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| 40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 113 Wednesday, December 8, 2010 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 |
Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, December 7, 2010, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's), seconded by Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West), — That Bill C-568, An Act to amend the Statistics Act (mandatory long-form census), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. |
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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 -- POUR Allen (Welland) Demers Karygiannis Pacetti Total: -- 147 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Clarke Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Richardson Total: -- 136 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil -- Aucun |
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Accordingly, Bill C-568, An Act to amend the Statistics Act (mandatory long-form census), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, December 7, 2010, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), seconded by Ms. Leslie (Halifax), — That Bill C-389, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression), be concurred in at report stage. |
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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 -- POUR Allen (Welland) Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Hughes Nadeau Total: -- 143 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Davidson Lauzon Saxton Total: -- 131 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil -- Aucun |
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Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan — Quarterly Report to Parliament for the Period of July 1 to September 30, 2010". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-403-28.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Anguilla under Entrustment from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Exchange of Information with respect to Tax Matters, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated October 28, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-23.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between Canada and the Commonwealth of The Bahamas for the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated June 17, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-24.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of Bermuda under Entrustment from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Exchange of Information with respect to Taxes, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated June 14, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-25.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Cayman Islands under Entrustment from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated June 24, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-26.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between Canada and the Commonwealth of Dominica for the Exchange of Information with respect to Tax Matters, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated June 29, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-27.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between Canada and the Republic of San Marino for the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated October 27, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-28.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between Canada and Saint Lucia for the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated June 18, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-29.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between Canada and the Federation of Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis for the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated June 14, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-30.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between Canada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated June 22, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-31.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands under Entrustment from the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Exchange of Information on Tax Matters, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated June 22, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-32.
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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) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions: |
— No. 403-0964 concerning transportation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-7-18;
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— No. 403-0985 concerning international forums. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-80-03;
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— Nos. 403-0999, 403-1023 and 403-1026 concerning horse meat. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-47-13;
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— No. 403-1081 concerning housing policy. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-29-08.
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Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke) presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the visit of the Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security to the Observer Programme of Exercise 'Armenia 2010', held in Yerevan, Armenia, on September 16 and 17, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-50-21.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright) presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the visit of the Sub-Committee on East-West Economic Co-operation and Convergence held in Prague, Czech Republic, from September 29 to October 1, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-50-22.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Tweed (Brandon—Souris), from the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee (Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-156. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 33 to 37, 39 and 41) was tabled. |
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Mr. Volpe (Eglinton—Lawrence), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 21st Report of the Committee, "Report on Plans and Priorities for 2010-2011 and Departmental Performance Report for 2008-2009 of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-157. |
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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. 14, 28, 30 and 33 to 35) was tabled. |
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Mr. Volpe (Eglinton—Lawrence), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 22nd Report of the Committee, "Chapter 1, Canada's Economic Action Plan, of the Fall 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-158. |
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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. 32 and 35) was tabled. |
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Mr. Volpe (Eglinton—Lawrence), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 23rd Report of the Committee, "Chapter 4, Electronic Health Records, of the Fall 2009 Report of the Auditor General of Canada, and Electronic Health Records in Canada - An Overview of Federal and Provincial Audit Reports, of the Spring 2010 Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-159. |
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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. 18 and 31) was tabled. |
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Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (polygamy). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-160. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 42) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), seconded by Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), Bill C-601, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Employment Insurance Act (severance pay), 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 resolved, — That, in the opinion of the House, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia should be permitted to attend the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremonies in Oslo on Friday, December 10, 2010. |
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. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria), one concerning the agricultural industry (No. 403-1186);
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— by Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), one concerning horse meat (No. 403-1187);
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— by Ms. Ashton (Churchill), one concerning the mining industry (No. 403-1188);
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— by Mr. Allen (Welland), one concerning the pension system (No. 403-1189);
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— by Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), one concerning veterans' affairs (No. 403-1190);
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— by Mr. Maloway (Elmwood—Transcona), one concerning Afghanistan (No. 403-1191).
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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) presented the answers to questions Q-499 and Q-506 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) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return: |
Q-491 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Employment Insurance (EI) benefits for clients in Newfoundland and Labrador, for each fiscal year since 2007-2008, up to and including the most recent information available for the current fiscal year, and broken down by divisions 1 to 9: (a) how many clients received financial EI benefits while reporting that they were attending a training institution or training course; and (b) how many clients that were approved to receive or were receiving benefits had their claims suspended or terminated because they were attending a training institution or training course? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-491.
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Q-492 — Mr. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche) — With respect to the Canada Revenue Agency, for each calendar year from 2005 to 2009: (a) how much was owing in overdue accounts; (b) how much has been recovered from overdue accounts; and (c) how much has been written off from overdue accounts? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-492.
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Q-493 — Mr. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche) — With regard to applications for Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefits, for each calendar year from 2006 to 2009, broken down by province: (a) what is the average response time once an application has been submitted; (b) what is the average delay between receiving approval to request a reconsideration and receiving the response; (c) what is the average delay between being authorized to make an appeal before the Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals (OCRT) and receiving the decision; and (d) what is the average delay between receiving the right to appeal and receiving the final decision from the OCRT? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-493.
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Q-494 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — With regard to the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative (APGCI): (a) what activities happened on this project during fiscal years 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011; (b) how much project funding was provided or will be provided to each Western province under APGCI, broken down by riding, during fiscal years 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011; (c) what federal departments and agencies have been involved in the realization of the APGCI since 2007 until the present; (d) what are the funding and full-time equivalent projections for APGCI for fiscal years 2011-2012 and 2012-2013; (e) what private companies and consultants received project funding under the APGCI since fiscal year 2007-2008, up to and including the current fiscal year; (f) how will the costs of the APGCI projects be shared between the federal and provincial governments; (g) are there any foreign investments made for APGCI related projects and, if so, what foreign companies made investments for these projects; (h) when is the APGCI scheduled to sunset; (i) what is the federal government's policy position on the future of this initiative, taking into account the global economic recession; (j) did the global economic crisis result in changes to the implementation of the Atlantic Gateway Initiative and, if so, what were they; (k) which countries are Canada’s main competitors and what did the government do to secure Canada's advantages and leading positions; (l) how many trade missions took place in relation to APGCI, where did these take place and how much did they cost, from fiscal year 2007-2008 up to and including the current fiscal year; and (m) what are the names of the Canadian representatives from both the public and private sector organizations who took part in trade missions in relation to APGCI since 2007 to 2010, and by which organization, including government, was their participation funded? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-494.
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Q-497 — Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain) — With regard to the employment in the public service: (a) distributed by province, how many new full-time equivalents (FTEs) were hired by each federal department, agency and crown corporation during fiscal years 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010; (b) do departments expect to make cuts to funding for FTEs as a result of the economic recession; (c) how many employees were given permission to run for political office; (d) what criteria does the Public Service Commission (PSC) use to ensure fair hiring processes; (e) how much time does it take each department, agency, and crown corporation to complete hiring processes; (f) how many staff members of the PSC who are responsible for hiring and staffing services are located in each province and territory; and (g) what organization is responsible for staffing and hiring processes in departmental branches outside of the National Capital Region? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-497.
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Q-498 — Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain) — With regard to the government's hiring of temporary and full-time employees through recruitment agencies: (a) what are the names of agencies accredited to provide staffing services to the government; (b) how many people were hired temporarily and permanently through recruitment agencies by each federal department, agency or crown corporation for each fiscal year since 2006-2007, up to and including the current fiscal year; (c) for each fiscal year since 2006-2007, up to and including the current fiscal year, how much money did each department, agency and crown corporation pay to recruitment agencies for each employee hired; (d) what is the role of the human resources branches of each federal department and agency when the hiring process is given to a third party; (e) why does the government use external organizations for internal hiring processes and what rules regulate this process; and (f) for each department, how many people who were hired on both short and long-term contracts through recruitment agencies were later hired on a permanent basis? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-498.
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Q-500 — Mr. Easter (Malpeque) — With respect to the recent visit of Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh: (a) which Members of Parliament or Senators were invited to any functions related to the visit; (b) which Members of Parliament or Senators received additional invitations; and (c) how many additional invitations were sent to each Member of Parliament and Senator in (b)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-500.
