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| 39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 105 Wednesday, June 4, 2008 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 |
Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 3, 2008, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville), seconded by Mr. Harris (Cariboo—Prince George), — That Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (punishment and hearing), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 140, NAYS: 116 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Doyle Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Ritz Total: -- 140 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Alghabra Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Lee Plamondon Total: -- 116 |
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Accordingly, Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (punishment and hearing), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 3, 2008, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-377, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change, as reported by the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development with amendments. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), — That Bill C-377, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 15 on page 2 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: 148, NAYS: 115 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Davies Lessard Proulx Total: -- 148 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Del Mastro Khan Richardson Total: -- 115 |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 2 of Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), — That Bill C-377, in Clause 13, be amended by replacing lines 28 to 43 on page 8 and lines 1 to 12 on page 9 with the following:
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The question was put on Motion No. 2 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 148, NAYS: 115 (See list under Division No. 124) |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 3 of Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), — That Bill C-377 be amended by adding after line 12 on page 9 the following new clause:
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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: 148, NAYS: 115 (See list under Division No. 124) |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 4 of Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), — That Bill C-377 be amended by adding after line 12 on page 9 the following new clause:
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The question was put on Motion No. 4 and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 148, NAYS: 115 (See list under Division No. 124) |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9), Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), 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 the following division: |
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| YEAS: 148, NAYS: 115 (See list under Division No. 124) |
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Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with further amendments. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 148, NAYS: 116 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Davies Lessard Proulx Total: -- 148 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Del Mastro Khan Reid Total: -- 116 |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 3, 2008, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Carrier (Alfred-Pellan), seconded by Mr. Gravel (Repentigny), — That Bill C-490, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (application for supplement, retroactive payments and other amendments), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 149, NAYS: 115 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Cuzner Lemay Priddy Total: -- 149 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Devolin Komarnicki Richardson Total: -- 115 |
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Accordingly, Bill C-490, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (application for supplement, retroactive payments and other amendments), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. MacKay (Minister of National Defence) laid upon the Table, — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Second Report of the Standing Committee on National Defence, "Procurement and Associated Processes" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-50), presented to the House on Thursday, February 7, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-392-50.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Mills (Red Deer), from the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (Bill C-474, An Act to require the development and implementation of a National Sustainable Development Strategy, the reporting of progress against a standard set of environmental indicators and the appointment of an independent Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development accountable to Parliament, and to adopt specific goals with respect to sustainable development in Canada, and to make consequential amendments to another Act, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-139. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 20, 28, 29, 31 to 33 and 35) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Malo (Verchères—Les Patriotes), seconded by Mrs. Mourani (Ahuntsic), Bill C-557, An Act to amend the Telefilm Canada Act (Quebec audio-visual productions), 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. Priddy (Surrey North), seconded by Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), Bill C-558, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
First Reading of Senate Public Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe), seconded by Mr. Rae (Toronto Centre), Bill S-224, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (vacancies), was read the first time 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, in the opinion of the House, tomorrow, June 5, be recognized as National Hunger Awareness Day and that the House applaud the efforts of all of those working to reduce hunger among children, youth and families across Canada. |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its order of reference of April 8, 2008, 13 members of the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan be authorized to travel to New York, New York and Washington, D.C. during the summer of 2008 and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal), one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 392-0757);
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— by Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 392-0758);
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— by Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau), one concerning the Canada Labour Code (No. 392-0759);
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— by Mr. Dhaliwal (Newton—North Delta), one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 392-0760);
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— by Mr. Cummins (Delta—Richmond East), one concerning land use (No. 392-0761);
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— by Mr. Stanton (Simcoe North), one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 392-0762) and one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 392-0763);
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— by Ms. Keeper (Churchill), one concerning aboriginal affairs (No. 392-0764);
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— by Mr. Epp (Edmonton—Sherwood Park), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 392-0765);
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— by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0766).
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), — That Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget, be now read a third time and do pass; |
And of the motion of Mr. Keddy (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and to the Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook), — That this question be now put.
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The debate continued. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:05 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Byrne (Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte), seconded by Mr. Volpe (Eglinton—Lawrence), — That the House call upon the government to bring forward an airline passenger bill of rights similar in scope and effect to legal instruments being either proposed or enacted by jurisdictions within Europe and the United States for the purpose of protecting passenger interests in a consistent and rules-based way and to provide a means of ensuring adequate compensation being offered by the airline industry to airline passengers who experience inconveniences such as flight interruptions, delays, cancellations, issues with checked baggage and other inconveniences incurred while travelling on commercial passenger airline services originating from anywhere in Canada. (Private Members' Business M-465) |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 11, 2008, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business. |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:00 p.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 7:17 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |