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| 39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 128 Monday, March 26, 2007 11:00 a.m. |
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| Prayers |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke), seconded by Mr. Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound), — That the House affirm its commitment to Canada's military personnel and call on the government to continue to provide them with the best possible equipment and support to carry out their responsibilities. (Private Members' Business M-244) |
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The debate continued. |
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At 12:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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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, March 28, 2007, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), — That this House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government; (Ways and Means No. 14) |
And of the amendment of Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville), seconded by Mr. Proulx (Hull—Aylmer), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
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“this House condemn the government for a budget that does so little with so much, failing to look beyond the next election to the next generation and failing to tackle Canada’s 21st century social, economic and environmental challenges by ignoring the difficult circumstances of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens; by paying only lip-service to Aboriginal peoples; by providing no broad-based income tax relief for ordinary middle-income Canadians, and particularly by not reversing the personal income tax increases imposed in last year’s budget; by not pursuing greater Canadian economic competitiveness and innovation; by offering no direct support to post-secondary undergraduate students and only a pitiful amount for early learning and child care; by ignoring the imperatives of a clean and sustainable environment, including the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, advancing no significant new measures to deal with greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental priorities in a coherent manner; and by resorting to misleading presentations of budget figures, including gross exaggerations of increased federal transfers to provinces and other orders of government”.
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The debate continued. |
| 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 |
Statements by Ministers |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Kenney (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity)) made a statement. |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Richardson (Calgary Centre), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee, “The Oil Sands: Toward Sustainable Development”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-195. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 17 to 21 and 23 to 39) was tabled. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), one concerning a national child care program (No. 391-1295) and one concerning federal programs (No. 391-1296);
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— by Mr. Stanton (Simcoe North), one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 391-1297);
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— by Mr. Ouellet (Brome—Missisquoi), one concerning federal programs (No. 391-1298);
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— by Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), one concerning immigration (No. 391-1299).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return: |
Q-166 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — With respect to aircraft used by Transport Canada for departmental use: (a) how many aircraft are owned, leased or under contract by the department; (b) when were they bought, rented or leased; (c) at what cost were they bought, rented or leased; (d) from whom were they bought, rented or leased; (e) what were the terms under which each aircraft was bought, rented or leased; (f) what are the total operational costs associated with these aircraft on an annual and monthly basis for the last year; (g) what are the costs associated with each aircraft, broken down on a yearly and monthly basis; (h) what are the costs of these aircraft according to province; (i) what section(s) or division(s) of the Department has the responsibility for these aircraft; (j) under whose authority is use of the aircraft granted; and (k) what is the home airport of each aircraft? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-166.
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Q-167 — Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam) — With regards to defence procurement by the government: (a) for programs planned, but not approved, (i) are funds available to acquire and support the program, (ii) what are the reasons for its non-approval, (iii) if the Department has been waiting for approval, how long has this delay been; (iv) do these programs have a schedule for their future and what are their respective schedules and milestones; (b) for programs approved for which no contract has yet been signed, (i) are funds available to acquire and support the program, (ii) what are their respective schedules and milestones, (iii) have these programs proceeded according to schedule, (iv) what is the budget for these programs, (v) who are the competitors for these contracts, (vi) how much anticipated work will be done in Canada, (vii) where in Canada will this work take place; and (c) for programs for which contracts have been signed, (i) is contract performance proceeding according to schedule, (ii) how is contract performance being monitored, (iii) what has been delivered to date, (iv) what are the next key deliverables and when are they scheduled for delivery, (v) when is the final product delivery scheduled, (vi) how much has been paid to date and, for all payments, is the amount in accordance with the contract, (vii) are there any factors that have increased program cost and, if so, what are they? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-167.
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform); (Ways and Means No. 14) |
And of the amendment of Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville), seconded by Mr. Proulx (Hull—Aylmer).
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The debate continued. |
| Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 33(2), at 6:15 p.m., the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and forthwith put the question on the amendment on Ways and Means motion No. 14. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform); (Ways and Means No. 14) |
And of the amendment of Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville), seconded by Mr. Proulx (Hull—Aylmer).
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At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, 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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| (Division No. 138 -- Vote no 138) | |
| YEAS: 109, NAYS: 175 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Cotler Marleau Rota Total: -- 109 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Day Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Perron Total: -- 175 |
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| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by Ms. Oda (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women) — Report of the National Arts Centre, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006, pursuant to the National Arts Centre Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-3, sbs. 17(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-179-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 6:49 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 7:17 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |