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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 115 Monday, November 23, 2009 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. Murphy (Charlottetown), seconded by Mr. Dhaliwal (Newton—North Delta), — That Bill S-210, An Act respecting World Autism Awareness Day, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

The debate continued.

At 12:03 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 93, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

Accordingly, Bill S-210, An Act respecting World Autism Awareness Day, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments.

Mr. Day (Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Fletcher (Minister of State (Democratic Reform)), moved, — That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Day (Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Fletcher (Minister of State (Democratic Reform)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Copy of a letter from the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada concerning information sharing. — Sessional Paper No. 8530-402-3.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Fourth Part of the 2009 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, France, from September 28 to October 2, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-51-08.

Motions

Mr. Byrne (Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte), seconded by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), moved, — That the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 15)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Kamp (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Lemieux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture), moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 132 -- Vote n^o 132)
YEAS: 113, NAYS: 106
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Aglukkaq Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Ashfield Benoit Blaney Block Boucher Boughen Braid Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Calandra Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Carrie Casson Chong Clement Davidson Day Dechert Del Mastro Dykstra Fast Finley Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Goldring Gourde Grewal Guergis Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hiebert Hill Hoback Holder Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kent Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Lemieux Lobb Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) Mayes McLeod Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Nicholson O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Obhrai Oda Paradis Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Raitt Rajotte Rathgeber Reid Richards Richardson Ritz Scheer Schellenberger Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sorenson Storseth Strahl Sweet Thompson Tilson Trost Tweed Uppal Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Wong Woodworth Yelich Young Total: -- 113
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) André Andrews Angus Ashton Asselin Bachand Bains Bennett Bevington Bouchard Brison Brunelle Byrne Cannis Charlton Chow Christopherson Coady Coderre Comartin Crombie Cullen Cuzner D'Amours Davies (Vancouver East) Deschamps Dewar Dhaliwal Dion Dorion Dosanjh Dryden Duceppe Dufour Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Easter Faille Folco Freeman Gagnon Garneau Godin Goodale Gravelle Guay Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord) Hall Findlay Harris (St. John's East) Jennings Kennedy Laforest Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée Layton LeBlanc Lee Lemay Leslie Lessard Malo Maloway Marston Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen McCallum McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Mendes Minna Mulcair Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Neville Oliphant Paillé (Louis-Hébert) Pearson Plamondon Proulx Rae Ratansi Regan Rodriguez Rota Savoie Scarpaleggia Sgro Siksay Silva Simms Stoffer Szabo Thi Lac Thibeault Tonks Valeriote Vincent Volpe Wasylycia-Leis Wilfert Wrzesnewskyj Zarac Total: -- 106

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , four concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 402-1250 to 402-1253);

— by , one concerning the situation in Ethiopia (No. 402-1254);

— by , one concerning bankruptcy (No. 402-1255);

— by , one concerning climate change (No. 402-1256);

— by , one concerning gun control (No. 402-1257), one concerning unborn children (No. 402-1258) and one concerning the Employment Insurance Program (No. 402-1259);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 402-1260).

Questions 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) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return:

Q-457 — — With regard to the AquaNor 2009 conference in Trondheim, Norway, in August 2009: (a) what was the size of the Canadian delegation, including the Minister, departmental staff, personal and political assistants and all other staff paid by the government; (b) what was the duration of stay for each member of the delegation including the Minister, departmental staff, personal and political assistants and all other staff paid by the government; (c) what was the total cost to the government for participation in the conference, including but not limited to delegate fees, accommodation, travel, hospitality and per diems of the Minister, departmental staff, personal and political assistants and all other staff paid by the government; (d) what was the amount spent on hospitality to non-Canadian delegates at the conference; and (e) what was the total cost incurred by the government relating to this conference? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-457.

Q-460 — — With regard to Canada's First Defence Strategy: (a) which of the following are a part of the strategy, (i) acquisition of three strategic air transport aircraft, and stationing them at CFB Trenton, (ii) doubling the size of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), (iii) acquisition of three armed naval heavy icebreakers, and stationing them in the area of Iqaluit, (iv) building a new civilian-military deepwater docking facility to accommodate the three armed naval heavy icebreakers, (v) establishing a new underwater sensor system, (vi) building a new army training centre in the area of Cambridge Bay, (vii) stationing new long-range unmanned aerial vehicle squadrons at each of CFB Goose Bay and CFB Comox, (viiii) stationing new fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft in Yellowknife, (ix) increasing the size of the Canadian Rangers by 500, (x) establishing of a 650-member battalion at each of CFB Comox, CFB Goose Bay, CFB Trenton, and CFB Bagotville, (xi) adding 1000 regular force and 750 reserve force personnel to the army in Quebec, (xii) establishing a territorial defence unit in Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, Saint John, St. John's, Halifax and the Niagara-Windsor corridor; (b) what is the rationale for the inclusion or exclusion of each item from the Canada First Defence Strategy; and (c) for each item that is not a part of the strategy, has the government taken any steps to carry out or implement the item, and if the government has not taken any such steps, does it intend to do so and, if so, when? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-460.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Fletcher (Minister of State (Democratic Reform)), — That Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by , one concerning gun control (No. 402-1261).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:30 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 7:01 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).