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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 103 Monday, June 2, 2008 11:00 a.m.

Prayers

Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Carrier (Alfred-Pellan), seconded by Mr. Gravel (Repentigny), — That Bill C-490, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (application for supplement, retroactive payments and other amendments), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

The debate continued.

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.

Interruption

At 11:58 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:02 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1.

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Mr. St-Cyr (Jeanne-Le Ber), seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond), — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 116.

Motion No. 2 of Mr. St-Cyr (Jeanne-Le Ber), seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond), — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 117.

Motion No. 3 of Mr. St-Cyr (Jeanne-Le Ber), seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond), — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 118.

Motion No. 4 of Mr. St-Cyr (Jeanne-Le Ber), seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond), — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 119.

Motion No. 5 of Mr. St-Cyr (Jeanne-Le Ber), seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond), — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 120.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

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

Tabling of Documents

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:

— No. 392-0597 concerning the situation in Sudan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-64-04;

— Nos. 392-0599 and 392-0660 concerning federal programs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-16-13.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Rivière Rouge – Mont Tremblant International Airport (YTM)). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-136.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 31) was tabled.

Mr. Casson (Lethbridge), from the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented the Third Report of the Committee (evaluation of mental health services provided on Canadian Forces Bases). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-137.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 27) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South), seconded by Mr. Alghabra (Mississauga—Erindale), Bill C-555, An Act to provide clarity and fairness in the provision of telecommunication services in Canada, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Lavallée (Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert), seconded by Mr. Ouellet (Brome—Missisquoi), Bill C-556, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act (improved access), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning service medals (No. 392-0741);

— by , one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 392-0742);

— by , one concerning the Canada Labour Code (No. 392-0743) and two concerning the situation in Israel (Nos. 392-0744 and 392-0745);

— by , one concerning world games (No. 392-0746);

— by , one concerning foreign aid (No. 392-0747);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 392-0748);

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0749).

Questions on the Order Paper

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-251 on the Order Paper.

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-247 — — With respect to the purchase, either by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for departments, agencies and Crown corporations, or by the individual departments, agencies and Crown corporations, in the fiscal years 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008, of (i) media and public relations training, (ii) public opinion research, (iii) promotional materials related to press conferences only, (iv) hairstylists and estheticians, (v) spas and suntanning salons, (vi) sporting events, (vii) dry cleaning, (viii) taxis, (ix) retreats at resorts or conference centres: (a) by department, agency or Crown corporation, how many items or services in each category were purchased; (b) what was the total cost spent by either PWGSC or another department, agency or Crown corporation on each category; and (c) with respect to media training, what was the date and cost of each contract and who was the recipient of the training? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-247.

Q-248 — — With respect to the purchase, either by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) for departments, agencies and Crown corporations, or by the individual departments, agencies and Crown corporations, in the fiscal years 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 of (i) pencil cases and knapsacks, (ii) televisions, (iii) flowers, (iv) carbon off-set credits for air travel, (v) microwaves, (vi) flatware, (vii) wine glasses, (viii) cameras, both regular and digital, (ix) golf balls and tees, (x) business ties, (xi) candies, (xii) alcoholic beverages, (xiii) jams, jellies and preserves, (xiv) land mines and clusterbombs, (xv) games, toys and wheeled goods, (xvi) DVDs and CDs, (xvii) perfumes, toilet preparations and powders, (xviii) clothes and footwear for ministers of the Crown and their staff, (xix) iPods or similar devices, (xx) hockey sticks and other sporting goods, (xxi) Tim Hortons coupons: (a) by department, agency or Crown corporation, how many in each category were purchased; and (b) what was the total cost spent by either PWGSC or another department, agency or Crown corporation on each category? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-248.

Q-252 — — With respect to financial contributions made to individuals, researchers, journalists, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions with respect to the Afghan mission over the last five years: (a) what individuals or entities have received government money to attend, organize or speak at public fora, such as conferences, seminars, or media outlets about Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan; (b) where and on what date did these events take place; (c) what individuals or entities have received government money to publish books or academic articles about Canada’s mission in Afghanistan; (d) what are the titles and publication dates of these publications; (e) what is the total amount spent, broken down by individual or institution, by year; (f) what are the terms of reference for each contract; (g) which departments awarded these contributions; (h) with specific reference to the Peace Dividend Trust (PDT), what financial commitments have been made by the government to this organization or its representatives; and (i) what services or deliverables has PDT performed for the government? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-252.

