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| 39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 45 Wednesday, June 21, 2006 2:00 p.m. |
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| Prayers |
| National Anthem |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 20, 2006, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions 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. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), — That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 12 on page 6 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 174, NAYS: 116 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Day Kotto Plamondon Total: -- 174 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Davies Maloney Regan Total: -- 116 |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 3 of Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), — That Bill C-2, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 33 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 3 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 174, NAYS: 116 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Day Kotto Plamondon Total: -- 174 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Davies Maloney Regan Total: -- 116 |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 6 of Mr. Baird (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Toews (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), — That Bill C-2, in Clause 78, be amended by deleting lines 4 to 8 on page 80. |
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The question was put on Motion No. 6 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 27 -- Vote no 27) | |
| YEAS: 174, NAYS: 116 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Day Kotto Plamondon Total: -- 174 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Davies Maloney Regan Total: -- 116 |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 14 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), — That Bill C-2, in Clause 146, be amended by replacing lines 3 to 31 on page 118 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 14 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 165, NAYS: 125 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Cuzner LeBlanc Peterson Total: -- 165 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Del Mastro Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Rajotte Total: -- 125 |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 20 of Mr. Easter (Malpeque), seconded by Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 165.1. |
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The question was put on Motion No. 20 and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 116, NAYS: 174 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Davies Maloney Regan Total: -- 116 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Day Kotto Plamondon Total: -- 174 |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 12 of 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), — That Bill C-2, in Clause 123, be amended by |
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(a) replacing line 43 on page 105 to line 6 on page 106 with the following:
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(b) replacing lines 12 and 13 on page 106 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 12 and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 125, NAYS: 165 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Del Mastro Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Rajotte Total: -- 125 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Cuzner LeBlanc Peterson Total: -- 165 |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 29 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), — That Bill C-2, in Clause 315, be amended by adding after line 27 on page 206 the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 29 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 165, NAYS: 125 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Cuzner LeBlanc Peterson Total: -- 165 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Del Mastro Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Rajotte Total: -- 125 |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 30 of 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), — That Bill C-2, in Clause 315, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 25 on page 207 with the following:
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By unanimous consent, Motion No. 30 was amended to read as follows, — That Bill C-2, in Clause 315, be amended by replacing lines 19 to 21 on page 207 with the following: |
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“provincial government or a municipality, or any of their agencies;
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(c.1) a band, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Indian Act, any”
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The question was put on Motion No. 30, as amended, and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 290, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Davies Lauzon Priddy Total: -- 290 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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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, — That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division. |
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Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with further amendments and, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 20, 2006, ordered for a third reading later today. |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Ethics Commissioner entitled “The Gallant Inquiry”, dated June 2006, pursuant to section 28 of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons — Appendix to the Standing Orders. — Sessional Paper No. 8527-391-09.
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Mr. Hiebert (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence) laid upon the Table, — Report for the Canadian Forces Housing Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-787-01.
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— No. 391-0100 concerning the situation in Sudan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-15-02;
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— Nos. 391-0130 and 391-0134 concerning immigration. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-3-05.
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Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Merrifield (Yellowhead) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance Conference entitled “The Canadian/U.S. Border — A Unified Focus”, held in Ottawa, Ontario, from April 30 to May 2, 2006. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-391-59-06.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc), from the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, presented the Second Report of the Committee, “Challenges Facing the Canadian Manufacturing Sector”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-44. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 3 to 8, 10 to 13 and 15) was tabled. |
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Ms. Sgro (York West), from the Standing Committee on Status of Women, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (matrimonial real property rights on reserves). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-45. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 6, 9 and 10) was tabled. |
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Mr. Anders (Calgary West), from the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented the First Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2006-2007 — Votes 1, 5, 10 and 15 under VETERANS AFFAIRS). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-46. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 6) was tabled. |
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Mr. Telegdi (Kitchener—Waterloo), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the Third Report of the Committee (50th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-47. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 12) was tabled. |
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Ms. Marleau (Sudbury), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the Third Report of the Committee (implementation of accrual-based budgeting and appropriations). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-48. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 9 and 10) was tabled. |
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Mr. Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry), from the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented the Second Report of the Committee (His Excellency Abdou Diouf, Secretary General of the International Organization of la Francophonie). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-49. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 8) was tabled. |
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Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee, “Chapter 5, Management of Programs for First Nations of the May 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-50. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 6 and 9) was tabled. |
