The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 1, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 1.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 2, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 3, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 4, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 8.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 5, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 9.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 11.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 7, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 12.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 8, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 14.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 9, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 15.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 10, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 16.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 11, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 19.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 12, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 20.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 13, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 38.

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

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

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), Bill C-37, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts and to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Mr. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee, "Chapter 9, Offshore Banking — Canada Revenue Agency, of the Fall 2013 Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-106.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 16 and 21) was tabled.

Mr. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee, "Main Estimates 2014-15: Report on Plans and Priorities for 2014-15 and Performance Report for 2012-13 of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-107.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 19, 22 and 24) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal), seconded by Ms. Sgro (York West), Bill C-610, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-37, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts and to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.

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

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), — That Bill C-32, An Act to enact the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to amend certain Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the report stage and third reading stage of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), — That Bill C-32, An Act to enact the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to amend certain Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Hayes (Sault Ste. Marie), seconded by Mr. Albas (Okanagan—Coquihalla), moved, — That the Standing Committee on the Status of Women be instructed to undertake a study on the subject of best practices in education and social programs in Canada that prevent violence against women, and report its findings to the House within one year of the study's initiation. (Private Members' Business M-504)

Debate arose thereon.

Ms. Ashton (Churchill), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “education and social programs” with the words “education programs, social programs and policies”.

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.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

At 2:30 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).