Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mrs. Yelich (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

Mr. Manning (Avalon), from the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2008-2009 — Votes 1, 5 and 10 under FISHERIES AND OCEANS). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-121.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 31 to 33) was tabled.

Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), from the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons — Appendix to the Standing Orders). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-122.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 34) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. St. Denis (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), seconded by Mr. Valley (Kenora), Bill C-543, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (abuse of pregnant woman), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. St-Hilaire (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Ms. Gagnon (Québec), Bill C-544, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (children's diapers and products for newborns), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), seconded by Mrs. Kadis (Thornhill), Bill C-545, An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), Bill C-546, An Act to provide compensation to farmers and prevent the proliferation of blue-green algae and to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (use of phosphorus), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Kadis (Thornhill), seconded by Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), Bill C-547, An Act to establish a Holocaust Monument in the National Capital Region, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mrs. Yelich (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development) presented the return to the following question made into an Order for Return:

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Strahl (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Ms. Ablonczy (Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism)), — That Bill C-47, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands situated on those reserves, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Picard (Drummond), seconded by Mr. Nadeau (Gatineau), — That Bill C-482, An Act to amend the Official Languages Act (Charter of the French Language) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages.

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

At 6:00 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 Mrs. Freeman (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant), seconded by Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga), — That Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief against educational or other institution), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief against educational or other institution), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Pursuant to subsection 12(2) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons, the Member for West Nova sent to the Clerk a disclosure of a private interest and, pursuant to subsection 12(3) of the Code, the Clerk referred the disclosure to the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.

At 6:58 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).