The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Emerson (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), — That Bill C-24, An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and a charge on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States, to authorize certain payments, to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and to amend other Acts as a consequence, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade;

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

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

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Masse (Windsor West), Bill C-356, An Act to provide cost-of-production protection for the family farm, 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 111.1(2), Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) for Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Solberg (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), moved, — That, in accordance with subsections 49(1) and 49(2) of the Act respecting the status and use of the official languages of Canada, Chapter O-3.01 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, this House approve the appointment of Graham Fraser as Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada for a term of seven years.

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

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development be granted a budget of $11,047 to attend the Canadian Aboriginal Law Conference 2006, in Ottawa, on October 4 and 5, 2006.

Mr. Merasty (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River), seconded by Ms. Keeper (Churchill), moved, — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, presented on Friday, May 12, 2006, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 6)

Debate arose thereon.

At 1:30 p.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. Fast (Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Lake (Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont), — That Bill C-277, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (luring a child), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

At 2:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Deputy 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, October 4, 2006, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Pursuant to section 28(10) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons — Appendix to the Standing Orders, the report of the Ethics Commissioner entitled “The Vellacott Inquiry”, presented on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, was deemed concurred in.

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

At 2:32 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).