistan at the moment and how will this change over the next 12 months; (d) how will force levels change over the next decade; (e) how does the government see the mission in Afghanistan aligning with Canada's role in the world; (f) is the government aware of the conditions in USA-controlled and Afghanistan-controlled detention facilities in Afghanistan, and, if so, what has the government determined about the conditions; (g) has the government sought assurances from the USA regarding the treatment of prisoners who are handed over to USA or Afghan forces; (h) does the government believe that the Prisoner Transfer Arrangement signed on December 18, 2005 by the Chief of Defence Staff prevents the onward transfer of prisoners to countries other than Canada and Afghanistan; (i) have foreign forces ever surrounded Canadian encampments or bases with anti-personnel land mines; (j) are Canadian bases surrounded by any anti-personnel landmines that have been left from previous conflicts in Afghanistan; (k) how long does the government expect the Canadian military presence in Afghanistan to last; (l) does the government have any plans for further debate in the House of Commons regarding the deployment in Afghanistan; (m) does the government have any plans for a vote in the House regarding new deployments in Afghanistan; (n) are Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan part of the American Operation Enduring Freedom; (o) will Canadian Forces in Afghanistan come under North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) command, and, if so, when will this happen; (p) does the government believe that the current mission has a United Nations mandate, and, if so, how was it achieved; (q) has the government considered a possible renewal or modification of the Canadian mission, once current commitments have been fulfilled; (r) what is the date on which Canada will have to notify NATO if it wishes to make commitments past February 2007; (s) has the government considered building a joint detention facility with the Netherlands to hold prisoners; (t) have Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan been instructed to uphold both the spirit and the letter of the Ottawa Convention on anti-personnel land mines; (u) has the government created an exit strategy for our deployment; (v) if we continue at current force levels in Afghanistan, what would be the number of deployable troops available to the Canadian Forces, both at home and abroad, over the next five years; and (w) what is the expected wear on equipment if a long-term mission is taken on? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-13.

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons requesting that House to unite with the Senate for the following purpose:

That the Senate takes note that tobacco smoking continues to cause an estimated 45,000 Canadian deaths and to cost our economy up to $15 billion each year;

That the Senate notes that current federal legislation allows for ventilation options and smoking rooms in workplaces under federal jurisdiction even though they do not provide full protection from second-hand smoke and that full protection from second-hand smoke can only be achieved through the creation of workplaces and public places that are completely free of tobacco smoke;

That the Senate urges the Government of Canada to introduce legislation to ensure that all enclosed workplaces and public places under its jurisdiction are smoke-free; and

That the Senate ask the Government of Canada to call upon each province and territory that has not yet done so to enact comprehensive smoke-free legislation.

— by Mr. Prentice (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians) — Reports of the Sahtu Land and Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 8561-391-731-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by Mr. Prentice (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians) — Reports of the Gwich'in Land and Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 8561-391-875-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by Mr. Bonin (Nickel Belt), one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-0161).