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40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION

Journals

No. 52

Monday, May 31, 2010

11:00 a.m.



Prayers
Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Richardson (Calgary Centre), seconded by Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize that improved competitiveness will continue to stimulate economic growth and create jobs for Canadians; and (b) continue to diversify and expand markets for Canadian goods and services by encouraging investment in Canada through lower corporate tax rates, maintaining a stable economy and the signing of free trade agreements. (Private Members' Business M-518)

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.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 2 and 16 to 62).

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 96.

Motion No. 2 of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 97.

Motion No. 16 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2149.

Motion No. 17 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2150.

Motion No. 18 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2151.

Motion No. 19 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2152.

Motion No. 20 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2153.

Motion No. 21 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2154.

Motion No. 22 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2155.

Motion No. 23 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2156.

Motion No. 24 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2157.

Motion No. 25 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2158.

Motion No. 26 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2159.

Motion No. 27 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2160.

Motion No. 28 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2161.

Motion No. 29 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2162.

Motion No. 30 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2163.

Motion No. 31 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2164.

Motion No. 32 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2165.

Motion No. 33 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2166.

Motion No. 34 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2167.

Motion No. 35 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2168.

Motion No. 36 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2169.

Motion No. 37 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2170.

Motion No. 38 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2171.

Motion No. 39 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2185.

Motion No. 40 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2186.

Motion No. 41 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2187.

Motion No. 42 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2188.

Motion No. 43 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2189.

Motion No. 44 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2190.

Motion No. 45 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2191.

Motion No. 46 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2192.

Motion No. 47 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2193.

Motion No. 48 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2194.

Motion No. 49 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2195.

Motion No. 50 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2196.

Motion No. 51 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2197.

Motion No. 52 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2198.

Motion No. 53 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2199.

Motion No. 54 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2200.

Motion No. 55 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2201.

Motion No. 56 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2202.

Motion No. 57 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2203.

Motion No. 58 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2204.

Motion No. 59 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2205.

Motion No. 60 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2206.

Motion No. 61 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2207.

Motion No. 62 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2208.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

Tabling of Documents
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Certain Allegations Respecting Business and Financial Dealings Between Karlheinz Schreiber and the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-403-11.
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 2 and 16 to 62).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

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), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement Concerning Annual Reports on Human Rights and Free Trade Between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, dated May 27, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-403-12.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway) laid upon the Table, — Revised Actuarial Report (including cost certificate) on the Pension Plan for the Canadian Forces as at March 31, 2008, and certification of assets of the Pension Plan, pursuant to the Public Pensions Reporting Act, R.S. 1985, c. 13 (2nd Supp.), sbs. 9(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-49-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

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. 403-0372 concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-70-01;
— No. 403-0388 concerning euthanasia. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-8-07;
— Nos. 403-0400 and 403-0401 concerning housing policy. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-29-04;
— No. 403-0412 concerning suicide prevention. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-12-04.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), Bill C-30, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Hoeppner (Portage—Lisgar), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee (Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-63.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 17) was tabled.


Ms. Ratansi (Don Valley East), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2010-2011 — Votes 105, 110, 115 and 120 under CANADIAN HERITAGE; Vote 1 under GOVERNOR GENERAL; Vote 1 under PARLIAMENT; Votes 1, 5, 10 and 25 under PRIVY COUNCIL; Votes 1 and 5 under PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES; Votes 1, 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 45 under TREASURY BOARD). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-64.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 4 and 16) was tabled.


Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2010-2011 — Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 50 under JUSTICE ). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-65.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 19) was tabled.


