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40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION

Journals

No. 118

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

2:00 p.m.



Prayers
National Anthem
Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Certificates of Election

The Speaker informed the House that the Clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Robert Sopuck (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette).

Mr. Robert Sopuck (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.


The Speaker informed the House that the Clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Julian Fantino (Vaughan).

Mr. Julian Fantino (Vaughan), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

Oral Questions

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

Royal Assent

The Speaker informed the House that His Excellency the Governor General will proceed to the Senate today at 4:15 p.m., for the purpose of giving the Royal Assent to certain Bills.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, December 14, 2010, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Bruinooge (Winnipeg South), seconded by Mrs. Block (Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar), — That Bill C-510, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (coercion), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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

(Division No. 151 -- Vote no 151)
YEAS: 97, NAYS: 178

YEAS -- POUR

Abbott
Albrecht
Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac)
Allison
Anders
Anderson
Ashfield
Benoit
Bezan
Block
Boughen
Breitkreuz
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Newmarket—Aurora)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Calandra
Calkins
Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country)
Carrie
Casson
Clarke
Cummins
Davidson

Day
Del Mastro
Devolin
Dhalla
Fast
Galipeau
Gallant
Glover
Goldring
Grewal
Guarnieri
Harris (Cariboo—Prince George)
Hiebert
Hoback
Hoeppner
Jean
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Karygiannis
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Lake
Lamoureux
Lauzon

Lemieux
Lobb
Lukiwski
Lunney
MacAulay
Malhi
Mayes
McColeman
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McTeague
Merrifield
Miller
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Norlock
O'Neill-Gordon
Payne
Poilievre
Preston
Rajotte
Reid
Richards
Ritz
Scheer
Shea

Shipley
Shory
Smith
Sorenson
Storseth
Strahl
Sweet
Szabo
Toews
Tonks
Trost
Tweed
Uppal
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country)
Weston (Saint John)
Wong
Woodworth
Yelich
Young

Total: -- 97

NAYS -- CONTRE

Ablonczy
Allen (Welland)
André
Andrews
Angus
Armstrong
Arthur
Ashton
Asselin
Atamanenko
Bachand
Bagnell
Bains
Baird
Beaudin
Bélanger
Bellavance
Bennett
Bernier
Bevington
Bigras
Blackburn
Blais
Blaney
Bonsant
Bouchard
Boucher
Bourgeois
Braid
Brison
Brunelle
Byrne
Cadman
Cannon (Pontiac)
Carrier
Chong
Chow
Christopherson
Clement
Coady
Coderre
Comartin
Cotler
Crombie
Crowder

Cullen
Cuzner
D'Amours
Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
Davies (Vancouver East)
DeBellefeuille
Dechert
Demers
Deschamps
Desnoyers
Dewar
Dhaliwal
Dion
Donnelly
Dorion
Dosanjh
Dreeshen
Dryden
Duceppe
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona)
Dykstra
Easter
Eyking
Faille
Fantino
Finley
Flaherty
Fletcher
Foote
Fry
Gagnon
Garneau
Gaudet
Généreux
Godin
Goodale
Goodyear
Gourde
Gravelle
Guay
Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord)
Hall Findlay
Harper

Harris (St. John's East)
Hawn
Holder
Holland
Hughes
Julian
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kennedy
Kent
Kerr
Laforest
Laframboise
Lavallée
Layton
Lebel
LeBlanc
Lee
Lemay
Leslie
Lessard
Lévesque
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malo
Maloway
Marston
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Mathyssen
McCallum
McGuinty
McLeod
Ménard
Mendes
Menzies
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Mourani
Mulcair
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Murray
Nadeau
Neville
Nicholson
O'Connor
Obhrai

Oda
Oliphant
Ouellet
Pacetti
Paillé (Hochelaga)
Paquette
Paradis
Patry
Pearson
Petit
Plamondon
Pomerleau
Proulx
Rae
Rafferty
Ratansi
Rathgeber
Regan
Richardson
Rickford
Rodriguez
Rota
Russell
Savage
Savoie
Scarpaleggia
Schellenberger
Sgro
Siksay
Silva
Simson
Sopuck
St-Cyr
Stanton
Stoffer
Thi Lac
Thibeault
Tilson
Trudeau
Valeriote
Verner
Wallace
Zarac

Total: -- 178

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil -- Aucun


Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, December 14, 2010, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Asselin (Manicouagan), seconded by Mr. Bouchard (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), — That Bill C-429, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood), be concurred in at report stage.

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

(Division No. 152 -- Vote no 152)
YEAS: 101, NAYS: 174

YEAS -- POUR

André
Arthur
Ashton
Asselin
Atamanenko
Bachand
Bains
Beaudin
Bellavance
Bevington
Bigras
Blais
Bonsant
Bouchard
Bourgeois
Brunelle
Byrne
Carrier
Coderre
Cotler
Crowder
Cullen
Cuzner
D'Amours
Davies (Vancouver East)

DeBellefeuille
Demers
Deschamps
Desnoyers
Dhalla
Dion
Dorion
Dosanjh
Dryden
Duceppe
Easter
Eyking
Faille
Foote
Fry
Gagnon
Garneau
Gaudet
Guarnieri
Guay
Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord)
Holland
Julian
Karygiannis

Kennedy
Laforest
Laframboise
Lamoureux
Lavallée
LeBlanc
Lemay
Lessard
Lévesque
MacAulay
Malhi
Malo
Maloway
McCallum
McTeague
Ménard
Mendes
Mourani
Mulcair
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Murray
Nadeau
Neville
Ouellet

Pacetti
Paillé (Hochelaga)
Paquette
Patry
Pearson
Plamondon
Pomerleau
Proulx
Rae
Rafferty
Rodriguez
Rota
Savoie
Scarpaleggia
Sgro
Siksay
Simms
Simson
St-Cyr
Szabo
Thi Lac
Tonks
Trudeau
Valeriote
Wrzesnewskyj
Zarac

Total: -- 101

NAYS -- CONTRE

Abbott
Ablonczy
Aglukkaq
Albrecht
Allen (Welland)
Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac)
Allison
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Andrews
Angus
Armstrong
Ashfield
Bagnell
Baird
Bélanger
Bennett
Benoit
Bernier
Bezan
Blackburn
Blaney
Block
Boucher
Boughen
Braid
Breitkreuz
Brison
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Newmarket—Aurora)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Cadman
Calandra
Calkins
Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country)
Cannon (Pontiac)
Carrie
Casson
Chong
Chow
Christopherson
Clarke

Clement
Coady
Comartin
Crombie
Cummins
Davidson
Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
Day
Dechert
Devolin
Dewar
Dhaliwal
Dreeshen
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona)
Dykstra
Fantino
Fast
Finley
Flaherty
Fletcher
Galipeau
Gallant
Généreux
Glover
Godin
Goldring
Goodyear
Gourde
Gravelle
Grewal
Hall Findlay
Harper
Harris (St. John's East)
Harris (Cariboo—Prince George)
Hawn
Hiebert
Hoback
Hoeppner
Holder
Jean
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)

Kent
Kerr
Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Lake
Lauzon
Layton
Lebel
Lee
Lemieux
Leslie
Lobb
Lukiwski
Lunney
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Marston
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Mathyssen
Mayes
McColeman
McGuinty
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McLeod
Menzies
Merrifield
Miller
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
O'Neill-Gordon
Obhrai
Oda
Oliphant
Paradis
Payne
Petit
Poilievre
Preston
Rajotte
Ratansi
Rathgeber

Regan
Reid
Richards
Richardson
Rickford
Ritz
Russell
Savage
Scheer
Schellenberger
Shea
Shipley
Shory
Silva
Smith
Sopuck
Sorenson
Stanton
Stoffer
Storseth
Strahl
Sweet
Thibeault
Tilson
Toews
Trost
Tweed
Uppal
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country)
Weston (Saint John)
Wong
Woodworth
Yelich
Young

Total: -- 174

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil -- Aucun

Messages from the Senate

A message was 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-47, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, without amendment.
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. 403-1005 concerning the Canada Pension Plan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-92-04;
— No. 403-1009 concerning border crossings. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-107-01;
— Nos. 403-1016, 403-1017, 403-1039, 403-1041 and 403-1042 concerning the Employment Insurance Program. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-1-19;
— No. 403-1018 concerning Old Age Security benefits. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-31-08;
— No. 403-1037 concerning health care services. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-24-11;
— Nos. 403-1040, 403-1097, 403-1098, 403-1115, 403-1118 and 403-1169 concerning unborn children. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-18-08;
— No. 403-1124 concerning funding aid. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-35-19.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright) presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting the visit of the Defence and Security Committee to Denmark, Greenland and Iceland, from August 30 to September 4, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-50-23.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright) presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting the visit of the Science and Technology Committee to Paris, Aix-en-Provence and Toulon, France, from September 27 to 30, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-50-24.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Ms. Brunelle (Trois-Rivières) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association concerning its participation at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association, held in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, from August 29 to September 4, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-55-02.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Glover (Saint Boniface) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the 63rd Congress of the Association Canadienne d'éducation de langue française, held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from September 30 to October 2, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-52-06.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Glover (Saint Boniface) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the APF Network of Women Parliamentarians Seminar on the role of Women parliamentarians in including a gender perspective in the preparation of national budgets, and on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, held in Lomé, Togo, on October 6 and 7, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-52-07.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Glover (Saint Boniface) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the APF Seminar on including a gender perspective in the preparation of national budgets: putting it into practice, held in Bitola, Macedonia, on November 4 and 5, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-52-08.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (future training mission in Afghanistan and its compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-170.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 44) was tabled.


Mr. Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee, "The Referendum in Sudan: Where To After 2011?". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-171.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 27, 28, 30, 32, 35, 40 and 42) was tabled.


Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord), seconded by Mr. Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin), Bill C-608, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to inform), 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 Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North), seconded by Ms. Sgro (York West), Bill C-609, An Act to amend the Public Health Agency of Canada Act (National Alzheimer Office), 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 Ms. Sgro (York West), seconded by Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), Bill C-610, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (protection of beneficiaries of long term disability benefits plans), 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. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), Bill C-611, An Act regarding the inclusion of Haida Gwaii as a prescribed northern zone under the Income Tax Act, 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 Mrs. Mourani (Ahuntsic), seconded by Mr. Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin), Bill C-612, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in persons), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


First Reading of Senate Public Bills

Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), Bill S-12, A third Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law, was read the first time 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 practice of the House, the debate pursuant to Standing Order 66 on Motion No. 16 to concur in the First Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, scheduled for later today, be deemed to have taken place, all questions necessary to dispose of the motion be deemed put and a recorded division be deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics be the committee designated for the purposes of section 14.1 of the Lobbying Act.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), one concerning horse meat (No. 403-1231);
— by Mr. Lemieux (Glengarry—Prescott—Russell), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 403-1232);
— by Mr. Malo (Verchères—Les Patriotes), one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 403-1233);
— by Ms. Savoie (Victoria), one concerning health care services (No. 403-1234) and one concerning transportation (No. 403-1235);
— by Ms. Hoeppner (Portage—Lisgar), four concerning gun control (Nos. 403-1236 to 403-1239);
— by Mr. Lévesque (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou), one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 403-1240);
— by Mr. Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), two concerning bankruptcy (Nos. 403-1241 and 403-1242);
— by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), one concerning sources of energy (No. 403-1243);
— by Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright), one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 403-1244);
— by Mr. Martin (Sault Ste. Marie), one concerning the income tax system (No. 403-1245);
— by Mr. Bruinooge (Winnipeg South), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 403-1246);
— by Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), one concerning genetic engineering (No. 403-1247) and three concerning horse meat (Nos. 403-1248 to 403-1250);
— by Mr. Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country), two concerning the parole system (Nos. 403-1251 and 403-1252);
— by Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), three concerning veterans' affairs (Nos. 403-1253 to 403-1255);
— by Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), two concerning national parks (Nos. 403-1256 and 403-1257);
— by Ms. Ashton (Churchill), one concerning the mining industry (No. 403-1258);
— by Mr. Richards (Wild Rose), six concerning sex offenders (Nos. 403-1259 to 403-1264), two concerning horse meat (Nos. 403-1265 and 403-1266) and one concerning the agricultural industry (No. 403-1267);
— by Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), one concerning the issuing of visas (No. 403-1268).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-535, Q-538 and Q-540 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 an Orders for Return:

Q-531 — Ms. Coady (St. John's South—Mount Pearl) — With respect to the government’s Economic Action Plan: (a) for each project or program that received funding, (i) what was its name, (ii) what was its location, specifying the city, riding, and province, (iii) what was its total cost, (iv) what was the federal contribution, (v) what amount of the federal contribution has been delivered to date, (vi) how many full-time jobs did it create, (vii) how many part-time jobs did it create, (viii) what company or companies were contracted in association with the program or project, specifying the amount of funding each received for its services, (ix) were the contracts awarded in association with the project or program sole-sourced or open to competition, (x) will it meet the government’s completion deadline and, if not, why; (b) was the government’s approval of any project or program subsequently withdrawn and, if so, why; and (c) were any of the projects which the government had approved for funding subsequently cancelled and, if so, why? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-531.

Q-532 — Ms. Coady (St. John's South—Mount Pearl) — With respect to the government’s use of consultants and employment agencies: (a) what was the total amount spent on consultants and employment agencies during fiscal year 2009-2010; (b) what is the projected total amount that will be spent on consultants and employment agencies during fiscal year 2010-2011; (c) how much did each department or agency spend on consultants and employment agencies during fiscal year 2009-2010; (d) which consulting firms and employment agencies received contracts from each department or agency during fiscal year 2009-2010; and (e) for each contract in (d), (i) was it sole-sourced or awarded following an open competition, (ii) what was its value or amount, (iii) for what services was it granted, (iv) what was its duration? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-532.

Q-533 — Ms. Coady (St. John's South—Mount Pearl) — With respect to the renovations being undertaken on Parliament Hill: (a) in what year did the current round of renovations begin; (b) what is the total amount spent on the current round of renovations to date; (c) what is the projected completion date of all renovations; (d) what is the projected final cost of all renovations; and (e) since the current round of renovations began, what firms have received contracts to perform work on Parliament Hill, identifying (i) the amount of the contract, (ii) the services to be provided under the contract, (iii) the start and end dates of the contract, (iv) whether the contract was awarded through open competition or sole-sourced? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-533.

Q-539 — Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — With regard to Health Canada funding and the allocation of full-time equivalents (FTEs): (a) what is the number of FTEs allocated by the Department in each province and territory, including the Department's headquarters in the National Capital Region, each fiscal year since 2006-2007, up to and including the current fiscal year; (b) how much funding was spent to support operations in each province and territory, including the Department’s headquarters in the National Capital Region, each fiscal year since 2006-2007, up to and including the current fiscal year; (c) what is the number of FTEs allocated in each province and territory with respect to the delivery of First Nations and Inuit health programs and services, each fiscal year since 2006-2007, up to and including the current fiscal year; (d) what are the names of the projects and how much money was committed to each of those projects by Health Canada as part of the Economic Action Plan; and (e) why, as stated in the 2010-11 business plan, is the Department projecting a decrease in FTEs for 2011-2012 and a further decrease in 2012-2013? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-539.
Royal Assent

A Message was received from His Excellency the Governor General desiring the immediate attendance of the Commons in the Senate.

Accordingly, the Speaker, with the Commons, proceeded to the Senate.

The Commons returned to the Chamber.

Whereupon, the Speaker reported that when the Commons had been in the Senate, His Excellency the Governor General was pleased to give, in Her Majesty's name, the Royal Assent to the following Bills:

The Speaker also reported that he had addressed His Excellency the Governor General as follows:

“May it please Your Excellency:

The Commons of Canada have voted Supplies required to enable the Government to defray certain expenses of the public service.

In the name of the Commons, I present to Your Excellency the following Bill:

To which Bill I humbly request Your Excellency's Assent.”

Whereupon, the Clerk of the Senate, by Command of His Excellency the Governor General, did say:

“In Her Majesty's name, His Excellency the Governor General thanks Her Loyal Subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to this Bill.”

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), — That Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for fraud), be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for fraud), be deemed read a third time and passed; Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, be deemed concurred in at report stage without amendment; a Member from each recognized party may speak for not more than ten minutes subject to a five-minute question and comment period on the third reading motion of Bill S-5, following which Bill S-5 shall be deemed read a third time and passed; at the conclusion of Oral Questions on Thursday, December 16, 2010, if not already disposed of, Bill S-5 shall be deemed read a third time and passed, and the House shall stand adjourned until Monday, January 31, 2011, provided that, for the purposes of Standing Order 28, it shall be deemed to have sat on Friday December 17, 2010.

Private Members' Business

At 5:53 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), seconded by Ms. Brown (Newmarket—Aurora), — That Bill S-211, An Act respecting World Autism Awareness Day, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, Bill S-211, An Act respecting World Autism Awareness Day, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

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 Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of Health) — Order Amending Part II of Schedule I to the Hazardous Products Act (Consumer Products Containing Lead — Contact with Mouth), pursuant to the Hazardous Products Act, R.S. 1985, c. H-3, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-846-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)
— by Mr. Baird (Minister of the Environment) — Report on the administration of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act for the year 2009, pursuant to the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act, S.C. 1992, c. 52, s. 28. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-104-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)
— by Mr. Baird (Minister of the Environment) — Report on the operations under the Canada Water Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Canada Water Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-11, s. 38. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-363-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)
— by Mr. Baird (Minister of the Environment) — Report on the administration of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, S.C. 1999, c. 33, sbs. 342(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-601-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)
— by Mr. Baird (Minister of the Environment) — Report on the administration of the Species at Risk Act for the year 2009, pursuant to the Species at Risk Act, S.C. 2002, c. 29, s. 126. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-885-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)
— by Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board) — Actuarial Report on the Pension Plan for Federally Appointed Judges, and the certificate of assets of the Pension Plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Public Pensions Reporting Act, R.S. 1985, c. 13 (2nd Supp.), sbs. 9(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-520-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by Mrs. Lavallée (Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert), one concerning veterans' affairs (No. 403-1269);
— by Mr. O'Connor (Carleton—Mississippi Mills), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 403-1270).
Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:28 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 6:46 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).