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39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 165

Wednesday, June 6, 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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 391-1414 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-51-06;
— Nos. 391-1474, 391-1533, 391-1543, 391-1568 and 391-1569 concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-24-11;
— Nos. 391-1477, 391-1478 and 391-1480 concerning the income tax system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-6-11;
— No. 391-1488 concerning marriage. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-18-21;
— Nos. 391-1520, 391-1522 and 391-1574 concerning sentences in the Criminal Code. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-76-03;
— No. 391-1524 concerning the criminal justice system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-35-03;
— Nos. 391-1548 to 391-1550 concerning federal programs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-74-11.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 53rd Report of the Committee (addition of new Standing Orders 31.1 and 37.1). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-267.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 55) was tabled.


Mr. Steckle (Huron—Bruce), from the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented the 13th Report of the Committee (Canadian Farm Family Options Program). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-268.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 66 to 69 and 71) was tabled.


Mr. Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc), from the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (Bill C-47, An Act respecting the protection of marks related to the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games and protection against certain misleading business associations and making a related amendment to the Trade-marks Act, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-269.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 63, 65 and 66) was tabled.


Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 18th Report of the Committee, “Chapter 8 of the November 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada — Allocating Funds to Regulatory Programs — Health Canada”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-270.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 38, 56 and 61) was tabled.


Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 19th Report of the Committee, “The Roles and Responsibilities of Treasury Board Secretariat and the Tenure of Deputy Ministers”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-271.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 13, 20, 24 to 27, 30, 35, 44, 45 and 61) was tabled.


Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Martin (Sault Ste. Marie), seconded by Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), Bill C-451, An Act to establish the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario, 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 ordered, — That the Order for second reading of Bill C-348, An Act respecting conscientious objection to the use of taxes for military purposes, standing on the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), be discharged and the Bill be withdrawn.


By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That this House request that the Government of Burma release the leader of the National League for Democracy and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, from house arrest, which has been imposed on her since 1989.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 391-1626 and 391-1627);
— by Mr. Boshcoff (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), one concerning poverty (No. 391-1628);
— by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), one concerning the issuing of visas (No. 391-1629) and one concerning immigration (No. 391-1630);
— by Mr. Cummins (Delta—Richmond East), one concerning the fishing industry (No. 391-1631);
— by Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds—Dollard), one concerning the Philippines (No. 391-1632);
— by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 391-1633 and 391-1634);
— by Ms. Faille (Vaudreuil-Soulanges), three concerning immigration (Nos. 391-1635 to 391-1637);
— by Mr. Lunney (Nanaimo—Alberni), one concerning international trade (No. 391-1638) and three concerning the tax system (Nos. 391-1639 to 391-1641);
— by Mr. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche), one concerning the Employment Insurance program (No. 391-1642);
— by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-1643).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the answer to question Q-198 on the Order Paper.


Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return:

Q-195 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) — With respect to the pet food recall as a result of tainted ingredients causing illness and death among Canadian pets: (a) what is the government intending to do to ensure the safety of pet food made in Canada; (b) what is the government intending to do to ensure the safety of pet food imported from the United States and other countries; and (c) what are the details and the timeline of the government’s response to the outbreak from the time the government first learned about the pet food recall and the first illnesses were reported through the present time? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-195.

Q-196 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With regard to television programming shown by all Canadian private broadcasters: (a) does the government have access to cumulative and individual statistics of their Canadian programming that are more recent than fall 2004 from the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement’s (BBM) television diary or more recent than 2005 from the BBM’s meter surveys and, if so, (i) what are they, (ii) what are the most recent cumulative and individual statistics on the percentage of Canadian programming shown during primetime, (iii) what are the most recent cumulative and individual statistics on the breakdown of type of Canadian programming that is being shown during and outside of primetime; and (b) what is the government’s plan for promoting Canadian programming in the future and what specific initiatives are being planned to guarantee a healthy future for Canadian programming on private broadcasters? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-196.

