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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 115 Wednesday, June 18, 2008 2:00 p.m.

Prayers

National Anthem

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.

Royal Assent

The Speaker informed the House that Her Excellency the Governor General will proceed to the Senate today at 3:00 p.m., for the purpose of giving the Royal Assent to certain Bills.

Messages from the Senate

Messages were received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-60, An Act to amend the National Defence Act (court martial) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, without amendment.

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, without amendment.

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. 392-0647 concerning child labour. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-89-01;

— No. 392-0650 concerning the situation in Sudan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-64-05;

— No. 392-0667 concerning student loans. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-50-10;

— No. 392-0678 concerning Bell Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-90-01;

— No. 392-0737 concerning the criminal justice system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-68-04;

— Nos. 392-0758 and 392-0765 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-26-21;

— Nos. 392-0771 and 392-0772 concerning prosperity partnership. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-51-06.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Canada Health Infoway Inc.: Annual Report 2006-2007". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-392-29.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Corporate Business Plan 2007-2008 for Canada Health Infoway Inc. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-392-30.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report of the Chief Public Health Officer on the State of Public Health in Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Public Health Agency of Canada Act, S.C. 2006, c. 5, sbs. 12(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-1003-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board for the year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to the Patent Act, S.C. 1993, c. 2, s. 7. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-564-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Reports of Assisted Human Reproduction Canada, 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. 8561-392-929-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Reports of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 8561-392-852-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report on the State of Inuit Culture and Society for the fiscal years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-392-28.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and on the Northeastern Quebec Agreement for the years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-438-02.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) concerning its participation to the Mission to the 38th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) held in Medellín, Colombia, from June 1 to 3, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-74-02.

Royal Assent

A Message was received from Her Excellency the Governor General desiring the immediate attendance of the Commons in the Senate.

Accordingly, the Speaker, with the Commons proceeded to the Senate.

The Commons returned to the Chamber.

Whereupon, the Speaker reported that when the Commons had been in the Senate, Her Excellency the Governor General was pleased to give, in Her Majesty's name, the Royal Assent to the following Bills:

Bill S-207, An Act to repeal legislation that has not come into force within ten years of receiving royal assent — Chapter No. 20;

Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Marine Act, the Canada Transportation Act, the Pilotage Act and other Acts in consequence — Chapter No. 21;

Bill C-30, An Act to establish the Specific Claims Tribunal and to make consequential amendments to other Acts — Chapter No. 22;

Bill C-292, An Act to implement the Kelowna Accord — Chapter No. 23;

Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Judges Act — Chapter No. 26;

Bill C-287, An Act respecting a National Peacekeepers' Day — Chapter No. 27;

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 — Chapter No. 28;

Bill C-60, An Act to amend the National Defence Act (court martial) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act — Chapter No. 29;

Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act — Chapter No. 30.

The Speaker also reported that he had addressed Her Excellency the Governor General as follows:

“May it please Your Excellency:

The Commons of Canada have voted Supplies required to enable the Government to defray certain expenses of the public service.

In the name of the Commons I present to Your Excellency the following Bills:

An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009;

To which Bills I humbly request Your Excellency's Assent.”

Whereupon, the Clerk of the Senate, by Command of Her Excellency the Governor General, did say:

“In Her Majesty's name, Her Excellency the Governor General thanks Her Loyal Subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to these Bills.”

Bill C-58, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 (Appropriation Act No. 2, 2008-2009) — Chapter No. 24;

Bill C-59, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009 (Appropriation Act No. 3, 2008-2009) — Chapter No. 25.

Daily Routine Of Business

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Lemieux (Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages), from the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan, presented the First Report of the Committee "Canada's Mission in Afghanistan: Initial Report". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-162.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 2 to 8) was tabled.

Mr. Scott (Fredericton), from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented the Ninth Report of the Committee, "Study on the Dismantling of the CBC Radio Orchestra, on CBC/Radio Canada's Commitment to Classical Music and the Changes to CBC Radio 2". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-163.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 31 to 36) was tabled.

Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee, "Study of the Conductive Energy Weapon-Taser^®". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-164.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 13, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26 and 32) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Keeper (Churchill), seconded by Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), Bill C-569, An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 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. Murphy (Charlottetown), seconded by Ms. Murray (Vancouver Quadra), Bill C-570, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on bicycles), 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 Ms. Bell (Vancouver Island North), seconded by Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), Bill C-571, An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (prohibition against oil tankers in Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mr. Pearson (London North Centre), moved, — That the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Status of Women, presented on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 25)

Debate arose thereon.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study on the seal harvest, seven members of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be authorized to travel to Brussels, Belgium in September and October 2008, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mr. Pearson (London North Centre), — That the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Status of Women, presented on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 25)

The debate continued.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following Bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired:

Bill S-209, An Act to amend the Criminal code (protection of children).

Daily Routine Of Business

Motions

The debate continued.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mrs. Mourani (Ahuntsic), seconded by Mr. Bouchard (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), — That Bill C-513, An Act to amend the National Defence Act (foreign military mission), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 158 -- Vote n^o 158)
YEAS: 65, NAYS: 174
YEAS -- POUR André Angus Asselin Bachand Barbot Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bellavance Bevington Bigras Black Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brunelle Cardin Carrier Charlton Chow Christopherson Comartin Crête Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Davies DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Dewar Duceppe Faille Freeman Gagnon Gravel Guimond Julian Laforest Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée Layton Lemay Lessard Lévesque Malo Marston Mathyssen McDonough Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Mourani Mulcair Nadeau Nash Ouellet Paquette Perron Picard Plamondon Priddy Roy Siksay St-Cyr Thi Lac Vincent Total: -- 65
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Alghabra Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Bagnell Bains Baird Bélanger Bell (North Vancouver) Bennett Benoit Bevilacqua Bezan Blaney Boshcoff Boucher Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Oakville) Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Byrne Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casey Casson Chan Chong Clarke Coderre Comuzzi Cuzner Davidson Day Del Mastro Dhaliwal Dosanjh Doyle Dryden Dykstra Easter Emerson Epp Eyking Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Fry Galipeau Gallant Godfrey Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guarnieri Guergis Hall Findlay Hanger Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Hubbard Jaffer Jean Jennings Kadis Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Karetak-Lindell Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel LeBlanc Lee Lemieux Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Malhi Manning Marleau Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Mayes McCallum McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Paradis Patry Pearson Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Proulx Rajotte Redman Reid Richardson Ritz Rodriguez Rota Russell Savage Scarpaleggia Schellenberger Scott Sgro Shipley Silva Simard Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson St. Amand St. Denis Stanton Strahl Sweet Szabo Telegdi Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Toews Tonks Trost Turner Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Watson Wilson Yelich Total: -- 174
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Batters Gaudet Guay Lussier St-Hilaire Storseth Thompson (Wild Rose) Warkentin


Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Paquette (Joliette), seconded by Mr. Gravel (Repentigny), — That Bill C-505, An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 159 -- Vote n^o 159)
YEAS: 45, NAYS: 196
YEAS -- POUR André Asselin Bachand Barbot Bellavance Bigras Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brunelle Cardin Carrier Crête DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Duceppe Faille Freeman Gagnon Gravel Guimond Laforest Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée Lemay Lessard Lévesque Malo Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Mourani Nadeau Ouellet Paquette Perron Picard Plamondon Roy St-Cyr Thi Lac Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Vincent Total: -- 45
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Alghabra Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Angus Bagnell Bains Baird Bélanger Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bell (North Vancouver) Bennett Benoit Bevilacqua Bevington Bezan Black Blackburn Blaney Boshcoff Boucher Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Oakville) Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Byrne Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casey Casson Chan Charlton Chong Chow Christopherson Clarke Coderre Comartin Comuzzi Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Cuzner Davidson Davies Day Del Mastro Dewar Dhaliwal Dosanjh Doyle Dryden Dykstra Easter Emerson Epp Eyking Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Fry Galipeau Gallant Godfrey Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guarnieri Guergis Hall Findlay Hanger Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Hubbard Jaffer Jean Jennings Julian Kadis Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Karetak-Lindell Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Layton Lebel LeBlanc Lee Lemieux Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Malhi Manning Marleau Marston Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Mathyssen Mayes McCallum McDonough McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Mulcair Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Nash Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Paradis Patry Pearson Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Priddy Proulx Rajotte Redman Regan Reid Richardson Ritz Rodriguez Rota Russell Savage Scarpaleggia Schellenberger Scott Sgro Shipley Siksay Silva Simard Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson St. Amand St. Denis Stanton Strahl Sweet Szabo Telegdi Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Toews Tonks Trost Turner Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Watson Wilson Yelich Total: -- 196
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Batters Gaudet Guay Lussier St-Hilaire Storseth Thompson (Wild Rose) Warkentin

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Deschamps (Laurentides—Labelle), seconded by Mr. Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin), — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented on Monday, June 2, 2008, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 24)
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 160 -- Vote n^o 160)
YEAS: 241, NAYS: 0
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Alghabra Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson André Angus Asselin Bachand Bagnell Bains Baird Barbot Bélanger Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bell (North Vancouver) Bellavance Bennett Benoit Bevilacqua Bevington Bezan Bigras Black Blackburn Blais Blaney Bonsant Boshcoff Bouchard Boucher Bourgeois Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Oakville) Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Brunelle Byrne Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Cardin Carrie Carrier Casey Casson Chan Charlton Chong Chow Christopherson Clarke Coderre Comartin Comuzzi Crête Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Cuzner Davidson Davies Day DeBellefeuille Del Mastro Demers Deschamps Dewar Dhaliwal Dosanjh Doyle Dryden Duceppe Dykstra Easter Emerson Epp Eyking Faille Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Freeman Fry Gagnon Galipeau Gallant Godfrey Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Gravel Grewal Guarnieri Guergis Guimond Hall Findlay Hanger Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Hubbard Jaffer Jean Jennings Julian Kadis Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Karetak-Lindell Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Laforest Laframboise Lake Lalonde Lauzon Lavallée Layton Lebel LeBlanc Lee Lemay Lemieux Lessard Lévesque Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Malhi Malo Manning Marleau Marston Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Mathyssen Mayes McCallum McDonough McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Mourani Mulcair Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Nadeau Nash Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Ouellet Paquette Paradis Patry Pearson Perron Petit Picard Plamondon Poilievre Prentice Preston Priddy Proulx Rajotte Redman Regan Reid Richardson Ritz Rodriguez Rota Roy Russell Savage Scarpaleggia Schellenberger Scott Sgro Shipley Siksay Silva Simard Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson St-Cyr St. Amand St. Denis Stanton Strahl Sweet Szabo Telegdi Thi Lac Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Toews Tonks Trost Turner Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Vincent Wallace Warawa Watson Wilson Yelich Total: -- 241
NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Batters Gaudet Guay Lussier St-Hilaire Storseth Thompson (Wild Rose) Warkentin

Statement by the Speaker

The Speaker ruled that the Order for second reading of Bill S-204, An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day, standing on the Order Paper in the name of the honourable Member for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, be dropped to the bottom of the Order of Precedence on the Order Paper to allow, pursuant to Standing Order 92, the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs to report to the House on the votable status of the item.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-280, An Act to Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171), with the following amendments:

Clause 1, page 1:

(a) Replace line 9 with the following:

‘‘and 171 come into force one year after the day on which a’’;

(b) Add after line 14 the following:

‘‘(3) For greater certainty, a decision made before the coming into force of section 110 by the Refugee Protection Division or the Convention Refugee Determination Division is not subject to an appeal under that section.

(4) Despite subsection (3), an appeal may be taken under section 110 against a decision that was made by the Refugee Protection Division before the coming into force of that section and that is referred back to it by the Federal Court after the coming into force of that section.’’.

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 — Reports of the Canadian Forces Grievance Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 8561-392-717-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2) and s. 73. — Sessional Paper No. 8561-392-856-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Report of the Canadian Tourism Commission for the year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to the Alternative Fuels Act, S.C. 1995, c. 20, s. 8. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-794-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by — Reports of the Canadian Wheat Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 8561-392-697-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Corporate Business Plan for 2008-2009 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, pursuant to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, S.C. 1997, c. 6, s. 22. — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-800-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— by — Addendum to the report on the administration of student financial assistance programs for the loan year 2005-2006, pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 2003, c.15, s. 12. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-773-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— by — Reports of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation for the year ended December 31, 2007, 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. 8561-392-928-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Canadian Polar Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 8561-392-325-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Sahtu Land and Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 8561-392-731-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Yukon Surface Rights Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 8561-392-859-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 8561-392-870-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Gwich'in Land and Water Board for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, 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. 8561-392-875-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Addendum to the Five-Year Review and Report to Parliament of the Canada School of Public Service, pursuant to the Canada School of Public Service Act, S.C. 1991, c. 16, sbs. 19(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-321-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by , one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 392-0843);

— by , two concerning aboriginal affairs (Nos. 392-0844 and 392-0845);

— by , two concerning national parks (Nos. 392-0846 and 392-0847);

— by , one concerning world games (No. 392-0848), one concerning asbestos (No. 392-0849), one concerning marriage (No. 392-0850) and one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0851);

— by , one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 392-0852);

— by , one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 392-0853), one concerning immigration (No. 392-0854), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 392-0855) and two concerning prosperity partnership (Nos. 392-0856 and 392-0857).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:14 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 6:35 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).