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41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 205 Wednesday, February 6, 2013 2:00 p.m.

Prayers

National Anthem

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, — Copy of an objection to the report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission for Newfoundland and Labrador in relation to the constituency of St. John's South — Mount Pearl. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-411-29.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the 261st Session of the IPU Executive Committee, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 8 and 9, 2011. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-19.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held in Paris, France, on September 12, 2011. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-20.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations, held in New York, New York, on November 28 and 29, 2011. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-21.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held in New York, New York, on February 29, 2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-22.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held in Paris, France, on March 5, 2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-23.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the 264th Session of the IPU Executive Committee, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on August 29 and 30, 2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-24.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held in Paris, France, on September 17, 2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-25.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the 127th IPU Assembly and Related Meetings, held in Quebec City, Quebec, from October 21 to 26, 2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-26.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the Annual 2012 Session of the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO — Back to basics: Connecting politics and trade, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 15 and 16, 2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-27.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union respecting its participation at the Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations, held in New York, New York, on December 6 and 7, 2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-60-28.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Fourth Part of the 2012 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and its Parliamentary Mission to Ireland, the country that will next hold the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, held in Strasbourg, France, and Dublin, Ireland, from October 1 to 10, 2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-51-11.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, held in Inari, Finland, on November 13, 2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-51-12.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-3055);

— by , one concerning genetic engineering (No. 411-3056) and one concerning constitutional amendments (No. 411-3057);

— by , one concerning genetic engineering (No. 411-3058);

— by , one concerning the fishing industry (No. 411-3059) and one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-3060);

— by , one concerning genetic engineering (No. 411-3061);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-3062);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 411-3063);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-3064);

— by , two concerning climate change (Nos. 411-3065 and 411-3066);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-3067) and two concerning navigable waters (Nos. 411-3068 and 411-3069);

— by , one concerning certain diseases (No. 411-3070) and one concerning navigable waters (No. 411-3071);

— by , twenty concerning cruelty to animals (Nos. 411-3072 to 411-3091) and five concerning horse meat (Nos. 411-3092 to 411-3096);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-3097).

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study on the Defence of North America, 12 members of the Standing Committee on National Defence be authorized to travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Victoria, British Columbia, in the winter-spring of 2013, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study on the Defence of North America, 12 members of the Standing Committee on National Defence be authorized to travel to Washington, D.C., United States of America, in the winter-spring of 2013, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

Government Orders

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-43, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Mr. Kenney (Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism), seconded by Mr. Uppal (Minister of State (Democratic Reform)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 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:
(Division No. 612 -- Vote n^o 612)
YEAS: 149, NAYS: 130
YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Adams Adler Aglukkaq Albas Albrecht Alexander Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambler Ambrose Anders Anderson Armstrong Ashfield Aspin Baird Bateman Benoit Bergen Bernier Bezan Blaney Block Boughen Braid Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Butt Calandra Calkins Cannan Carmichael Carrie Chisu Chong Clarke Clement Crockatt Daniel Davidson Dechert Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fantino Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Finley (Haldimand—Norfolk) Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Gill Glover Goguen Gosal Gourde Grewal Harper Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hayes Hiebert Hillyer Hoback Holder James Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Leef Leitch Lemieux Leung Lizon Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie McColeman McLeod Menegakis Menzies Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill Gordon Opitz O'Toole Paradis Payne Penashue Poilievre Preston Rajotte Rathgeber Reid Rempel Richards Rickford Ritz Saxton Schellenberger Seeback Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sopuck Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Tilson Toet Toews Trost Trottier Truppe Tweed Uppal Valcourt Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wilks Williamson Woodworth Yelich Young (Oakville) Young (Vancouver South) Total: -- 149
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Andrews Angus Ashton Atamanenko Aubin Ayala Bélanger Bellavance Bennett Benskin Bevington Blanchette Blanchette-Lamothe Boivin Borg Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Brahmi Brison Brosseau Byrne Caron Casey Cash Charlton Chicoine Chisholm Choquette Chow Christopherson Coderre Côté Crowder Cullen Cuzner Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Day Dewar Dion Dionne Labelle Donnelly Doré Lefebvre Dubé Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Dusseault Easter Eyking Foote Fortin Freeman Fry Garrison Genest Genest-Jourdain Giguère Godin Goodale Gravelle Groguhé Harris (Scarborough Southwest) Harris (St. John's East) Hassainia Hsu Hughes Hyer Jacob Julian Kellway Lamoureux Lapointe Larose Latendresse Laverdière LeBlanc (Beauséjour) LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) Leslie Liu Mai Marston Martin Masse Mathyssen McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Michaud Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord) Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot) Mulcair Nantel Nash Nicholls Nunez-Melo Pacetti Papillon Patry Péclet Perreault Pilon Plamondon Quach Rae Rafferty Rankin Ravignat Raynault Regan Rousseau Saganash Sandhu Scarpaleggia Scott Sellah Sgro Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) Sims (Newton—North Delta) Sitsabaiesan St-Denis Stewart Stoffer Sullivan Thibeault Toone Tremblay Turmel Valeriote Total: -- 130
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun
Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Business of Supply

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mrs. Day (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), — That the House call on the government to reverse devastating changes it has made to Employment Insurance which restrict access and benefits, depress wages, push vulnerable Canadians into poverty and download costs to the provinces; and reinstate the Extra Five Weeks pilot project to avoid the impending “black hole” of financial insecurity facing workers in seasonal industries and the regional economies they support.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 613 -- Vote n^o 613)
YEAS: 130, NAYS: 148
YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Andrews Angus Ashton Atamanenko Aubin Ayala Bélanger Bellavance Bennett Benskin Bevington Blanchette Blanchette-Lamothe Boivin Borg Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Brahmi Brison Brosseau Byrne Caron Casey Cash Charlton Chicoine Chisholm Choquette Chow Christopherson Coderre Côté Crowder Cullen Cuzner Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Day Dewar Dion Dionne Labelle Donnelly Doré Lefebvre Dubé Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Dusseault Easter Eyking Foote Fortin Freeman Fry Garrison Genest Genest-Jourdain Giguère Godin Goodale Gravelle Groguhé Harris (Scarborough Southwest) Harris (St. John's East) Hassainia Hsu Hughes Hyer Jacob Julian Kellway Lamoureux Lapointe Larose Latendresse Laverdière LeBlanc (Beauséjour) LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) Leslie Liu Mai Marston Martin Masse Mathyssen McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Michaud Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord) Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot) Mulcair Nantel Nash Nicholls Nunez-Melo Pacetti Papillon Patry Péclet Perreault Pilon Plamondon Quach Rae Rafferty Rankin Ravignat Raynault Regan Rousseau Saganash Sandhu Scarpaleggia Scott Sellah Sgro Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) Sims (Newton—North Delta) Sitsabaiesan St-Denis Stewart Stoffer Sullivan Thibeault Toone Tremblay Turmel Valeriote Total: -- 130
NAYS -- CONTRE Ablonczy Adams Adler Aglukkaq Albas Albrecht Alexander Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambler Ambrose Anders Anderson Armstrong Ashfield Aspin Baird Bateman Benoit Bergen Bernier Bezan Blaney Block Boughen Braid Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Butt Calandra Calkins Cannan Carmichael Carrie Chisu Chong Clarke Clement Crockatt Daniel Davidson Dechert Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fantino Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Finley (Haldimand—Norfolk) Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Gill Glover Goguen Gosal Gourde Grewal Harper Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hayes Hiebert Hillyer Hoback Holder James Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Leef Leitch Lemieux Leung Lizon Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie McColeman McLeod Menegakis Menzies Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill Gordon Opitz O'Toole Paradis Payne Penashue Poilievre Preston Rajotte Rathgeber Reid Rempel Richards Rickford Ritz Saxton Schellenberger Seeback Shipley Shory Smith Sopuck Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Tilson Toet Toews Trost Trottier Truppe Tweed Uppal Valcourt Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wilks Williamson Woodworth Yelich Young (Oakville) Young (Vancouver South) Total: -- 148
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Private Members' Business

At 6:06 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), 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 Canadian Heritage of Bill C-266, An Act to establish Pope John Paul II Day.

Mr. Lizon (Mississauga East—Cooksville), seconded by Mr. Opitz (Etobicoke Centre), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

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.

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 , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 411-3098) and two concerning abortion (Nos. 411-3099 and 411-3100).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:05 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 7:37 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).