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40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION

Journals No. 6 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:00 p.m.

Prayers

National Anthem

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Oral Questions

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

Daily Routine Of Business

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Van Loan (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board), Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation

(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia”.

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 Parliamentary Committees Workshop, held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from November 9 to 13, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-53-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the meeting of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, held in Helsinki, Finland, on November 18 and 19, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-51-02.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the Third Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change to the list of members of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities:


Bonnie Crombie for Gerard Kennedy

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the name of the following Member be added to the list of associate members of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities:


Gerard Kennedy

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) is tabled.

Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the First Report of the Committee (commemorative ceremony on December 5th). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-1.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), Bill C-494, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (nanotechnology), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 403-0056) and one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 403-0057);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 403-0058) and two concerning navigable waters (Nos. 403-0059 and 403-0060);

— by , seven concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 403-0061 to 403-0067);

— by , two concerning housing policy (Nos. 403-0068 and 403-0069) and two concerning chemical products (Nos. 403-0070 and 403-0071);

— by , one concerning Canadian heritage (No. 403-0072);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 403-0073);

— by , three concerning the tax system (Nos. 403-0074 to 403-0076);

— by , one concerning telecommunications (No. 403-0077);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 403-0078);

— by , two concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 403-0079 and 403-0080);

— by , one concerning China (No. 403-0081);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 403-0082);

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 403-0083).

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.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 84(6), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 3 -- Vote n^o 3)
YEAS: 142, NAYS: 132
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Aglukkaq Albrecht Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Armstrong Arthur Ashfield Baird Benoit Bernier Bezan Blackburn Blaney Block Boucher Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Cadman Calandra Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casson Chong Clarke Clement Cummins Davidson Day Dechert Del Mastro Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fast Finley Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Généreux Glover Goldring Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guergis Harper Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hiebert Hill Hoback Hoeppner Holder Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Lemieux Lobb Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Mark Mayes McColeman McLeod Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Obhrai Oda Paradis Payne Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Raitt Rajotte Rathgeber Reid Richards Richardson Rickford Ritz Saxton Scheer Schellenberger Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Thompson Tilson Toews Tweed 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: -- 142
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) André Andrews Angus Ashton Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Bains Beaudin Bélanger Bellavance Bevington Bigras Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brison Brunelle Cardin Carrier Charlton Chow Christopherson Coady Comartin Crombie Crowder Cullen Cuzner D'Amours Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Desnoyers Dewar Dhaliwal Dion Donnelly Dorion Dosanjh Dryden Duceppe Dufour Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Easter Faille Folco Freeman Gagnon Gaudet Godin Goodale Gravelle Guarnieri Guay Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord) Hall Findlay Harris (St. John's East) Holland Hughes Hyer Ignatieff Jennings Julian Kennedy Laforest Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée Layton Lee Lemay Leslie Lessard Lévesque Malhi Malo Maloway Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen McCallum McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Ménard Mendes Minna Mourani Mulcair Nadeau Neville Oliphant Ouellet Paillé (Hochelaga) Paillé (Louis-Hébert) Paquette Pearson Plamondon Pomerleau Proulx Rae Rafferty Ratansi Rodriguez Rota Roy Savage Savoie Scarpaleggia Siksay Simms Simson St-Cyr Stoffer Szabo Thi Lac Thibeault Tonks Valeriote Vincent Volpe Wasylycia-Leis Wilfert Wrzesnewskyj Zarac Total: -- 132

Private Members' Business

At 5:45 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 Government Operations and Estimates of Bill C-429, An Act to amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use of wood).

Mr. Asselin (Manicouagan), seconded by Mr. Bouchard (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

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), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Report of the Canadian Wheat Board, together with the Auditors' Report, for the crop year ended July 31, 2009, pursuant to the Canadian Wheat Board Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-24, sbs. 9(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-403-259-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:45 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 6:56 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).