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39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 100

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

2:00 p.m.



Prayers
National Anthem
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.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Hill (Secretary of State), — That Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal interest rate), be concurred in at report stage.

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

(Division No. 97 -- Vote no 97)
YEAS: 233, NAYS: 50

YEAS -- POUR

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Alghabra
Allen
Allison
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Angus
Atamanenko
Bagnell
Bains
Baird
Barnes
Batters
Beaumier
Bélanger
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Benoit
Bernier
Bevilacqua
Bevington
Bezan
Black
Blackburn
Blaney
Bonin
Boshcoff
Boucher
Breitkreuz
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Byrne
Calkins
Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country)
Cannis
Cannon (Pontiac)
Carrie
Casey
Casson
Chan
Charlton
Chong
Chow
Christopherson
Clement
Coderre
Comartin
Cotler
Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Cuzner
D'Amours
Davidson

Davies
Day
Del Mastro
Devolin
Dewar
Dhaliwal
Dhalla
Dion
Dosanjh
Doyle
Dryden
Dykstra
Easter
Emerson
Eyking
Fast
Finley
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Galipeau
Gallant
Godfrey
Godin
Goldring
Goodyear
Gourde
Graham
Grewal
Guarnieri
Guergis
Hanger
Harper
Harris
Harvey
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Hinton
Holland
Hubbard
Ignatieff
Jaffer
Jean
Jennings
Julian
Kadis
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Karetak-Lindell
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Keeper
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Khan
Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Lake
Lauzon

Layton
LeBlanc
Lee
Lemieux
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lunney
MacAulay
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malhi
Maloney
Manning
Mark
Marleau
Marston
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Masse
Mathyssen
Matthews
Mayes
McCallum
McDonough
McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McTeague
Menzies
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Minna
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Nash
Neville
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
Obhrai
Oda
Owen
Pacetti
Paradis
Patry
Pearson
Peterson
Petit
Poilievre
Prentice
Preston
Priddy
Proulx
Rajotte
Ratansi

Redman
Regan
Reid
Richardson
Ritz
Robillard
Rodriguez
Rota
Russell
Savage
Savoie
Scarpaleggia
Scheer
Schellenberger
Scott
Sgro
Shipley
Siksay
Silva
Simard
Simms
Skelton
Smith
Solberg
Sorenson
St. Amand
St. Denis
Stanton
Steckle
Stoffer
Storseth
Strahl
Sweet
Szabo
Telegdi
Temelkovski
Thibault (West Nova)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Tilson
Toews
Tonks
Trost
Valley
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Volpe
Wallace
Wappel
Warawa
Warkentin
Wasylycia-Leis
Watson
Wilfert
Williams
Wilson
Yelich
Zed

Total: -- 233

NAYS -- CONTRE

André
Asselin
Bachand
Barbot
Bellavance
Bigras
Blais
Bonsant
Bouchard
Bourgeois
Brunelle
Cardin
Carrier

Crête
DeBellefeuille
Demers
Deschamps
Duceppe
Faille
Freeman
Gagnon
Gaudet
Gauthier
Gravel
Guay
Guimond

Kotto
Laforest
Laframboise
Lalonde
Lavallée
Lemay
Lessard
Lévesque
Lussier
Malo
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Mourani

Nadeau
Ouellet
Paquette
Perron
Picard
Plamondon
Roy
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Vincent

Total: -- 50

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Bruinooge

Loubier

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage and ordered for a third reading later today.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report on sponsored travel by Members of the House of Commons, pursuant to section 15(3) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons — Appendix to the Standing Orders. — Sessional Paper No. 8527-391-16.


Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 14th Annual Bilateral Meeting held in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, Japan, from November 12 to 17, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-57-06.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 28th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change to the list of members of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage:

Gord Brown for Bonnie Brown

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) was tabled.


Mr. Merrifield (Yellowhead), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (Proposed Regulations under Section 8 of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-145.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 32, 33 and 34) was tabled.


Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Scott (Fredericton), seconded by Ms. Keeper (Churchill), Bill C-396, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (self-employed artists and authors), 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 resolved, — That the 28th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Scott (Fredericton), one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 391-1104);
— by Ms. Ablonczy (Calgary—Nose Hill), one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 391-1105);
— by Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), one concerning museums (No. 391-1106);
— by Ms. Keeper (Churchill), two concerning marriage (Nos. 391-1107 and 391-1108) and one concerning aboriginal affairs (No. 391-1109);
— by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 391-1110) and one concerning stem cell research (No. 391-1111).
Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Public Service Employment Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs with amendments.

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

Group No. 1 — Motions Nos. 1, 2 and 4 to 9.

Group No. 1

Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved Motion No. 1, — That Bill C-31 be amended by deleting Clause 18.

Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved Motion No. 2, — That Bill C-31 be amended by deleting Clause 21.

Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved Motion No. 4, — That Bill C-31, in Clause 22, be amended by deleting lines 28 to 42 on page 10.

Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved Motion No. 5, — That Bill C-31, in Clause 26, be amended by replacing lines 38 and 39 on page 11 and lines 1 to 18 on page 12 with the following:

“26. Subsection 161(6) of the Act is replaced”

Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-31, in Clause 28, be amended:

(a) by replacing line 32 on page 12 with the following:

“28. (1) Paragraph 162(f) of the Act is”

(b) by replacing lines 37 to 42 on page 12 and lines 1 to 11 on page 13 with the following:

“(2) Section 162 of the Act is amended by striking out the word “and” at the end of paragraph (i) and by adding the following after paragraph (i):”

Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved Motion No. 7, — That Bill C-31, in Clause 30, be amended by replacing lines 25 to 43 on page 13 with the following:

“30. Section 169 of the Act is amended by”

Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved Motion No. 8, — That Bill C-31 be amended by deleting Clause 33.

Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved Motion No. 9, — That Bill C-31, in Clause 38, be amended by replacing lines 31 to 40 on page 15 and lines 1 to 6 on page 16 with the following:

“38. (1) Subsection 489(2) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a.1):

(a.2) contravenes subsection 161(7) (vouchee acting as voucher);

(2) Subsection 489(2) of the Act is”

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

Private Members' Business

At 5:42 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), 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 Finance of Bill C-207, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions).

Mr. Bouchard (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), seconded by Mr. Roy (Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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.

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. Bernier (Minister of Industry) — Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2006-1534, dated December 14, 2006, concerning the Order Issuing a Direction to the CRTC on Implementing the Canadian Telecommunications Policy Objectives (SOR/JUS-608783), pursuant to the Telecommunications Act, S.C. 1993, c. 38, sbs. 10(7). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-927-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)
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. Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier), one concerning federal programs (No. 391-1112).
Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:42 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.

Adjournment

Accordingly, at 6:52 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).