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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 66 Thursday, March 13, 2008 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Canadian Security Intelligence Service: Public Report" for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-392-19.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Canadian Security Intelligence Service: Public Report" for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-392-20.

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. 392-0260 to 392-0262 concerning federal programs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-16-06.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concerning its participation at the 53rd CPA Conference, held in New Delhi, India, from September 21 to 30, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-53-03.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concerning its participation at the UK Branch Parliamentary Seminar on Climate Change, held in London, United Kingdom, from November 26 to 30, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-53-05.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concerning its participation at the 19th Seminar of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, from October 28 to November 3, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-53-04.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Merrifield (Yellowhead), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee (plan to assist the forestry and manufacturing sectors). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-85.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 28 to 30) was tabled.

Mr. Doyle (St. John's East), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (spousal sponsorships and removals). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-86.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 14 and 16) was tabled.

Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the Second Report of the Committee, "Review of the Witness Protection Program". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-87.

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

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 14) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), seconded by Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam), Bill C-527, An Act to establish a National Organ Donor Registry and to coordinate and promote organ donation throughout Canada, 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. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh), seconded by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), Bill C-528, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial discretion), 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 nuclear weapons (No. 392-0458) and one concerning genetic engineering (No. 392-0459);

— by , two concerning gun control (Nos. 392-0460 and 392-0461);

— by , one concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (No. 392-0462) and one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 392-0463);

— by , one concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (No. 392-0464);

— by , one concerning gun control (No. 392-0465) and one concerning immigration (No. 392-0466);

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0467);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 392-0468).

Government Orders

Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, March 12, 2008, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), seconded by Mr. Prentice (Minister of Industry), —

Whereas,

the House recognizes the important contribution and sacrifice of Canadian Forces and Canadian civilian personnel as part of the UN mandated, NATO-led mission deployed in Afghanistan at the request of the democratically elected government of Afghanistan;

the House believes that Canada must remain committed to the people of Afghanistan beyond February 2009;

the House takes note that in February 2002, the government took a decision to deploy 850 troops to Kandahar to join the international coalition that went to Afghanistan to drive out the Taliban in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and that this deployment lasted for six months at which time the troops rotated out of Afghanistan and returned home;

the House takes note that in February 2003, the government took a decision that Canada would commit 2000 troops and lead for one year, starting in the summer of 2003, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul and at the end of the one-year commitment, Canada’s 2000 troop commitment was reduced to a 750-person reconnaissance unit as Canada’s NATO ally, Turkey, rotated into Kabul to replace Canada as the lead nation of the ISAF mission;

the House takes note that in August 2005, Canada assumed responsibility of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar province which included roughly 300 Canadian Forces personnel;

the House takes note that the government took a decision to commit a combat Battle Group of roughly 1200 troops to Kandahar for a period of one year, from February 2006 to February 2007;

the House takes note that in January 2006, the government participated in the London Conference on Afghanistan which resulted in the signing of the Afghanistan Compact which set out benchmarks and timelines until the end of 2010 for improving the security, the governance and the economic and social development of Afghanistan;

the House takes note that in May 2006, Parliament supported the government’s two year extension of Canada’s deployment of diplomatic, development, civilian police and military personnel in Afghanistan and the provision of funding and equipment for this extension;

the House welcomes the Report of the Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan, chaired by the Honourable John Manley, and recognizes the important contribution its members have made;

the House takes note that it has long been a guiding principle of Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan that all three components of a comprehensive government strategy – defence, diplomacy and development – must reinforce each other and that the government must strike a balance between these components to be most effective;

the House takes note that the ultimate aim of Canadian policy is to leave Afghanistan to Afghans, in a country that is better governed, more peaceful and more secure and to create the necessary space and conditions to allow the Afghans themselves to achieve a political solution to the conflict; and

the House takes note that in order to achieve that aim, it is essential to assist the people of Afghanistan to have properly trained, equipped and paid members of the four pillars of their security apparatus: the army, the police, the judicial system and the correctional system;

therefore, it is the opinion of the House,

that Canada should continue a military presence in Kandahar beyond February 2009, to July 2011, in a manner fully consistent with the UN mandate on Afghanistan, and that the military mission should consist of:

(a) training the Afghan National Security Forces so that they can expeditiously take increasing responsibility for security in Kandahar and Afghanistan as a whole;

(b) providing security for reconstruction and development efforts in Kandahar;

that, consistent with this mandate, this extension of Canada’s military presence in Afghanistan is approved by this House expressly on the condition that:

