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Tuesday, December 4, 2007 (No. 30)

Orders of the Day

Government Orders

Business of Supply

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, December 6, 2007 — 5th and final allotted day.

Supplementary Estimates (A)

November 30, 2007 — The President of the Treasury Board — Consideration of motion to concur in Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008.

Text of motion — see “Business of Supply” in today's Notice Paper.

Voting — not later than 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, pursuant to Standing Order 81(17).

Opposition Motions

October 23, 2007 — — 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.

October 23, 2007 — — 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.

October 23, 2007 — — 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.

October 23, 2007 — — 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.

October 23, 2007 — — 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.

October 23, 2007 — — 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.

October 23, 2007 — — 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.

October 24, 2007 — — 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.

October 24, 2007 — — 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.

October 24, 2007 — — 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.

November 1, 2007 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should implement, among others, the following measures to fight crime more effectively and make our communities safer:

1) abolish accelerated parole reviews, which make offenders eligible for parole after serving one sixth of their sentence;

2) amend section 127 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to end the near-automatic nature of statutory release, and make statutory release subject to the merit principle and to the likelihood of rehabilitation;

3) expand the reverse onus for the proceeds of crime, once the court has made a finding of guilt, to include car theft, charging a criminal interest rate, procuring, robbery, fraud over $5,000, and making counterfeit money;

4) establish a fund to be used by the provinces to train Crown prosecutors specializing in trials relating to street gangs;

5) extend to one year the time limit of warrants obtained in relation to investigations in which tracking is carried out using the global positioning system (GPS), so that such warrants have the same duration as warrants relating to electronic eavesdropping;

6) prohibit the wearing of a symbol, sign or other representation that identifies an individual as a member of a criminal organization that has recognized as such by a court;

7) amend subsection 719(3) of the Criminal Code to provide that time spent in custody may, in all cases, be taken into account only as straight time; and that the term of imprisonment commences on the day on which the person is taken into custody; and

8) increase the budget of the National Crime Prevention Strategy by 5% a year over five years.

November 1, 2007 — — That, in the opinion of the House, any government initiative having a direct impact on Canadian telecommunications policy or Canadian broadcasting policy must be put to a vote in the House before being implemented.

November 1, 2007 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should reconsider its decision to close 12 of the 16 Status of Women offices; restore the Court Challenges Program; amend the criteria for the Women’s Program to give groups engaging in research, defending rights or lobbying access to it; enact pay equity legislation; and eliminate the employment insurance provisions that are discriminatory for women, to ensure that the Prime Minister finally lives up to his promise of January 18, 2006, to support the human rights of women and to take concrete steps for Canada to live up to its commitments in this regard.

November 1, 2007 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should undertake to make public the nature of discussions and conversations between Canada and officials of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership in order to make the Conservative government’s position on this clear and transparent, and undertake not to join the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership without a favourable vote in the House of Commons.

November 1, 2007 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government of Canada invite countries to step up negotiations on post-Kyoto as part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties to be held in Bali in early December, and that it should make a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared to 1990 levels by 2020.

November 1, 2007 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should give the Royal Recommendation to Bill C-269 in order to allow parliamentarians to vote democratically on the motion at third reading of this bill.

November 1, 2007 — — That the House urge the Governor in Council to obtain by means of a referendum, pursuant to section 3 of the Referendum Act, the opinion of the electors of Canada on whether the Senate should be abolished; and, that the referendum be held no later that October 19, 2009.

Ways and Means

Government Bills (Commons)

C-4 — October 26, 2007 — — 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-7^R — November 2, 2007 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — 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;

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

“Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be not now read a third time but that it be read a third time this day six months hence.”.

C-9 — November 28, 2007 — — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-9, An Act to implement the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention), as reported by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development without amendment.

Committee Report — presented on Wednesday, November 28, 2007, Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-08.

C-14 — November 20, 2007 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

C-19 — November 16, 2007 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Senate tenure), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

C-20^R — November 13, 2007 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-20, An Act to provide for consultations with electors on their preferences for appointments to the Senate.

Application of Standing Order 73(1) — House informed of intention to refer the Bill to Committee before second reading.

Voting — not later than the expiry of the 5 hours provided for debate.

C-22^R — November 14, 2007 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-22, An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Democratic representation).

C-23^R — December 3, 2007 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Marine Act, the Canada Transportation Act, the Pilotage Act and other Acts in consequence, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.

C-24 — November 16, 2007 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act (non-registration of firearms that are neither prohibited nor restricted).

C-25 — November 26, 2007 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights;

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

C-26 — November 20, 2007 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

C-27 — November 21, 2007 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct).

C-28^R — December 3, 2007 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-28, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007 and to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on October 30, 2007, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Recorded division — deferred until Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45.

C-29 — November 22, 2007 — — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-29, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans), as deemed reported by a committee with amendments.

Committee Report — presented on Tuesday, June 19, 2007, Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-289.

Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper.

C-30^R — November 27, 2007 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development of Bill C-30, An Act to establish the Specific Claims Tribunal and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

C-31^R — November 28, 2007 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Judges Act.

C-32^R — November 29, 2007 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans of Bill C-32, An Act respecting the sustainable development of Canada's seacoast and inland fisheries.

C-33 — December 3, 2007 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

Government Bills (Senate)

Government Business


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