| Address Debate — maximum of 6 appointed days, pursuant to Standing Order 50(1). |
| October 18, 2007 — 2nd appointed day. |
| October 17, 2007 — Resuming debate on the motion of , seconded by , — That the following Address be presented to Her Excellency the Governor General: |
| To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada. |
| MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY: |
| We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the House of Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament; |
| And on the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by adding the following: |
| “and 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, |
| 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, |
| 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, and |
| to stop taking for granted the unprecedented strong economy and fiscal success inherited by this government from its predecessor and bring forward proposals to reduce corporate taxes and other measures that will improve the economy of Canada, especially in sectors such as manufacturing and agriculture, and lessen the impact of the government’s egregious mistakes on income trusts and interest deductibility“; |
| And on the subamendment of , seconded by , — That the amendment be amended in paragraph 1 by replacing the words "of their decision to kill the previous government's innovative Project Green plan, followed by 18 months of inaction," with the following: "of the inaction of the Liberal and Conservative governments" |
| and by replacing paragraphs 3 and 4 with the following: "to put forward tangible measures to help the workers, businesses and regions affected by the crisis in the forestry and manufacturing sectors and; |
| to eliminate the federal spending power in areas that fall under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces by ensuring the right to opt out with full financial compensation and with no strings attached from any federal program that encroaches on the jurisdictions of Quebec and the provinces.". |
| Voting on the subamendment — not later than 15 minutes before the end of the time provided for the Address debate, pursuant to Standing Order 50(4). |