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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 68 Monday, March 31, 2008 11:00 a.m.

Prayers

Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord), seconded by Ms. Brunelle (Trois-Rivières), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should introduce a series of measures to assist businesses, communities and workers hard hit by the forestry crisis, including: (a) an economic diversification program aimed specifically at communities that depend heavily on the forest industry; (b) tax measures that encourage the development of processing activities in the region; (c) a government loan and loan guarantee program for business modernization; (d) a refundable tax credit for the research and development of new products; (e) the establishment of absolute reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions, allowing businesses to sell emission credits on an exchange; (f) a program to support the production of energy and ethanol from forest waste; (g) improvements to the employment insurance plan; and (h) an income support program for older workers. (Private Members' Business M-414)

The debate continued.

At 12:05 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division.

Business of Supply

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

Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville), seconded by Mrs. Barnes (London West), moved, — That this House has confidence in the economic vitality of the province of Ontario and calls upon the Government of Canada to work cooperatively with the governments of all provinces and territories to assure that the prosperity and well-being of Canadians is maintained and enhanced.

Debate arose thereon.

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Certificates of Election

The Speaker informed the House that the Clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Rob Clarke (Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River).

Mr. Clarke (Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

The Speaker informed the House that the Clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Ms. Martha Hall Findlay (Willowdale).

Ms. Hall Findlay (Willowdale), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took her seat in the House.

The Speaker informed the House that the Clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Ms. Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra).

Ms. Murray (Vancouver Quadra), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took her seat in the House.

The Speaker informed the House that the Clerk had received from the Chief Electoral Officer a certificate of the election of Mr. Bob Rae (Toronto Centre).

Mr. Rae (Toronto Centre), having taken and subscribed the oath required by law, took his seat in the House.

Oral Questions

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Canadian Human Rights Commission for the year 2007, including the Report on Employment Equity, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, S.C. 1998, c. 9, sbs. 61(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-123-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(e), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for the year 2007, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, S.C. 1998, c. 9, sbs. 61(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-661-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada following the federal by-elections held in the electoral districts of Outremont, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot on September 17, 2007, pursuant to the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9, s. 536. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-4-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Reports on Plans and Priorities, Main Estimates, 2008-2009, as follows:

(1) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-4;

(2) Assisted Human Reproduction Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-5;

(3) Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-6;

(4) Canada Border Services Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-7;

(5) Canada Industrial Relations Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-8;

(6) Canada Public Service Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-9;

(7) Canada Revenue Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-10;

(8) Canada School of Public Service. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-11;

(9) Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-12;

(10) Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-13;

(11) Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-14;

(12) Canadian Food Inspection Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-15;

(13) Canadian Forces Grievance Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-16;

(14) Canadian Grain Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-17;

(15) Canadian Heritage. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-18;

(16) Canadian Human Rights Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-19;

(17) Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-20;

(18) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-21;

(19) Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-22;

(20) Canadian International Development Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-23;

(21) Canadian International Trade Tribunal. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-24;

(22) Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-25;

(23) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-26;

(24) Canadian Space Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-27;

(25) Canadian Transportation Agency. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-28;

(26) Citizenship and Immigration Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-29;

(27) Commission for Public Complaints Against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-30;

(28) Copyright Board Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-31;

(29) Correctional Service Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-32;

(30) Courts Administration Service. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-33;

(31) Department of Finance Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-34;

(32) Department of Justice Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-35;

(33) Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-36;

(34) Environment Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-37;

(35) Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-38;

(36) Fisheries and Oceans Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-39;

(37) Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-40;

(38) Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-41;

(39) Health Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-42;

(40) Human Resources and Social Development Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-43;

(41) Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-44;

(42) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Canadian Polar Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-45;

(43) Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-46;

(44) Indian Specific Claims Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-47;

(45) Industry Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-48;

(46) Infrastructure Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-49;

(47) Library and Archives Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-50;

(48) Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-51;

(49) NAFTA Secretariat – Canadian Section. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-52;

(50) National Defence. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-53;

(51) National Energy Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-54;

(52) National Film Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-55;

(53) National Parole Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-56;

(54) National Research Council Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-57;

(55) National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-58;

(56) Natural Resources Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-59;

(57) Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-60;

(58) Northern Pipeline Agency Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-61;

(59) Office of the Auditor General of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-62;

(60) Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-63;

(61) Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-64;

(62) Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-65;

(63) Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-66;

(64) Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-67;

(65) Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-68;

(66) Parks Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-69;

(67) Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-70;

(68) Privy Council Office and Public Appointments Commission Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-71;

(69) Public Health Agency of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-72;

(70) Public Prosecution Service of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-73;

(71) Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-74;

(72) Public Sector Integrity Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-75;

(73) Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-76;

(74) Public Service Commission of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-77;

(75) Public Service Labour Relations Board. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-78;

(76) Public Service Staffing Tribunal. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-79;

(77) Public Works and Government Services Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-80;

(78) RCMP External Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-81;

(79) Registry of the Competition Tribunal. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-82;

(80) Royal Canadian Mounted Police. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-83;

(81) Security Intelligence Review Committee. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-84

(82) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-85;

(83) Statistics Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-86;

(84) Status of Women Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-87;

(85) Supreme Court of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-88;

(86) The Correctional Investigator Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-89;

(87) The National Battlefields Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-90;

(88) Transport Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-91;

(89) Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-92;

(90) Transportation Safety Board of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-93;

(91) Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-94;

(92) Veterans Affairs Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-95;

(93) Western Economic Diversification Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-392-96.

