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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 148 Tuesday, November 25, 2014 10:00 a.m.

The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons (Fall 2014), pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 7(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-412-64-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts)

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (Supplementary Estimates (B), 2014-15 — Votes 1b and 5b under CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY, Vote 5b under CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH, Votes 1b, 5b and 10b under HEALTH and Votes 1b, 5b and 10b under PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-146.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 42) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Liu (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles), seconded by Mr. Cash (Davenport), Bill C-636, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (unpaid training), 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 ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House,

(a) any recorded division deferred, or deemed deferred, to Tuesday, December 2, 2014, Tuesday, December 9, 2014, and Wednesday, December 10, 2014, shall be taken up at the conclusion of oral questions, provided that there shall be no extension of the time provided for Government Orders pursuant to Standing Order 45(7.1); and

(b) any recorded division demanded in respect of a debatable motion, other than an item of Private Members’ Business, on the days listed in paragraph (a) shall be deemed deferred to the conclusion of oral questions on the next sitting day which is not a Friday.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning Canada's railways (No. 412-4556);

— by , five concerning national parks (Nos. 412-4557 to 412-4561);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 412-4562);

— by , one concerning working conditions (No. 412-4563);

— by , one concerning the issuing of visas (No. 412-4564).

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-40, An Act respecting the Rouge National Urban Park, as reported by the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development without amendment.

Mr. Gosal (Minister of State (Sport)) for Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council), seconded by Mr. Sorenson (Minister of State (Finance)), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 286 -- Vote n^o 286)
YEAS: 140, NAYS: 99
YEAS -- POUR Adams Adler Albas Albrecht Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambler Ambrose Anderson Armstrong Aspin Baird Barlow Bateman Benoit Bergen Bernier Bezan Blaney Block Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Butt Calandra Cannan Carmichael Carrie Chisu Chong Clarke Clement Crockatt Daniel Davidson Dechert Devolin Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Falk Fast Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Finley (Haldimand—Norfolk) Galipeau Gill Glover Goguen Goldring Goodyear Gosal Gourde Grewal Harper Hawn Hayes Hiebert Hoback Holder James 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 Leef Leitch Lemieux Leung Lizon Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Maguire Mayes McColeman McLeod Menegakis Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock Obhrai O'Connor Oliver O'Neill Gordon O'Toole Payne Poilievre Preston Rajotte Rempel Richards Rickford Ritz Saxton Schellenberger Seeback Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sopuck Sorenson Stanton Strahl Sweet Tilson Toet Trost Trottier Truppe Uppal Valcourt Van Kesteren Van Loan Wallace Warawa Warkentin Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wilks Williamson Wong Woodworth Yelich Young (Oakville) Young (Vancouver South) Yurdiga Zimmer Total: -- 140
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Andrews Angus Aubin Bélanger Bennett Benskin Bevington Blanchette Boivin Borg Boutin-Sweet Brahmi Brison Brosseau Byrne Caron Casey Cash Charlton Chicoine Chisholm Choquette Christopherson Cleary Comartin Côté Cotler Crowder Cullen Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Day Dewar Dion Dionne Labelle Dusseault Easter Eyking Foote Freeland Freeman Garneau Garrison Genest Genest-Jourdain Giguère Godin Goodale Groguhé Hsu Hughes Hyer Jones Julian Lamoureux Lapointe Laverdière LeBlanc (Beauséjour) LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) Leslie Liu MacAulay Mai Marston Mathyssen May McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Nantel Nash Nicholls Papillon Péclet Perreault Pilon Plamondon Rafferty Rankin Regan Rousseau Saganash Sandhu Scarpaleggia Scott Sellah Sgro Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) Sitsabaiesan St-Denis Stewart Sullivan Thibeault Tremblay Trudeau Turmel Valeriote Vaughan Total: -- 99
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun
Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Gosal (Minister of State (Sport)) for Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council), seconded by Mr. Sorenson (Minister of State (Finance)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

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.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Fantino (Minister of Veterans Affairs), seconded by Mrs. Shea (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), — That Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (enhancing hiring opportunities for certain serving and former members of the Canadian Forces), be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Private Members' Business

At 5:25 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Hawn (Edmonton Centre), seconded by Mr. Chisu (Pickering—Scarborough East), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should examine all possible options to ensure a fully unified “continuum of care” approach is in place to serve Canada's men and women in uniform and veterans, so as to: (a) eliminate all unnecessary bureaucratic processes, both within and between departments, related to service delivery; (b) eliminate duplication and overlap in the delivery of available services and supports; (c) further improve care and support, particularly for seriously injured veterans; (d) provide continuous support for veterans' families during and after service; and (e) strengthen the connections between the Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada. (Private Members' Business M-532)

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, November 26, 2014, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

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-41, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Korea, without amendment.

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 — Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2014-2015 to 2018-2019 of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11, sbs. 55(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-412-849-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by the Clerk of Petitions — First Report, pursuant to Standing Order 131, which was as follows:

The Clerk of Petitions has the honour to report that the petition from the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, praying for the passage of a private act, filed by on Monday, November 24, 2014, meets the requirements of Standing Order 131.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:23 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 6:44 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).