Q-197 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With regard to Canadian private broadcasters: (a) what is the estimated financial value of the benefits that Canadian private broadcasters derive from the laws and regulations of the government, including, but non limited to, simultaneous substitution, tax write-off exclusions for Canadian companies' advertisements on U.S. broadcasters, and protection from foreign competition; and (b) what is the estimated financial value of these benefits for each private broadcaster? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-197.

Q-205 — Ms. Brunelle (Trois-Rivières) — Regarding the document entitled “The Cost of Bill C-288 to Canadian Families and Business” released on April 19, 2007, by the Minister of the Environment: (a) what is the model of elasticity used to set the amount of the carbon tax at $195 per tonne and what are the details; (b) what is the macroeconometric and energetics model used to assess the economic impacts associated with the implementation of Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol, and what are the details; and (c) what are the details of all the methodological appendices used to support the Minister’s conclusions? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-205.
Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

It was ordered, — That an Order of the House do issue for all studies and documents that were done and a list of people and organizations consulted regarding the government's plans to create an agency for the recognition of foreign credentials. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-10 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina))

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the Return to this Order. — Sessional Paper No. 8550-391-10.


The Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-26 was called pursuant to Standing Order 97(1) and was withdrawn.

Government Orders

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-52, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007.

Mr. Prentice (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians) for Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to Order made Thursday, May 31, 2007, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), seconded by Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam), — That the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Thursday, June 22, 2006, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 33)

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

(Division No. 197 -- Vote no 197)
YEAS: 147, NAYS: 115

YEAS -- POUR

Alghabra
Angus
Asselin
Atamanenko
Bachand
Barbot
Barnes
Bélanger
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bell (North Vancouver)
Bellavance
Bennett
Bevington
Bigras
Black
Blaikie
Blais
Bonin
Bonsant
Boshcoff
Bouchard
Bourgeois
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Brunelle
Cannis
Carrier
Chamberlain
Chan
Charlton
Chow
Christopherson
Comartin
Comuzzi
Crête
Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)

Cullen (Etobicoke North)
D'Amours
Davies
DeBellefeuille
Demers
Deschamps
Dewar
Dhaliwal
Dhalla
Dosanjh
Duceppe
Easter
Eyking
Faille
Freeman
Gagnon
Gaudet
Godfrey
Godin
Goodale
Gravel
Guarnieri
Guay
Guimond
Holland
Hubbard
Ignatieff
Jennings
Julian
Kadis
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Kotto
Laforest
Laframboise
Lalonde
Lavallée

LeBlanc
Lemay
Lessard
Lévesque
MacAulay
Malhi
Malo
Maloney
Marston
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Masse
Mathyssen
McCallum
McDonough
McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McTeague
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Merasty
Minna
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Nadeau
Nash
Neville
Ouellet
Owen
Pacetti
Paquette
Patry
Pearson
Perron
Peterson
Picard

Plamondon
Priddy
Redman
Regan
Robillard
Rodriguez
Rota
Roy
Russell
Savage
Savoie
Scarpaleggia
Scott
Siksay
Silva
Simard
Simms
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
St. Amand
St. Denis
Steckle
Stoffer
Szabo
Telegdi
Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Thibault (West Nova)
Tonks
Turner
Valley
Vincent
Wasylycia-Leis
Wilfert
Wilson
Wrzesnewskyj
Zed

Total: -- 147

NAYS -- CONTRE

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Allen
Allison
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Arthur
Batters
Bernier
Blackburn
Blaney
Boucher
Breitkreuz
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Calkins
Cannon (Pontiac)
Carrie
Casson
Chong
Cummins
Davidson
Day
Del Mastro
Devolin
Doyle

Dykstra
Emerson
Epp
Fast
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Galipeau
Gallant
Goldring
Goodyear
Gourde
Grewal
Guergis
Hanger
Harris
Harvey
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Jaffer
Jean
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Khan
Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Lake
Lauzon

