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39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 81

Friday, November 10, 2006

10:00 a.m.



Prayers
Government Orders

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Income Tax Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) for Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Defence), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Tabling of Documents

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:

— No. 391-0357 concerning national parks. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-55-02;
— No. 391-0408 concerning the situation in Sudan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-15-04;
— No. 391-0416 concerning housing policy. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-37-02;
— Nos. 391-0459 to 391-0465 and 391-0480 concerning the Canada Labour Code. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-60-01.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Jean (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), from the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2006-2007 — Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, L70, L75 and 80 under TRANSPORT). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-102.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 24 and 25) was tabled.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings), one concerning marriage (No. 391-0626) and one concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (No. 391-0627);
— by Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), one concerning marriage (No. 391-0628);
— by Mr. Komarnicki (Souris—Moose Mountain), six concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 391-0629 to 391-0634).

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 supplementary returns to the following questions made into Orders for Returns:

Q-106 — Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam) — With regard to the Canadian presence in Afghanistan: (a) what is the goal of the Canadian presence in Afghanistan; (b) what is the strategy employed by the government; (c) what are the tactics that are being used; (d) who is the enemy; (e) what is the operational centre of gravity of the enemy; (f) does the government have a political strategy to attain its goal; (g) is terrorism the greatest security threat that Canada faces; (h) does the government consider that Canada is at war; (i) what is the condition that the government would consider to be “civil war”; (j) what does the government deem to be the nature of counter-insurgency warfare and does this condition exist in Afghanistan; (k) what Canadian Forces (CF) manuals deal with counter-insurgency; (l) what are the current rules of engagement for the CF in Afghanistan; (m) what has been the change in rules of engagement since Canada left Operation Enduring Freedom; (n) is the government aware of the presence of foreign fighters in Afghanistan who help the Taliban; (o) if there are foreign fighters where do they come from on the whole; (p) what is the opinion of the government regarding the security of the Afghan border with Pakistan; (q) what is the opinion of the government regarding Pakistani cooperation in achieving the objectives of the mission; (r) does the government have an opinion as to when the goals of the Canadian presence will be achieved; (s) when was the decision to deploy a combat mission to Kandahar made by the government; (t) how well are CF capabilities matched to the conditions in the southern region of Afghanistan and to counter insurgency; (u) what is the size and configuration of task forces available for use in Afghanistan through to February 2009; (v) what has been the effect of increased training throughout the forces on the capability of these task forces; (w) how has the training of new recruits been effected by the extension of the mission until 2009; (x) does the CF use dogs in combat missions; (y) what are the protocols used in relation to dogs and civilians and detainees respectively; (z) would Canadian lawyers be allowed to contact and represent detainees while they are held by CF and, if not, what legal authority or doctrine would justify this refusal; (aa) is the arrangement concerning detainees of December 18, 2005, still the current policy of the Department of National Defence following the handover of command to NATO; (bb) what reconstruction projects are underway in Kandahar province under the supervision of the CF; (cc) are there any plans to increase the size of the Provincial Reconstruction Team before 2009; (dd) what is the government position with regard to support by the government of Pakistan, particularly the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence for the Taliban; (ee) what is the length and nature of extra training that is provided for CF personnel going to Afghanistan; (ff) what is the number of enemy captured since the CF arrived in Kandahar; and (gg) has the CF engaged Al Qaeda fighters since moving to Kandahar? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-106-01.

Q-108 — Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam) — With regard to the Canadian presence in Afghanistan: (a) what is the allotment of money set aside in the fiscal framework for the remainder of the mission; (b) how does the mission effect the fiscal framework; (c) what new weapons systems have been purchased, or will be purchased for the remainder of the mission; (d) was there a M777 howitzer purchased for the mission in Kandahar and, if so, what was the cost of the system; (e) does the Canadian Forces use the Excalibur ordinance system developed by Raytheon and, if so, what is the unit cost per shell of the Excalibur ordinance system; (f) what is the added cost associated with the deployment of a leopard tank squadron; and (g) what are the project names and budgets, itemized by project, for each foreign aid project that Canada is financing in Afghanistan? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-391-108-01.
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Defence), — That Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and the Income Tax Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

At 12:46 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, November 9, 2006, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

Pursuant to Order made Thursday, November 9, 2006, the question was deemed put on the motion and agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Private Members' Business

At 12:47 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, November 9, 2006, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Marleau (Sudbury), seconded by Mr. Regan (Halifax West), — That Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Northern Ontario), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, November 22, 2006, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

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 the Speaker — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for June 5 and 19, 2006 and October 2, 2006, pursuant to Standing Order 148(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-391-15.
— by Mr. Bernier (Minister of Industry) — Summary of the Capital Budget for 2007-2011 of the Business Development Bank of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-391-833-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)
— by Mr. Nicholson (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:
— P.C. 2006-1251 and P.C. 2006-1252. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-1-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)
— P.C. 2006-1260, P.C. 2006-1262 and P.C. 2006-1263. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-2-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)
— P.C. 2006-1249 and P.C. 2006-1250. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-3-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
— P.C. 2006-1254 to P.C. 2006-1259. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-14-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)
— P.C. 2006-1098, P.C. 2006-1241 to P.C. 2006-1245 and P.C. 2006-1253. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-9-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)
— P.C. 2006-1246. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-10-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)
— P.C. 2006-1068 and P.C. 2006-1073. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-8-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)
— P.C. 2006-1049, P.C. 2006-1069, P.C. 2006-1070 and P.C. 2006-1248. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-4-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)
— P.C. 2006-1191 to P.C. 2006-1197. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-18-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Health)
— P.C. 2006-1201 to P.C. 2006-1211 and P.C. 2006-1214 to P.C. 2006-1240. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-16-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)
— P.C. 2006-1168 to P.C. 2006-1175. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-22-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)
— P.C. 2006-1199 and P.C. 2006-1200. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-28-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)
— P.C. 2006-1155, P.C. 2006-1156 and P.C. 2006-1247. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-29-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)
— P.C. 2006-1198. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-30-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)
— P.C. 2006-1176 to P.C. 2006-1190. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-24-10. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)
— P.C. 2006-1264 and P.C. 2006-1265. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-391-32-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs)
Panel of Chairs

Pursuant to Standing Order 113(2), the Speaker appointed Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds—Dollard), from the Panel of Chairs, Chair of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (dangerous offenders and recognizance to keep the peace).

Adjournment

At 1:26 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, November 20, 2006, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).