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40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION

Journals No. 55 Thursday, June 3, 2010 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Information Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1, s. 38. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-734-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Certificate of Nomination and biographical notes of Suzanne Legault, the nominee for the position of Information Commissioner, pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8540-403-25-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(1), referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

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. 403-0422 concerning unborn children. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-18-05;

— No. 403-0425 concerning foreign ownership. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-52-04;

— No. 403-0426 concerning alcoholic beverages. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-71-01;

— Nos. 403-0446, 403-0456, 403-0457, 403-0463, 403-0490, 403-0512, 403-0521 and 403-0539 concerning cruelty to animals. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-15-06;

— No. 403-0450 concerning pornography. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-38-05;

— No. 403-0470 concerning gun control. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-28-09.

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 120th IPU Assembly and related meetings, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopa, from April 5 to 10, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-60-05.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Carrier (Alfred-Pellan), seconded by Mr. Lessard (Chambly—Borduas), Bill C-525, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (maximum -- special benefits), 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, on motion moved by Mr. Karygiannis (Scarborough—Agincourt) and Mr. Uppal (Edmonton—Sherwood Park), seconded by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), it was resolved, — That this House condemn the violent attacks on Ahmadiyya Muslim worshippers who were attending Friday prayers in Lahore, Pakistan; urge the Government of Pakistan to bring to justice all those involved in perpetrating these barbaric acts; and, work to ensure that all Pakistanis can worship in peace and safety.

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That, in the opinion of the House, throughout Canada in each and every year, June 10 shall be known as Canada-Portugal Day in celebration of the friendship between Portugal and Canada and in recognition of the history of the Luso-Canadian community and its contribution to Canadian society.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning correctional facilities (No. 403-0606);

— by , four concerning gun control (Nos. 403-0607 to 403-0610) and one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 403-0611);

— by , one concerning asbestos (No. 403-0612);

— by , one concerning climate change (No. 403-0613);

— by , one concerning climate change (No. 403-0614) and one concerning the Employment Insurance Program (No. 403-0615);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 403-0616);

— by , one concerning China (No. 403-0617) and one concerning the fishing industry (No. 403-0618).

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-208 and Q-212 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-162 — — With regard to the 2010 Olympic Games held in Vancouver from February 12 to 26: (a) what was the total financial and in kind cost of the Olympic Games to the federal government; (b) what did these costs cover (e.g., security and other); (c) what costs and amounts did the federal government commit to prior to the event compared to the final total cost; and (d) will there be a financial audit of these costs? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-162.

Q-216 — — With respect to the Privy Council Office, how many employees in the Privy Council Office received bonuses in the 2008-2009 fiscal year, and what was the (i) minimum bonus, (ii) maximum bonus, (iii) average bonus? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-216.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 2 and 16 to 62).

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 96.

Motion No. 2 of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 97.

Motion No. 16 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2149.

Motion No. 17 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2150.

Motion No. 18 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2151.

Motion No. 19 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2152.

Motion No. 20 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2153.

Motion No. 21 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2154.

Motion No. 22 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2155.

Motion No. 23 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2156.

Motion No. 24 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2157.

Motion No. 25 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2158.

Motion No. 26 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2159.

Motion No. 27 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2160.

Motion No. 28 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2161.

Motion No. 29 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2162.

Motion No. 30 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2163.

Motion No. 31 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2164.

Motion No. 32 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2165.

Motion No. 33 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2166.

Motion No. 34 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2167.

Motion No. 35 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2168.

Motion No. 36 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2169.

Motion No. 37 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2170.

Motion No. 38 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2171.

Motion No. 39 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2185.

Motion No. 40 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2186.

Motion No. 41 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2187.

Motion No. 42 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2188.

Motion No. 43 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2189.

Motion No. 44 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2190.

Motion No. 45 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2191.

Motion No. 46 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2192.

Motion No. 47 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2193.

Motion No. 48 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2194.

Motion No. 49 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2195.

Motion No. 50 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2196.

Motion No. 51 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2197.

Motion No. 52 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2198.

Motion No. 53 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2199.

Motion No. 54 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2200.

Motion No. 55 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2201.

Motion No. 56 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2202.

Motion No. 57 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2203.

Motion No. 58 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2204.

Motion No. 59 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2205.

Motion No. 60 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2206.

Motion No. 61 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2207.

Motion No. 62 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2208.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which also applies to Motion No. 2, was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 16 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which also applies to Motions Nos. 17 and 18, was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 19 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which also applies to Motions Nos. 20 to 38, was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 39 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which also applies to Motions Nos. 40 to 62, was deferred.

Group No. 2

Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), moved Motion No. 3, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 1885.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 4, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2137.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 5, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2138.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2139.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 7, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2140.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 8, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2141.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 9, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2142.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 10, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2143.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 11, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2144.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 12, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2145.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 13, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2146.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 14, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2147.

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved Motion No. 15, — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2148.

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 2.

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.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Environmental Assessment Background Documents". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-403-12.

Government Orders

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at report stage of the Bill and one sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill; and

That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at report stage and on the day allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 55 -- Vote n^o 55)
YEAS: 123, NAYS: 85
YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Aglukkaq Albrecht Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambrose Anderson Armstrong Ashfield Baird Benoit Bernier Bezan Blackburn Blaney Block Boucher Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Cadman Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Carrie Chong Clarke Cummins Davidson Day Del Mastro Devolin Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fast Finley Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Généreux Glover Goodyear Grewal Guergis Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hiebert Hill Hoback Hoeppner Holder Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kent Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Lemieux Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Mayes McLeod Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Oda Paradis Payne Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Raitt Rajotte Rathgeber Reid Richards Richardson Rickford Ritz Saxton Scheer Schellenberger Shea Shipley Shory Stanton Storseth Sweet Thompson Tilson Trost Tweed Uppal Van Kesteren Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wong Woodworth Yelich Young Total: -- 123
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) André Andrews Ashton Atamanenko Beaudin Bélanger Bellavance Bevilacqua Bevington Bigras Bonsant Brison Brunelle Cardin Carrier Chow Christopherson Coady Comartin Crombie Crowder Cuzner Davies (Vancouver East) DeBellefeuille Deschamps Desnoyers Dhaliwal Dhalla Dorion Dufour Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Easter Folco Foote Garneau Gaudet Goodale Gravelle Guay Hughes Hyer Jennings Kania Kennedy Laforest Laframboise Lavallée Layton LeBlanc Lemay Lessard Lévesque Malo Maloway Marston Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Martin (Winnipeg Centre) McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Ménard Mendes Mourani Murphy (Charlottetown) Nadeau Neville Ouellet Paillé (Hochelaga) Paquette Plamondon Pomerleau Proulx Rodriguez Savoie Scarpaleggia Sgro Siksay Silva Simms St-Cyr Szabo Thibeault Vincent Volpe Wrzesnewskyj Total: -- 85

And of the motions in Group No. 2 (Motions Nos. 3 to 15).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 2.

Private Members' Business

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of Bill C-511, An Act respecting the reporting of motor vehicle information and to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (improving public safety).

Mr. Volpe (Eglinton—Lawrence), seconded by Mr. Garneau (Westmount—Ville-Marie), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

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.

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 — Report of the Atlantic Pilotage Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-105-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by — Reports of Marine Atlantic Inc. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-944-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:30 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 7:03 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).