Q-253 — — With regard to the government’s development and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan: (a) what are the proposed locations and start dates of each development project, including Provincial Reconstruction Teams, designed or implemented by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade or the Department of National Defence in Afghanistan since 2001; (b) what was the actual start date and location of each project; (c) what amount of funding has been allocated to each project to date, in actual amounts and percentage; (d) what were the deliverables of each project and what percentage of them, by project, has been attained to date; (e) how many evaluations or audit reports have been prepared by the government, or contracted to private consultants, on the development of projects in Afghanistan since 2001; (f) what are the dates of publication, titles and authors of each of these evaluations or reports; (g) of these reports, how many were done by independent assessors hired by government departments; (h) if carried out by private consultants, who were the principal investigators and what were the costs of each contract; (i) how many government employees, excluding Canadian Forces personnel, have been working on the government's development and reconstruction efforts in Kandahar province and which departments have they represented, on an annual basis, since January 2002; (j) how many of these government employees have been stationed in Kabul; (k) what amount of Canadian aid and reconstruction funds earmarked for Afghanistan under the discretion of Canadian officials, or directed to bilateral or multilateral projects, is estimated to have been lost, in dollar amount and in percentage terms, on an annual basis since 2002; (l) has the government attributed any of this lost money to corruption and, if so, what entities or personalities are believed to be responsible; and (m) how does the estimated amount of lost money compare to the money lost in CIDA-funded projects in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-253.

Government Orders

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 5).

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which will also apply to Motions Nos. 2 to 5, was deferred.

Group No. 2

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 121.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 7, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 122.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 8, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 123.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 9, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 124.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 10, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 125.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 11, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 126.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 12, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 127.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 13, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 128.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 14, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 129.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 15, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 130.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 16, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 131.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 17, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 132.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 18, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 133.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 19, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 134.

Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 20, — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 135.

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 2.

The question was put on Motion No. 6 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which will also apply to Motions Nos. 7 to 20, was deferred.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded divisions were further deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Hearn (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), — That Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

“Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be not now read a third time but that it be read a third time this day six months hence.”.

The debate continued.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

Group No. 1

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. St-Cyr (Jeanne-Le Ber), seconded by Ms. Picard (Drummond), — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 116.
The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 119 -- Vote n^o 119)
YEAS: 83, NAYS: 114
YEAS -- POUR André Angus Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Barbot Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bellavance Bevington Bigras Black Blaikie Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brunelle Cardin Carrier Charlton Chow Christopherson Comartin Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Davies DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Dewar Dion Duceppe Freeman Gagnon Gaudet Godin Goodale Gravel Guimond Hall Findlay Ignatieff Jennings Julian Karygiannis Laforest Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée Layton Lessard Malo Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen McCallum McDonough Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Nadeau Nash Ouellet Paquette Perron Picard Plamondon Priddy Proulx Rae Redman Roy Savoie Siksay St-Cyr St-Hilaire Stoffer Telegdi Thi Lac Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Turner Vincent Wasylycia-Leis Total: -- 83
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Baird Benoit Blackburn Blaney Boucher Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casson Chong Clement Comuzzi Cummins Davidson Day Del Mastro Doyle Dykstra Emerson Epp Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Goldring Goodyear Gourde Grewal Hanger Harper Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Jaffer Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Lemieux Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Mayes Merrifield Miller Mills Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Paradis Petit Poilievre Preston Rajotte Reid Richardson Ritz Scheer Schellenberger Shipley Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Toews Trost Tweed Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Williams Yelich Total: -- 114
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Albrecht Batters Bezan Bruinooge Clarke Crête Devolin Faille Guay Lemay Lévesque Lussier Menzies Mourani
Accordingly, Motions Nos. 2 to 5 were also negatived on the same division.

Group No. 2

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 6 of Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), — That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 121.
The question was put on Motion No. 6 and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 120 -- Vote n^o 120)
YEAS: 83, NAYS: 114 (See list under Division No. 119)
Accordingly, Motions Nos. 7 to 20 were also negatived on the same division.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9), Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 121 -- Vote n^o 121)
YEAS: 114, NAYS: 83
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Baird Benoit Blackburn Blaney Boucher Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casson Chong Clement Comuzzi Cummins Davidson Day Del Mastro Doyle Dykstra Emerson Epp Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Goldring Goodyear Gourde Grewal Hanger Harper Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Jaffer Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Lemieux Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Mayes Merrifield Miller Mills Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Paradis Petit Poilievre Preston Rajotte Reid Richardson Ritz Scheer Schellenberger Shipley Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Toews Trost Tweed Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Williams Yelich Total: -- 114
NAYS -- CONTRE André Angus Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Barbot Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bellavance Bevington Bigras Black Blaikie Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brunelle Cardin Carrier Charlton Chow Christopherson Comartin Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Davies DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Dewar Dion Duceppe Freeman Gagnon Gaudet Godin Goodale Gravel Guimond Hall Findlay Ignatieff Jennings Julian Karygiannis Laforest Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée Layton Lessard Malo Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen McCallum McDonough Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Nadeau Nash Ouellet Paquette Perron Picard Plamondon Priddy Proulx Rae Redman Roy Savoie Siksay St-Cyr St-Hilaire Stoffer Telegdi Thi Lac Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Turner Vincent Wasylycia-Leis Total: -- 83
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Albrecht Batters Bezan Bruinooge Clarke Crête Devolin Faille Guay Lemay Lévesque Lussier Menzies Mourani
Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

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

— by — Report of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, S.C. 1989, c. 3, sbs. 13(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-499-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:00 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..