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39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 168 Monday, June 11, 2007 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 House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Cannis (Scarborough Centre), seconded by Mr. Wilson (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country), — That, in the opinion of the House, in relation to the proposed tax on distributions from publicly traded income trusts or publicly traded partnerships, other than those that only hold passive real estate investments, the government should repeal its planned 31.5 per cent tax regime and replace it with an immediate 10 per cent tax to be paid by such entities with the revenue to be shared equitably with provincial governments provided that the tax would be refundable to investors who are Canadian residents in order to: (a) minimize the loss of savings to Canadians who invested in income trusts; (b) preserve the strengths of the income trust sector; (c) create tax fairness by eliminating any tax leakage caused by the income trust sector; and (d) create neutrality by eliminating any incentive to convert from a corporation to an income trust purely for tax purposes. (Private Members' Business M-321)

The debate continued.

At 12:02 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 13, 2007, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), — That Bill C-52, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

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. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 16th Report of the Committee (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill S-211, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes)). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-272.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 75) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(3), the motion to concur in the Report was deemed moved, the question deemed put and a recorded division was deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, June 13, 2007, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 35)

Mr. Doyle (St. John's East), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the 17th Report of the Committee (Tenth Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration presented to the House during the First Session of the 38th Parliament). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-273.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings nos. 34 and 63) was tabled.

Mr. Doyle (St. John's East), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the 18th Report of the Committee (12th Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration presented to the House during the First Session of the 38th Parliament). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-274.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings nos. 34 and 63) was tabled.

Mr. Doyle (St. John's East), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the 19th Report of the Committee (immigration applications from areas affected by war, civil strife or natural disaster). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-275.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 63) was tabled.

Ms. Marleau (Sudbury), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (federal government real estate and heritage buildings). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-276.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 41, 48 and 53 to 56) was tabled.

Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 54th Report of the Committee (matters relating to the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-277.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings nos. 28 and 56) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 54th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), seconded by Mr. Day (Minister of Public Safety), moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 27(1), commencing on Wednesday, June 13, 2007, and concluding on Thursday, June 21, 2007, the House shall continue to sit until 10:00 p.m. (Government Business No. 16)

Debate arose thereon.

At 5:11 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 27(1), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the Canada Labour Code (No. 391-1657);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 391-1658);

— by , two concerning federal programs (Nos. 391-1659 and 391-1660) and three concerning the income tax system (Nos. 391-1661 to 391-1663);

— by , one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 391-1664) and one concerning federal programs (No. 391-1665);

— by , one concerning passports (No. 391-1666);

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-1667);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 391-1668) and one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-1669).

Questions 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-200 — — With respect to Transport Canada's port divestiture program for Quebec: (a) what ports remain to be divested; and (b) for each port to be divested, (i) what is the work to be carried out, (ii) what are the estimated maintenance and renovation costs, (iii) what is the status of negotiations with the Government of Quebec and the municipalities concerned? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-200.

Q-201 — — With regard to grants and contributions awarded by Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions since 2005-2006, for each grant and contribution: (a) what were (i) the names of the recipient organizations, (ii) the addresses of the recipient organizations, (iii) the dates the grants or the contributions were made, (iv) the amounts, (v) the names of the programs, (vi) the federal ridings in which each recipient organization was located; (b) what are the details and descriptions; and (c) was the Government of Quebec involved in the project? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-201.

Q-202 — — With respect to allocations for Passport Canada in the 2007-2008 budget and the announcement of a “renewal process in which low-risk applicants are targeted with an offer to renew their passport using a simplified process”: (a) on what grounds will a “low-risk“ applicant be determined; (b) when was the government's last evaluation of the need to open new passport offices and what were the results of that evaluation; and (c) what other measures are being taken within Passport Canada to expedite passport application processing during the current elevated number of applications? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-202.

Government Orders

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

Notice of Motion

Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the third reading of Bill C-52, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007.

Government Orders

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

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 — Reports of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-391-551-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-391-556-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of Farm Credit Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-391-704-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

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 , one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 391-1670).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:30 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 6:50 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).