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| 39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 110 Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:00 p.m. |
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| Prayers |
| National Anthem |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should designate August 23 as International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds—Dollard) presented the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the APF Bureau meeting in Châlons-en-Champagne, France, from January 16 to 19, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-52-10.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry), from the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (Official Languages policy for senior military officials of National Defence). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-159. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 38) was tabled. |
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Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee (security certificate detainees and mandate of the Correctional Investigator). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-160. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 30) was tabled. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Martin (Sault Ste. Marie), one concerning social policies (No. 391-1140);
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— by Mr. Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's), six concerning the income tax system (Nos. 391-1141 to 391-1146);
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— by Ms. Beaumier (Brampton West), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 391-1147), one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 391-1148) and one concerning the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (No. 391-1149);
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— by Mr. Blais (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 391-1150);
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— by Mr. Komarnicki (Souris—Moose Mountain), three concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 391-1151 to 391-1153) and one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 391-1154);
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— by Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville), five concerning marriage (Nos. 391-1155 to 391-1159).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the answers to questions Q-143, Q-146, Q-149 to Q-151, Q-157, Q-158 and Q-162 on the Order Paper. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Chong (President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister for Sport), — That Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (dangerous offenders and recognizance to keep the peace), be now read a second time and referred to a legislative committee. |
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The debate continued. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, as reported by the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development with amendments. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier), seconded by Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South), — That Bill C-288, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 11 on page 4 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 161, NAYS: 113 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Crowder Laframboise Patry Total: -- 161 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Devolin Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Preston Total: -- 113 |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 2 of Mr. Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier), seconded by Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South), — That Bill C-288, in Clause 10, be amended: |
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(a) by replacing, in the French version, line 30 on page 8 with the following:
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(b) by replacing, in the French version, line 34 on page 8 with the following:
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(c) by replacing, in the French version, line 39 on page 8 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 2 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 161, NAYS: 113 (See list under Division No. 108) |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 3 of Mr. Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier), seconded by Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South), — That Bill C-288, in Clause 10, be amended by replacing, in the French version, lines 4 and 5 on page 9 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 3 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 161, NAYS: 113 (See list under Division No. 108) |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), Mr. Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier), seconded by Mr. Dion (Saint-Laurent—Cartierville), moved, — That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 161, NAYS: 113 (See list under Division No. 108) |
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Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with further amendments. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), Mr. Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier), seconded by Mr. Dion (Saint-Laurent—Cartierville), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 161, NAYS: 113 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Crowder Laframboise Patry Total: -- 161 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Devolin Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Preston Total: -- 113 |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Casey (Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley), seconded by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), — That, in the opinion of the House, the Minister of Health should continue to work collaboratively with Statistics Canada, the provincial and territorial cancer registries, and key stakeholders towards the ultimate goal of creating uniform national standards and guidelines for the surveillance of all malignant and benign brain tumours, including data collection, analysis and reporting. (Private Members' Business M-235) |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 225, NAYS: 49 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Davidson Lake Proulx Total: -- 225 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE André Carrier Guay Ménard (Hochelaga) Total: -- 49 |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:24 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown), seconded by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), — That Bill C-304, An Act to provide for the development of a national strategy for the treatment of autism and to amend the Canada Health Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health. |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, February 21, 2007, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business. |
| Messages from the Senate |
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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-28, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on May 2, 2006, without amendment.
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| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by Mr. Hearn (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) — Report on the administration and enforcement of the fish habitat protection and pollution prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Fisheries Act, S.C. 1991, c. 1, s. 11.1. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-325-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:03 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 7:14 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |