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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals

No. 89

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

10:00 a.m.



Prayers
Daily Routine Of Business

Motions

Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), seconded by Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh), moved, — That the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Thursday, March 13, 2008, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 17)

Debate arose thereon.

At 1:07 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 7, 2008, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of health services provided to Canadian Forces personnel, 12 members of the Standing Committee on National Defence be authorized to travel to Wainwright, Alberta in May 2008 and to Québec City, Quebec in June 2008, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.


By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study on small craft harbours, 12 members of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be authorized to travel to Steveston and Port Hardy, British Columbia, Gimli, Manitoba and Bay of Quinte, Ontario in May and June 2008, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Epp (Edmonton—Sherwood Park), two concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 392-0634 and 392-0635);
— by Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), one concerning the Food and Drugs Act (No. 392-0636);
— by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0637);
— by Mrs. Skelton (Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar), one concerning the public pension system (No. 392-0638).

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-222, Q-227 and Q-228 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 Return:

Q-226 — Mr. Cullen (Etobicoke North) — With regard to collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s) and the sub-prime mortgage credit crisis in the North American financial sector: (a) in 2007, was the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) aware of the exposure of financial institutions in Canada to CDO’s, and specifically sub-prime mortgages; (b) when it became aware of the exposure of Canadian banks to sub-prime mortgages, how did OSFI evaluate the risk of these CDO’s in the context of the solvency, liquidity and stability of Canada’s financial institutions; (c) did OSFI undertake any sensitivity analysis to assess the impact of factors such as interest rate changes, economic slowdown or job losses and property market declines on the viability of sub-prime mortgages; (d) were CDO’s adequately secured or insured by Canada’s chartered banks, and were these CDO instruments appropriately rated by the rating agencies; (e) given the recent losses or write downs by chartered Canadian banks, what action is the OSFI taking to safeguard Canada’s financial sector, its depositors and shareholders; and (f) what steps is the Minister of Finance taking to address this issue, and to ensure that this type of situation does not occur again? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-226.

Q-246 — Mr. Dykstra (St. Catharines) — With regard to the tax reductions and child care support introduced by the government since the beginning of 2006, how much would a two income employed couple earning $35,000 and $52,000 (for a combined total of $87,000) living in Ontario, with two children under 18, including one under 6: (a) save in taxes as the result of (i) the reduction of the goods and services tax, (ii) the reduction of personal income tax rates, (iii) the increase of the basic personal amount, (iv) the introduction of the child tax credit, (v) the introduction of the employment tax credit, (vi) the introduction of the children's fitness tax credit, (vii) the introduction of the transit tax credit, assuming the cost of the monthly pass is $566 a year; and (b) receive from the Universal Child Care Benefit? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-246.
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-5, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1.

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 21.

Motion No. 2 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 22.

Motion No. 3 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 23, be amended by replacing lines 23 and 24 on page 7 with the following:

“contains nuclear material, financial security to”

Motion No. 4 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 24, be amended by deleting lines 39 to 42 on page 7 and lines 1 to 18 on page 8.

Motion No. 5 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 26.

Motion No. 6 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 30.

Motion No. 7 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 32.

Motion No. 8 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 34, be amended by deleting lines 15 to 23 on page 11.

Motion No. 9 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 47.

Motion No. 11 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 61, be amended by replacing lines 23 to 31 on page 16 with the following:

“Majesty in right of Canada the total of all amounts paid by the Minister under this Act.”

Motion No. 12 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 62, be amended by deleting lines 19 to 26 on page 17.

Motion No. 16 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 3 and 4 on page 19.

Motion No. 17 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 7 to 9 on page 19.

Motion No. 18 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 10 to 12 on page 19.

Motion No. 21 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 68, be amended by deleting lines 1 to 3 on page 20.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

Tabling of Documents
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Auditor General of Canada to the House of Commons (May 2008), together with an addendum, pursuant to the Act to amend the Auditor General Act (reports), S.C. 1994, c. 32, s. 2. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-64-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(g), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts)
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.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-5, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1.

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 5, 8, 11 and 12, was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 6 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 7 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

The question was put on Motion No. 9 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-5, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded divisions were further deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.


The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), — 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.

The debate continued.

Mr. Ouellet (Brome—Missisquoi), seconded by Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

“Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act, be not now read a second time but that it be read a second time this day six months hence.”.

Debate arose thereon.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Cannon (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of National Revenue), — 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 third time and do pass.

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

(Division No. 96 -- Vote no 96)
YEAS: 240, NAYS: 25

YEAS -- POUR

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Alghabra
Allen
Allison
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
André
Arthur
Bachand
Bagnell
Bains
Baird
Barbot
Barnes
Beaumier
Bell (North Vancouver)
Bellavance
Benoit
Bernier
Bevilacqua
Bezan
Bigras
Blackburn
Blais
Blaney
Bonsant
Boshcoff
Bouchard
Boucher
Bourgeois
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Byrne
Calkins
Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country)
Cannon (Pontiac)
Cardin
Carrie
Carrier
Casson
Chan
Chong
Clarke
Clement
Coderre
Comuzzi
Cotler
Crête
Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Cummins
D'Amours
Davidson
Day
DeBellefeuille

Del Mastro
Demers
Deschamps
Devolin
Dhaliwal
Dhalla
Dion
Dosanjh
Doyle
Dryden
Duceppe
Dykstra
Easter
Emerson
Epp
Eyking
Faille
Fast
Finley
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Folco
Freeman
Fry
Gagnon
Galipeau
Gallant
Gaudet
Godfrey
Goldring
Goodale
Goodyear
Gourde
Grewal
Guarnieri
Guergis
Guimond
Hall Findlay
Hanger
Harper
Harris
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Holland
Hubbard
Jaffer
Jean
Jennings
Kadis
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Khan
Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)

Laforest
Laframboise
Lake
Lalonde
Lauzon
Lavallée
Lebel
LeBlanc
Lee
Lemay
Lemieux
Lessard
Lévesque
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lussier
MacAulay
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malhi
Malo
Maloney
Manning
Mark
Marleau
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Matthews
Mayes
McCallum
McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Menzies
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Mourani
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Murray
Nadeau
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
Obhrai
Oda
Ouellet
Pacetti
Paquette
Paradis
Patry
Pearson
Perron
Petit
Picard
Plamondon
Poilievre

Prentice
Preston
Rae
Rajotte
Ratansi
Redman
Regan
Reid
Richardson
Ritz
Rodriguez
Rota
Russell
Savage
Scheer
Schellenberger
Sgro
Shipley
Simard
Simms
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
St. Amand
St. Denis
Stanton
Steckle
Storseth
Strahl
Szabo
Telegdi
Temelkovski
Thi Lac
Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Thibault (West Nova)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Thompson (Wild Rose)
Tilson
Toews
Tonks
Trost
Turner
Tweed
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Vincent
Volpe
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Wilfert
Williams
Wilson
Wrzesnewskyj
Yelich

Total: -- 240

NAYS -- CONTRE

Angus
Atamanenko
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bevington
Charlton
Chow

Christopherson
Comartin
Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
Davies
Dewar

Godin
Julian
Layton
Marston
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Masse

Mathyssen
McDonough
Nash
Priddy
Savoie
Siksay
Stoffer

Total: -- 25

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Asselin
Batters
Breitkreuz

Brunelle
Gravel
Guay

Hinton
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Pallister

Roy
Smith
Sweet

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.


Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-5, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, as reported by the Standing Committee on Natural Resources without amendment.

Group No. 1

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 21.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 97 -- Vote no 97)
YEAS: 25, NAYS: 240

YEAS -- POUR

Angus
Atamanenko
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bevington
Charlton
Chow

Christopherson
Comartin
Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
Davies
Dewar

Godin
Julian
Layton
Marston
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Masse

Mathyssen
McDonough
Nash
Priddy
Savoie
Siksay
Stoffer

Total: -- 25

NAYS -- CONTRE

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Alghabra
Allen
Allison
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
André
Arthur
Bachand
Bagnell
Bains
Baird
Barbot
Barnes
Beaumier
Bell (North Vancouver)
Bellavance
Benoit
Bernier
Bevilacqua
Bezan
Bigras
Blackburn
Blais
Blaney
Bonsant
Boshcoff
Bouchard
Boucher
Bourgeois
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Byrne
Calkins
Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country)
Cannon (Pontiac)
Cardin
Carrie
Carrier
Casson
Chan
Chong
Clarke
Clement
Coderre
Comuzzi
Cotler
Crête
Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Cummins
D'Amours
Davidson
Day
DeBellefeuille

Del Mastro
Demers
Deschamps
Devolin
Dhaliwal
Dhalla
Dion
Dosanjh
Doyle
Dryden
Duceppe
Dykstra
Easter
Emerson
Epp
Eyking
Faille
Fast
Finley
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Folco
Freeman
Fry
Gagnon
Galipeau
Gallant
Gaudet
Godfrey
Goldring
Goodale
Goodyear
Gourde
Grewal
Guarnieri
Guergis
Guimond
Hall Findlay
Hanger
Harper
Harris
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Holland
Hubbard
Jaffer
Jean
Jennings
Kadis
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Khan
Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)

Laforest
Laframboise
Lake
Lalonde
Lauzon
Lavallée
Lebel
LeBlanc
Lee
Lemay
Lemieux
Lessard
Lévesque
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lussier
MacAulay
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malhi
Malo
Maloney
Manning
Mark
Marleau
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Matthews
Mayes
McCallum
McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Menzies
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Mourani
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Murray
Nadeau
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
Obhrai
Oda
Ouellet
Pacetti
Paquette
Paradis
Patry
Pearson
Perron
Petit
Picard
Plamondon
Poilievre

Prentice
Preston
Rae
Rajotte
Ratansi
Redman
Regan
Reid
Richardson
Ritz
Rodriguez
Rota
Russell
Savage
Scheer
Schellenberger
Sgro
Shipley
Simard
Simms
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
St. Amand
St. Denis
Stanton
Steckle
Storseth
Strahl
Szabo
Telegdi
Temelkovski
Thi Lac
Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Thibault (West Nova)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Thompson (Wild Rose)
Tilson
Toews
Tonks
Trost
Turner
Tweed
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Vincent
Volpe
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Wilfert
Williams
Wilson
Wrzesnewskyj
Yelich

Total: -- 240

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Asselin
Batters
Breitkreuz

Brunelle
Gravel
Guay

Hinton
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Pallister

Roy
Smith
Sweet

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 2 to 5, 8, 11 and 12 were also negatived on the same division.

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 16 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 3 and 4 on page 19.

The question was put on Motion No. 16 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 98 -- Vote no 98)
YEAS: 25, NAYS: 240
(See list under Division No. 97)

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 17 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 7 to 9 on page 19.

The question was put on Motion No. 17 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 99 -- Vote no 99)
YEAS: 25, NAYS: 240
(See list under Division No. 97)

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 18 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 10 to 12 on page 19.

The question was put on Motion No. 18 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 100 -- Vote no 100)
YEAS: 25, NAYS: 240
(See list under Division No. 97)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 6 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 30.

The question was put on Motion No. 6 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 101 -- Vote no 101)
YEAS: 25, NAYS: 240
(See list under Division No. 97)

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 21 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5, in Clause 68, be amended by deleting lines 1 to 3 on page 20.

The question was put on Motion No. 21 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 102 -- Vote no 102)
YEAS: 25, NAYS: 240
(See list under Division No. 97)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 7 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 32.

The question was put on Motion No. 7 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 103 -- Vote no 103)
YEAS: 25, NAYS: 240
(See list under Division No. 97)

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 9 of Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 47.