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Q-501 — Mr. Volpe (Eglinton—Lawrence) — With respect to the 2007 report by the Advisor on Healthy Children and Youth, "Reaching for the Top", identified by ISBN 978-0-662-46455-6, what is the status of each of the recommendations made in Chapter 10? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-501.
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Q-502 — Mr. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche) — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency, for each calendar year from 2006 to 2009: (a) what is the total funding that the Agency requested from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) or the Privy Council Office (PCO) for advertising purposes; (b) how much funding did the Agency receive in response to these requests; and (c) how much funding did the Agency receive from the PMO or PCO for advertising ordered by the PMO or PCO? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-502.
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Q-507 — Mr. Russell (Labrador) — With regard to the government’s May 21, 2010 announcement concerning Nutrition North Canada: (a) has Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) completed any studies providing evidence that delivery of the subsidy through retailers rather than Canada Post will be more cost-effective and efficient and, if so, (i) how was this shown, (ii) on what dates were the studies completed, (iii) what are the titles of these studies, (iv) what are the names, positions and qualifications held by the authors; (b) has INAC completed any studies providing evidence that delivery of the subsidy through retailers will make healthy food more accessible and affordable in isolated Northern communities and, if so, (i) how was this shown, (ii) on what dates were the studies completed, (iii) what are the titles of these studies, (iv) what are the names, positions and qualifications held by the authors; (c) has INAC completed any analyses of the effect of proposed program cost-containment measures on the price of healthy food and on food security in isolated Northern communities and, if so, (i) what did they show, (ii) on what dates were the studies completed, (iii) what are the titles of these studies, (iv) what are the names, positions and qualifications held by the authors; (d) has INAC completed any analyses of the impact on demand and therefore on program expenditures of Health Canada activities under Nutrition North Canada to promote the consumption of healthy food in isolated Northern communities and, if so, (i) what did they show, (ii) on what dates were the studies completed, (iii) what are the titles of these studies, (iv) what are the names, positions and qualifications held by the authors; (e) has INAC completed any analyses of the impact on food prices and food security in isolated Northern communities resulting from the removal on October 3, 2010 of most non-perishable food from eligibility for the Food Mail Program in isolated Northern communities with marine service and, if so, (i) what did they show, (ii) on what dates were the studies completed, (iii) what are the titles of these studies, (iv) what are the names, positions and qualifications held by the authors; (f) what measures are included in Nutrition North Canada to support the use of sealift and winter roads for the transportation of non-perishable food and non-food items to isolated Northern communities; (g) how will the per kilogram subsidy rates by community for perishable food provided under Nutrition North Canada compare, on the same basis, to the subsidy that was provided by INAC to Canada Post; (h) what are INAC's projected administrative costs for Nutrition North Canada, and how do these compare to the department's on-going administrative costs for the Food Mail Program and the government-subsidized portion of Canada Post's administrative costs; (i) what is the projected number of INAC employees required to administer Nutrition North Canada compared to the number that have administered the Food Mail Program; (j) does INAC intend to continue using the Revised Northern Food Basket as a costing tool to determine the impact of Nutrition North Canada on food prices in isolated Northern communities and, if so, does it intend to continue location price gathering by personnel not affiliated with the recipients of the subsidy; (k) does INAC intend to show retailers' costs for shipping eligible perishable foods to isolated Northern communities; and (l) will INAC present the subsidy under Nutrition North Canada in a way that makes it comparable to the present postage rate for perishable food under the Food Mail Program and, if so, how? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-507.
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Q-508 — Mr. Russell (Labrador) — With regard to the review of the Food Mail Program: (a) what were the total costs of the review including salaries, travel and contracts to consultants; (b) which consultants were contracted for work on the review, what were their qualifications and what are the titles of their studies; (c) what percentage of participants in the engagement sessions on the three reform options for the Food Mail Program were in favour of changing to a retailer-delivered subsidy and what percentage were in favour of retaining the current model of delivery through Canada Post; and (d) who did the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs or the Minister of Health meet with about changes to the Food Mail Program and, for each meeting, (i) what are the names of all the individuals who were present, (ii) what were the dates and locations, (iii) what was discussed? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-508.
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Q-509 — Mr. Russell (Labrador) — With regard to government expenditures in Labrador during fiscal years 2009-2010 and 2010-2011: (a) what is the value of (i) each grant, contribution, repayable contribution, loan, or contract for the supply of goods or services made or awarded to any group, business or organization located in Labrador, (ii) each grant, contribution, repayable contribution, loan, or contract for the supply of goods or services made or awarded to any group, business or organization located outside Labrador but for activities carried out within Labrador, (iii) each transfer payment or other payment to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador for work or activities primarily carried out in Labrador, a municipality in Labrador, or a First Nations, Inuit or Innu local government in Labrador; and (b) for each case in (a), (i) what was the specific government department or agency which made the grant, contribution, repayable contribution, loan, contract for the supply of goods or services, or transfer or other payment, (ii) on what date was it made or awarded by the department or agency, (iii) under which program, policy or authority was it made or awarded? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-509.
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Q-510 — Ms. Gagnon (Québec) — With respect to interdepartmental committees, is there or has there ever been an interdepartmental consultation or communication committee whose membership includes the Department of Environment, the Department of National Defence and/or the Department of Justice and that dealt with contamination of the soil or water table in Valcartier, Quebec, or contamination of property belonging to Canadian Arsenal (Industrie Valcartier Inc./SNC Tech Inc.) and, if so: (a) what is or was the nature of this committee; (b) what is or was its mandate; (c) what were its objectives; (d) which other departments, if any, sat on this committee; (e) who were the individuals sitting on the committee; (f) did the committee’s membership change at any point and, if so, who was added or removed; and (g) are there any reports on the committee’s activities and, if so, (i) to whom were the reports sent, (ii) were the reports sent to the legal services units of the departments involved, (iii) when were the reports sent to the departments’ legal services units, (iv) who asked for the reports to be sent to the departments’ legal services units? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-510.
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Q-511 — Ms. Gagnon (Québec) — With regard to the burial or discharge into the environment of chemicals in Valcartier, Quebec, does the Department of National Defence have any documentation establishing knowledge of the burial or discharge into the environment of chemicals in various locations in Quebec and Canada and, if so, (i) are there records indicating the locations of the burial or discharge sites and the substances that were buried or discharged and, if so, what substances were buried or discharged at each of the documented sites? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-511.
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Q-512 — Ms. Gagnon (Québec) — With respect to analyses of the water supply system conducted at CFB Valcartier as of 1970: (a) what level of trichloroethylene (TCE) has been found for each year as of 1970 and for each well; (b) has the quality of the drinking water been assessed; (c) how often have analyses of this system been conducted; (d) did these analyses include the chemical characteristics of the water; and (e) what entity is responsible for maintaining and monitoring the findings? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-512.
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Q-513 — Ms. Gagnon (Québec) — With respect to the decontamination of the former property of Canadian Arsenal in Valcartier, Quebec, has the Department of National Defence or another department received a request for funding by the former operator of this factory, SNC Tech. Inc., its parent corporation or a sister corporation of the SNC-Lavalin Group and, if so: (a) when was the request received; (b) who received the request; (c) what was the amount of funding awarded; (d) what documents were submitted in support of the request; (e) on what dates was the funding allocated by the government; (f) on what date was the funding distributed; (g) what was the method of payment; (h) to which company was the funding paid; and (i) who performed quality control of both the proposed and accomplished work? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-513.
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Strahl (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to the Canada Transportation Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to. |
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Accordingly, Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to the Canada Transportation Act, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. |
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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Criminal Code. |
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Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 5:46 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. Uppal (Edmonton—Sherwood Park), seconded by Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), — That Bill C-442, An Act to establish a National Holocaust Monument, be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to. |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
| 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 Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of Health) — Order amending Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets), pursuant to the Hazardous Products Act, R.S. 1985, c. H-3, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-846-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)
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— by Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board) — Report on Crown Corporations and Other Corporate Interests of Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year 2010, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 151(1) and 152(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-476-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)
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— by Mr. Kenney (Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism) — Report of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act, S.C. 1991, c. 8, sbs. 26(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-285-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 6:27 p.m., by unanimous consent, the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 6:39 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |