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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 87 Friday, May 2, 2008 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Government Orders

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Ratansi (Don Valley East), from the Standing Committee on Status of Women, presented the Tenth Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2008-2009 — Votes 100 and 105 under CANADIAN HERITAGE). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-114.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 30) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, signed by Canada on March 30, 2007, following requisite consultations and procedures with provincial and territorial authorities, and that Parliament and the government of Canada take appropriate measures within their competence to ensure Canada's full compliance with the Convention.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 392-0629);

— by , one concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (No. 392-0630);

— by , two concerning aboriginal affairs (Nos. 392-0631 and 392-0632);

— by , one concerning prosperity partnership (No. 392-0633).

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 answers to questions Q-216 and Q-229 on the Order Paper.

Government Orders

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.

The debate continued.

Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Ms. Savoie (Victoria), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food for the purpose of reconsidering Clause 2 with a view to making sure that both economic and environmental effects of introducing these regulations do not cause a negative impact on the environment or unduly influence commodity markets.”.

Debate arose thereon.

Private Members' Business

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), 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 Finance of Bill C-445, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for loss of retirement income).

Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Mr. Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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.

Motions

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the following motion, standing on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Dion (Leader of the Opposition), was deemed adopted, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), all Votes under FINANCE and all Votes under FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, be referred to Committees of the Whole.

Accordingly, the said Votes, except any Vote already reported, were deemed withdrawn from the Standing Committees to which they were originally referred.

Adjournment

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