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39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 142 Friday, April 27, 2007 10:00 a.m.

The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

Prayers

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Defence), — That Bill C-43, An Act to provide for consultations with electors on their preferences for appointments to the Senate, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 46th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following changes to the lists of members of the following standing committees:

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration


Dave Batters for Rahim Jaffer

Standing Committee on Health


Rahim Jaffer for Dave Batters

The Committee recommends that, where a Member’s name is added to the list of members of a committee by this report and the Member’s name was on the list of associate members of that committee, the Member’s name be struck from the list of associate members.

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

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Guarnieri (Mississauga East—Cooksville), seconded by Mr. Valley (Kenora), Bill C-433, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (consecutive sentences), 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 46th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, on Tuesday, May 1, 2007, Private Members' Business shall be suspended and C-376, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (impaired driving) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, shall be dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence, and at the time for the beginning of Private Members' Business the House proceed to the adjournment proceedings pursuant to Standing Order 38(1).

Ms. Sgro (York West), seconded by Mr. Valley (Kenora), moved, — That the 13th Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, March 27, 2007, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 31)

Debate arose thereon.

Private Members' Business

At 1:31 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), seconded by Mr. Batters (Palliser), — That Bill C-343, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 2, 2007, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Motions

Pursuant to section 28(10) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons — Appendix to the Standing Orders, the report of the Ethics Commissioner entitled “The Obhrai Inquiry”, presented on Friday, March 30, 2007, was deemed concurred in.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

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

— by — Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Employment Insurance Act, S.C. 1996, c. 23, sbs. 3(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-322-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— by — Report on the administration of student financial assistance programs for the loan year 2004-2005, pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 2003, c.15, s. 12. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-773-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

Adjournment

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