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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals

No. 61

Thursday, March 6, 2008

10:00 a.m.



Prayers
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:

— Nos. 392-0339, 392-0343, 392-0364, 392-0381 and 392-0401 concerning the income tax system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-19-9.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was presented as follows:

— by Mr. Sorenson (Crowfoot), one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 392-0438).
Business of Supply

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House:

(a) women's equality is a matter of human rights and, since the Court Challenges Program was a useful tool in achieving that end, it should be reinstated;
(b) to provide a legitimate and necessary voice to the needs of women, research and advocacy should be restored to the government's Women's Program;
(c) an adequate supply of high quality childcare spaces is essential to ensuring women’s participation in the workforce and the government should take the necessary steps immediately to create 125,000 spaces as it promised;
(d) since access to government services is essential in rural areas and the government’s closure of 12 of 16 regional offices of Status of Women Canada further isolates rural women, the government should take immediate steps to improve access for our most isolated Canadians;
(e) there is a growing need in Canada for a national housing strategy designed to assist the most vulnerable in our society and to treat them with the respect they deserve; and

that, therefore, the House condemn the irresponsible and self-serving actions on November 28, 2005, by the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois which led to the installation of a government that is hostile to the rights and needs of vulnerable Canadians.

Debate arose thereon.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, on Monday, March 10 and Tuesday, March 11, 2008, commencing at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment and ending at midnight, the House shall consider Government Business No. 5, provided that, during the debate, no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent shall be received by the Speaker, and when no Member rises to speak or at midnight, whichever comes first, the House shall adjourn to the next sitting day without the question being put.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the name of the Member for Trinity—Spadina be added to the list of Associate Members of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

Tabling of Documents
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the House of Commons for the year 2008, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, S.C. 1995, c. 43, s. 5. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-521-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)
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.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

Messages from the Senate

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

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Minna (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mrs. Redman (Kitchener Centre), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 61 -- Vote no 61)
YEAS: 57, NAYS: 167

YEAS -- POUR

Alghabra
Bagnell
Bains
Barnes
Beaumier
Bélanger
Bell (North Vancouver)
Boshcoff
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Cannis
Chan
Coderre
Cotler

D'Amours
Dhaliwal
Dosanjh
Dryden
Fry
Godfrey
Goodale
Keeper
LeBlanc
Lee
MacAulay
Malhi
Maloney
Marleau

McCallum
McGuinty
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
McTeague
Minna
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Patry
Pearson
Proulx
Ratansi
Redman
Regan
Rota

Russell
Savage
Scarpaleggia
Scott
Sgro
Silva
Simard
Simms
St. Amand
Szabo
Telegdi
Temelkovski
Tonks
Turner
Valley

Total: -- 57

NAYS -- CONTRE

Abbott
Albrecht
Allen
Allison
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
André
Atamanenko
Bachand
Baird
Barbot
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bellavance
Benoit
Bezan
Bigras
Black
Blackburn
Blaikie
Blais
Bonsant
Bouchard
Boucher
Bourgeois
Breitkreuz
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Brunelle
Calkins
Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country)
Cannon (Pontiac)
Cardin
Carrie
Carrier
Casson
Charlton
Chong
Christopherson
Comartin
Comuzzi

Crête
Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
Davidson
Day
Del Mastro
Demers
Devolin
Dewar
Doyle
Duceppe
Dykstra
Emerson
Epp
Faille
Fast
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Gagnon
Gallant
Godin
Goldring
Goodyear
Gourde
Gravel
Grewal
Guay
Guimond
Hanger
Harris
Harvey
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Hinton
Jaffer
Jean
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Khan

Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Laforest
Laframboise
Lake
Lauzon
Lavallée
Layton
Lemieux
Lessard
Lévesque
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lunney
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malo
Manning
Marston
Martin (Winnipeg Centre)
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Masse
McDonough
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Menzies
Merrifield
Miller
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Mourani
Mulcair
Nadeau
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
Obhrai
Oda
Ouellet
Paquette
Paradis
Perron

Petit
Picard
Plamondon
Poilievre
Prentice
Preston
Priddy
Rajotte
Reid
Richardson
Ritz
Scheer
Schellenberger
Shipley
Siksay
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
Stanton
Stoffer
Storseth
Sweet
Thi Lac
Thompson (Wild Rose)
Tilson
Toews
Trost
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Vincent
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Wasylycia-Leis
Watson
Williams
Yelich

Total: -- 167

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Ablonczy
Asselin
Bernier
Clement
DeBellefeuille

Deschamps
Finley
Flaherty
Gaudet
Guergis

Kotto
Lalonde
Lemay
Lussier
Pallister

Roy
Smith
Strahl

Private Members' Business

At 5:45 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Dryden (York Centre), seconded by Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government, its Crown Corporations and divisions should divest from corporations conducting business in Sudan and Iran and should also divest from funds, stocks, bonds and other financial instruments invested in, or operating in, Sudan and Iran, except where such funds support humanitarian aid and humanitarian relief programs, or are used to fund Canadian embassies, consulates, and representative offices in these countries. (Private Members' Business M-410)

The debate continued.

At 6:45 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, March 12, 2008, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:47 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), 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 7:07 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).