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40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 28 Monday, April 19, 2010 11:00 a.m. |
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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 Ms. Guarnieri (Mississauga East—Cooksville), seconded by Mr. Dhaliwal (Newton—North Delta), — That Bill C-470, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (revocation of registration), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
The debate continued. |
The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, April 21, 2010, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business. |
Interruption |
At 11:57 a.m., the sitting was suspended. |
At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed. |
Government Orders |
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade; |
And of the motion of Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants), seconded by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), — That this question be now put.
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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) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions: |
— Nos. 403-0001, 403-0008, 403-0028 and 403-0108 concerning pornography. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-38-02;
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— No. 403-0003 concerning the protection of hunting and fishing heritage. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-50-01;
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— Nos. 403-0019 and 403-0020 concerning the Young Offenders Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-3-02;
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— Nos. 403-0021, 403-0032, 403-0040 and 403-0041 concerning gun control. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-28-02;
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— Nos. 403-0023, 403-0068, 403-0069 and 403-0218 concerning housing policy. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-29-02;
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— Nos. 403-0026, 403-0027 and 403-0081 concerning China. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-37-02;
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— No. 403-0053 concerning national parks. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-2-02;
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— No. 403-0072 concerning Canadian heritage. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-40-02;
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— Nos. 403-0255 to 403-0270, 403-0272 to 403-0276, 403-0295 and 403-0296 concerning the Canada Post Corporation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-21-05.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. MacKay (Minister of National Defence) laid upon the Table, — Report of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal for the year 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-5-01.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. MacKay (Minister of National Defence) laid upon the Table, — Report of the Military Police Complaints Commission for the year 2009, pursuant to the National Defence Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-5, s. 250.17. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-733-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. MacKay (Minister of National Defence) laid upon the Table, — Report of the Canadian Forces Grievance Board for the year 2009, pursuant to the National Defence Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-5, sbs. 29.28(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-752-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)
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Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Ms. Brunelle (Trois-Rivières) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association concerning its participation at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association, held in Paris, France, from February 15 to 17, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-55-01.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier), from the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented the First Report of the Committee (Air Canada). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-33. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 9) was tabled. |
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Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee, "Chapter 6, Selected Contribution Agreements - Natural Resources Canada of the Spring 2009 Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-34. |
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 3 and 5) was tabled. |
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Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Ninth Report of the Committee, "Chapter 2, Intellectual Property of the Spring 2009 Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-35. |
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 3 and 5) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Maloway (Elmwood—Transcona), seconded by Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), Bill C-513, An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Department of Transport Act (safety information), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Motions |
By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the First Report of the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations, presented on Monday, March 29, 2010, be concurred in. |
Presenting Petitions |
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), two concerning housing policy (Nos. 403-0400 and 403-0401), one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 403-0402) and one concerning genetic engineering (No. 403-0403);
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— by Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier), one concerning immigration (No. 403-0404);
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— by Mr. Maloway (Elmwood—Transcona), one concerning transportation (No. 403-0405) and one concerning funding aid (No. 403-0406);
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— by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 403-0407).
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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-45, Q-46, Q-74 and Q-116 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-2 — Mr. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche) — With regard to the Community Adjustment Fund of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, up until November 18, 2009: (a) what amount has been allocated to each Atlantic province; (b) which projects have benefited from this funding, by province; (c) how much have these projects received, by province; and (d) in which city and constituency are these projects being carried out? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-2.
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Q-5 — Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South) — With respect to funding for aid in the Horn of Africa Countries (Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia): (a) what is the government spending on development aid in each of the Horn of Africa countries, broken down by state, province, district and urban area; (b) what role is Canada taking in the training of security forces in each of the Horn of Africa countries, broken down by state, province, district and urban area; (c) what support, logistical or otherwise, is Canada providing to African Union forces; (d) what institutional and capacity building projects funded by Canada, directly or indirectly, are underway or under consideration in each of the Horn of Africa countries, broken down by state, province, district and urban area; (e) what are the overall Canadian aid levels or aid flows for each of the Horn of Africa countries, broken down by state, province, district and urban area; (f) who are the Canadian and international executing agencies currently delivering aid in all of its forms to each of the Horn of Africa countries, broken down by state, province, district and urban area; (g) how many of these agencies are Canadian; and (h) exhaustively, what bilateral and multilateral aid is provided by Canada in either the United Nations or any United Nations agencies or regional development banks such as the African Development Bank, including trust funds, for each of the Horn of Africa countries, broken down by state, province, district and urban area? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-5.
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Q-11 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — With respect to the allegations of torture of Afghan detainees: (a) what briefing materials have been prepared on this issue, since January 2006, by (i) the Department of Foreign Affairs, (ii) the Department of National Defence; and (b) what briefing materials have been prepared on this issue for members of the Conservative caucus, since January 2006, in preparation for meetings of (i) the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan, (ii) the Standing Committee on National Defence? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-11.
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Q-27 — Mr. Cannis (Scarborough Centre) — With regard to the Recreational Infrastructure Canada Fund: (a) what projects are being funded; (b) in what federal electoral district is each project located; (c) who applied for the funding for each project; and (d) what is the exact amount of money allocated to each project? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-27.
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Q-29 — Mr. Cannis (Scarborough Centre) — With regard to the Community Adjustment Fund: (a) what projects are being funded; (b) in what federal electoral district is each project located; (c) who applied for the funding for each project; and (d) what is the exact amount of money allocated to each project? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-29.
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Q-43 — Ms. Hall Findlay (Willowdale) — With regard to Access to Information Requests: (a) how many were made to each department during each fiscal year from 2004 to 2008; (b) how many were made to each department from April 1, 2009 to December 9, 2009; (c) how many were responded to by each department during each fiscal year from 2004 to 2008; and (d) how many were responded to by each department from April 1, 2009 to December 9, 2009? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-43.
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Q-44 — Ms. Hall Findlay (Willowdale) — With regard to all government advertising from April 1, 2009 to December 9, 2009, including, but not limited to, television commercials, radio ads, magazine ads, newspaper ads, billboards, train wraps and other advertising venues, to promote Canada’s Economic Action plan or www.actionplan.gc.ca: (a) what companies were used to produce each commercial/ad; (b) what media outlets were used to air/publish each commercial/ad; (c) what criteria was used to select the commercial/ad placements; (d) how much did it cost to produce and air/publish each commercial/ad; (e) how often are the commercials/ads aired/published; (f) how much commercial broadcast time, air time, newspaper space and other communication venue available was ordered per outlet; and (g) how much was spent per outlet? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-44.
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Q-48 — Ms. Coady (St. John's South—Mount Pearl) — With regard to Access to Information Requests for 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and in 2009: (a) in each of the above mentioned years and broken down by department, how many Access to Information Requests have been responded to (i) within 30 days, (ii) within 30 to 60 days, (iii) within 60 to 90 days; (b) broken down by department, how many Access to Information Requests have taken more than 90 days to respond to in each of the above mentioned years; (c) broken down by department, what was the processing time for each request that took longer than 90 days in each of the above mentioned years; (d) broken down by department, what is the average length of time for processing for each of the above mentioned years; and (e) broken down by department, (i) how many Access to Information Requests were denied in each of the above mentioned years, (ii) what were the reasons given for the denials of these requests? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-48.
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Q-57 — Mr. Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel) — What is the total amount of government funding, allocated within the constituency of Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel in fiscal year 2006-2007, listing each department or agency, initiative and amount? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-57.
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Q-61 — Mr. Kania (Brampton West) — With regard to government print advertising: (a) how much has the government spent on promoting Canada's Economic Action Plan through advertising in Canada, broken down by province; and (b) when was each advertisement published, and in which publication? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-61.
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Q-62 — Mr. Kania (Brampton West) — With regard to government non-print advertising, such as television and radio : (a) how much has the government spent on promoting Canada’s Economic Action Plan in Canada, broken down by province; and (b) when was each advertisement aired or broadcast, and by which entity or organization? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-62.
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Q-63 — Mr. Kania (Brampton West) — With regard to government non-print advertising, such as television and radio : (a) how much has the government spent on dealing with the H1N1 pandemic, broken down by province; and (b) when was each advertisement aired or broadcast, and by which entity or organization? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-63.
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Q-66 — Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North) — With respect to armed conflicts where Canada is both directly and indirectly involved: (a) what are the sites and in detail, Canada’s involvement; (b) how are civilians, and particularly, children, minorities, and women impacted for each identified site; (c) which identified areas have refugees and refugee camps, with the numbers of civilians, and particularly, children and minorities affected, and what are the living conditions in refugee camps if applicable; (d) what is the process for determining whether Canada becomes either directly or indirectly involved or not in a conflict, and how does Canada become involved; (e) how does the process ensure that good verifiable information is obtained from the field, particularly in areas where there is poor communication; (f) how does Canada obtain information from civilians who might be afraid to speak out, as well as NGOs, who need to have their work protected; (g) what is the process for ensuring that good information is acted upon, and what is the demonstration, if applicable, of where Canada has acted upon such evidence with regard to identified sites; (h) does Canada invest in development and reintegration in areas to ensure alternative lifestyles for civilians and, if so, in which areas specifically; and (i) what are the other sites, by countries, where Canada is aware of an armed conflict but is not involved? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-66.
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Q-70 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — With respect to individuals working in Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, for each of the fiscal years from 2004 to 2009: (a) how many distinct temporary foreign workers were eligible to work in Canada for some or all of the calendar year; (b) how many T4s were issued to temporary foreign workers; (c) how many T1s were filed by and processed for temporary foreign workers; (d) what was the average tax overpayment that was returned to temporary foreign workers who filed a T1; and (e) what was the average tax overpayment that was left unclaimed by temporary foreign workers who were issued a T4 but did not file a T1? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-70.
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Q-72 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — What was the total amount of government funding since fiscal year 1998-1999 up to and including the current fiscal year, allocated within the constituency of Vancouver Kingsway, listing each department or agency, initiative, and amount by fiscal year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-72.
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Q-77 — Mr. McTeague (Pickering—Scarborough East) — With regard to the transfer of Canadian offenders from abroad to Canada, what is, for the calendar years 2005 to 2008: (a) the total number of transfer applications carried over from the previous year; (b) the total number of new applications made; (c) the number of applications that were approved; (d) the total number of applications rejected; (e) the total number of applications withdrawn by the offender; (f) the total number of cases that remained open at the end of the year; and (g) the average time that the Minister took to make a decision regarding any decided cases? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-77.
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Q-93 — Mr. Andrews (Avalon) — With regard to Transport Canada and their role in the ongoing risk assessment process for Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, through the 2006 Environmental Risk Assessment Study of the south coast of Newfoundland: (a) what is the current status of this Risk Assessment Study within Transport Canada; (b) what studies have taken place concerning the broad range of information collected from the Risk Assessment; (c) what is the status of Phase II of this Risk Assessment Project to determine the effectiveness of the current response regime; (d) what work has been done within Transport Canada to determine (i) the appropriateness of bringing response equipment closer to Placentia Bay, (ii) any changes necessary under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 for pollution prevention and emergency response; (e) what, if any, financial assistance is budgeted to improve the response regime in Placentia Bay; and (f) what are the time projections for Transport Canada to conclude an acceptable level of environmental response and pollution prevention response for Placentia Bay? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-93.
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Government Orders |
The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade; |
And of the motion of Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants), seconded by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), — That this question be now put.
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The debate continued. |
At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Friday, April 16, 2010, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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YEAS: 182, NAYS: 78 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Day Lake Reid Total: -- 182 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Harris (St. John's East) Mourani Total: -- 78 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Bellavance Finley Lessard Ritz |
Pursuant to Standing Order 61(2), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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(Division No. 28 -- Vote no 28) | |
YEAS: 183, NAYS: 78 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Day Lake Regan Total: -- 183 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Harris (St. John's East) Mourani Total: -- 78 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Bellavance Finley Lessard Ritz |
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Accordingly, Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade. |
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 Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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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: 143, NAYS: 120 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Clement Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Richards Total: -- 143 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Demers Ignatieff Neville Total: -- 120 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Bellavance Finley Lessard Ritz |
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Accordingly, Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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 Mr. Merrifield (Minister of State (Transport)) — Report of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year 2009, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-415-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)
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— by Mr. Merrifield (Minister of State (Transport)) — Report of the Laurentian Pilotage Authority, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year 2009, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-416-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)
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— by Mr. Merrifield (Minister of State (Transport)) — Report of the Pacific Pilotage Authority, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year 2009, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-418-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)
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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 Mr. Saxton (North Vancouver), one concerning the mining industry (No. 403-0408).
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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 7:19 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |