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39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 170

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

2:00 p.m.



Prayers
National Anthem
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.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to the proceedings for Wednesday, June 13, 2007, and notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practices of the House:

the Ways and Means motion No. 21 to introduce an Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and chapter 47 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005 be deemed adopted;

at 5:20 p.m., the Member for Burlington and sponsor of Bill C-279, An Act to amend the DNA Identification Act (establishment of indexes), may make a statement of not more than ten minutes in relation to the said bill and following the statement, Bill C-279 shall be withdrawn from the Order Paper and Government Orders shall be taken up during the time provided for Private Members' Business;

after 5:30 p.m., the Chair shall not receive any quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent, provided that, at 9:00 p.m., the House shall adjourn to the next sitting day or when the debate on all of the following is completed: S-6, An Act to amend the First Nations Land Management Act, C-51, An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, C-61, An Act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, An Act to incorporate the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Trade-marks Act, C-59, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unauthorized recording of a movie), C-23, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments) and C-11, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, which ever comes first; and

when no member rises to speak to the motion relating to the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-11, the question shall be deemed put, a recorded division deemed requested and deferred to Thursday, June 14, 2007, at 3:00 p.m.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the House of Commons to Canadians for the year 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-391-91.

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

— Nos. 391-1441, 391-1442, 391-1537, 391-1551 to 391-1553 and 391-1592 concerning the Canadian Armed Forces. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-46-04;
— Nos. 391-1450 and 391-1459 concerning the mining industry. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-96-02;
— No. 391-1466 concerning gun control. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-20-03;
— No. 391-1567 concerning the tax system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-87-05.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Blackburn (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), Bill C-62, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and chapter 47 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))
Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and chapter 47 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005”.


Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the parliamentary mission to the country that will hold the next European Union Presidency, held in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 12 and 13, 2007, and at the Second Part of the 2007 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, France, from April 16 to 20, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-51-12.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Pallister (Portage—Lisgar), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 21st Report of the Committee (Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in relation to foreign investment entities and non-resident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the provisions of that Act, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-278.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 89 to 91) was tabled.


Mr. Mills (Red Deer), from the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (Phosphorous Concentration Regulations). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-279.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 64) was tabled.


Ms. Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the 18th Report of the Committee (Bill C-284, An Act to amend the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act (Canada access grants), with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-280.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 75 to 77 and 80) was tabled.


Mr. Tweed (Brandon—Souris), from the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-281.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 34 to 40, 42, 45, 48 and 51 to 57) was tabled.


Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Tweed (Brandon—Souris), seconded by Mr. Warkentin (Peace River), Bill C-458, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (library materials), 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. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake), seconded by Mr. Komarnicki (Souris—Moose Mountain), Bill C-459, An Act to establish a Ukrainian Famine and Genocide Memorial Day and to recognize the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-33 as an act of genocide, 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. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), seconded by Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), Bill C-460, An Act respecting conscientious objection to the use of taxes for military purposes, 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, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practices of this House, Bill S-6, An Act to amend the First Nations Land Management Act, and Bill C-61, An Act to amend the Geneva Conventions Act, An Act to incorporate the Canadian Red Cross Society and the Trade-marks Act, shall be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practices of this House, after no more than one speaker per party has spoken and provided that the Members may be permitted to split their time by so indicating to the Chair, on the motion for second reading of Bill C-59, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unauthorized recording of a movie), and Bill C-51, An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, Bills C-59 and C-51 shall be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding the motion adopted, on Monday, June 11, 2007, pursuant to Standing Order 27, the hour of daily adjournment for Thursday, June 14, 2007, shall be 9:00 p.m.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That 12 members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be authorized to travel to Victoria, British Columbia, from August 19 to 22, 2007, to attend the Conference of the Canadian Association of Public Accounts Committees, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Ms. Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale), one concerning the issuing of visas (No. 391-1694);
— by Mr. Cummins (Delta—Richmond East), one concerning the fishing industry (No. 391-1695);
— by Ms. Deschamps (Laurentides—Labelle), two concerning federal programs (Nos. 391-1696 and 391-1697);
— by Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam), two concerning a national child care program (Nos. 391-1698 and 391-1699);
— by Mr. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria), one concerning federal programs (No. 391-1700);
— by Mr. Richardson (Calgary Centre), one concerning the fishing industry (No. 391-1701);
— by Ms. Faille (Vaudreuil-Soulanges), two concerning immigration (Nos. 391-1702 and 391-1703);
— by Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), one concerning the Canada Labour Code (No. 391-1704) and one concerning immigration (No. 391-1705);
— by Cullen (Etobicoke North), one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-1706);
— by Mr. Lunney (Nanaimo—Alberni), one concerning genetic engineering (No. 391-1707) and one concerning the Food and Drugs Act (No. 391-1708);
— by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), five concerning federal-provincial agreements (Nos. 391-1709 to 391-1713);
— by Mr. Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent—Essex), one concerning the Employment Insurance program (No. 391-1714);
— by Mr. Malo (Verchères—Les Patriotes), one concerning federal programs (No. 391-1715);
— by Mr. Savage (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour), one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-1716);
— by Mr. Telegdi (Kitchener—Waterloo), one concerning immigration (No. 391-1717);
— by Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seven concerning the Employment Insurance program (Nos. 391-1718 to 391-1724) and one concerning Kyoto Protocol (No. 391-1725);
— by Mr. Rota (Nipissing—Timiskaming), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 391-1726);
— by Mr. Hubbard (Miramichi), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 391-1727) and one concerning veterans' affairs (No. 391-1728);
— by Mr. Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel), one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-1729).

Questions 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 and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the return to the following question made into an Order for Return:

Q-204 — Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam) — With regard to detainee handling in Afghanistan: (a) at what time was Canada first granted formal access to Afghan monitor detention facilities in Kandahar; (b) how many Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) officers were in Kandahar in August 2005, and what was the number for each month since; (c) did CSC direct their officers to specifically monitor detainees taken by Canadians and held in Afghan custody, and, if so, what form did that direction take; (d) what type of investigation was begun by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces following the publishing of reports of torture in the Globe and Mail on Monday, April 23, 2007, and when was it commenced; (e) what is the number of detainees transferred to Afghan custody since the signing of the December 18, 2005, "Arrangement for the Transfer of Detainees Between the Canadian Forces and the Ministry of Defence of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan"; (f) following the processing of transfer documents and the release of a detainee to Afghan authorities, how are National Defence Headquarters, the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) and the Minister of National Defence informed of this transfer respectively; (g) when was information about the Department of Foreign Affairs country reports, starting in 2002, describing torture and inhumane treatment in Afghan prisons as "common", first released outside of the Department and when were i) the current and previous Foreign Affairs Ministers made aware, ii) the current and previous Defence Ministers made aware, iii) the current and previous Prime Ministers made aware; (h) when were negotiations begun on the arrangement for monitoring access announced by the Minister of National Defence on Wednesday April 25, 2007, and i) when were negotiations concluded, ii) when was the CDS made aware of the arrangement, iii) when was the Minister of Foreign Affairs made aware of the arrangement, iv) when was the Prime Minister made aware of the arrangement; (i) what monitoring and capacity building has taken place on the part of the Government of Canada with respect to the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC); and (j) what has the AIHRC reported to Canadian officials regarding the condition of prisons and prisoners in Kandahar, and what have they reported regarding the treatment of detainees transferred by Canada to Afghan custody? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-204.
Application for Emergency Debate

Pursuant to Standing Order 52, Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), asked leave to move the adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter requiring urgent consideration, namely, the operation of the Devils Lake outlet in the state of North Dakota.

Pursuant to Standing Order 52(8), the Speaker deferred his decision on whether the matter was proper to be discussed.

