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Wednesday, October 31, 2007 (No. 12)
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Orders of the Day |
Government Orders |
Business of Supply |
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| October 16, 2007 — The President of the Treasury Board — Consideration of the Business of Supply. |
| Supply period ending December 10, 2007 — maximum of 5 allotted days, pursuant to Standing Order 81(10)(b). |
| Thursday, November 1, 2007 — 3rd allotted day. |
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| Opposition Motions |
| October 23, 2007 — Mr. Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be directed to investigate the actions of the Conservative Party of Canada during the 2006 election, in relation to which Elections Canada has refused to reimburse Conservative candidates for illegitimate election campaign expenses. |
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| October 23, 2007 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice, Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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| October 23, 2007 — Mr. Zed (Saint John) — That, consistent with the spirit of the Liberal New Deal for Cities and Communities, this House believes it is in the best interest of Canadians, that the government should take steps to make permanent the sharing of the Federal Excise Tax on Gasoline with all Canadian municipalities for the purpose of enhancing local community infrastructure. |
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| October 23, 2007 — Mr. Wilfert (Richmond Hill) — That this House calls on the government to announce now that the Canadian combat mission in Kandahar will end in February 2009 in order to facilitate a replacement, and begin discussions with NATO and the Government of Afghanistan on what non-combat role Canada can play afterwards to aid in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. |
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| October 23, 2007 — Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South) — That this House calls upon the government to recognize that any shortfall in meeting our 2012 Kyoto commitments would be a result of their decision to kill the previous government’s innovative Project Green plan, followed by 18 months of inaction, and the government must replace its weak approach with real action to create the momentum required for Canada to catch-up in the second phase of Kyoto. |
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| October 23, 2007 — Mr. Dryden (York Centre) — That this House calls on the government to end 18 months of inaction in the fight against poverty in Canada by building on the good work of the previous Liberal government that funded such initiatives as the Canada Child Tax Benefit, affordable housing, literacy, the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI) and the Working Income Tax Benefit. |
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| October 23, 2007 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should bring forward legislation to implement the improvements to the Youth Criminal Justice Act recommended by the Honourable D. Merlin Nunn in his report of December 5, 2006, where those proposals fall within federal jurisdiction, and with particular focus on those proposals that ensure that repeat and violent young offenders can be detained pending prosecution. |
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| October 24, 2007 — Mr. Bachand (Saint-Jean) — That, in the opinion of the House, Canada has to rebalance the mission in Afghanistan and immediately notify its NATO allies that the current mission will end in February 2009. |
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| October 24, 2007 — Mr. Bigras (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) — That the House reiterate how important it is for Canada to do everything in its power to meet its international commitments under the Kyoto Protocol, in particular by setting absolute greenhouse gas reduction targets to allow for a carbon exchange to be established in Montréal and by adopting a territorial approach. |
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| October 24, 2007 — Ms. Brunelle (Trois-Rivières) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately put forward tangible measures, notably tax measures, to help those workers, businesses and regions affected by the crisis in the forestry and manufacturing sectors. |
Ways and Means |
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| No. 3 — October 30, 2007 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act 2001 and the Air Travellers Security Charge Act relating to the rate reduction for the GST and the federal component of the HST. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-392-3, tabled on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. |
Government Bills (Commons) |
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| C-3R — October 26, 2007 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Day (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. Hill (Secretary of State), — That Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. |
| C-4 — October 26, 2007 — The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Pilotage Act. |
| C-6R — October 26, 2007 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (visual identification of voters). |
| C-7R — October 30, 2007 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Hearn (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), — That Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass. |
| C-14 — October 29, 2007 — The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act. |
Government Bills (Senate) |
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Government Business |
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| R Recommended by the Governor General |
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