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:

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Martin (Sault Ste. Marie), Bill C-336, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan (arrears of benefits), 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 Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), seconded by Mr. Thompson (Wild Rose), Bill C-337, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (child sexual predators), 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 Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability, as reported by the Legislative Committee on Bill C-2 with amendments.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved Motion No. 1, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 12 on page 6 with the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved Motion No. 2, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended

(a) by replacing, in the English version, line 10 on page 22 with the following:

(b) by replacing, in the English version, lines 16 and 17 on page 22 with the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved Motion No. 3, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 33 with the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved Motion No. 4, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 18 and 19 on page 33 with the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 78, be amended by deleting lines 4 to 8 on page 80.

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved Motion No. 7, — That Bill C-2 be amended by adding after line 42 on page 84 the following new clause:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved Motion No. 9, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 99, be amended by deleting line 9 on page 89 to line 5 on page 90.

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

By unanimous consent, Motion No. 4 was withdrawn.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice), moved new Motion No. 9, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 99, be amended

(a) by deleting lines 19 to 28 on page 89;

(b) by deleting lines 39 to 43 on page 89;

(c) by deleting lines 1 to 5 on page 90.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 5, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 75, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 76 the following:

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 2 and it was agreed to.

The question was put on Motion No. 3 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 5 and it was agreed to.

The question was put on Motion No. 6 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 7 and it was agreed to.

The question was put on new Motion No. 9 and it was agreed to.

Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), moved Motion No. 8, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 89, be amended by adding after line 15 on page 85 the following:

Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), seconded by Mr. Easter (Malpeque), moved Motion No. 13, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 143, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 117 with the following:

Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), moved Motion No. 14, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 146, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 31 on page 118 with the following:

Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), moved Motion No. 17, — That Bill C-2, in the English version of Clause 165, be amended by adding after line 24 on page 124 the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 18, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 165, be amended

(a) by deleting, in the French version, lines 38 to 40 on page 124.

(b) by adding, in the French version, after line 44 on page 124 the following:

Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), moved Motion No. 19, — That Bill C-2, in the French version of Clause 165, be amended by adding after line 44 on page 124 the following:

Mr. Easter (Malpeque), seconded by Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), moved Motion No. 20, — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 165.1.

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 21, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 172.1, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 5 on page 128 with the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 22, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 190, be amended by

(a) deleting, in the French version, lines 5 to 7 on page 135;

(b) adding, in the French version, after line 11 on page 135, the following:

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 2.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Pursuant to Order made Thursday, June 15, 2006, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Masse (Windsor West), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should rectify decades of underfunding of seniors programs by: (a) creating a Seniors Charter that recognizes older Canadians as creative, active and valued members of our society, and that this Charter shall enshrine the right of every senior living in Canada to the following: (i) income security, through protected pensions and indexed public income support that provides a reasonable state of economic welfare; (ii) housing, through secure accessible, and affordable housing; (iii) wellness, through health promotion and preventative care; (iv) health care, through secure, public, accessible, universal health care including primary care, dental care, homecare, palliative and geriatric care, and pharmacare; (v) self-development, through lifelong access to affordable recreation, education and training, (vi) government services, through timely access to all federal government services and programs, including family re-unification; and (b) creating a Seniors Advocate to: (i) conduct public education and awareness initiatives on the rights of seniors; (ii) ensure that all new or revised policies and programs affecting seniors receive public input from older persons; (iii) require that all new policies and programs affecting seniors are announced with specific timelines for implementation; (iv) act as an Ombudsman for seniors with respect to all government services and programs making recommendations as appropriate and that this Seniors Advocate publish and report annually to Parliament on government policies and programs affecting seniors, including the effectiveness of federal funding related to the needs of older persons;

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the motion, as amended, of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Masse (Windsor West), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work with the provinces to rectify decades of underfunding of seniors programs by: (a) creating a Seniors Charter that recognizes older Canadians as creative, active and valued members of our society, and that this Charter shall enshrine the right of every senior living in Canada to the following: (i) income security, through protected pensions and indexed public income support that provides a reasonable state of economic welfare; (ii) housing, through secure accessible, and affordable housing; (iii) wellness, through health promotion and preventative care; (iv) health care, through secure, public, accessible, universal health care including primary care, dental care, homecare, palliative and geriatric care, and pharmacare; (v) self-development, through lifelong access to affordable recreation, education and training, (vi) government services, through timely access to all federal government services and programs, including family re-unification; and (b) creating a Seniors Advocate to: (i) conduct public education and awareness initiatives on the rights of seniors; (ii) ensure that all new or revised policies and programs affecting seniors receive public input from older persons; (iii) require that all new policies and programs affecting seniors are announced with specific timelines for implementation; (iv) act as an Ombudsman for seniors with respect to all government services and programs making recommendations as appropriate and that this Seniors Advocate publish and report annually to Parliament on government policies and programs affecting seniors, including the effectiveness of federal funding related to the needs of older persons.

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

Pursuant to Order made Monday, June 19, 2006, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Neville (Winnipeg South Centre), seconded by Mr. St. Amand (Brant), — That the House recognize the urgent need to improve the quality of life of Canada’s Aboriginals, First Nations, Inuit and Métis, living both on and off reserve, which requires focused and immediate initiatives by the government in areas such as health, water, housing, education, and economic opportunities and, especially, immediately moving forward with the implementation of the Kelowna Accord with its full funding commitments.

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

Pursuant to Order made Monday, June 19, 2006, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), — That Bill C-3, An Act respecting international bridges and tunnels and making a consequential amendment to another Act, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with a further amendment.

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

Pursuant to Order made Monday, June 19, 2006, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Clement (Minister of Health), seconded by Mrs. Skelton (Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Western Economic Diversification), — That Bill C-5, An Act respecting the establishment of the Public Health Agency of Canada and amending certain Acts, be now read a third time and do pass.

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

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability, as reported by the Legislative Committee on Bill C-2 with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 2 (Motions Nos. 8, 13, 14 and 17 to 22).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 2.

By unanimous consent, Motions Nos. 17 and 19 were withdrawn.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 25, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 222, be amended by

(b) adding after line 22 on page 171 the following:

The question was put on Motion No. 25 and it was agreed to by unanimous consent.

By unanimous consent, Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 26, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 225, be amended by replacing line 36 on page 173 to line 7 on page 174 with the following:

The question was put on Motion No. 26 and it was agreed to by unanimous consent.

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), 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 Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-307, An Act to prohibit the use of benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in certain products and to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Lukiwski (Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

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.

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability, as reported by the Legislative Committee on Bill C-2 with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 2 (Motions Nos. 8, 13, 14, 18 and 20 to 22).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 2.

The question was put on Motion No. 8 and it was agreed to.

The question was put on Motion No. 13 and it was agreed to on division.

The question was put on Motion No. 14 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 18 and it was agreed to on division.

The question was put on Motion No. 20 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 21 and it was agreed to on division.

The question was put on Motion No. 22 and it was agreed to.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, at the conclusion of debate today on the report stage of Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability, and for the remainder of time provided for Government Orders, the Chair shall not receive any quorum calls or dilatory motions; when no Member rises to speak during the debate on the report stage of Bill C-2 today, or at the conclusion of Government Orders, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of report stage motions of Bill C-2 shall be put and any recorded division requested shall stand deferred to Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions; that on Wednesday, June 21, 2006, Bill C-2 may be debated at third reading and during the debate the Chair shall not receive any quorum calls or dilatory motions; and when no Member rises to speak during the third reading debate of Bill C-2, or at the end of Government Orders on Wednesday, June 21, 2006, whichever is earlier, Bill C-2 shall be deemed read a third time and passed on division.

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 10, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 119, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 37 on page 97 with the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 11, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 122, be amended by

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 12, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 123, be amended by

(b) replacing lines 12 and 13 on page 106 with the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 16, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 150, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 18 on page 120 with the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 23, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 210, be amended by

(b) replacing line 15 on page 163 with the following:

(c) replacing lines 21 and 22 on page 163 with the following:

(d) replacing lines 5 to 7 on page 164 with the following:

(e) adding after line 13 on page 164 the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 24, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 218, be amended by replacing line 29 on page 168 with the following:

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 3.

By unanimous consent, Motion No. 11 was withdrawn.

The question was put on Motion No. 10 and it was agreed to.

The question was put on Motion No. 12 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 16 and it was agreed to.

The question was put on Motion No. 23 and it was agreed to on division.

The question was put on Motion No. 24 and it was agreed to.

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 28, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 315, be amended by replacing, in the French version, lines 16 and 17 on page 206 with the following:

Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), moved Motion No. 29, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 315, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 206 the following:

Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved Motion No. 30, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 315, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 25 on page 207 with the following:

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 4.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 181(2), be amended by replacing line 26 on page 132 with the following:

The question was put on Motion No. 28 and it was agreed to on division.

The question was put on Motion No. 29 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 30 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions.

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the recorded divisions were further deferred until Wednesday, June 21, 2006, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Judges Act and certain other Acts in relation to courts.

Pursuant to Standing Order 73(1), Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board) for Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), moved, — That the Bill be referred forthwith to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Judges Act and certain other Acts in relation to courts, was referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

At 8:42 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 8:52 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).