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40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION

Journals No. 3 Friday, March 5, 2010 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), — That this House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government. (Ways and Means No. 1)

The debate continued.

Mr. Paillé (Hochelaga), seconded by Mr. Paquette (Joliette), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after “That” and substituting the following:

“this House shall not support the government’s budgetary policy unless the government eliminates the tax benefits given to the oil industry, thereby enabling it to compensate Quebec for harmonizing the QST and GST, enhance the Employment Insurance Plan, strengthen the Guaranteed Income Supplement and establish a credible assistance plan for the forestry industry, and unless the government abandons the idea of establishing a national securities commission”.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-732-01.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, for the purpose of the debate on the Ways and Means motion No. 1 in relation to Budget 2010, Standing Order 84 be amended as follows:

(a) section (4) be deleted; and

(b) section (5) be replaced with the following:

“(4) On the third of the said days, at fifteen minutes before the expiry of the time provided for government business in such sitting, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and forthwith put every question necessary to dispose of any subamendment and amendment.”.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning pornography (No. 403-0008) and one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 403-0009);

— by , seven concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 403-0010 to 403-0016);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 403-0017);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 403-0018) and two concerning the Young Offenders Act (Nos. 403-0019 and 403-0020);

— by , one concerning gun control (No. 403-0021);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 403-0022) and one concerning housing policy (No. 403-0023);

— by , one concerning bankruptcy (No. 403-0024);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 403-0025);

— by , one concerning China (No. 403-0026);

— by , one concerning China (No. 403-0027);

— by , one concerning pornography (No. 403-0028).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons); (Ways and Means No. 1)

And of the amendment of , seconded by .

The debate continued.

Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), moved the following subamendment, — That the amendment be amended by:

(a) adding immediately before the words “the oil industry”, the words “large banks, big corporations and ”;

(b) adding after the word “Supplement” the words “, allow for the full protection of pensions in all cases of corporate insolvency, work for increases to the CPP and QPP”; and

(c) adding after the word “commission” the words “, the implementation of the Harmonised Sales tax in Ontario and British Columbia, and eliminates all references in the Budget designed to weaken our national commitment to a clean energy future”.

Debate arose thereon.

Private Members' Business

At 1:35 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry), seconded by Mrs. Wong (Richmond), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, in light of the upcoming centennial of the Canadian Navy, the government should consider reinstating the Navy executive curl on its uniforms. (Private Members' Business M-459)

Debate arose thereon.

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

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 — Annual Report of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year 2008, pursuant to the Budget Implementation Act, S.C. 1998, c. 21, sbs. 38(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-196-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— by — Report on the administration of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act for the year 2007, 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. 8560-403-104-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by — Report on the administration of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act for the year 2008, 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. 8560-403-104-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by — Report on the administration of the Species at Risk Act for the year 2008, pursuant to the Species at Risk Act, S.C. 2002, c. 29, s. 126. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-885-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by — Order Amending Schedule 2 to the Canada National Parks Act together with a Report to Parliament - Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada, pursuant to the Canada National Parks Act, S.C. 2000, c. 32, sbs. 7(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-1032-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

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 , one concerning unborn children (No. 403-0029) and two concerning euthanasia (Nos. 403-0030 and 403-0031).

Adjournment

At 2:28 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).