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39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 20 Wednesday, May 10, 2006 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.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Copy of a letter dated January 25, 2006, from Dyane Adam, Commissioner of Official Languages to the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-391-06.

Daily Routine Of Business

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Prentice (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians) made a statement.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the Report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) concerning its participation at the CPA Workshop on the Parliamentary Committee System, held in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, from March 20 to 24, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-53-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 51st Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from November 11 to 15, 2005. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-50-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (OSCE) to the Fifth Winter Session of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), held in Vienna, Austria, on February 23 and 24, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-61-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the meeting of the Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs Committee of the APF, held in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on March 21 and 22, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-52-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the meeting of the Co-operation and Development Committee of the APF, held in Delémont, Switzerland, from March 14 to 16, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-52-02.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the meeting on the Conference of Presidents of the Americas Region of the APF, held in Augusta, Maine, on March 22 and 23, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-52-03.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the meeting of the Bureau of the APF, held in Noumea, New Caledonia, on February 2 to 4, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-52-04.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Healthy America Forum and Winter Meeting of the National Governors Association, held in Washington, D.C., on February 25 to 28, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-59-03.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Grewal (Fleetwood—Port Kells), seconded by Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), Bill C-271, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (personal identity theft), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Kadis (Thornhill), seconded by Ms. Keeper (Churchill), Bill C-272, An Act to amend the State Immunity Act and the Criminal Code (terrorist activity), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Kadis (Thornhill), seconded by Ms. Keeper (Churchill), Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (products made with dog or cat fur), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Kadis (Thornhill), seconded by Ms. Keeper (Churchill), Bill C-274, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Schedule 1), 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, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, following the vote on Ways and Means motion No. 1 later today, the House proceed to the putting of the question on Ways and Means motion No. 5.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning a national child care program (No. 391-0077);

— by , one concerning immigration (No. 391-0078);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 391-0079);

— by , two concerning a national child care program (Nos. 391-0080 and 391-0081);

— by , one concerning a national child care program (No. 391-0082), one concerning the Food and Drugs Act (No. 381-0083) and two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 381-0084 and 381-0085);

— by , one concerning a national child care program (No. 391-0086).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), — That this House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government. (Ways and Means No. 1)

The debate continued.

At 6:26 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 84(6), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 6 -- Vote n^o 6)
YEAS: 175, NAYS: 113
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson André Asselin Bachand Baird Barbot Batters Bellavance Benoit Bernier Bezan Bigras Blackburn Blais Blaney Bonsant Bouchard Boucher Bourgeois Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Brunelle Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Cardin Carrie Carrier Casey Casson Chong Clement Crête Cummins Davidson Day DeBellefeuille Del Mastro Demers Deschamps Devolin Doyle Duceppe Dykstra Emerson Epp Faille Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Freeman Gagnon Galipeau Gallant Gaudet Gauthier Goldring Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guay Guergis Guimond Hanger Harper Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Jaffer Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Komarnicki Kotto Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Laforest Laframboise Lake Lalonde Lauzon Lavallée Lemay Lemieux Lessard Lévesque Loubier Lukiwski Lunn Lunney Lussier MacKenzie Malo Manning Mark Mayes Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Mourani Nadeau Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Ouellet Pallister Paquette Paradis Perron Petit Picard Plamondon Poilievre Prentice Preston Rajotte Reid Richardson Ritz Roy Sauvageau Scheer Schellenberger Shipley Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson St-Cyr St-Hilaire Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Toews Trost Turner Tweed Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Vincent Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Williams Yelich Total: -- 175
NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Angus Atamanenko Bagnell Bains Barnes Beaumier Bélanger Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bell (North Vancouver) Bennett Bevington Black Blaikie Boshcoff Brison Brown (Oakville) Byrne Cannis Chamberlain Chan Charlton Chow Christopherson Coderre Comartin Cotler Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Cullen (Etobicoke North) Cuzner D'Amours Davies Dewar Dhaliwal Dhalla Dosanjh Easter Eyking Folco Fontana Fry Godfrey Godin Goodale Graham Guarnieri Holland Hubbard Ignatieff Jennings Julian Kadis Karetak-Lindell Keeper Khan Lapierre Layton Lee Malhi Maloney Marleau Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (LaSalle—Émard) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen Matthews McCallum McGuinty McGuire McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Merasty Minna Murphy (Charlottetown) Nash Neville Owen Pacetti Patry Peterson Priddy Proulx Ratansi Redman Regan Rodriguez Rota Russell Savage Savoie Scarpaleggia Sgro Siksay Silva Simard Simms St. Amand St. Denis Steckle Stoffer Stronach Szabo Telegdi Temelkovski Thibault (West Nova) Tonks Volpe Wasylycia-Leis Wilson Wrzesnewskyj Total: -- 113

Ways and Means

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Order was read for consideration of a Ways and Means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on May 2, 2006 (Sessional Paper No. 8570-391-08), notice of which was laid upon the Table on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. (Ways and Means No. 5)

Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the motion be concurred in.

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

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-8, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of Canada for the financial year ending March 31, 2007.

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 — Report of Ridley Terminals Inc. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-793-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by — Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2005-2009 of Ridley Terminals Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-391-860-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by — Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2006-245 dated April 28, 2006, concerning the Agreement on Social Security between the Government of Canada and the Government of Japan, pursuant to the Old Age Security Act, R.S. 1985, c. O-9, sbs. 42(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-212-04. (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 of Telefilm Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, pursuant to the Canadian Film Development Corporation Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-16, sbs. 23(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-91-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 35(2), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by — Reports of the National Gallery of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, 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. 8561-391-479-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of Status of Women Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, 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. 8561-391-675-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of Library and Archives Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, 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. 8561-391-881-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:01 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 7:12 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).