Government Orders

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-59, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unauthorized recording of a movie).

Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Baird (Minister of the Environment), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, Bill C-59, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (unauthorized recording of a movie), was deemed read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.


The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development of Bill C-51, An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

Mr. Baird (Minister of the Environment) for Mr. Prentice (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Minister of Veterans Affairs), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

Debate arose thereon.

Application for Emergency Debate

The Speaker decided that the matter for which leave to move the adjournment of the House was requested earlier today, namely, the operation of the Devils Lake outlet in the state of North Dakota, was proper to be discussed and, pursuant to Standing Order 52(9), directed that it be considered Thursday, June 14, 2007, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Statements

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, Mr. Wallace (Burlington) made a statement.

Accordingly, pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Order for concurrence at Report stage of Bill C-279, An Act to amend the DNA Identification Act (establishment of indexes), was discharged and the Bill was withdrawn from the Order Paper.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Prentice (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Minister of Veterans Affairs), — That Bill C-51, An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

The debate continued.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Cannis (Scarborough Centre), seconded by Mr. Wilson (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country), — That, in the opinion of the House, in relation to the proposed tax on distributions from publicly traded income trusts or publicly traded partnerships, other than those that only hold passive real estate investments, the government should repeal its planned 31.5 per cent tax regime and replace it with an immediate 10 per cent tax to be paid by such entities with the revenue to be shared equitably with provincial governments provided that the tax would be refundable to investors who are Canadian residents in order to: (a) minimize the loss of savings to Canadians who invested in income trusts; (b) preserve the strengths of the income trust sector; (c) create tax fairness by eliminating any tax leakage caused by the income trust sector; and (d) create neutrality by eliminating any incentive to convert from a corporation to an income trust purely for tax purposes. (Private Members' Business M-321)

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 203 -- Vote no 203)
YEAS: 74, NAYS: 174

YEAS -- POUR

Alghabra
Bagnell
Barnes
Beaumier
Bélanger
Bell (North Vancouver)
Bevilacqua
Bonin
Boshcoff
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Byrne
Chan
Coderre
Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Cuzner
D'Amours
Dhaliwal
Dosanjh

Dryden
Easter
Eyking
Folco
Godfrey
Goodale
Guarnieri
Holland
Hubbard
Jennings
Kadis
Keeper
LeBlanc
MacAulay
Malhi
Maloney
Marleau
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
McCallum

McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McTeague
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Neville
Owen
Pacetti
Patry
Pearson
Peterson
Proulx
Redman
Regan
Robillard
Rodriguez
Rota
Russell
Savage

Scarpaleggia
Scott
Sgro
Simard
Simms
St. Amand
St. Denis
Szabo
Telegdi
Thibault (West Nova)
Tonks
Turner
Volpe
Wilfert
Wilson
Wrzesnewskyj
Zed

Total: -- 74

NAYS -- CONTRE

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Allen
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Angus
Arthur
Asselin
Atamanenko
Bachand
Baird
Barbot
Batters
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bellavance
Bevington
Bezan
Bigras
Black
Blackburn
Blais
Bonsant
Bouchard
Boucher
Bourgeois
Breitkreuz
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Brunelle
Calkins
Cannon (Pontiac)
Carrie
Carrier
Casey
Casson
Chong
Chow
Christopherson
Comartin
Comuzzi
Crête

Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
Cummins
Davidson
Davies
Day
Del Mastro
Demers
Deschamps
Devolin
Dewar
Doyle
Duceppe
Dykstra
Emerson
Epp
Faille
Fast
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Freeman
Gagnon
Galipeau
Gallant
Gaudet
Goldring
Goodyear
Gourde
Grewal
Guay
Hanger
Harris
Harvey
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Hinton
Jaffer
Jean
Julian
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)

Khan
Komarnicki
Kotto
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Laforest
Laframboise
Lake
Lalonde
Lauzon
Lavallée
Layton
Lemay
Lessard
Lévesque
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lunney
Lussier
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malo
Manning
Marston
Masse
Mayes
McDonough
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Nadeau
Nash
Nicholson
Norlock
Obhrai
Oda
Ouellet
Pallister
Paradis
Perron
Petit

Picard
Plamondon
Poilievre
Prentice
Preston
Priddy
Rajotte
Reid
Richardson
Ritz
Roy
Savoie
Schellenberger
Shipley
Siksay
Skelton
Smith
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
Stanton
Strahl
Sweet
Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Thompson (Wild Rose)
Tilson
Toews
Trost
Tweed
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Vincent
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Wasylycia-Leis
Watson
Williams

Total: -- 174


Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(3), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion, — That the 16th Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (extension of time to consider Bill S-211, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes)), presented on Monday, June 11, 2007, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 35)

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

(Division No. 204 -- Vote no 204)
YEAS: 248, NAYS: 0

YEAS -- POUR

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Alghabra
Allen
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Angus
Arthur
Asselin
Atamanenko
Bachand
Bagnell
Baird
Barbot
Barnes
Batters
Beaumier
Bélanger
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bell (North Vancouver)
Bellavance
Bevilacqua
Bevington
Bezan
Bigras
Black
Blackburn
Blais
Bonin
Bonsant
Boshcoff
Bouchard
Boucher
Bourgeois
Breitkreuz
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Brunelle
Byrne
Calkins
Cannon (Pontiac)
Carrie
Carrier
Casey
Casson
Chan
Chong
Chow
Christopherson
Coderre
Comartin
Comuzzi
Crête
Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Cummins

Cuzner
D'Amours
Davidson
Davies
Day
Del Mastro
Demers
Deschamps
Devolin
Dewar
Dhaliwal
Dosanjh
Doyle
Dryden
Duceppe
Dykstra
Easter
Emerson
Epp
Eyking
Faille
Fast
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Folco
Freeman
Gagnon
Galipeau
Gallant
Gaudet
Godfrey
Goldring
Goodale
Goodyear
Gourde
Grewal
Guarnieri
Guay
Hanger
Harris
Harvey
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Hinton
Holland
Hubbard
Jaffer
Jean
Jennings
Julian
Kadis
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Keeper
Khan
Komarnicki
Kotto
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Laforest

Laframboise
Lake
Lalonde
Lauzon
Lavallée
Layton
LeBlanc
Lemay
Lessard
Lévesque
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lunney
Lussier
MacAulay
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malhi
Malo
Maloney
Manning
Marleau
Marston
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Masse
Mayes
McCallum
McDonough
McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McTeague
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Nadeau
Nash
Neville
Nicholson
Norlock
Obhrai
Oda
Ouellet
Owen
Pacetti
Pallister
Paradis
Patry
Pearson
Perron
Peterson
Petit
Picard
Plamondon
Poilievre
Prentice
Preston

Priddy
Proulx
Rajotte
Redman
Regan
Reid
Richardson
Ritz
Robillard
Rodriguez
Rota
Roy
Russell
Savage
Savoie
Scarpaleggia
Schellenberger
Scott
Sgro
Shipley
Siksay
Simard
Simms
Skelton
Smith
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
St. Amand
St. Denis
Stanton
Strahl
Sweet
Szabo
Telegdi
Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Thibault (West Nova)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Thompson (Wild Rose)
Tilson
Toews
Tonks
Trost
Turner
Tweed
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Vincent
Volpe
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Wasylycia-Leis
Watson
Wilfert
Williams
Wilson
Wrzesnewskyj
Zed

Total: -- 248

NAYS -- CONTRE

Nil--Aucun


Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's), seconded by Mr. Doyle (St. John's East), — That Bill S-220, An Act to protect heritage lighthouses, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

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

(Division No. 205 -- Vote no 205)
YEAS: 208, NAYS: 41

YEAS -- POUR

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Alghabra
Allen
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Angus
Arthur
Asselin
Atamanenko
Bagnell
Baird
Barnes
Batters
Beaumier
Bélanger
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bell (North Vancouver)
Bevilacqua
Bevington
Bezan
Black
Blackburn
Bonin
Boshcoff
Boucher
Breitkreuz
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Byrne
Calkins
Cannon (Pontiac)
Carrie
Casey
Casson
Chan
Chong
Chow
Christopherson
Coderre
Comartin
Comuzzi
Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Cummins
Cuzner

D'Amours
Davidson
Davies
Day
Del Mastro
Devolin
Dewar
Dhaliwal
Dosanjh
Doyle
Dryden
Dykstra
Easter
Emerson
Epp
Eyking
Fast
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Folco
Galipeau
Gallant
Godfrey
Goldring
Goodale
Goodyear
Gourde
Grewal
Guarnieri
Hanger
Harris
Harvey
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Hinton
Holland
Hubbard
Jaffer
Jean
Jennings
Julian
Kadis
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Keeper
Khan
Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Lake

Lauzon
Layton
LeBlanc
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lunney
MacAulay
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malhi
Maloney
Manning
Marleau
Marston
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Masse
Mayes
McCallum
McDonough
McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McTeague
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Nash
Neville
Nicholson
Norlock
Obhrai
Oda
Owen
Pacetti
Pallister
Paradis
Patry
Pearson
Peterson
Petit
Poilievre
Prentice
Preston
Priddy
Proulx
Rajotte
Redman
Regan
Reid

Richardson
Ritz
Robillard
Rodriguez
Rota
Russell
Savage
Savoie
Scarpaleggia
Schellenberger
Scott
Sgro
Shipley
Siksay
Simard
Simms
Skelton
Smith
Solberg
Sorenson
St. Amand
St. Denis
Stanton
Strahl
Sweet
Szabo
Telegdi
Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Thibault (West Nova)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Thompson (Wild Rose)
Tilson
Toews
Tonks
Trost
Turner
Tweed
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Volpe
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Wasylycia-Leis
Watson
Wilfert
Williams
Wilson
Wrzesnewskyj
Zed

Total: -- 208

NAYS -- CONTRE

Bachand
Barbot
Bellavance
Bigras
Blais
Bonsant
Bouchard
Bourgeois
Brunelle
Carrier

Crête
Demers
Deschamps
Duceppe
Faille
Freeman
Gagnon
Gaudet
Guay
Guimond

Kotto
Laforest
Laframboise
Lalonde
Lavallée
Lemay
Lessard
Lévesque
Lussier
Malo

Ménard (Hochelaga)
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Nadeau
Ouellet
Perron
Picard
Plamondon
Roy
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
Vincent

Total: -- 41

Accordingly, Bill S-220, An Act to protect heritage lighthouses, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Prentice (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Minister of Veterans Affairs), — That Bill C-51, An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, Bill C-51, An Act to give effect to the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, was deemed read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.


The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments.

Mr. Baird (Minister of the Environment) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Minister of Veterans Affairs), 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, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Baird (Minister of the Environment) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Minister of Veterans Affairs), 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 on division.

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


The Order was read for the consideration of the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Baird (Minister of the Environment) for Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Minister of Veterans Affairs), moved, — That the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act and the Railway Safety Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

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 the Speaker — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for April 23 and May 7, 2007, pursuant to Standing Order 148(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-391-22.
— by the Speaker — Report of Committees Activities and Expenditures for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to Standing Order 121(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-391-23.
— by the Speaker — Amendments to the By-laws adopted by the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons on June 4 and 11, 2007, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, S.C. 1991, c. 20, sbs. 52.5(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-391-24.
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 Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 391-1730).
Adjournment Proceedings

At 9:00 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 9:19 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).