(a) NATO secure a battle group of approximately 1000 to rotate into Kandahar (operational no later than February 2009);

(b) to better ensure the safety and effectiveness of the Canadian contingent, the government secure medium helicopter lift capacity and high performance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance before February 2009; and

(c) the government of Canada notify NATO that Canada will end its presence in Kandahar as of July 2011, and, as of that date, the redeployment of Canadian Forces troops out of Kandahar and their replacement by Afghan forces start as soon as possible, so that it will have been completed by December 2011;

that the government of Canada, together with our allies and the government of Afghanistan, must set firm targets and timelines for the training, equipping and paying of the Afghan National Army, the Afghan National Police, the members of the judicial system and the members of the correctional system;

that Canada’s contribution to the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan should:

(a) be revamped and increased to strike a better balance between our military efforts and our development efforts in Afghanistan;

(b) focus on our traditional strengths as a nation, particularly through the development of sound judicial and correctional systems and strong political institutions on the ground in Afghanistan and the pursuit of a greater role for Canada in addressing the chronic fresh water shortages in the country;

(c) address the crippling issue of the narco-economy that consistently undermines progress in Afghanistan, through the pursuit of solutions that do not further alienate the goodwill of the local population;

(d) be held to a greater level of accountability and scrutiny so that the Canadian people can be sure that our development contributions are being spent effectively in Afghanistan;

that Canada should assert a stronger and more disciplined diplomatic position regarding Afghanistan and the regional players, including support for the naming of a special envoy to the region who could both ensure greater coherence in all diplomatic initiatives in the region and also press for greater coordination amongst our partners in the UN in the pursuit of common diplomatic goals in the region;

that the government should provide the public with franker and more frequent reporting on events in Afghanistan, offering more assessments of Canada’s role and giving greater emphasis to the diplomatic and reconstruction efforts as well as those of the military and, for greater clarity, the government should table in Parliament detailed reports on the progress of the mission in Afghanistan on a quarterly basis;

that the House of Commons should strike a special parliamentary committee on Afghanistan which would meet regularly with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and National Defence and senior officials, and that the House should authorize travel by the special committee to Afghanistan and the surrounding region so that the special committee can make frequent recommendations on the conduct and progress of our efforts in Afghanistan;

that, the special parliamentary committee on Afghanistan should review the laws and procedures governing the use of operational and national security exceptions for the withholding of information from Parliament, the Courts and the Canadian people with those responsible for administering those laws and procedures, to ensure that Canadians are being provided with ample information on the conduct and progress of the mission; and

that with respect to the transfer of Afghan detainees to Afghan authorities, the government must:

(a) commit to meeting the highest NATO and international standards with respect to protecting the rights of detainees, transferring only when it believes it can do so in keeping with Canada’s international obligations;

(b) pursue a NATO-wide solution to the question of detainees through diplomatic efforts that are rooted in the core Canadian values of respect for human rights and the dignity of all people;

(c) commit to a policy of greater transparency with respect to its policy on the taking of and transferring of detainees including a commitment to report on the results of reviews or inspections of Afghan prisons undertaken by Canadian officials; and

that the government must commit to improved interdepartmental coordination to achieve greater cross-government coherence and coordination of the government’s domestic management of our commitment to Afghanistan, including the creation of a full-time task force which is responsible directly to the Prime Minister to lead these efforts; (Government Business No. 5)

And of the amendment of Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam), seconded by Ms. McDonough (Halifax), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words from “Whereas” to “goals in the region;” and substituting the following:

“That the House call upon the government to begin preparations for the safe withdrawal of Canadian soldiers from the combat mission in Afghanistan with no further mission extensions;

that, in the opinion of the House, the government should engage in a robust diplomatic process to prepare the groundwork for a political solution, under explicit UN direction and authority, engaging both regional and local stakeholders, and ensuring the full respect for international human rights and humanitarian law;

that, in the opinion of the House, the government should maintain the current suspension on the transfer of Afghan detainees to Afghan authorities until substantial reforms of the prison system are undertaken;

that, in the opinion of the House, the government should provide effective and transparent development assistance under civilian direction consistent with the Afghanistan Compact;”

and by deleting all of the words following: “to ensure that Canadians are being provided with ample information on the conduct and progress of the mission”.

The debate continued.

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Vacancies

The Speaker informed the House that a vacancy had occurred in the representation in the House of Commons, for the Electoral District of Saint-Lambert, in the Province of Quebec, by reason of the resignation of Mr. Maka Kotto, and that, pursuant to paragraph 25(1)(b) of the Parliament of Canada Act, he had addressed, earlier today, his warrant to the Chief Electoral Officer for the issue of a writ for the election of a member to fill the vacancy.

Oral Questions

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

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Copy of documents concerning a compliance agreement related to the electoral district of Ajax-Pickering (English text only). — Sessional Paper No. 8530-392-9.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Copy of a letter from the Department of Justice to the Military Police Complaints Commission, dated February 22, 2008, concerning investigations relating to Afghan detainees and the disclosure of records (English text only). — Sessional Paper No. 8530-392-10.

Ways and Means

The Order was read for consideration of a Ways and Means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget (Sessional Paper No. 8570-392-12), notice of which was laid upon the Table on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. (Ways and Means No. 10)

Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the motion be concurred in.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 74 -- Vote n^o 74)
YEAS: 124, NAYS: 87
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Arthur Baird Batters Benoit Bernier Bezan Blackburn Blaney Boucher Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casson Chong Clement Comuzzi Cummins Davidson Day Del Mastro Devolin Doyle Dykstra Emerson Epp Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Goldring Goodyear Gourde Grewal Hanger Harper Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Jaffer Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Lemieux Lukiwski Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Manning Mark Mayes Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Paradis Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Rajotte Reid Richardson Ritz Scheer Schellenberger Shipley Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Toews Trost Tweed Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Williams Yelich Total: -- 124
NAYS -- CONTRE André Angus Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Barbot Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bellavance Bevington Bigras Black Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brunelle Cardin Carrier Charlton Chow Christopherson Comartin Crête Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Davies DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Dewar Dion Duceppe Faille Freeman Gagnon Gaudet Godin Goodale Gravel Guimond Ignatieff Julian Laforest Laframboise Lavallée Layton Lemay Lessard Lévesque Lussier Malo Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen McCallum McDonough McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Mourani Mulcair Nadeau Nash Ouellet Pacetti Paquette Perron Picard Plamondon Priddy Proulx Redman Roy Savage Savoie Siksay St-Cyr St-Hilaire Stoffer Thi Lac Turner Vincent Wasylycia-Leis Wilson Total: -- 87
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Lalonde Pallister

Messages from the Senate

Messages were received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-48, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008;

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-49, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of Tasers, 12 members of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security be authorized to travel to Ottawa, Ontario, on March 31, 2008, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its studies on Iraqi refugee issues, temporary foreign workers and undocumented workers, and immigration consultants, 12 members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration be authorized to travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, Edmonton, Alberta, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg, Manitoba, from March 31 to April 3, 2008, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its studies on Iraqi refugee issues, temporary foreign workers and undocumented workers, and immigration consultants, 12 members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration be authorized to travel to Waterloo and Toronto, Ontario and Montréal, Quebec, from April 6 to 11, 2008, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its studies on Iraqi refugee issues, temporary foreign workers and undocumented workers, and immigration consultants, 12 members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration be authorized to travel to Quebec City, Quebec, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Halifax, Nova Scotia and St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, from April 13 to 17, 2008, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study on Veterans Health Care Review and the Veterans Independence Program, 12 members of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs be authorized to travel to Quebec City, Quebec and Petawawa, Ontario, in April 2008, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study on Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan, 12 members of the Standing Committee on National Defence be authorized to travel to Kabul and Kandahar, Afghanistan and Brussels, Belgium in the spring and summer 2008, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), seconded by Mr. Prentice (Minister of Industry); (Government Business No. 5)

And of the amendment of , seconded by .

The debate continued.

Royal Assent

A message was received informing the Commons that on March 13, 2008, at 4:29 p.m., the Honourable Morris Fish, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy of the Governor General, signified Royal Assent by written declaration to the following Bills:

Bill C-9, An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention) — Chapter No. 8;

Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Museums Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts — Chapter No. 9;

Bill C-48, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008 (Appropriation Act No. 4, 2007-2008) — Chapter No. 10;

Bill C-49, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 (Appropriation Act No. 1, 2008-2009) — Chapter No. 11.

Government Orders

And of the amendment of , seconded by .

The debate continued.

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Wednesday, March 12, 2008, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, March 12, 2008, the question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 75 -- Vote n^o 75)
YEAS: 29, NAYS: 244
YEAS -- POUR Angus Atamanenko Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bevington Black Charlton Chow Christopherson Comartin Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Davies Dewar Godin Julian Layton Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen McDonough Mulcair Nash Priddy Savoie Siksay Stoffer Wasylycia-Leis Total: -- 29
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson André Arthur Asselin Bachand Bagnell Bains Baird Barbot Barnes Batters Beaumier Bélanger Bell (North Vancouver) Bellavance Bennett Benoit Bernier Bevilacqua Bezan Bigras Blackburn Blais Blaney Bonsant Boshcoff Bouchard Boucher Bourgeois Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Brunelle Byrne Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannis Cannon (Pontiac) Cardin Carrie Carrier Casson Chan Chong Clement Coderre Comuzzi Crête Cullen (Etobicoke North) Cummins Cuzner Davidson Day DeBellefeuille Del Mastro Demers Deschamps Devolin Dhaliwal Dion Dosanjh Doyle Dryden Duceppe Dykstra Easter Emerson Epp Eyking Faille Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Folco Freeman Gagnon Galipeau Gallant Gaudet Godfrey Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Gravel Grewal Guarnieri Guimond Hanger Harper Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Holland Hubbard Ignatieff Jaffer Jean Jennings Kadis Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Karygiannis Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Keeper Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Laforest Laframboise Lake Lauzon Lavallée Lebel LeBlanc Lee Lemay Lemieux Lessard Lévesque Lukiwski Lunney Lussier MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Malhi Malo Maloney Manning Mark Marleau Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Matthews Mayes McCallum McGuinty McGuire McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Murphy (Charlottetown) Nadeau Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Ouellet Pacetti Paquette Paradis Patry Pearson Perron Petit Picard Plamondon Poilievre Prentice Preston Proulx Rajotte Ratansi Redman Regan Reid Richardson Ritz Rota Roy Savage Scarpaleggia Scheer Schellenberger Shipley Simard Simms Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson St-Cyr St-Hilaire St. Amand St. Denis Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Szabo Telegdi Temelkovski Thi Lac Thibault (West Nova) Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Toews Tonks Trost Turner Tweed Valley Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Vincent Wallace Wappel Warawa Warkentin Watson Wilfert Williams Wilson Wrzesnewskyj Yelich Zed Total: -- 244
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Lalonde Pallister

Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, March 12, 2008, the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 76 -- Vote n^o 76)
YEAS: 197, NAYS: 77
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Arthur Bagnell Bains Baird Barnes Batters Beaumier Bélanger Bell (North Vancouver) Bennett Benoit Bernier Bevilacqua Bezan Blackburn Blaney Boshcoff Boucher Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Byrne Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannis Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casson Chan Chong Clement Coderre Comuzzi Cullen (Etobicoke North) Cummins Cuzner Davidson Day Del Mastro Devolin Dhaliwal Dion Dosanjh Doyle Dryden Dykstra Easter Emerson Epp Eyking Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Folco Galipeau Gallant Godfrey Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guarnieri Hanger Harper Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Holland Hubbard Ignatieff Jaffer Jean Jennings Kadis Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Karygiannis Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Keeper Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel LeBlanc Lee Lemieux Lukiwski Lunney MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Malhi Maloney Manning Mark Marleau Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Mayes McCallum McGuinty McGuire McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Murphy (Charlottetown) Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Pacetti Paradis Patry Pearson Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Proulx Rajotte Ratansi Redman Regan Reid Richardson Ritz Rota Savage Scarpaleggia Scheer Schellenberger Shipley Simard Simms Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson St. Amand St. Denis Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Szabo Telegdi Temelkovski Thibault (West Nova) Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Toews Tonks Trost Turner Tweed Valley Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Wappel Warawa Warkentin Watson Wilfert Williams Wrzesnewskyj Yelich Zed Total: -- 197
NAYS -- CONTRE André Angus Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Barbot Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bellavance Bevington Bigras Black Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brunelle Cardin Carrier Charlton Chow Christopherson Comartin Crête Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Davies DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Dewar Duceppe Faille Freeman Gagnon Gaudet Godin Gravel Guimond Julian Laforest Laframboise Lavallée Layton Lemay Lessard Lévesque Lussier Malo Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen Matthews McDonough Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Mourani Mulcair Nadeau Nash Ouellet Paquette Perron Picard Plamondon Priddy Roy Savoie Siksay St-Cyr St-Hilaire Stoffer Thi Lac Vincent Wasylycia-Leis Wilson Total: -- 77
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Lalonde Pallister

Private Members' Business

At 6:09 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of Bill C-454, An Act to amend the Competition Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Gaudet (Montcalm), seconded by Mrs. DeBellefeuille (Beauharnois—Salaberry), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

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.

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 — Report on the administration of the Canada Small Business Financing Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Canada Small Business Financing Act, S.C. 1998, c. 36, ss. 18 and 20. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-240-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Report of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Patent Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-4, s. 26. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-330-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Amendments to the summaries of the Corporate Plan and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2007-2008 of the Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-852-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:09 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 7:39 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).