Lee
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lunney
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Manning
Mark
Matthews
Mayes
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
Obhrai
Oda
Pallister
Paradis
Petit
Poilievre
Prentice
Preston
Rajotte
Reid
Richardson

Ritz
Schellenberger
Shipley
Skelton
Smith
Solberg
Sorenson
Stanton
Storseth
Strahl
Sweet
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Thompson (Wild Rose)
Tilson
Toews
Trost
Tweed
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Wallace
Wappel
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Williams
Yelich

Total: -- 115

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

André
Baird
Cardin

Clement
Finley
Gauthier

Lemieux
Lussier
Menzies

Mourani


Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mr. Tonks (York South—Weston), — That Bill C-298, An Act to add perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) to the Virtual Elimination List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

(Division No. 198 -- Vote no 198)
YEAS: 264, NAYS: 1

YEAS -- POUR

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Alghabra
Allen
Allison
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Angus
Arthur
Asselin
Atamanenko
Bachand
Barbot
Barnes
Batters
Bélanger
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bell (North Vancouver)
Bellavance
Bennett
Bernier
Bevington
Bigras
Black
Blackburn
Blaikie
Blais
Blaney
Bonin
Bonsant
Boshcoff
Bouchard
Boucher
Bourgeois
Breitkreuz
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Brunelle
Calkins
Cannis
Cannon (Pontiac)
Carrie
Carrier
Casson
Chamberlain
Chan
Charlton
Chong
Chow
Christopherson
Comartin
Comuzzi
Crête
Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Cummins
D'Amours
Davidson
Davies
Day

DeBellefeuille
Del Mastro
Demers
Deschamps
Devolin
Dewar
Dhaliwal
Dhalla
Dosanjh
Doyle
Duceppe
Dykstra
Easter
Emerson
Epp
Eyking
Faille
Fast
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Freeman
Fry
Gagnon
Galipeau
Gallant
Gaudet
Godfrey
Godin
Goldring
Goodale
Goodyear
Gourde
Gravel
Grewal
Guarnieri
Guay
Guergis
Guimond
Hanger
Harris
Harvey
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Holland
Hubbard
Ignatieff
Jaffer
Jean
Jennings
Julian
Kadis
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Khan
Komarnicki
Kotto
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Laforest
Laframboise
Lake
Lalonde
Lauzon

Lavallée
LeBlanc
Lee
Lemay
Lessard
Lévesque
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lunney
MacAulay
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malhi
Malo
Maloney
Manning
Mark
Marston
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Masse
Mathyssen
Matthews
Mayes
McCallum
McDonough
McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McTeague
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Merasty
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Minna
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Nadeau
Nash
Neville
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
Obhrai
Oda
Ouellet
Owen
Pacetti
Paquette
Paradis
Patry
Pearson
Perron
Peterson
Petit
Picard
Plamondon
Poilievre
Prentice
Preston
Priddy
Rajotte

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

Total: -- 264

NAYS -- CONTRE

Pallister

Total: -- 1

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

André
Baird
Cardin

Clement
Finley
Gauthier

Lemieux
Lussier
Menzies

Mourani

Accordingly, Bill C-298, An Act to add perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and its salts to the Virtual Elimination List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (former title: An Act to add perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) to the Virtual Elimination List under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999), as amended, was concurred in at report stage and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House.

Private Members' Business

At 6:14 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 Health of Bill C-378, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act and the Food and Drug Regulations (drug export restrictions).

Ms. Bennett (St. Paul's), seconded by Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

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.

Messages from the Senate

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-12, An Act to provide for emergency management and to amend and repeal certain Acts, without amendment.
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 Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) — Report of the Canada Post Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2006, pursuant to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-391-650-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
— by Mr. MacKay (Minister of Foreign Affairs) — Copy of Regulations amending the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolution on Iran (P.C. 2007-826 and SOR/JUS-609808), pursuant to the United Nations Act, R.S. 1985, c. U-2, sbs. 4(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-592-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)
Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:14 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.

Accordingly, at 7:24 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).