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| 41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 253 Wednesday, May 22, 2013 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. |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for the province of Alberta with an addendum dated April 6, 2013, which disposes of the objections raised by Members of the House of Commons, pursuant to the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, R.S. 1985, c. E-3, sbs. 23(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-459-05A. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)
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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. 411-3537 concerning correctional facilities. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-43-02;
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— Nos. 411-3596, 411-3597, 411-3644 and 411-3677 to 411-3679 concerning budget measures. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-103-08;
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— No. 411-3753 concerning Old Age Security benefits. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-74-34.
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Motions |
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Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), moved, — That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day. |
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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. 686 -- Vote no 686) | |
| YEAS: 144, NAYS: 119 |
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YEAS -- POUR Adams Clarke Lauzon Schellenberger Total: -- 144 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Côté Jacob Nunez-Melo Total: -- 119 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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| Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 57, Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), moved, — That, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 17, the debate not be further adjourned. |
Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the closure motion.
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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. 687 -- Vote no 687) | |
| YEAS: 143, NAYS: 119 |
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YEAS -- POUR Adams Clarke Leef Seeback Total: -- 143 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Côté Hyer Nunez-Melo Total: -- 119 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order or usual practice of the House, commencing upon the adoption of this Order and concluding on Friday, June 21, 2013: |
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(a) the ordinary hour of daily adjournment shall be 12 midnight, except on Fridays; |
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(b) when a recorded division is demanded, in relation to a proceeding which has been interrupted pursuant to the provisions of an order made under Standing Order 78(3) or pursuant to Standing Orders 61(2) or 66(2), (i) before 2 p.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, it shall stand deferred until the conclusion of oral questions at that day's sitting, or (ii) after 2 p.m. on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, or at any time on a Friday, it shall stand deferred until the conclusion of oral questions at the next sitting day that is not a Friday; |
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(c) when a recorded division, which would have ordinarily been deemed deferred to immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business on a Wednesday, is demanded, the said division is deemed to have been deferred until the conclusion of oral questions on the same Wednesday; |
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(d) when a recorded division is to be held, except recorded divisions deferred to the conclusion of oral questions or to the ordinary hour of daily adjournment, the bells to call in the Members shall be sounded for not more than thirty minutes; and |
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(e) when a motion for the concurrence in a report from a standing, standing joint or special committee is moved, the debate shall be deemed to have been adjourned upon the conclusion of the period for questions and comments following the speech of the mover of the motion, provided that the debate shall be resumed in the manner ordinarily prescribed by Standing Order 66(2); (Government Business No. 17) |
And of the amendment of Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Ms. Sitsabaiesan (Scarborough—Rouge River), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “Fridays” and substituting the following:
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“(b) when oral questions are to be taken up pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), they shall last for a period of 90 minutes.”.
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The debate continued. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook), seconded by Mr. Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent—Essex), — That, in the opinion of the House, anaphylaxis is a serious concern for an increasing number of Canadians and the government should take the appropriate measures necessary to ensure these Canadians are able to maintain a high quality of life. (Private Members' Business M-230) |
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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. 688 -- Vote no 688) | |
| YEAS: 263, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Adams Clement Kellway Poilievre Total: -- 263 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel), seconded by Ms. Foote (Random—Burin—St. George's), — That Bill C-463, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 689 -- Vote no 689) | |
| YEAS: 31, NAYS: 232 |
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YEAS -- POUR Andrews Cuzner Karygiannis Patry Total: -- 31 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Adams Cleary Kent Quach Total: -- 232 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:19 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. Byrne (Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), — That, in the opinion of this House, in relation to the enrollment and registration process for the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band, the government should commit: (a) to completing the enrollment and registration process for all applicants who applied on or before November 30, 2012 by agreeing to extend the 2007 Agreement for the Recognition of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band beyond March 21, 2013 until all such applications are processed; (b) to ensuring that the rules of eligibility for membership are followed by all government decision makers in any continuation of the enrollment process; (c) that all previous interpretations, precedents and rulings on matters affecting enrollment that were not specifically addressed within the 2007 Agreement but were established instead through the records of decisions made by the Enrollment Committee and the Appeals Master be made known to all participants in any future enrollment process and that the decision makers in any future enrollment process be instructed to guide their decisions in a manner consistent with such previous interpretations, precedents and rulings; (d) to the same standard of evidence as well as the same thresholds for the quantity and quality of information that was previously deemed acceptable by the Enrollment Committee, for the remaining 75,000 unprocessed applications to the Band; (e) that an independent Appeals Master will continue to be employed in any future enrollment process for the assessment of the remaining 75,000 applicants and that this person will be drawn from outside of government, from outside of the Federation of Newfoundland Indians and from outside of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band and that this Appeal Master will be vested with the same powers and authority and be drawn from the same legal and administrative background as the previous Appeals Master to ensure consistency with the rules and standards established under the previous enrollment process; (f) to maintaining all existing memberships, except in cases where fraud can be established that is material to the application; and (g) to ensuring that no eligible applicant who submitted an application in good faith prior to the November 30, 2012 deadline is disenfranchised from enrollment. (Private Members' Business M-432) |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 29, 2013, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State); (Government Business No. 17) |
And of the amendment of Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Ms. Sitsabaiesan (Scarborough—Rouge River).