Motions

Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), moved, — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 4)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Menzies (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance), seconded by Mrs. Davidson (Sarnia—Lambton), moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

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

(Division No. 51 -- Vote no 51)
YEAS: 119, NAYS: 101

YEAS -- POUR

Ablonczy
Aglukkaq
Albrecht
Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac)
Ambrose
Anderson
Armstrong
Ashfield
Baird
Benoit
Bezan
Blackburn
Blaney
Boucher
Boughen
Braid
Breitkreuz
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Newmarket—Aurora)
Brown (Barrie)
Calandra
Calkins
Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country)
Carrie
Casson
Chong
Clarke
Clement
Davidson
Day

Devolin
Dreeshen
Duncan (Vancouver Island North)
Dykstra
Fast
Finley
Fletcher
Galipeau
Généreux
Glover
Goldring
Goodyear
Gourde
Grewal
Harris (Cariboo—Prince George)
Hiebert
Hill
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

Lebel
Lemieux
Lobb
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lunney
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Mayes
McColeman
McLeod
Menzies
Merrifield
Miller
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
O'Neill-Gordon
Oda
Paradis
Payne
Petit
Prentice
Preston
Raitt
Rathgeber
Reid
Richards

Richardson
Saxton
Scheer
Schellenberger
Shea
Shipley
Shory
Smith
Stanton
Storseth
Strahl
Sweet
Tilson
Trost
Tweed
Uppal
Van Kesteren
Vellacott
Verner
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country)
Weston (Saint John)
Wong
Woodworth
Yelich
Young

Total: -- 119

NAYS -- CONTRE

Allen (Welland)
Andrews
Angus
Ashton
Atamanenko
Bagnell
Bains
Bellavance
Bennett
Bevilacqua
Bevington
Blais
Bonsant
Bouchard
Brison
Brunelle
Byrne
Cannis
Cardin
Charlton
Chow
Christopherson
Coady
Coderre
Comartin

Cotler
Crowder
Cullen
Cuzner
Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
Davies (Vancouver East)
Deschamps
Donnelly
Dosanjh
Dryden
Duceppe
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona)
Easter
Eyking
Folco
Gagnon
Gaudet
Godin
Goodale
Gravelle
Guarnieri
Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord)
Hall Findlay
Jennings

Julian
Kania
Lalonde
Layton
Leslie
Lessard
Lévesque
MacAulay
Malo
Maloway
Marston
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Masse
McCallum
McGuinty
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
Ménard
Mendes
Minna
Mourani
Mulcair
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Murray

Nadeau
Neville
Oliphant
Paillé (Hochelaga)
Paquette
Patry
Pearson
Plamondon
Proulx
Ratansi
Regan
Rodriguez
Rota
Russell
Savage
Sgro
Siksay
Silva
Simms
Simson
Stoffer
Szabo
Tonks
Trudeau
Valeriote
Zarac

Total: -- 101


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Regan (Halifax West), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 403-0585) and one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 403-0586);
— by Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer), one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 403-0587);
— by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), one concerning funding aid (No. 403-0588);
— by Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau), one concerning the situation in Israel (No. 403-0589);
— by Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 403-0590);
— by Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), one concerning foreign ownership (No. 403-0591);
— by Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 403-0592);
— by Ms. Leslie (Halifax), one concerning funding aid (No. 403-0593);
— by Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington), one concerning funding aid (No. 403-0594);
— by Mr. Maloway (Elmwood—Transcona), one concerning correctional facilities (No. 403-0595);
— by Mr. Warawa (Langley), one concerning health care services (No. 403-0596) and one concerning gun control (No. 403-0597);
— by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), one concerning international forums (No. 403-0598) and one concerning a national child care program (No. 403-0599).

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-202 and Q-219 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 Orders for Returns:

Q-198 — Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau) — With regard to government jobs in the National Capital Region between 2000 and 2010, how many federal public servants were located in the Outaouais region and how many were located in the Ottawa region? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-198.

Q-199 — Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau) — With regard to leases signed by the government in the National Capital Region, what is: (a) the number of such leases that expired in 2005 in the Ottawa region and in the Outaouais region; (b) the number of such leases that expired in 2006 in the Ottawa region and in the Outaouais region; (c) the number of such leases that expired in 2007 in the Ottawa region and in the Outaouais region; (d) the number of such leases that expired in 2008 in the Ottawa region and in the Outaouais region; (e) the number of such leases that expired in 2009 in the Ottawa region and in the Outaouais region; (f) the number of such leases that expire in 2010 in the Ottawa region and in the Outaouais region; and (g) the number of vacant premises in the Ottawa region and in the Outaouais region in 2010? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-199.

Q-200 — Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau) — With respect to government agency and Crown corporation positions in the National Capital Region, what is the number of employees with the following government agencies, Crown corporations and other government organizations from 2000 to 2010, broken down by those in the Outaouais region and those in the Ottawa region: (a) Atlantic Pilotage Authority; (b) Great Lakes Pilotage Authority; (c) Northern Pipeline Agency Canada; (d) Laurentian Pilotage Authority; (e) Pacific Pilotage Authority; (f) Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency; (g) National Literacy Secretariat; (h) Competition Bureau; (i) Office of the Correctional Investigator; (j) Transportation Safety Board of Canada; (k) Public Service Integrity Office; (l) Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner; (m) Office of the Commissioner of Review Tribunals for Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security appeals; (n) Office of the Prime Minister; (o) Cadets Canada; (p) Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety; (q) Canadian Police College; (r) Security Intelligence Review Committee; (s) Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; (t) Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner; (u) Pension Appeals Board; (v) Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada; (w) National Battlefields Commission; (x) Status of Women Canada; (y) Employment Insurance Board of Referees; (z) Canadian Judicial Council; (aa) National Joint Council; (bb) Cape Breton Growth Fund Corporation; (cc) Tax Court of Canada; (dd) Federal Court of Appeal; (ee) Federal Court; (ff) Supreme Court of Canada; (gg) Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada; (hh) Elections Canada; (ii) Federal Labour Standards Review Commission; (jj) ExportSource.ca; (kk) Canadian Race Relations Foundation; (ll) Canadian Coast Guard; (mm) Governor General of Canada; (nn) Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics; (oo) Infrastructure Canada; (pp) Royal Canadian Mint; (qq) Marine Atlantic; (rr) Currency Museum; (ss) Public Sector Pension Investment Board; (tt) Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation; (uu) Canadian Intellectual Property Office; (vv) Federal Healthcare Partnership; (ww) Technology Partnerships Canada; (xx) Policy Research Initiative; (yy) Receiver General for Canada; (zz) Defence Research and Development Canada; (aaa) Species at Risk Act Public Registry; (bbb) Leadership Network; (ccc) Canada Business Network; (ddd) Networks of Centres of Excellence; (eee) Environmental Protection Review Canada; (fff) National Search and Rescue Secretariat; (ggg) Service Canada; (hhh) Criminal Intelligence Service Canada; (iii) Public Prosecution Service of Canada; (jjj) Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation; (kkk) Federal Bridge Corporation Limited; (lll) Canada Lands Company Limited; (mmm) Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility; and (nnn) Veteran Review and Appeal Board? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-200.

Q-203 — Mr. Paquette (Joliette) — With respect to deputy minister, assistant deputy minister and associate deputy minister positions, as of December 31, 2009, what was the breakdown: (a) by first official language spoken; and (b) between Anglophones and Francophones who did or did not meet the linguistic requirements of their positions? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-203.
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 2 and 16 to 62).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the question was deemed to have been withdrawn.

Government Orders

At 7:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of all Votes under NATURAL RESOURCES in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.

At 11:00 p.m., the Committee rose.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the considered Votes were deemed reported.

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. Strahl (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) — Reports of the Canadian Polar Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-325-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
— by Mr. Strahl (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) — Reports of the Yukon Surface Rights Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-859-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
— by Mr. Strahl (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) — Reports of the Sahtu Land Use Planning Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-872-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
— by Mr. Strahl (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) — Reports of the Gwich'in Land and Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-875-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
— by Mr. Strahl (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) — Reports of the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-911-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
— by Mr. Van Loan (Minister of International Trade) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and Borrowing Plan for 2010-2011 to 2014-2015 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2010-2011 of the Canadian Commercial Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-403-817-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)
Adjournment

At 11:01 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).