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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 30

Thursday, March 10, 2016

10:00 a.m.



Prayer
Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the year 2015, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S. 1985, c. H-6, sbs. 61(4) and to the Employment Equity Act, S.C. 1995, c. 44, s. 32. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-123-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Picard (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) laid upon the Table, — Report of the Correctional Investigator, together with the government response, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, pursuant to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, S.C. 1992, c. 20, s. 192. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-72-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Sgro (Humber River—Black Creek), from the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2016-17 — Vote 1 under Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, Vote 1 under Canadian Transportation Agency, Vote 1 under Marine Atlantic Inc., Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Office of Infrastructure of Canada, Vote 1 under The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited, Vote 1 under The Jacques-Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc., Votes 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20 under Transport, Vote 1 under VIA Rail Canada Inc., and Vote 1 under Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-10.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 5) was tabled.


Mr. Finnigan (Miramichi—Grand Lake), from the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented the First Report of the Committee (Supplementary Estimates (C), 2015-16 — Votes 1c, 5c and 10c under Agriculture and Agri-Food). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-11.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 4) was tabled.


Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Donnelly (Port Moody—Coquitlam), seconded by Mr. Choquette (Drummond), Bill C-251, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act (importation of shark fins), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford), seconded by Mr. Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay), Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Navigation Protection Act (Shawnigan Lake), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), one concerning human rights (No. 421-00124);
— by Mr. Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay), one concerning the electoral system (No. 421-00125);
— by Mr. Sikand (Mississauga—Streetsville), one concerning impaired driving (No. 421-00126).
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. McCallum (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), seconded by Ms. Mihychuk (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour), — That Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

The debate continued.

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.

motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, one Minister of the Crown be permitted to make a statement pursuant to Standing Order 31 on Friday, March 11, 2016.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. McCallum (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), seconded by Ms. Mihychuk (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour), — That Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, March 21, 2016, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:16 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 6:34 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).