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The debate continued. |
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At 8:01 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 57, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 113, NAYS: 146 |
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YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Comartin Jacob Nicholls Total: -- 113 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Adams Clement Leef Shea Total: -- 146 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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The question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 146, NAYS: 113 |
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YEAS -- POUR Adams Clement Leef Shea Total: -- 146 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Comartin Jacob Nicholls Total: -- 113 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. |
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Mr. Moore (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages), seconded by Mr. Blaney (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Ms. Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: |
“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, because it:
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(a) represents the government’s interference in Canadian history and its attacks on research and the federal institutions that preserve and promote history such as Library and Archives Canada and Parks Canada;
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(b) transforms the mission of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the most popular museum in Canada, to give a secondary role to temporary exhibitions on world cultures when it is precisely these exhibitions that make it a major tourist attraction, an economic force and a job creator for the national capital region;
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(c) removes research and collection development from the mission of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, when the Museum is an internationally renowned centre of research;
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(d) puts forward a monolithic approach to history that could potentially exclude the experiences of women, francophones, First Nations, Inuit and Métis, and marginalized groups;
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(e) was developed in absolute secrecy and without substantial consultations with experts, First Nations, Inuit and Métis, Canadians and key regional actors;
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(f) attacks a winning formula at the expense of Canadian taxpayers; and
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(g) does not propose any measure to enhance the Museum’s independence and thereby opens the door to potential interference by the minister and the government in determining the content of Museum exhibitions when this should be left to experts.”.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Ms. Turmel (Hull—Aylmer), seconded by Ms. Boivin (Gatineau), moved, — That this House do now adjourn. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 31, NAYS: 32 |
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YEAS -- POUR Blanchette Freeman Mai Sandhu Total: -- 31 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Clarke Lunney Preston Total: -- 32 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Moore (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages), seconded by Mr. Blaney (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie), — That Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage; |
And of the amendment of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Ms. Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
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“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, because it:
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(a) represents the government’s interference in Canadian history and its attacks on research and the federal institutions that preserve and promote history such as Library and Archives Canada and Parks Canada;
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(b) transforms the mission of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the most popular museum in Canada, to give a secondary role to temporary exhibitions on world cultures when it is precisely these exhibitions that make it a major tourist attraction, an economic force and a job creator for the national capital region;
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(c) removes research and collection development from the mission of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, when the Museum is an internationally renowned centre of research;
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(d) puts forward a monolithic approach to history that could potentially exclude the experiences of women, francophones, First Nations, Inuit and Métis, and marginalized groups;
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(e) was developed in absolute secrecy and without substantial consultations with experts, First Nations, Inuit and Métis, Canadians and key regional actors;
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(f) attacks a winning formula at the expense of Canadian taxpayers; and
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(g) does not propose any measure to enhance the Museum’s independence and thereby opens the door to potential interference by the minister and the government in determining the content of Museum exhibitions when this should be left to experts.”.
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The debate continued. |
| Messages from the Senate |
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A message was received from the Senate as follows: |
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-47, An Act to enact the Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act and the Northwest Territories Surface Rights Board Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, without amendment.
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| Adjournment |
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At midnight, pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |