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| 39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 45 Wednesday, February 6, 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 |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Day (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Ms. Finley (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), — 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 third time and do pass. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Epp (Edmonton—Sherwood Park), seconded by Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville), — That this question be now put.
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 37 -- Vote no 37) | |
| YEAS: 196, NAYS: 71 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Devolin Lake Reid Total: -- 196 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE André Chow Guay Ménard (Hochelaga) Total: -- 71 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Bellavance MacKay (Central Nova) Mourani Stanton |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 61(2), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the motion of Mr. Day (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Ms. Finley (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), — 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 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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| (Division No. 38 -- Vote no 38) | |
| YEAS: 197, NAYS: 71 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Devolin Lake Reid Total: -- 197 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE André Chow Guay Ménard (Hochelaga) Total: -- 71 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Bellavance MacKay (Central Nova) Mourani Stanton |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
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Private Members' Business |
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By unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Sgro (York West), seconded by Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should reaffirm that: (a) there is no death penalty in Canada; (b) it is the policy of the government to seek clemency, on humanitarian grounds, for Canadians sentenced to death in foreign countries; and (c) Canada will continue its leadership role in promoting the abolition of the death penalty internationally. (Private Members' Business M-411) |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 39 -- Vote no 39) | |
| YEAS: 147, NAYS: 117 |
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YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Crête Laforest Picard Total: -- 147 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Devolin Khan Rajotte Total: -- 117 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Bellavance MacKay (Central Nova) Mourani Stanton |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mrs. Freeman (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 30th European Parliament/Canada Inter-parliamentary Meeting, held in Brussels, Belgium, from November 20 to 22, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-51-03.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Harvey (Louis-Hébert) presented the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation to the America Region Mission, held in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on November 6 and 7, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-52-05.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright) presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Annual Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, held in Reykjavik, Iceland, from October 5 to 9, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-50-01.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright) presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation in the Parliamentary Transatlantic Forum, held in Washington, D.C., on December 10 and 11, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-50-02.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the Tenth Report of the Committee (item to remain votable). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-47. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(2), the report was deemed concurred in. |
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Mr. Sorenson (Crowfoot), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee (violation of human rights in Kenya). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-48. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 11) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), seconded by Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), Bill C-501, An Act to establish Mathieu Da Costa Day, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding the motion adopted on December 13, 2007, in relation to its study on Veterans Health Care Review and Veterans Independence Program, ten members of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs be authorized to travel to Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Cold Lake, Alberta and Comox, British Columbia, from February 10 to 15, 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 Mrs. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), one concerning tasers (No. 392-0299) and two concerning prosperity partnership (Nos. 392-0300 and 392-0301);
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— by Mr. Tweed (Brandon—Souris), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 392-0302);
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— by Mr. Poilievre (Nepean—Carleton), one concerning the issuing of visas (No. 392-0303) and one concerning the situation in Egypt (No. 392-0304);
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— by Ms. Savoie (Victoria), one concerning student loans (No. 392-0305) and one concerning federal programs (No. 392-0306);
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— by Mr. Lunney (Nanaimo—Alberni), one concerning the Food and Drugs Act (No. 392-0307) and one concerning the tax system (No. 392-0308);
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— by Mr. Jaffer (Edmonton—Strathcona), one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 392-0309) and one concerning crimes of violence (No. 392-0310).
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| Government Orders |
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The Order was read for the consideration of the amendments made by the Senate to Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments). |
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Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), seconded by Mr. Hill (Secretary of State), moved, — That a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint their Honours that this House: |
agrees with amendments numbered 2, 4, 5 and 6 made by the Senate to Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments); but
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disagrees with amendment numbered 1 because it would place an undue burden on judges and does not take into consideration provincial and territorial practices that are currently in place to ensure that accused persons are informed of their language rights; and
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disagrees with amendment numbered 3 because the Minister of Justice would be unable to comply with the statutory duty imposed by the amendment as provinces and territories do not keep statistics to report on the operation of the language of trial provisions.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Mr. Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe), seconded by Mr. LeBlanc (Beauséjour), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting the words “agrees with amendments numbered 2, 4, 5 and 6” and substituting therefore the words “agrees with amendments numbered 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6” and by deleting the paragraph commencing with the words “disagrees with amendment numbered 1”. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 5:45 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Official Languages of Bill C-482, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (Charter of the French Language) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. |
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Ms. Picard (Drummond), seconded by Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by Mr. Lunn (Minister of Natural Resources) — Report of the Northern Pipeline Agency, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Northern Pipeline Act, R.S. 1985, c. N-26, ss. 13 and 14. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-43-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)
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— by Mr. Lunn (Minister of Natural Resources) — Report on the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, ss. 231 and 238. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-448-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)
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— by Mr. Lunn (Minister of Natural Resources) — Report on the Canada–Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Canada–Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1987, c. 3, s. 226. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-875-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)
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— by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board) — Report of the Employment Equity in the Federal Public Service for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, pursuant to the Employment Equity Act, S.C. 1995, c. 44, sbs. 21(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-333-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)
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| Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were filed as follows: |
— by Mr. Fitzpatrick (Prince Albert), fifteen concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (Nos. 392-0311 to 392-0325).
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 6:46 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 7:15 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |