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| 39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 100 Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:00 p.m. |
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| Prayers |
| National Anthem |
| 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. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), — That Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Jean (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Tweed (Brandon—Souris), — That this question be now put.
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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: 173, NAYS: 64 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Doyle Komarnicki Ritz Total: -- 173 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE André Christopherson Julian Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Total: -- 64 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Blais Guay Lunney Stanton |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 61(2), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the motion of Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), — That Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, be now read a third time and do pass. |
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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: 173, NAYS: 64 (See list under Division No. 114) |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, S.C. 2005, c. 46, sbs. 38(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-1000-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions: |
— Nos. 392-0579 and 392-0591 concerning aboriginal affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-4-02;
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— No. 392-0601 concerning climate change. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-9-06;
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— No. 392-0618 concerning student loans. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-50-07;
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— No. 392-0652 concerning cruelty to animals. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-40-07;
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— Nos. 392-0677, 392-0681 and 392-0704 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-26-16.
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Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Lee (Scarborough—Rouge River) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Second Part of the 2008 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, France, from April 14 to 18, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-51-06.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Merrifield (Yellowhead) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 47th Canadian-American Days, held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from March 25 to 30, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-59-16.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Harvey (Louis-Hébert) presented the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the APF, held in Brussels, Belgium, on February 19 and 20, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-52-06.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Merrifield (Yellowhead), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-130. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 37, 38 and 41 to 45) was tabled. |
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Mr. Anders (Calgary West), from the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented the First Report of the Committee, "Resetting the Bar for Veterans Health Care: Veterans Independence Program and Veterans Health Care Review". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-131. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 2, 4, 6, 7, 9 to 13, 15 to 18 and 20) was tabled. |
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Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), from the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2008-2009 — Votes 40 and 45 under JUSTICE; Vote 20 under PARLIAMENT). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-132. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 27 to 30 and 36) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), Bill C-552, An Act to amend the Telecommunications Act (Internet Neutrality), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, a Member from the Liberal Party and a Member from the New Democratic Party may speak for not more than 10 minutes on report stage Motions Nos. 1 and 2 of Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, after which Motions Nos. 1 and 2 shall be deemed adopted, the Bill shall be deemed concurred in at the report stage with further amendments and deemed read a third time and passed. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau), one concerning the Canada Labour Code (No. 392-0716);
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— by Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam), two concerning the Employment Insurance Program (Nos. 392-0717 and 392-0718);
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— by Mr. Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord), one concerning the mining industry (No. 392-0719);
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— by Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal), one concerning Iran (No. 392-0720);
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— by Ms. McDonough (Halifax), one concerning immigration (No. 392-0721);
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— by Mr. Storseth (Westlock—St. Paul), one concerning cluster munitions (No. 392-0722);
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— by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0723);
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— by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), one concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (No. 392-0724);
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— by Mr. Epp (Edmonton—Sherwood Park), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 392-0725);
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— by Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal), one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 392-0726), one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 392-0727) and one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 392-0728).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the answer to question Q-244 on the Order Paper. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return: |
Q-202 — Mr. Pearson (London North Centre) — With regard to the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund within Infrastructure Canada and the Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program within the Department of Transport: (a) what has been the total spending in the program since 2002; (b) how much of this total has been spent in each of the provinces in each year of the programs from 2002 to 2007, inclusive; and (c) what is the per capita amount of spending of these programs per province in each year of the programs from 2002 to 2007, inclusive? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-202.
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Q-241 — Ms. Bell (Vancouver Island North) — With regard to oil spills off the West Coast of Canada: (a) what systems, plans or procedures are in place in case of an oil spill off of Vancouver Island, Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte area, or the North Coast of British Columbia; (b) who would be the first to respond to an oil spill off the coast of British Columbia and who would be in charge of clean up; (c) what are the response times to contain an oil spill in (i) the North Coast of British Columbia, (ii) the Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte area, (iii) the North Coast of Vancouver Island, (iv) the West Coast of Vancouver Island; (d) have there been any studies, reports, estimations on the risk or possibility of oil spills due to oil tanker traffic coming from Kitimat or Prince Rupert, British Columbia and, if so, what are their conclusions; (e) have there been any studies, reports or estimations on the possible cost of an oil spill off the coast of British Columbia and, if so, what are their conclusions; and (f) in terms of the gas spill in Robson’s Bight on Vancouver Island (i) has there been any evaluation of the potential damage this spill has caused, (ii) has there been any evaluation of the response and clean up, (iii) are there any further plans for clean-up operations such as removing the truck from the area, (iv) are their plans to ensure that similar accidents do not reoccur in ecologically sensitive areas? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-241.
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Q-242 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — With regard to the anthrax vaccine administered to Canadian Forces personnel serving in the Gulf War: (a) has the government completed independent testing on the safety of the vaccine; (b) has the government completed a study on the health of Canadian Forces personnel who received the vaccine; and (c) has the government continued to monitor or has it undertaken any follow up studies on the health of Canadian Forces personnel who have received the vaccine? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-242.
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development with amendments; |
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And of the motions in Group No. 1. |
| Group No. 1 | |
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Motion No. 1 of Mr. Strahl (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Revenue), — That Bill C-21, in Clause 1.1, be amended by replacing lines 6 to 20 on page 1 with the following:
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Motion No. 2 of Mr. Strahl (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Revenue), — That Bill C-21, in Clause 1.2, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 2 with the following:
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The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1. |
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Pursuant to Order made earlier today, report stage Motions Nos. 1 and 2 were deemed adopted, the Bill was deemed concurred in at the report stage with further amendments and deemed read the third time and passed. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Emerson (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Revenue), — That Bill C-55, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the States of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland), the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Republic of Iceland, the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Kingdom of Norway and the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Swiss Confederation, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade. |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders. |
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The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-5, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident. |
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Mr. MacKay (Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) for Mr. Lunn (Minister of Natural Resources), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Minister of Veterans Affairs), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Emerson (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Revenue), — That Bill C-55, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the States of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland), the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Republic of Iceland, the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Kingdom of Norway and the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Swiss Confederation, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade. |
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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: 200, NAYS: 21 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Dhaliwal Khan Poilievre Total: -- 200 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Atamanenko Chow Davies Masse Total: -- 21 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Blais Guay Lunney Stanton |
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Accordingly, Bill C-55, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the States of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland), the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Republic of Iceland, the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Kingdom of Norway and the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Swiss Confederation, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade. |
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Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Mr. Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour), — That Bill C-445, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for loss of retirement income), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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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: 133, NAYS: 98 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Cullen (Etobicoke North) Karygiannis Patry Total: -- 133 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Epp Lake Shipley Total: -- 98 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Blais Guay Lunney Stanton |
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Accordingly, Bill C-445, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for loss of retirement income), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:18 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville), seconded by Mr. Harris (Cariboo—Prince George), — That Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (punishment and hearing), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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The debate continued. |
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At 7:17 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 4, 2008, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business. |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:17 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, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the question was deemed to have been withdrawn. |
| Government Orders |
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At 7:47 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of all Votes under FINANCE in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. |
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At 11:45 p.m., the Committee rose. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the considered Votes were deemed reported. |
| Messages from the Senate |
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Messages were received from the Senate as follows: |
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-459, An Act to establish a Ukrainian Famine and Genocide ("Holodomor") Memorial Day and to recognize the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33 as an act of genocide, without amendment.
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| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) — Report of the 2875039 Canada Limited for the year ended December 31, 2007, 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. 8561-392-924-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
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— by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) — Report of the 2875047 Canada Limited for the year ended December 31, 2007, 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. 8561-392-925-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
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— by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) — Report of the 3906949 Canada Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2007, 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. 8561-392-926-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
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— by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) — Report of the Canada Post International Limited for the year ended December 31, 2007, 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. 8561-392-927-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
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— by Ms. Verner (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2008-2009 to 2012-2013 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2008-2009 of the Canadian Museum of Nature, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-856-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
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— by Ms. Verner (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2008-2009 to 2012-2013 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2008-2009 of the Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-857-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
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— by Ms. Verner (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2008-2009 to 2012-2013 of the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-858-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
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— by Ms. Verner (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2008-2009 to 2012-2013 of the National Gallery of Canada and its affiliate, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-859-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
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| Adjournment |
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At 11:46 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |