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41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 261 Monday, June 3, 2013 11:00 a.m.

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 Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill S-213, An Act respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian veterans of the Korean War, as reported by the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs without amendment.

Mr. Calkins (Wetaskiwin), seconded by Mr. Hawn (Edmonton Centre), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Calkins (Wetaskiwin), seconded by Mr. Hawn (Edmonton Centre), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

At 11:41 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Vacancies

The Speaker informed the House that a vacancy had occurred in the representation in the House of Commons, for the Electoral District of Bourassa, in the Province of Québec, by reason of the resignation of Mr. Denis Coderre, and that, pursuant to paragraph 25(1)(b) of the Parliament of Canada Act, he had addressed, on Monday, June 3, 2013, his warrant to the Chief Electoral Officer for the issue of a writ for the election of a member to fill the vacancy.

Government Orders

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Clement (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Oliver (Minister of Natural Resources), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 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. 709 -- Vote n^o 709)
YEAS: 148, NAYS: 104
YEAS -- POUR Adams Adler Aglukkaq Albas Albrecht Alexander Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambler Ambrose Anders Anderson Armstrong Ashfield Aspin Baird Bateman Bergen Bezan Blaney Block Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Butt Calandra Calkins Cannan Carmichael Carrie Chisu Chong Clarke Clement Crockatt Daniel Davidson Dechert Del Mastro Devolin Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fantino Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Gill Glover Goguen Goodyear Gosal Gourde Grewal Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hayes Hiebert Hillyer Holder James 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 Leitch Lemieux Leung Lizon Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacKenzie Mayes McColeman McLeod Menegakis Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Nicholson Norlock Obhrai O'Connor Oliver O'Neill Gordon Opitz O'Toole Payne Poilievre Preston Rajotte Rathgeber Reid Rempel Richards Rickford Ritz Saxton Schellenberger Seeback Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sopuck 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) Wilks Williamson Wong Woodworth Yelich Young (Oakville) Young (Vancouver South) Zimmer Total: -- 148
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Andrews Angus Aubin Ayala Bélanger Blanchette Blanchette-Lamothe Borg Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Brison Brosseau Byrne Caron Casey Cash Charlton Chicoine Chisholm Choquette Cleary Côté Crowder Cuzner Davies (Vancouver East) Dewar Dion Dionne Labelle Donnelly Doré Lefebvre Dubé Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Dusseault Easter Eyking Foote Freeman Garneau Garrison Genest Genest-Jourdain Giguère Godin Goodale Gravelle Groguhé Harris (Scarborough Southwest) Harris (St. John's East) Hsu Hughes Jacob Kellway Lamoureux Lapointe Latendresse Laverdière LeBlanc (Beauséjour) LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) Leslie Liu MacAulay Mai Martin Masse Mathyssen May McCallum McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Michaud Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Mourani Mulcair Nantel Nash Nicholls Nunez-Melo Pacetti Papillon Péclet Perreault Pilon Rae Rafferty Ravignat Regan Rousseau Sandhu Scarpaleggia Scott Sellah Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) Sims (Newton—North Delta) Sitsabaiesan St-Denis Sullivan Toone Tremblay Turmel Valeriote Total: -- 104
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 3, 6 to 20, 24, 26, 27, 29 to 43, 47 to 74 and 78 to 80).

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 1.

Motion No. 2 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 12.

Motion No. 3 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 15.

Motion No. 6 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 104.

Motion No. 7 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 105.

Motion No. 8 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 106.

Motion No. 9 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 107.

Motion No. 10 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 108.

Motion No. 11 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 109.

Motion No. 12 of Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 112.

Motion No. 13 of Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 113.

Motion No. 14 of Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 114.

Motion No. 15 of Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 115.

Motion No. 16 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 125.

Motion No. 17 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 133.

Motion No. 18 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 134.

Motion No. 19 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 135.

Motion No. 20 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 136.

Motion No. 24 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 137.

Motion No. 26 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 143.

Motion No. 27 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 144.

Motion No. 29 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 147.

Motion No. 30 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 148.

Motion No. 31 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 149.

Motion No. 32 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 150.

Motion No. 33 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 151.

Motion No. 34 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 152.

Motion No. 35 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 153.

Motion No. 36 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 154.

Motion No. 37 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 162.

Motion No. 38 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 167.

Motion No. 39 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 168.

Motion No. 40 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 169.

Motion No. 41 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 170.

Motion No. 42 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 171.

Motion No. 43 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 172.

Motion No. 47 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 200.

Motion No. 48 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 201.

Motion No. 49 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 202.

Motion No. 50 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 203.

Motion No. 51 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 204.

Motion No. 52 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 205.

Motion No. 53 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 206.

Motion No. 54 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 207.

Motion No. 55 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 208.

Motion No. 56 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 209.

Motion No. 57 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 210.

Motion No. 58 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 211.

Motion No. 59 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 212.

Motion No. 60 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 213.

Motion No. 61 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 214.

Motion No. 62 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 215.

Motion No. 63 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 216.

Motion No. 64 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 217.

Motion No. 65 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 218.

Motion No. 66 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 219.

Motion No. 67 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 220.

Motion No. 68 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 221.

Motion No. 69 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 222.

Motion No. 70 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 223.

Motion No. 71 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 224.

Motion No. 72 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 225.

Motion No. 73 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 228.

Motion No. 74 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 229.

Motion No. 78 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 230.

Motion No. 79 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 231.

Motion No. 80 of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), — That Bill C-60 be amended by deleting Clause 232.

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

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.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Toews (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be now read a third time and do pass.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 710 -- Vote n^o 710)
YEAS: 268, NAYS: 0
YEAS -- POUR Adams Adler Aglukkaq Albas Albrecht Alexander Allen (Welland) Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambler Ambrose Anders Anderson Andrews Angus Armstrong Ashfield Ashton Aspin Aubin Ayala Baird Bateman Bélanger Benoit Bergen Bernier Bezan Blanchette Blanchette-Lamothe Blaney Block Borg Boughen Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Braid Breitkreuz Brison Brosseau Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Butt Byrne Calandra Calkins Cannan Carmichael Caron Carrie Casey Cash Charlton Chicoine Chisholm Chisu Chong Choquette Chow Christopherson Clarke Cleary Clement Comartin Côté Crockatt Crowder Cuzner Daniel Davidson Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Day Dechert Del Mastro Devolin Dewar Dion Dionne Labelle Donnelly Doré Lefebvre Dreeshen Dubé Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Dusseault Dykstra Easter Eyking Fantino Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Fletcher Foote Freeman Galipeau Gallant Garneau Garrison Genest Genest-Jourdain Giguère Gill Glover Godin Goguen Goodale Goodyear Gosal Gourde Gravelle Grewal Groguhé Harris (Scarborough Southwest) Harris (St. John's East) Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hayes Hiebert Hillyer Holder Hsu Hughes Jacob James Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kellway Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kent Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lamoureux Lapointe Latendresse Lauzon Laverdière Lebel LeBlanc (Beauséjour) LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) Leitch Lemieux Leslie Leung Liu Lizon Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacAulay MacKenzie Mai Martin Masse Mathyssen May Mayes McCallum McColeman McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McLeod Menegakis Menzies Merrifield Michaud Miller Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord) Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Mourani Mulcair Nantel Nash Nicholls Nicholson Norlock Nunez-Melo Obhrai O'Connor Oliver O'Neill Gordon Opitz O'Toole Pacetti Papillon Payne Péclet Perreault Pilon Plamondon Poilievre Preston Quach Rae Rafferty Raitt Rajotte Rathgeber Ravignat Raynault Regan Reid Rempel Richards Rickford Ritz Rousseau Sandhu Saxton Scarpaleggia Schellenberger Scott Seeback Sellah Shea Shipley Shory Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) Sims (Newton—North Delta) Sitsabaiesan Smith Sopuck Stanton St-Denis Stoffer Storseth Strahl Sullivan Sweet Tilson Toet Toews Toone Tremblay Trost Trottier Truppe Turmel Tweed Uppal Valcourt Valeriote Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wilks Williamson Wong Woodworth Yelich Young (Oakville) Young (Vancouver South) Zimmer Total: -- 268
NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun
Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report by Export Development Canada on Canada Account Operations for the fiscal year 2011-2012. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-411-58.

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. 411-3569 concerning the Canada Post Corporation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-13-15;

— No. 411-3583 concerning immigration. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-20-27.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 57th Report of the Committee (electoral boundaries for Saskatchewan). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-250.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 67, 69, 72, 74, 75, 77 and 80) was tabled.

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 58th Report of the Committee (electoral boundaries for British Columbia). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-251.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 62, 63, 65, 66, 72, 77, 78 and 80) was tabled.

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 59th Report of the Committee (electoral boundaries for Quebec). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-252.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 70, 71, 75, 78 and 80) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Block (Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar), seconded by Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), Bill C-517, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), seconded by Mr. Trottier (Etobicoke—Lakeshore), Bill C-518, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (withdrawal allowance), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), seconded by Mr. Trottier (Etobicoke—Lakeshore), Bill C-519, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (motor vehicle fuel), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Adler (York Centre), seconded by Mrs. Ambler (Mississauga South), Bill C-520, An Act supporting non-partisan agents of Parliament, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Leslie (Halifax), seconded by Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), Bill C-521, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Nottawasaga River), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Ashton (Churchill), seconded by Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), Bill C-522, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Saskatchewan lakes), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning certain diseases (No. 411-4013);

— by , three concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 411-4014 to 411-4016) and one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-4017);

— by , one concerning genetic engineering (No. 411-4018);

— by , one concerning world peace (No. 411-4019);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 411-4020) and one concerning foreign aid (No. 411-4021);

— by , one concerning the Canadian Coast Guard (No. 411-4022) and one concerning the fishing industry (No. 411-4023);

— by , one concerning environmental assessment and review (No. 411-4024);

— by , two concerning foreign aid (Nos. 411-4025 and 411-4026);

— by , one concerning environmental assessment and review (No. 411-4027) and one concerning certain diseases (No. 411-4028);

— by , two concerning navigable waters (Nos. 411-4029 and 411-4030) and one concerning transportation (No. 411-4031);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 411-4032) and one concerning sex selection (No. 411-4033);

— by , one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 411-4034).

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-1311, Q-1312, Q-1313 and Q-1315 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-1314 — — With regard to the Employment Insurance Stewardship Pilot program: (a) what is the rationale for this program; (b) when was the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development first made aware of this pilot program in any form (concept, draft or final); (c) did this program have Ministerial approval at any stage; (d) if yes to (c), when did the Minister provide approval in any form (concept, draft or final); (e) what is the total cost of this program, including the total cost for all travel for each employee; (f) what is the total number of Full-Time Equivalent employees required for this program; (g) what is the total number of Full-Time Equivalent employees required as investigators for this program; (h) what was the total amount of overtime to date; (i) what is the total number of reviews for Employment Insurance (El) benefits claims under this pilot program that occurred at the claimants’ residence; (j) what is the total number of reviews for El benefits claims under this pilot program broken down by (i) geographic area, (ii) province, (ii) previous employment industry, (iii) any other grouping or criteria used for processing;

(k) what is the total number of reviews for EI benefits claims under this pilot program made on the self-employed, broken down by (i) geographic area, (ii) province, (iii) previous employment industry, (iv) any other grouping or criteria used for processing; (l) what is the total number of “last employer or relevant third parties” contacted for verification of reviews for EI benefits claims; (m) what is the total number of on-site visits to employers to view and verify Record of Employment information for reviews for EI benefits claims; (n) who are the members of the Program Stewardship and Analysis team; (o) how many analysis reports did the Program Stewardship and Analysis team produce, including dates and internal unique identifying or tracking numbers for each report; (p) who designed the Detailed Investigative Technique Tool; (q) who approved the Detailed Investigative Technique Tool; (r) what were the phases of approval of the Detailed Investigative Technique Tool; (s) when was the Minister first made aware of the Detailed Investigative Technique Tool in any form (concept, draft or final); (t) who are the members of the EI Stewardship Review (EISR) Working Group;

(u) how were the members of the EISR Working Group chosen or appointed; (v) who selected the members of the EISR Working Group; (w) how often did the members of the EISR Working Group meet (include dates and locations for each meeting); (x) what was the total cost of the members of the EISR Working Group (broken down by travel type, accommodations, meals, and other expense categories available); (y) who did the members of the EISR Working Group report to; (z) what are the dates of the conference calls undertaken by the EISR Working Group; (aa) what was the StreetSweeper software date of utilization; (bb) who approved StreetSweeper software for this pilot program; (cc) who were the Business Expertise Consultants listed by region; (dd) as a result of the reviews under this pilot program, how many were finalized as a Case in Order;

(ee) as a result of the reviews under this pilot program, how many were finalized as a prepared Report of Investigation for Processing and Payment Services Branch adjudication; (ff) why were the timelines for Planning, Pilot, Finalization of Reviews and Review/Analysis chosen; (gg) why was the March, 2013, deadline chosen for the Finalization of Reviews; (hh) why was the November, 2012, to February 2013, timeline chose for the “pilot” section of this program; (ii) who designed the EI Stewardship Review Survey list of Client Interview review points/questions; (jj) who approved the EI Stewardship Review Survey list of Client Interview review points/questions; (kk) who designed the EI Stewardship Review Survey list of Employer/Third Party review points/questions; (ll) who approved the EI Stewardship Review Survey list of Employer/Third Party review points/questions; (mm) what is the policy and recommended procedure for inspectors regarding entering the residence of a claimant for the purposes of interviewing regarding the review for El Benefits claims; (nn) what is the policy and recommended procedure of inspectors regarding verifying proof of a child’s identity and parentage for a claimant for the purposes of interviewing regarding the review for El Benefits claims;

(oo) what is the policy and recommended procedure for inspectors regarding verifying proof of hospitalization of a claimant for the purposes of interviewing regarding the review for El Benefits claims; and (pp) what is the total number of times employer or third party payroll records were observed under this pilot program? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1314.

Q-1316 — — With regard to the Nuclear Liability Act and nuclear safety: (a) will the Department of Natural Resources Canada organize a public consultation with a variety of environmental and socio-economic stakeholders on the modernization of the Nuclear Liability Act before revisions are tabled in Parliament; (b) will the Department of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) provide the policy objectives of the Nuclear Liability Act; (c) in considering revisions to the Nuclear Liability Act, what criteria is the government currently using to determine the liability of nuclear operators; (d) will NRCan release all comments provided by industry to its May 2013 consultation document on the Nuclear Liability Act; (e) how does NRCan define “the limitation, to a reasonable level and in a manner that is consistent with Canada’s international obligations, of the risks to national security, the health and safety of persons and the environment that are associated with the development, production and use of nuclear energy” as laid out in the objectives of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act; (f) has NRCan or any agency under its authority assessed the potential consequences of a major accidental radiation release at a Canadian nuclear facility; (g) will NRCan commission a study on the consequences of a large accidental radiation release at the Darlington nuclear station, the Pickering nuclear station, the Point Lepreau nuclear station, and the Bruce nuclear station to inform a public consultation on revising the Nuclear Liability Act and publicly release the results; (h) will NRCan provide the preliminary conclusions of the Atomic Energy Control Board’s (AECB) severe accident study; (i) will NRCan provide the AECB’s rationale for abandoning the severe accident study; (j) has NRCan reviewed the frequency and magnitude of reactor accidents based on the world-wide record as recommended by the Inter-departmental Work Group on the Nuclear Liability Act in 1984, and if so, will NRCan share the conclusions of this review;

(k) has Environment Canada considered the impact of a proposed Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act or the current Nuclear Liability Act on Canada’s commitment to sustainability and the polluter-pays principle, and if so, will Environment Canada provide the results of the department’s analysis; (l) has NRCan considered the impact of the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act or the Nuclear Liability Act on Canada’s commitment to sustainability and the polluter-pays principle, and if so, will NRCan provide the results of the department’s analysis; (m) could NRCan provide the government policy objective that lead to the passage of the Nuclear Liability Act and describe how and when this policy was established; (n) could NRCan provide the government policy objective that informed the development of the proposed Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act and describe how and when this policy was established; (o) did NRCan reconsider Canada’s policy on nuclear liability protection following the Fukushima disaster; (p) under which conditions would NRCan accept an unlimited liability regime for the updated Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act in the event of a nuclear accident, and if none, why not; (q) has NRCan estimated the implicit subsidy per kilowatt that would be created by raising the liability limit to $650 million and $1 billion as opposed to an unlimited liability, and if so, will NRCan share the results; (r) does NRCan have a policy on assessing and reporting on the energy market distortions created by the implicit subsidy created by current and future caps on nuclear operator liability; (s) how often does NRCan verify the insurance capacity of the insurers in Canada; and (t) how does NRCan define the “reasonable” cost of insurance in determining the maximum level required of nuclear operators? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1316.

Government Orders

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 3, 6 to 20, 24, 26, 27, 29 to 43, 47 to 74 and 78 to 80).

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

Notice of Motion

Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading of Bill S-14, An Act to amend the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act.

Government Orders

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 3, 6 to 20, 24, 26, 27, 29 to 43, 47 to 74 and 78 to 80).

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

Midnight

At 12:22 a.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, June 3, 2013, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

The question was put on Motion No. 2, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motion No. 3.

The question was put on Motion No. 6, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions No. 7 to 11.

The question was put on Motion No. 12, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions No. 13 to 15.

The question was put on Motion No. 16, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 17, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions No. 18 and 19.

The question was put on Motion No. 20, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions No. 24, 26, 27 and 29 to 36.

The question was put on Motion No. 37, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions No. 38 to 40.

The question was put on Motion No. 41, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions No. 42 and 43.

The question was put on Motion No. 47, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions No. 48 and 59.

The question was put on Motion No. 60, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions No. 61 to 71.

The question was put on Motion No. 72, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 73, and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions No. 74 and 78 to 80.

Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the recorded divisions were further deferred until Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill S-17, An Act to implement conventions, protocols, agreements and a supplementary convention, concluded between Canada and Namibia, Serbia, Poland, Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Switzerland, for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes.

Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), 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 Finance.

Debate arose thereon.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Interim Order No. 11 Respecting Private Operators (JUS-81100-2-109-11), dated May 31, 2013, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-926-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

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 , three concerning sex selection (Nos. 411-4035 to 411-4037), one concerning foreign aid (No. 411-4038), one concerning abortion (No. 411-4039) and two concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 411-4040 and 411-4041).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 12:37 a.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 12:53 a.m., 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).