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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals

No. 126

Thursday, October 9, 2014

10:00 a.m.



Prayers
Daily Routine Of Business

Motions

Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Ms. Turmel (Hull—Aylmer), moved, — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented on Thursday, November 28, 2013, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 13)

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


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 412-4279);
— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 412-4280) and one concerning genetic engineering (No. 412-4281);
— by Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), eight concerning prostitution (Nos. 412-4282 to 412-4289) and one concerning China (No. 412-4290).

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-646 to Q-648 on the Order Paper.

Business of Supply

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mr. Choquette (Drummond), seconded by Mr. Tremblay (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the proposed Port of Gros-Cacouna oil terminal, which will be used for the sole purpose of exporting unprocessed Canadian oil, will have a negative impact on the Canadian economy through the loss of well-paid jobs, will constitute an unacceptable environmental threat to the St. Lawrence ecosystem, including the beluga whale population, and therefore, is not consistent with the principle of sustainable development, and must be rejected.

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.

Ways and Means

Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Notice of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations. (Ways and Means No. 13) — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-14.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of this Ways and Means motion.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Choquette (Drummond), seconded by Mr. Tremblay (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, October 20, 2014, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

Private Members' Business

At 5:18 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-520, An Act supporting non-partisan agents of Parliament, as reported by the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 11).

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 1.

Motion No. 2 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

Motion No. 3 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Motion No. 4 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

Motion No. 5 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Motion No. 6 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

Motion No. 7 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 8.

Motion No. 8 of Mr. Adler (York Centre), seconded by Mr. Calkins (Wetaskiwin), — That Bill C-520, in Clause 8, be amended by replacing, in the English version, lines 39 to 41 on page 4 with the following:

“responsibilities of the position in the office of the agent of Parliament, conduct”

Motion No. 9 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 11.

Motion No. 10 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 12.

Motion No. 11 of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), — That Bill C-520 be amended by deleting Clause 13.

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

The question was put on Motion No. 1, and, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), the recorded division, which also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 7 and 9 to 11, was deferred until Wednesday, October 22, 2014, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

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 Mr. Rickford (Minister of Natural Resources) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, "The Cross-Canada Benefits of the Oil and Gas Industry" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-110), presented to the House on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-412-110.
Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

— by Mr. Mayes (Okanagan—Shuswap), one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4291).
Adjournment Proceedings

At 5:51 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 6:02 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).