The question was put on Motion No. 9 and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 104 -- Vote no 104)
YEAS: 25, NAYS: 240
(See list under Division No. 97)

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9), Mr. Lunn (Minister of Natural Resources), 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.

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

(Division No. 105 -- Vote no 105)
YEAS: 240, NAYS: 25

YEAS -- POUR

Abbott
Ablonczy
Albrecht
Alghabra
Allen
Allison
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
André
Arthur
Bachand
Bagnell
Bains
Baird
Barbot
Barnes
Beaumier
Bell (North Vancouver)
Bellavance
Benoit
Bernier
Bevilacqua
Bezan
Bigras
Blackburn
Blais
Blaney
Bonsant
Boshcoff
Bouchard
Boucher
Bourgeois
Brison
Brown (Oakville)
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Byrne
Calkins
Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country)
Cannon (Pontiac)
Cardin
Carrie
Carrier
Casson
Chan
Chong
Clarke
Clement
Coderre
Comuzzi
Cotler
Crête
Cullen (Etobicoke North)
Cummins
D'Amours
Davidson
Day
DeBellefeuille

Del Mastro
Demers
Deschamps
Devolin
Dhaliwal
Dhalla
Dion
Dosanjh
Doyle
Dryden
Duceppe
Dykstra
Easter
Emerson
Epp
Eyking
Faille
Fast
Finley
Fitzpatrick
Flaherty
Fletcher
Folco
Freeman
Fry
Gagnon
Galipeau
Gallant
Gaudet
Godfrey
Goldring
Goodale
Goodyear
Gourde
Grewal
Guarnieri
Guergis
Guimond
Hall Findlay
Hanger
Harper
Harris
Hawn
Hearn
Hiebert
Hill
Holland
Hubbard
Jaffer
Jean
Jennings
Kadis
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Karetak-Lindell
Karygiannis
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Khan
Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)

Laforest
Laframboise
Lake
Lalonde
Lauzon
Lavallée
Lebel
LeBlanc
Lee
Lemay
Lemieux
Lessard
Lévesque
Lukiwski
Lunn
Lussier
MacAulay
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Malhi
Malo
Maloney
Manning
Mark
Marleau
Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca)
Matthews
Mayes
McCallum
McGuinty
McGuire
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
Ménard (Hochelaga)
Menzies
Merrifield
Miller
Mills
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Mourani
Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe)
Murphy (Charlottetown)
Murray
Nadeau
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
Obhrai
Oda
Ouellet
Pacetti
Paquette
Paradis
Patry
Pearson
Perron
Petit
Picard
Plamondon
Poilievre

Prentice
Preston
Rae
Rajotte
Ratansi
Redman
Regan
Reid
Richardson
Ritz
Rodriguez
Rota
Russell
Savage
Scheer
Schellenberger
Sgro
Shipley
Simard
Simms
Skelton
Solberg
Sorenson
St-Cyr
St-Hilaire
St. Amand
St. Denis
Stanton
Steckle
Storseth
Strahl
Szabo
Telegdi
Temelkovski
Thi Lac
Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques)
Thibault (West Nova)
Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest)
Thompson (Wild Rose)
Tilson
Toews
Tonks
Trost
Turner
Tweed
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Verner
Vincent
Volpe
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Wilfert
Williams
Wilson
Wrzesnewskyj
Yelich

Total: -- 240

NAYS -- CONTRE

Angus
Atamanenko
Bell (Vancouver Island North)
Bevington
Charlton
Chow

Christopherson
Comartin
Crowder
Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley)
Davies
Dewar

Godin
Julian
Layton
Marston
Martin (Sault Ste. Marie)
Masse

Mathyssen
McDonough
Nash
Priddy
Savoie
Siksay
Stoffer

Total: -- 25

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Asselin
Batters
Breitkreuz

Brunelle
Gravel
Guay

Hinton
Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin)
Pallister

Roy
Smith
Sweet

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House.

Private Members' Business

At 6:13 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. Bell (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should respond specifically to the challenges faced by Canadians with rare diseases and disorders, and the initiative put forward by the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders by: (a) establishing the definition for serious rare disorders as those with a prevalence of less than 1 in 2000 Canadians; (b) examining the feasibility of a national “Chance for Life Fund” equivalent to 2% of the total annual public drug expenditure to be designated for therapies for rare disorders; (c) considering the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory body, including treaters and patients, to recommend treatment access for life-threatening or serious rare disorders, based on scientific standards and social values; (d) considering the establishment of centres of reference for specific rare disorders, comprised of national and international experts, who will develop criteria for treating patients based on scientific evidence and patient impact and provide on-going surveillance into the real-world safety and effectiveness of these treatments on individual and group basis; (e) considering options to provide incentives through orphan drug regulation and policy, to assure Canadian organizations and researchers are motivated to conduct research and development into treatments for rare and neglected disorders; (f) supporting internationally accepted standards for conduct of clinical trials in rare disorders appropriate for the challenges inherent to very small patient populations; (g) considering ensuring that Health Canada’s progressive licensing framework provide appropriate support to the design of clinical trials for very small patient populations and appropriate review of evidence submitted from these trials; and (h) reporting the progress accomplished to the House within six months. (Private Members' Business M-426)

The debate continued.

Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), seconded by Mr. Fletcher (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all words after “That” and substituting the following:

“, in the opinion of the House, the government should respond specifically to the challenges faced by Canadians with rare diseases and disorders, in collaboration with provinces and territories and stakeholders by: (a) examining options for defining serious rare diseases; (b) examining options, including the possible creation of a specific fund, to improve access to rare disease treatments, building on recent work undertaken by federal and provincial/territorial governments under the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy; (c) considering the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory body, including the Common Drug Review, treaters and patients, to recommend treatment access for life-threatening or serious rare disorders, based on scientific standards and social values; (d) exploring options to consider national and international expert advice in developing criteria for treating patients based on scientific evidence and patient impact, and to link these activities with ongoing post-market monitoring of real world drug safety and effectiveness; (e) considering options to encourage research and development into treatments for rare diseases and other unmet health needs; (f) considering internationally accepted standards for conduct of clinical trials in rare disorders appropriate for the challenges inherent to very small patient populations; (g) considering how Health Canada’s work on a progressive licensing framework could provide appropriate support to the design of clinical trials for very small patient populations and appropriate review of evidence submitted from these trials; and (h) reporting the progress accomplished to the House within 12 months.”.

Debate arose thereon.

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

The House resumed consideration of the motion, as amended, of Mr. Bell (North Vancouver), seconded by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should respond specifically to the challenges faced by Canadians with rare diseases and disorders, in collaboration with provinces and territories and stakeholders by: (a) examining options for defining serious rare diseases; (b) examining options, including the possible creation of a specific fund, to improve access to rare disease treatments, building on recent work undertaken by federal and provincial/territorial governments under the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy; (c) considering the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory body, including the Common Drug Review, treaters and patients, to recommend treatment access for life-threatening or serious rare disorders, based on scientific standards and social values; (d) exploring options to consider national and international expert advice in developing criteria for treating patients based on scientific evidence and patient impact, and to link these activities with ongoing post-market monitoring of real world drug safety and effectiveness; (e) considering options to encourage research and development into treatments for rare diseases and other unmet health needs; (f) considering internationally accepted standards for conduct of clinical trials in rare disorders appropriate for the challenges inherent to very small patient populations; (g) considering how Health Canada’s work on a progressive licensing framework could provide appropriate support to the design of clinical trials for very small patient populations and appropriate review of evidence submitted from these trials; and (h) reporting the progress accomplished to the House within 12 months. (Private Members' Business M-426)

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion, as amended, and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 7, 2008, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

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

— by Mr. Prentice (Minister of Industry) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and the Operating and Capital Budget for 2008-2009 to 2012-2013 of the Business Development Bank of Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-392-833-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)
Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:04 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 7:22 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).