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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 211 Monday, May 11, 2015 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.

Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's), seconded by Mr. Easter (Malpeque), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the tragic and inequitable issue of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls is of critical importance for all Canadians; that the government has failed to provide justice for the victims, healing for the families, or an end to the violence; and that the House call on the government to take immediate action to deal with this systemic problem and call a public inquiry. (Private Members' Business M-411)

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.

Business of Supply

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mr. Donnelly (New Westminster—Coquitlam), seconded by Mr. Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, a standalone covenant of moral, social, legal, and fiduciary obligation exists between the Canadian people and the government to provide equitable financial compensation and support services to past and active members of the Canadian Armed Forces who have been injured, disabled or have died as a result of military service, and to their dependants, which the government is obligated to fulfil.

Debate arose thereon.

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Oral Questions

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 412-5200 concerning science policy. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-85-07;

— No. 412-5202 concerning veterans' affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-77-12;

— Nos. 412-5204 to 412-5211 concerning a national day. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-68-15;

— Nos. 412-5244, 412-5245, 412-5268, 412-5269, 412-5289 to 412-5303, 412-5393, 412-5395, 412-5433, 412-5442 and 412-5459 concerning the Canada Post Corporation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-1-24.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 17th Report of the Committee, "Chapter 5, Support to the Automotive Sector, of the Fall 2014 Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-226.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 53 and 56) was tabled.

Mr. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 18th Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2015-16 — Vote 1 under AUDITOR GENERAL). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-227.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 58) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning euthanasia (No. 412-5615);

— by , five concerning the tax system (Nos. 412-5616 to 412-5620);

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-5621);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 412-5622);

— by , one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 412-5623);

— by , three concerning the tax system (Nos. 412-5624 to 412-5626);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 412-5627);

— by , three concerning the grain industry (Nos. 412-5628 to 412-5630);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 412-5631);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 412-5632);

— by , one concerning natural gas (No. 412-5633) and one concerning the electoral system (No. 412-5634).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-1131 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-1132 — — With regard to funding allocated to the constituency of Berthier—Maskinongé: how much funding has the government allocated from fiscal year 2008-2009 to 2014-2015, broken down by (i) year, (ii) department or agency, (iii) initiative and amount? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1132.

Q-1133 — — With regard to Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs) for each of the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and, if available, 2013: broken down by income groups of $0-$20 000, $20 000-$40 000, $40 000-$60 000, $60 000-$80 000, $80 000-$100 000, $100 000-$120 000, $120 000-$160 000, $160 000-$200 000 and over $200 000, (a) what is the (i) total number of TFSA holders, (ii) total number of TFSAs, (iii) average number of TFSAs per holder, (iv) total number of TFSA holders who contributed to a TFSA, (v) total number of TFSA holders who did not contribute to a TFSA, (vi) total number of TFSA holders who maximized contributions, (vii) total number of TFSA holders who withdrew from a TFSA, (viii) total number of open TFSAs with no transactions during the year, (ix) total number of TFSAs opened during the year, (x) total number of TFSAs closed during the year, (xi) total number of TFSAs with deceased holders; and (b) what is the (i) total dollar value of contributions, (ii) number of contributions (transactions), (iii) average number of TFSA contributions (per individual), (iv) average dollar amount of TFSA contributions (per individual), (v) total dollar value of withdrawals, (vi) number of withdrawals (transactions), (vii) average number of TFSA withdrawals (per individual), (viii) average dollar amount of TFSA withdrawals (per individual), (ix) average unused TFSA contribution room, (x) total fair market value, and average fair market value (per individual)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1133.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Donnelly (New Westminster—Coquitlam), seconded by Mr. Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Business of Supply

At 6:16 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), seconded by Ms. Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should remove the GST from feminine hygiene products.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 400 -- Vote n^o 400)
YEAS: 258, NAYS: 0
YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Adler Aglukkaq Albas Albrecht Alexander Allen (Welland) Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambler Ambrose Anders Anderson Andrews Angus Armstrong Ashton Aspin Atamanenko Aubin Ayala Barlow Bateman Bélanger Bellavance Bennett Benoit Benskin Bergen Bernier Bezan Blanchette Blanchette-Lamothe Blaney Block Boivin Borg Boughen Boutin-Sweet Brahmi Braid Breitkreuz Brosseau Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Bruinooge Butt Calandra Calkins Cannan Carmichael Caron Carrie Casey Cash Charlton Chicoine Chisholm Chisu Chong Choquette Christopherson Clarke Cleary Clement Comartin Côté Crockatt Crowder Cullen Cuzner Daniel Davidson Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Day Dechert Devolin Dewar Dion Dionne Labelle Donnelly Doré Lefebvre Dreeshen Dubourg Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dusseault Dykstra Easter Eglinski Eyking Falk Fantino Fast Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Finley (Haldimand—Norfolk) Fletcher Foote Freeman Fry Galipeau Gallant Garneau Garrison Genest-Jourdain Giguère Gill Glover Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gosal Gourde Gravelle Grewal Groguhé Harris (Scarborough Southwest) Harris (St. John's East) Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hayes Hillyer Hoback Holder Hsu Hughes James Jones Julian Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kent Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lamoureux Lapointe Latendresse Lauzon Lebel LeBlanc (Beauséjour) LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) Leef Leitch Lemieux Leslie Leung Liu Lizon Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Maguire Mai Marston Masse Mathyssen May Mayes McCallum McColeman McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McLeod Menegakis Michaud Miller Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord) Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot) Murray Nantel Nash Nicholls Norlock Nunez-Melo Obhrai O'Connor Oliver Opitz O'Toole Papillon Paradis Payne Péclet Perkins Pilon Plamondon Poilievre Preston Quach Raitt Rajotte Rankin Raynault Regan Reid Rempel Richards Rickford Saganash Sandhu Saxton Scarpaleggia Schellenberger Seeback Sellah Sgro Shea Shipley Shory Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) Sims (Newton—North Delta) Sitsabaiesan Smith Sopuck Sorenson Stanton St-Denis Stewart Stoffer Storseth Strahl Sullivan Sweet Tilson Toet Toone Tremblay Trottier Truppe Valeriote Van Kesteren Van Loan Vaughan 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) Yurdiga Zimmer Total: -- 258
NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Government Orders

Concurrence in Committee Reports

At 6:42 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the House resumed consideration of the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr. Caron (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques), seconded by Ms. Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot), — That the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 32)

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

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-5635).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:43 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 7:05 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).