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39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 56

Friday, September 29, 2006

10:00 a.m.



The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

Prayers
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Emerson (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), — That Bill C-24, An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and a charge on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States, to authorize certain payments, to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and to amend other Acts as a consequence, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade;

And of the amendment of Mr. LeBlanc (Beauséjour), seconded by Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:
“the House decline to proceed with Bill C-24, An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and a charge on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States, to authorize certain payments, to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and to amend other Acts as a consequence, because it opposes the principle of the bill, which is to abrogate the North American Free Trade Agreement, to condone illegal conduct by Americans, to encourage further violations of the North American Free Trade Agreement and to undermine the Canadian softwood sector by leaving at least $ 1 billion in illegally collected duties in American hands, by failing to provide open market access for Canadian producers, by permitting the United States to escape its obligations within three years, by failing to provide necessary support to Canadian workers, employers and communities in the softwood sector and by imposing coercive and punitive taxation in order to crush dissent with this policy”;
And of the subamendment of Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:
“specifically because it fails to immediately provide loan guarantees to softwood companies, because it fails to un-suspend outstanding litigation which is almost concluded and which Canada stands to win, and because it punishes companies by imposing questionable double taxation, a provision which was not in the agreement signed by the Minister of International Trade”.

The debate continued.

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

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Masse (Windsor West), Bill C-356, An Act to provide cost-of-production protection for the family farm, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Motions

Pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) for Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Solberg (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), moved, — That, in accordance with subsections 49(1) and 49(2) of the Act respecting the status and use of the official languages of Canada, Chapter O-3.01 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, this House approve the appointment of Graham Fraser as Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada for a term of seven years.

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


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development be granted a budget of $11,047 to attend the Canadian Aboriginal Law Conference 2006, in Ottawa, on October 4 and 5, 2006.


Mr. Merasty (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River), seconded by Ms. Keeper (Churchill), moved, — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, presented on Friday, May 12, 2006, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 6)

Debate arose thereon.

Private Members' Business

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Lake (Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont), — That Bill C-277, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (luring a child), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

At 2:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, October 4, 2006, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Motions

Pursuant to section 28(10) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons — Appendix to the Standing Orders, the report of the Ethics Commissioner entitled “The Vellacott Inquiry”, presented on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, was deemed concurred in.

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 Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board) — Report of the President of the Treasury Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-648-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)
— by Mr. Clement (Minister of Health) — Report of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Act, S.C. 2000, c. 6, sbs. 32(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-782-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)
— by Mr. Lunn (Minister of Natural Resources) — Report of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-649-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)
— by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:
— P.C. 2006-987. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-2-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)
— P.C. 2006-972 to P.C. 2006-978. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-3-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
— P.C. 2006-980 to P.C. 2006-985. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-14-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)
— P.C. 2006-963 and P.C. 2006-979. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-9-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)
— P.C. 2006-964 and P.C. 2006-965. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-10-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)
— P.C. 2006-862, P.C. 2006-967 to P.C. 2006-969 and P.C. 2006-993. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-8-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)
— P.C. 2006-867. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-4-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)
— P.C. 2006-892. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-18-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Health)
— P.C. 2006-863, P.C. 2006-893 to P.C. 2006-910 and P.C. 2006-912 to P.C. 2006-962. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-16-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)
— P.C. 2006-881 to P.C. 2006-886. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-22-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)
— P.C. 2006-989 and P.C. 2006-990. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-13-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
— P.C. 2006-970 and P.C. 2006-971. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-17-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)
— P.C. 2006-887, P.C. 2006-888, P.C. 2006-890 and P.C. 2006-891. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-24-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)
— P.C. 2006-988. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-32-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs)
— by Mrs. Skelton (Minister of National Revenue) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Seventh Report of the Committee on Public Accounts, “Chapter 8, Revenue Canada: Collection of Tax Debts of the May 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada” (Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-51), presented to the House on Wednesday, June 21, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-391-51.
— by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — Report on the applications for ministerial review (miscarriages of justice) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Criminal Code, S.C. 2002, c. 13, s. 71. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-827-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
Adjournment

At 2:32 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).