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Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee, “Chapter 8, Revenue Canada: Collection of Tax Debts of the May 2006 Report of the Auditor General of Canada”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-51. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 7 and 9) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Steckle (Huron—Bruce), seconded by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), Bill C-338, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (procuring a miscarriage after twenty weeks of gestation), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Marston (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek), seconded by Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), Bill C-339, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (exclusion of income received by an athlete from a non-profit club, society or association), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), Bill C-340, An Act to change the name of the electoral district of New Westminster — Coquitlam, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), seconded by Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore), Bill C-341, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (military dependants), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel), seconded by Mr. Tonks (York South—Weston), Bill C-342, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented earlier today, be concurred in. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Ms. Marleau (Sudbury), three concerning immigration (Nos. 391-0234 to 391-0236);
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— by Mr. Richardson (Calgary Centre), two concerning China (Nos. 391-0237 and 391-0238);
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— by Ms. McDonough (Halifax), one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-0239), one concerning Afghanistan (No. 391-0240) and one concerning international trade (No. 391-0241);
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— by Mr. Scott (Fredericton), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 391-0242);
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— by Ms. Deschamps (Laurentides—Labelle), one concerning immigration (No. 391-0243);
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— by Mrs. Boucher (Beauport—Limoilou), one concerning China (No. 391-0244);
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— by Mr. Dhaliwal (Newton—North Delta), one concerning immigration (No. 391-0245);
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— by Mr. Anders (Calgary West), one concerning human rights in Vietnam (No. 391-0246);
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— by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), two concerning human rights in Vietnam (Nos. 391-0247 and 391-0248) and one concerning immigration (No. 391-0249);
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— by Mr. Bains (Mississauga—Brampton South), one concerning a national child care program (No. 391-0250), one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-0251) and one concerning immigration (No. 391-0252);
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— by Mr. Batters (Palliser), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 391-0253) and one concerning immigration (No. 391-0254);
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— by Ms. Savoie (Victoria), one concerning national historic sites (No. 391-0255), one concerning Kyoto Protocol (No. 391-0256), two concerning the Canadian Armed Forces (Nos. 391-0257 and 391-0258) and one concerning China (No. 391-0259);
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— by Mr. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche), one concerning health care services (No. 391-0260);
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— by Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), one concerning marriage (No. 391-0261);
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— by Mr. Savage (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour), five concerning a national child care program (Nos. 391-0262 to 391-0266);
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— by Ms. Keeper (Churchill), one concerning a national child care program (No. 391-0267);
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— by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), one concerning Afghanistan (No. 391-0268), one concerning China (No. 391-0269) and one concerning radio and television programming (No. 391-0270);
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— by Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam), one concerning Afghanistan (No. 391-0271), one concerning radio and television programming (No. 391-0272) and one concerning China (No. 391-0273).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the answers to questions Q-25, Q-27, Q-32 and Q-35 on the Order Paper. |
| Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers |
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It was ordered, — That an Order of the House do issue for a copy of the report prepared by the Canadian Transportation Agency and submitted to Transport Canada on March 29, 2005, regarding the transfer or sale of the government grain hopper car fleet to the Farmer Rail Car Coalition. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-6 — Mr. Easter (Malpeque)) |
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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. 8550-391-6. |
| Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 20, 2006, the Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability. |
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Mr. Hearn (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) for 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, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 5:43 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-253, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deductibility of RESP contributions). |
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Mr. McTeague (Pickering—Scarborough East), seconded by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. |
| Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order, special orders or usual practice of the House, on Thursday, June 22, 2006, Statements by Ministers pursuant to Standing Order 33 will be taken up at 3:15 p.m.; when Statements by Ministers are complete, the House will stand adjourned until Monday, September 18, 2006, provided that, for the purposes of Standing Order 28, it shall be deemed to have sat on Friday, June 23, 2006. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of 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), — That Bill C-2, An Act providing for conflict of interest rules, restrictions on election financing and measures respecting administrative transparency, oversight and accountability, be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The debate continued. |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 20, 2006, the question was deemed put and agreed to on division. |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by the Speaker — Amendments to the By-laws adopted by the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons on June 21, 2006, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, S.C. 1991, c. 20, sbs. 52.5(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-391-10.
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— by Mr. Bernier (Minister of Industry) — Report of the Business Development Bank of Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R. S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-162-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)
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— by Mr. Clement (Minister of Health) — Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board for the year ended December 31, 2005, pursuant to the Patent Act, S.C. 1993, c. 2, s. 7. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-564-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)
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— by Mr. Clement (Minister of Health) — Reports of the Department of Health for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 8561-391-629-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
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— by Mr. Clement (Minister of Health) — Reports of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 8561-391-852-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
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— by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Defence) — Reports of the Canadian Forces Grievance Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 8561-391-717-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
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— by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Defence) — Reports of the Military Police Complaints Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 8561-391-853-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
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— by Ms. Oda (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women) — Report of the Public Service Staff Relations Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, pursuant to the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, R.S. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp.), s. 84. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-391-515-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)
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— by Mr. Solberg (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) — Reports of Citizenship and Immigration Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, 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. 8561-391-585-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 12:24 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 12:34 a.m., pursuant to Order made Friday, June 9, 2006, the Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |