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| 39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 65 Wednesday, March 12, 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. |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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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: |
— No. 392-0235 concerning climate change. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-9-04;
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— No. 392-0278 concerning the situation in Sri Lanka. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-63-03;
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— No. 392-0405 concerning marriage. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-25-03.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Ms. Ratansi (Don Valley East), from the Standing Committee on Status of Women, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee (women's ski jumping at the 2010 Olympic Games). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-84. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 19) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Regan (Halifax West), seconded by Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), Bill C-525, An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act (protection of the public), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Neville (Winnipeg South Centre), seconded by Mr. Simard (Saint Boniface), Bill C-526, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft), 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 any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, on Thursday, March 13, 2008, the House shall consider Government Business No. 5 and, unless previously disposed of, at the expiry of time provided for Government Orders, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith, without further debate or amendment, all questions necessary to dispose of Government Business No. 5. |
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By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should designate September of each year as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0452);
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— by Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau), two concerning the Canada Labour Code (Nos. 392-0453 and 392-0454);
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— by Mr. Masse (Windsor West), one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0455) and one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 392-0456);
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— by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), one concerning asbestos (No. 392-0457).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the return to the following question made into an Order for Return: |
Q-182 — Mr. Casey (Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley) — With regard to the tendering process used for deciding the in-service support contract for the Victoria-class submarines: (a) what policy on industrial and regional benefits was used as a methodology by the government in the evaluation of bids in the procurement process for the in-service support contract to maintain the Victoria-class submarines; (b) when did the government decide not to award the contract for the in-service support contract of the Victoria-class submarines as a major Crown project and did any department formally object to this decision; (c) has the government calculated the loss of employment and other economic opportunities to Atlantic Canada as a result of the decision to award the in-service support contract to another region; (d) with regard to (c), what is the estimated loss, in dollars, to Atlantic Canadian companies as a result of the awarding of the in-service support contract; and (e) what is the cost to the taxpayer, for the transit of a Halifax-based Victoria–class submarine to the West Coast of Canada for extended docking work? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-182.
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| Business of Supply |
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The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply. |
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Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal), seconded by Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should stand consistently against the death penalty as a matter of principle, both in Canada and around the world. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(17), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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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. 64 -- Vote no 64) | |
| YEAS: 255, NAYS: 17 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Davies Lavallée Preston Total: -- 255 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Anders Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Goldring Mark Total: -- 17 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, be concurred in. |
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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. 65 -- Vote no 65) | |
| YEAS: 249, NAYS: 30 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott DeBellefeuille Laframboise Preston Total: -- 249 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Angus Christopherson Layton Nash Total: -- 30 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 81(21) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), Bill C-48, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, was read the first time and ordered to be printed. |
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Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 250, NAYS: 30 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Del Mastro Lake Rajotte Total: -- 250 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Angus Christopherson Layton Nash Total: -- 30 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole. |
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The Committee considered the Bill and reported it without amendment. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 250, NAYS: 30 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Del Mastro Lake Rajotte Total: -- 250 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Angus Christopherson Layton Nash Total: -- 30 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage. |
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Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill 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. 68 -- Vote no 68) | |
| YEAS: 250, NAYS: 30 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Del Mastro Lake Rajotte Total: -- 250 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Angus Christopherson Layton Nash Total: -- 30 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
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Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That this House do concur in Interim Supply as follows: |
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That a sum not exceeding $23,434,275,693.65 being composed of: |
(1) three twelfths ($14,916,139,069.65) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 which were laid upon the Table Thursday, February 28, 2008, except for those items below:
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(2) eleven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Grain Commission Vote 40, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Vote 10, Library of Parliament Vote 15, Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Vote 20 and Treasury Board Vote 5 (Schedule 1.1), of the said Estimates, $869,309,833.33;
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(3) seven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canada Council for the Arts Vote 10, National Battlefields Commission Vote 55, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Vote 25 and Office of Infrastructure of Canada Vote 55 (Schedule 1.2) of the said Estimates, $1,520,747,083.33;
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(4) six twelfths of the total of the amount of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 25, Justice Vote 1 and Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Vote 20 (Schedule 1.3) of the said Estimates, $282,285,500.00;
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(5) five twelfths of the total of the amount of National Arts Centre Corporation Vote 50, Public Service Labour Relations Board Vote 85, Citizenship and Immigration Vote 5, Environment Vote 10, Human Resources and Skills Development Vote 5, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 10, Industry Vote 1, Canadian Space Agency Vote 35, Statistics Canada Vote 95, Marine Atlantic Inc. Vote 35 and Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Vote 70 (Schedule 1.4), of the said Estimates, $3,742,192,874.16;
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(6) four twelfths of the total of the amount of Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 1, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Vote 15, Public Service Commission Vote 80, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Vote 15, Finance Vote 1, Health Vote 10, Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 45, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Vote 15, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 1, Indian Specific Claims Commission Vote 50, Veterans Affairs Vote 5 and Veterans Affairs Vote 15 (Schedule 1.5), of the said Estimates, $2,103,601,333.33;
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be granted to Her Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 171, NAYS: 37 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Cummins Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Petit Total: -- 171 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Angus Crowder Julian Nash Total: -- 37 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 81(21) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), Bill C-49, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009, was read the first time and ordered to be printed. |
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Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 171, NAYS: 37 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Cummins Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Petit Total: -- 171 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Angus Crowder Julian Nash Total: -- 37 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole. |
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The Committee considered the Bill and reported it without amendment. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 171, NAYS: 36 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Cummins Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Petit Total: -- 171 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Angus Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Layton Priddy Total: -- 36 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage. |
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Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), moved, — That the Bill 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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| YEAS: 171, NAYS: 37 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Cummins Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Petit Total: -- 171 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Angus Crowder Julian Nash Total: -- 37 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
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| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Concurrence in Committee Reports |
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By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill C-377, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsabilities in preventing dangerous climate change), presented on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 11) |
Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on 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) |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 227, NAYS: 46 |
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YEAS -- POUR Abbott Davies Lauzon Redman Total: -- 227 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE André Carrier Laforest Ouellet Total: -- 46 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Guay Guergis Kotto Pallister |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Boshcoff (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), seconded by Mr. Tonks (York South—Weston), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should implement a policy, which is consistent with North American Free Trade Agreement and World Trade Organization policies and guidelines, to mandate Canadian content levels for public transportation projects, and to ensure that public funds are used to provide the best value to Canadians by supporting domestic supplier and labour markets. (Private Members' Business M-183) |
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The debate continued. |
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Mr. Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook), seconded by Mr. Boshcoff (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “should” and substituting the following: |
“develop a policy, which respects Canada’s international and internal trade obligations where applicable and respects provincial and territorial jurisdiction to support Canadian content levels in public transit projects by supporting domestic labour market and suppliers while ensuring that public funds are used to provide the best value to Canadians.”
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Debate arose thereon. |
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The question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion, as amended, of Mr. Boshcoff (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), seconded by Mr. Tonks (York South—Weston) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should develop a policy, which respects Canada’s international and internal trade obligations where applicable and respects provincial and territorial jurisdiction to support Canadian content levels in public transit projects by supporting domestic labour market and suppliers while ensuring that public funds are used to provide the best value to Canadians (Private Members' Business M-183) |
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The question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Telegdi (Kitchener—Waterloo), seconded by Mr. Karygiannis (Scarborough—Agincourt), — That, in the opinion of the House, in order to show respect and to honour Canadian Forces and other Canadian government personnel who are killed while serving in overseas peacekeeping, peacemaking or humanitarian missions, the government should lower the flag on the Peace Tower to half-staff for the day following their demise as a remembrance of their important service to Canada and Canadians and that a moment of silence to be observed in the House, if the House is sitting on that same day. (Private Members' Business M-310) |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, April 2, 2008, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business. |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:33 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 7:45 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |