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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
37th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION
JOURNALS
No. 153
Monday, March 11, 2002
11:00 a.m.
Prayers
Private Members' Business
At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), 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 National Defence and Veterans Affairs of Bill C-297, An Act to promote the observance of two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day.
Mr. Kenney (Calgary Southeast) , seconded by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose) , moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence and Veterans Affairs.
Debate arose thereon.
Pursuant to Standing Order 96(1), the Order was dropped from the Order Paper.
Interruption
At 11:54 a.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 12:03 p.m., the sitting resumed.
Government Orders
Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Goodale (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) , seconded by Mr. McCallum (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) , moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at report stage of the Bill and two sitting days shall be allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill; and
That, fifteen minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at report stage and on the second day allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the stage of the Bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment.
Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
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YEAS: 124, NAYS: 58
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The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with amendments;
And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 2, 10, 17, 18 and 20).
Group No. 1
Motion No. 1 of Mr. Anders (Calgary West) , seconded by Mr. Merrifield (Yellowhead) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 29 on page 5 the following:
“(6) The Authority must, before December 31 of each year following the Authority's first full year of operations, submit an annual report for the preceding fiscal year to the Minister, and the Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the Minister receives it.
(7) The report referred to in subsection (6) must include:
(a) national, provincial and regional data on the effect of the air travellers security surcharge on passenger travel and economic development; and
(b) a review of the impact of all the other surcharges levied on air travel.”
Motion No. 2 of Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) , seconded by Mr. DeVillers (Secretary of State (Amateur Sport)) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing subsection 10(2) with the following:
“(2) Two of the directors must be nominees submitted by the representatives of the airline industry designated under section 11 whom the Minister considers suitable for appointment as directors, and two must be nominees submitted by the representatives of aerodrome operators designated under that section whom the Minister considers suitable for appointment as directors.”
Motion No. 10 of Mr. Toews (Provencher) , seconded by Mr. White (Langley--Abbotsford) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 27 on page 16 with the following:
“schedule and a prescribed airport except if it is
(a) an aerodrome north of the 55th parallel of north latitude that is not served at least five times per week by non-stop round-trip jet service to an airport south of the 55th parallel of north latitude, or
(b) an aerodrome where the population of the adjoining city is less than 3,000 persons.”
Motion No. 17 of Mr. Toews (Provencher) , seconded by Mr. White (Langley--Abbotsford) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 5, be amended by adding after line 13 on page 23 the following:
“(6) Despite any other provision of this Act, no charge shall be collected with respect to departure from a terminal at a listed airport unless screening was operational at that terminal as of September 10, 2001.”
Motion No. 18 of Mr. Anders (Calgary West) , seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 5, be amended by adding after line 18 on page 24 the following:
“15.1 No person who collects an amount as or on account of a charge within 90 days after the day on which this Part comes into force, shall be liable for any deficiency in the amount collected if the deficiency is the result of a reasonable error due to unfamiliarity with any aspect of the collection process.”
Motion No. 20 of Mr. Anders (Calgary West) , seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 11, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 22 on page 76 with the following:
“11. This Part comes into force on July 1, 2002.”
The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.
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
Tabling of Documents
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) laid upon the Table, — Letter addressed to the Speaker concerning a report on the grain handling and transportation system (English text only). — Sessional Paper No. 8530-371-8.
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:
— No. 371-0539 concerning the income tax system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-26-06;
— No. 371-0547 concerning gasoline additives. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-371-13-08.
Presenting Reports from Committees
Mrs. Barnes (London West) , from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 13th Report of the Committee (recommendation not to proceed further with Bill C-209, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Public Transportation Costs)). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-371-135.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 82 to 84) was tabled.
Presenting Petitions
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:
— by Mr. Crête (Kamouraska--Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata--Les Basques) , one concerning terrorism (No. 371-0600);
— by Mr. Fournier (Manicouagan) , one concerning terrorism (No. 371-0601).
Government Orders
The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with amendments;
And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 2, 10, 17, 18 and 20).
The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.
At 6:45 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.
The question was put on Motions Nos. 1, 2, 10, 17, 18 and 20 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded divisions were deferred.
Group No. 2
Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) for Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. Eggleton (Minister of National Defence) , moved Motion No. 22, — That Bill C-49 be amended by adding after line 5 on page 85 the following:
“22. (1) The portion of paragraph 38(a.1) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:
(a.1) a taxpayer's taxable capital gain for a taxation year from the disposition of any property is 1/4 of the taxpayer's capital gain for the year from the disposition of the property if
(2) Subsection (1) applies to dispositions that occur after 2001.”
