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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 65 Monday, June 1, 2009 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 Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates of Bill C-306, An Act respecting the use of government contracts to promote economic development.

Ms. Guay (Rivière-du-Nord), seconded by Mr. Vincent (Shefford), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

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.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Day (Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway), seconded by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs), — That Bill C-24, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Peru, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Peru and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Peru, be now read a third time and do pass.

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), laid upon the Table, — Report of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, S.C. 1989, c. 3, sbs. 13(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-499-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Thompson (Minister of Veterans Affairs), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), Bill C-33, An Act to amend the War Veterans Allowance Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation

(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the War Veterans Allowance Act”.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Van Loan (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), Bill C-399, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (asbestos), 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 Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), Bill C-400, An Act to promote the development of bicycle paths, 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 police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 402-0542);

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 402-0543);

— by , one concerning the situation in Israel (No. 402-0544) and one concerning housing policy (No. 402-0545);

— by , thirty-two concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 402-0546 to 402-0577);

— by , one concerning hunting (No. 402-0578);

— by , one concerning the situation in Colombia (No. 402-0579);

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 402-0580);

— by , one concerning war crimes (No. 402-0581);

— by , one concerning asbestos (No. 402-0582);

— by , one concerning unborn children (No. 402-0583);

— by , one concerning unborn children (No. 402-0584).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-136, Q-137, Q-144 and Q-153 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) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return:

Q-107 — — With respect to funding applications made to each of the regional offices of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, for each fiscal year from 2004-2005 to 2008-2009: (a) how many applications were received under each of the Agency’s programs; and (b) of this number, how many were approved? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-107.

Q-129 — — With regard to all government advertising which promote Canada’s Economic Action Plan or its website: (a) what companies were used to produce each ad; (b) what media outlets were used to air or publish each ad; (c) what criteria were used to select the ad placements; (d) how much did it cost to produce and air or publish each ad; (e) how often are the ads aired or published; (f) how much commercial broadcast time, air time, newspaper space and other communication venues available was ordered per outlet; and (g) how much was spent per outlet? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-129.

Government Orders

Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of Health), seconded by Mr. Kenney (Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism), moved, — That, in accordance with section 38 of the Nunavut Act, chapter 28 of the Statutes of Canada, 1993, this House concurs in the June 4, 2008 passage of the Official Languages Act by the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. (Government Business No. 4)

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

The debate continued.

Mr. Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country), seconded by Mr. Rathgeber (Edmonton—St. Albert), moved, — That this question be now put.

Debate arose thereon.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Raitt (Minister of Natural Resources), seconded by Mrs. Ablonczy (Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)), — That Bill C-20, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 72 -- Vote n^o 72)
YEAS: 224, NAYS: 28
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Aglukkaq Albrecht Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Anders Anderson André Andrews Arthur Ashfield Bachand Bagnell Bains Baird Bellavance Bennett Benoit Bernier Bevilacqua Bezan Bigras Blackburn Blais Blaney Block Bonsant Bouchard Boucher Boughen Bourgeois Braid Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Byrne Cadman Calandra Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannis Cannon (Pontiac) Cardin Carrie Casson Chong Clement Coady Coderre Cotler Crombie Cummins Cuzner Davidson Day Dechert Del Mastro Deschamps Devolin Dhaliwal Dhalla Dion Dorion Dosanjh Dreeshen Dryden Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dykstra Easter Eyking Fast Finley Fletcher Folco Gagnon Galipeau Gallant Garneau Gaudet Glover Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guarnieri Guay Guergis Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord) Hall Findlay Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hill Hoback Hoeppner Holder Holland Jean Jennings Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Kania Karygiannis Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kennedy Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Laforest Lake Lalonde Lauzon Lavallée Lebel LeBlanc Lee Lemay Lemieux Lessard Lévesque Lobb Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Malhi Mark Mayes McCallum McColeman McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McLeod Ménard (Hochelaga) Mendes Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Fundy Royal) Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Nadeau Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Oda Oliphant Pacetti Paillé Patry Payne Pearson Petit Plamondon Poilievre Pomerleau Prentice Preston Proulx Raitt Rajotte Ratansi Rathgeber Regan Reid Richards Richardson Rickford Ritz Rodriguez Rota Russell Savage Saxton Scarpaleggia Scheer Sgro Shea Shipley Shory Silva Simms Simson Smith Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Szabo Thi Lac Thompson Tilson Tonks Trost Trudeau Tweed Uppal Valeriote Van Kesteren Van Loan Verner Vincent Volpe Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wilfert Wong Woodworth Young Zarac Total: -- 224
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Angus Bevington Charlton Christopherson Comartin Crowder Cullen Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Dewar Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Gravelle Harris (St. John's East) Hyer Julian Layton Leslie Maloway Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Masse Mathyssen Mulcair Siksay Stoffer Thibeault Wasylycia-Leis Total: -- 28
Accordingly, Bill C-20, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

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 — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and the Operating and Capital Budget for 2009-2010 to 2013-2014 of the Business Development Bank of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-402-833-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

— P.C. 2009-733. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-2-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— P.C. 2009-725 and P.C. 2009-726. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-14-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— P.C. 2009-728 to P.C. 2009-731. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-7-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— P.C. 2009-722 to P.C. 2009-724. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-9-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— P.C. 2009-734 to P.C. 2009-736. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-10-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

— P.C. 2009-705, P.C. 2009-717, P.C. 2009-738, P.C. 2009-775 and P.C. 2009-776. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-8-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— P.C. 2009-727, P.C. 2009-737, P.C. 2009-774 and P.C. 2009-777. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-4-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— P.C. 2009-719 to P.C. 2009-721. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-16-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— P.C. 2009-732. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-29-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— P.C. 2009-706 to P.C. 2009-716. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-402-24-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by — Report of Farm Credit Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-647-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by — Report in Response to the Kelowna Accord Implementation Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Kelowna Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 2008, c. 23, s. 3. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-1011-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by , two concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (Nos. 402-0585 and 402-0586).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:56 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 7:18 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).