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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 82 Friday, April 18, 2008 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), seconded by Ms. Verner (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages), — That Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (investigative hearing and recognizance with conditions), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The debate continued.

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. 392-0464 concerning the situation in Sri Lanka. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-63-05;

— Nos. 392-0471, 392-0472, 392-0481 to 392-0483 and 392-0555 concerning the Canada Labour Code. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-6-08.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Sorenson (Crowfoot), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (sale of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) including the RADARSAT-2 satellite). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-103.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 24) was tabled.

Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South), from the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee (sale of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) including the RADARSAT-2 satellite). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-104.

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

Mr. St. Amand (Brant), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented the Second Report of the Committee (sale of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) including the RADARSAT-2 satellite). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-105.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 26) was tabled.

Mrs. Davidson (Sarnia—Lambton), from the Standing Committee on Status of Women, presented the Ninth Report of the Comittee (Auditor General's review of the implementation of gender-based analysis). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-106.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 29) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning federal programs (No. 392-0596);

— by , one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 392-0597);

— by , one concerning museums (No. 392-0598), one concerning federal programs (No. 392-0599) and one concerning national parks (No. 392-0600).

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-221 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 return to the following question made into an Order for Return:

Q-218 — — With respect to acts of torture committed in the private sphere in Canada: (a) how many Canadian organizations and individuals have written to the Minister of Justice over the past five years requesting to make these acts illegal in Canada and to make Canada a designated torture free zone; (b) what official discussions or conferences have taken place within Justice Canada in regards to this request; (c) why is non-state actor torture not named or listed as a specific crime in the Criminal Code; (d) does the government intend to make changes to the Criminal Code to correct this omission; (e) what official discussions or decisions have been made by the Minister of Justice or officials of Justice Canada on the designation of Canada as a torture-free zone; (f) has Justice Canada studied the laws of other jurisdictions or countries on the specific issue of defining non-state actor torture as a crime; (g) what official discussions or decisions have occurred within Justice Canada, involving the Minister of Justice, to recognize that there are various forms of non-state actor torture in Canada; and (h) what services, programs or policies does Justice Canada use to support Canadians who have been victims of non-state actor torture? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-218.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, between 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., on Monday, April 28, 2008, the Chair shall not receive any quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent.

Private Members' Business

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Item No. 1 in the order of precedence, standing in the name of Mr. Lemay (Abitibi—Témiscamingue), was called and, not having been proceeded with, in accordance with Standing Order 42(2), 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 — Amendments to the By-laws adopted by the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons on March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, S.C. 1991, c. 20, sbs. 52.5(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-392-08.

— by — Report of Export Development Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-289-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)

— by — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and Borrowing Plan for 2008-2009 to 2012-2013 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2008-2009 of the Canadian Commercial Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-817-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by , one concerning climate change (No. 392-0601).

Adjournment

At 1:30 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, April 28, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).