The question was put on Motion No. 22 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions.
Group No. 1
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Anders (Calgary West) , seconded by Mr. Merrifield (Yellowhead) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 29 on page 5 the following:
“(6) The Authority must, before December 31 of each year following the Authority's first full year of operations, submit an annual report for the preceding fiscal year to the Minister, and the Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the Minister receives it.
(7) The report referred to in subsection (6) must include:
(a) national, provincial and regional data on the effect of the air travellers security surcharge on passenger travel and economic development; and
(b) a review of the impact of all the other surcharges levied on air travel.”
The question was put on the Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on the following division:
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YEAS: 71, NAYS: 131
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 2 of Mr. Collenette (Minister of Transport) , seconded by Mr. DeVillers (Secretary of State (Amateur Sport)) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing subsection 10(2) with the following:
“(2) Two of the directors must be nominees submitted by the representatives of the airline industry designated under section 11 whom the Minister considers suitable for appointment as directors, and two must be nominees submitted by the representatives of aerodrome operators designated under that section whom the Minister considers suitable for appointment as directors.”
The question was put on the Motion No. 2 and it was agreed to on the following division:
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YEAS: 131, NAYS: 71
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 10 of Mr. Toews (Provencher) , seconded by Mr. White (Langley--Abbotsford) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing line 27 on page 16 with the following:
“schedule and a prescribed airport except if it is
(a) an aerodrome north of the 55th parallel of north latitude that is not served at least five times per week by non-stop round-trip jet service to an airport south of the 55th parallel of north latitude, or
(b) an aerodrome where the population of the adjoining city is less than 3,000 persons.”
The question was put on the Motion No. 10 and it was negatived on the following division:
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YEAS: 71, NAYS: 131 (See list under Division No. 237) |
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 17 of Mr. Toews (Provencher) , seconded by Mr. White (Langley--Abbotsford) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 5, be amended by adding after line 13 on page 23 the following:
“(6) Despite any other provision of this Act, no charge shall be collected with respect to departure from a terminal at a listed airport unless screening was operational at that terminal as of September 10, 2001.”
The question was put on the Motion No. 17 and it was negatived on the following division:
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YEAS: 71, NAYS: 130
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 18 of Mr. Anders (Calgary West) , seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 5, be amended by adding after line 18 on page 24 the following:
“15.1 No person who collects an amount as or on account of a charge within 90 days after the day on which this Part comes into force, shall be liable for any deficiency in the amount collected if the deficiency is the result of a reasonable error due to unfamiliarity with any aspect of the collection process.”
The question was put on the Motion No. 18 and it was negatived on the following division:
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YEAS: 71, NAYS: 130 (See list under Division No. 240) |
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 20 of Mr. Anders (Calgary West) , seconded by Mr. Epp (Elk Island) , — That Bill C-49, in Clause 11, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 22 on page 76 with the following:
“11. This Part comes into force on July 1, 2002.”
The question was put on the Motion No. 20 and it was negatived on the following division:
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YEAS: 71, NAYS: 130 (See list under Division No. 240) |
Group No. 2
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 22 of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. Eggleton (Minister of National Defence) , — That Bill C-49 be amended by adding after line 5 on page 85 the following:
“22. (1) The portion of paragraph 38(a.1) of the Act before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:
(a.1) a taxpayer's taxable capital gain for a taxation year from the disposition of any property is 1/4 of the taxpayer's capital gain for the year from the disposition of the property if
(2) Subsection (1) applies to dispositions that occur after 2001. ”
The question was put on the Motion No. 22 and it was agreed to on the following division:
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YEAS: 201, NAYS: 0
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Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance) , seconded by Mr. McCallum (Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)) , moved, — That Bill C-49, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on December 10, 2001, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
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YEAS: 130, NAYS: 71
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Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with further amendments.
Messages from the Senate
Messages were received from the Senate as follows:
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament has been authorized to examine the expenditures set out in Parliament Vote 10b of the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002.
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages has been authorized to examine the expenditures set out in Privy Council Vote 25b of the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002.
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Standing Joint Committee on Library of Parliament has been authorized to examine the expenditures set out in Parliament Vote 10 of the Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003.
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages has been authorized to examine the expenditures set out in Privy Council Vote 35 of the Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003.
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. Dion (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada) — Report of the Public Service Staff Relations Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001, pursuant to the Public Service Staff Relations Act, R. S. 1985, c. P-35, sbs. 114(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-371-219-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport and Government Operations)
Adjournment
At 7:34 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).