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. 392-0270 concerning world games. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-70-01;

— Nos. 392-0271, 392-0276, 392-0283, 392-0294, 392-0298, 392-0300, 392-0301, 392-0334, 392-0335, 392-0354, 392-0363, 392-0366, 392-0367, 392-0370, 392-0380, 392-0394 and 392-0421 concerning prosperity partnership. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-51-03;

— Nos. 392-0282, 392-0365, 392-0368, 392-0369, 392-0409 and 392-0432 concerning the Canada Labour Code. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-6-06;

— No. 392-0292 concerning federal programs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-16-07;

— No. 392-0299 concerning tasers. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-71-01;

— Nos. 392-0309 and 392-0344 concerning the situation in Sudan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-64-02;

— No. 392-0327 concerning AIDS. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-7-03;

— Nos. 392-0328 and 392-0333 concerning the Department of National Defence. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-72-01;

— No. 392-0330 concerning Bangladesh. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-73-01;

— No. 392-0332 concerning federal-provincial agreements. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-61-02;

— Nos. 392-0336, 392-0357, 392-0358 and 392-0424 concerning immigration. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-20-05;

— Nos. 392-0337, 392-0361 and 392-0384 concerning Afghanistan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-18-03;

— No. 392-0341 concerning Kenya. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-74-01;

— Nos. 392-0342 and 392-0355 concerning Canada's railways. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-23-04;

— No. 392-0345 concerning the income tax system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-19-10;

— Nos. 392-0347, 392-0352 and 392-0353 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-1-03;

— No. 392-0349 concerning sex offenders. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-75-01;

— No. 392-0362 concerning national parks. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-76-01;

— No. 392-0372 concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-59-02;

— Nos. 392-0379, 392-0400, 392-0403, 392-0406, 392-0408, 392-0415, 392-0418, 392-0425, 392-0426, 392-0428 and 392-0430 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-26-08;

— Nos. 392-0385, 392-0416 and 392-0417 concerning passports. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-41-03;

— Nos. 392-0410 and 392-0411 concerning service medals. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-77-01;

— No. 392-0420 concerning nuclear weapons. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-36-04;

— No. 392-0429 concerning the situation in Sri Lanka. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-63-04.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report on the administration of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Account, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, R.S. 1985, c. R-11, s. 31. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-231-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Proulx (Hull—Aylmer), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 14th Report of the Committee (items to remain votable). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-88.

Pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(2), the report was deemed concurred in.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0469);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 392-0470);

— by , two concerning the Canada Labour Code (Nos. 392-0471 and 392-0472);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 392-0473);

— by , one concerning Canada's railways (No. 392-0474);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 392-0475).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the answers to questions Q-87, Q-188, Q-191, Q-194, Q-197 and Q-200 on the Order Paper.

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 returns to the following questions made into Orders for Returns:

Q-185 — — What funds, grants, loans and loan guarantees has the government issued through its various departments and agencies in the areas with postal codes beginning in M4L, M4C, M4E, and M4B for the period of January 24, 2006 to January 30, 2008, inclusive, and, in each case, where applicable: (a) what was the program under which the payment was made; (b) what were the names of the recipients; (c) what was the monetary value of the payment made; and (d) what was the percentage of program funding covered by the payment received? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-185.

Q-186 — — With respect to the related integrated overview mechanisms of the December 2006 report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar, entitled ''A New Review Mechanism for the RCMP’s National Security Activities'': (a) what actions have been taken to date on the thirteen recommendations made by Commissioner O’Connor in the report; (b) who has been assigned responsibility for carrying out these recommendations within the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Transport Canada and Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada; (c) what timeline has been established for reaching full compliance with the report’s recommendations; and (d) how much funding is required to achieve these goals in 2008-2009? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-186.

Q-193 — — With regard to the government's response to Canada's 3rd most common chronic disease arthritis: (a) what systems are currently in place to track the number of cases of arthritis and its treatment; (b) what is the extent of Health Canada's resource allocation (in dollars, person-hours, etc.) to arthritis; (c) how many physicians specializing in the treatment of arthritis are currently in practice in each province; (d) what is the national standard for the education and training of family physicians regarding the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis; (e) what is the total amount of federal research money devoted to arthritis research; and (f) how is Health Canada meeting its specific responsibilities for Aboriginal health to ensure that Aboriginal Canadians suffering from arthritis have timely and equal access to diagnosis and treatment? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-193.

Q-195 — — With regard to 5 Wing Goose Bay: (a) what steps have been taken since January 2006 towards the establishment of a rapid reaction battalion and unmanned aerial vehicle squadron at the base; and (b) how many Department of National Defence civilian employment and Canadian Forces were employed or stationed at each of (i) 444 Squadron, (ii) 5 Wing Goose Bay not otherwise included in 444 Squadron, as of January 1, 2005, January 1, 2006, January 1, 2007, and January 1, 2008? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-195.

Q-196 — — With regard to federal spending in the federal riding of , what has been the total federal spending in each of the last three fiscal years by the following departments or agencies, described by individual line item, program and, where applicable, recipient of grant or contribution: (a) Canada Council for the Arts; (b) Canadian Heritage; (c) Environment Canada; (d) Fisheries and Oceans Canada; (e) Health Canada; (f) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; (g) Industry Canada; (h) Infrastructure Canada; (i) Library and Archives Canada; (j) National Defence; (k) National Research Council; (l) Natural Resources Canada; (m) Parks Canada; (n) Public Safety Canada; (o) Public Works and Government Services Canada; (p) Human Resources and Social Development Canada; (q) Transport Canada; and (r) Veterans Affairs Canada? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-196.

Q-198 — — With regard to equalization entitlements, for the current and each subsequent fiscal year for which projections or estimates have been calculated, what are the projected or estimated equalization entitlements for each province (i) under the equalization formula which existed immediately prior to the latest federal budget, (ii) under the equalization formula provided for by the latest federal budget? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-198.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville), seconded by Mrs. Barnes (London West), in relation to the Business of Supply.

The debate continued.

At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 77 -- Vote n^o 77)
YEAS: 246, NAYS: 0
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Alghabra Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson André Angus Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Bagnell Bains Baird Barnes Bélanger Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bell (North Vancouver) Bellavance Bennett Bernier Bevilacqua Bevington Bezan Bigras Blackburn Blais Blaney Bonin Boshcoff Boucher Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Oakville) Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Brunelle Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Cardin Carrie Casson Charlton Chong Christopherson Clarke Clement Coderre Comartin Comuzzi Crête Crowder Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) Cullen (Etobicoke North) Cummins Cuzner D'Amours Davidson Day Del Mastro Deschamps Devolin Dewar Dhaliwal Dhalla Dion Dosanjh Dryden Duceppe Dykstra Easter Emerson Epp Eyking Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Folco Fry Gagnon Galipeau Gallant Godfrey Godin Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Guarnieri Guergis Guimond Hall Findlay Hanger Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Holland Hubbard Jaffer Jean Jennings Julian Kadis Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Karetak-Lindell Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Keeper Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Laforest Laframboise Lake Lauzon Layton Lebel LeBlanc Lee Lemay Lemieux Lessard Lévesque Lukiwski Lunn Lunney Lussier MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Maloney Manning Mark Marleau Marston Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Masse Mathyssen McCallum McDonough McGuinty McGuire McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Mulcair Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Nash Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Pacetti Paquette Paradis Patry Pearson Petit Plamondon Poilievre Prentice Preston Priddy Proulx Rae Rajotte Ratansi Redman Regan Reid Richardson Rodriguez Rota Roy Russell Savage Scarpaleggia Scheer Schellenberger Sgro Shipley Siksay Silva Simard Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson St-Hilaire St. Amand St. Denis Stanton Steckle Stoffer Storseth Strahl Sweet Szabo Temelkovski Thi Lac Thibault (West Nova) Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Tilson Toews Tonks Trost Turner Tweed Valley Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Vincent Volpe Wallace Warawa Warkentin Wasylycia-Leis Watson Wilfert Williams Wrzesnewskyj Yelich Zed Total: -- 246
NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Barbot Batters Benoit Bourgeois Carrier Doyle Freeman Gaudet Grewal Guay Komarnicki Mayes Mourani Ouellet Pallister Ritz St-Cyr Thompson (Wild Rose)

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were deemed laid upon the Table on Wednesday, March 19, 2008:

— by — Federal-Provincial Implementation Amending Agreements with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, pursuant to the Farm Income Protection Act, S.C. 1991, c. 22, sbs. 6(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-483-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2008-2012 and of the Capital Budget for 2008 of the Royal Canadian Mint, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-810-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by — Reports of Export Development Canada and Exinvest Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-392-702-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Report on operations under the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act for the year 2007, pursuant to the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, S.C. 1993, c. 34, s. 11. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-74-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by — Report on operations under the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act for the year 2007, pursuant to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act, S.C. 1993, c. 34, s. 66. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-485-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by — Summary of the Corporate Business Plan for 2008-2009 to 2010-2011 of the Canada Revenue Agency, pursuant to the Canada Revenue Agency Act, S.C. 1999, c. 17, sbs. 49(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-839-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by — Reports of the Canadian Tourism Commission for the year ended December 31, 2007, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-392-861-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Report of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the British Columbia Treaty Commission Act, S.C. 1995, c. 45, sbs. 21(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-37-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)

— by — Report on the administration of the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act, S.C. 1992, c. 46, s. 67. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-173-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by — Report on the Public Service Pension Plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Public Service Superannuation Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-36, s. 46. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-220-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by — Report on the administration of the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, pursuant to the Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act, R.S. 1985, c. S-24, s. 12. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-366-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

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 7:13 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).