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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 38 Wednesday, April 1, 2009 2:00 p.m.

Prayers

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.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, March 31, 2009, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), seconded by Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), — That Bill C-311, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 47 -- Vote n^o 47)
YEAS: 141, NAYS: 128
YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) André Angus Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Bagnell Bains Beaudin Bélanger Bellavance Bevilacqua Bevington Bigras Black Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brunelle Cannis Cardin Carrier Charlton Chow Christopherson Coady Coderre Comartin Cotler Crête Crombie Crowder Cullen Cuzner D'Amours Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Desnoyers Dewar Dhaliwal Dhalla Dion Dorion Dosanjh Dryden Duceppe Dufour Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Easter Eyking Faille Folco Foote Fry Gagnon Garneau Gaudet Godin Goodale Gravelle Guarnieri Guay Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord) Hall Findlay Harris (St. John's East) Holland Hughes Hyer Jennings Julian Kennedy Laforest Laframboise Lavallée Layton Lee Lemay Leslie Malhi Malo Maloway Marston Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Masse Mathyssen McCallum McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Mendes Minna Mourani Mulcair Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Nadeau Neville Oliphant Ouellet Pacetti Paillé Paquette Patry Pearson Plamondon Pomerleau Proulx Rae Rafferty Ratansi Regan Rodriguez Rota Roy Russell Savoie Scarpaleggia Sgro Siksay Silva Simson Szabo Thibeault Tonks Trudeau Valeriote Vincent Volpe Wasylycia-Leis Wilfert Wrzesnewskyj Zarac Total: -- 141
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Ashfield Baird Benoit Bernier Bezan Blackburn Blaney Block Boucher Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Cadman Calandra Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Carrie Casson Chong Clarke Clement Cummins Davidson Day Dechert Del Mastro Devolin Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fast Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Glover Goldring Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guergis Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hiebert Hill Hoback Hoeppner Holder Jean Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kent Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Lemieux Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Mayes McColeman McLeod Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Obhrai Oda Paradis Payne Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Raitt Rajotte Rathgeber Reid Richards Rickford Ritz Saxton Scheer Schellenberger Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sorenson Stanton Storseth Sweet Thompson Tilson Toews Trost Tweed Uppal Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Wong Woodworth Yelich Young Total: -- 128
Accordingly, Bill C-311, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for the year 2008, pursuant to the Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S., 1985, c. H-6, sbs. 61(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-661-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (OSCE) concerning its participation at the Election Observation Mission in Georgia of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), from January 1 to 7, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-61-04.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 2008 Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, held in Berlin, Germany, from May 23 to 27, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-50-06.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting the visit of the Science and Technology Committee to Ottawa and Montreal, from July 7 to 10, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-50-07.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (OSCE) concerning its participation at the Bureau Meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 14, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-61-05.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (OSCE) concerning its participation at the Election Observation Mission in Georgia of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), from May 17 to 22, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-61-06.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (OSCE) concerning its participation at the 7th Winter Meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), held in Vienna, Austria, on February 21 and 22, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-61-07.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Cannis (Scarborough Centre), from the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Quebec's Pesticides Management Code and Dow Agroscience). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-47.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 8, 9 and 12) was tabled.

Mr. Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Parliamentary Budget Officer). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-48.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 18) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), Bill C-354, An Act to amend the Federal Courts Act (international promotion and protection of human rights), 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. Fry (Vancouver Centre), seconded by Mr. Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe), Bill C-355, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cyberbullying), 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. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche), seconded by Ms. Hall Findlay (Willowdale), Bill C-356, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (volunteers), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the Employment Insurance Program (No. 402-0271);

— by , three concerning aboriginal affairs (Nos. 402-0272 to 402-0274);

— by , one concerning the Employment Insurance Program (No. 402-0275);

— by , one concerning the situation in Sudan (No. 402-0276);

— by , one concerning the situation in Venezuela (No. 402-0277);

— by , three concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 402-0278 to 402-0280);

— by , one concerning the situation in Colombia (No. 402-0281);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 402-0282);

— by , one concerning the situation in Venezuela (No. 402-0283);

— by , one concerning pesticides (No. 402-0284);

— by , one concerning the situation in Colombia (No. 402-0285).

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-14 — — With respect to gas and diesel prices: (a) is the government planning to implement the Energy Cost Benefit program, announced in October 2005; (b) what measures is the government implementing to build a greener economy, promote transparency in markets, promote alternative energy sources and improve fuel economy; (c) what steps will the government take to greater transparency in markets, fuel efficiency improvements and fuel alternatives; (d) is the government planning to index both the old age security pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement payments to offset the increasing gas prices; and (e) what is the government’s specific plan with respect to research investments to develop renewable and alternative fuels, such as cellulose-based ethanol and hydrogen-based fuels, to reduce Canadians’ reliance on global fuel markets? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-14.

Q-61 — — With respect to the Toronto Port Authority, will the government order the release of the hospitality and travel expenses incurred in the last two years (2007, 2008) by its former CEO and, if so, what were those expenses? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-61.

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

The Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers P-3 and P-4 were called pursuant to Standing Order 97(1) and were transferred by the Clerk to “Notices of Motions (Papers)”.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Raitt (Minister of Natural Resources), seconded by Mr. Goodyear (Minister of State (Science and Technology)), — That Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 5:39 p.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 Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), seconded by Mr. Fletcher (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia), — That Bill C-268, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum sentence for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years), 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, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 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), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Reports of the Canadian Tourism Commission for the year ended December 31, 2008, 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. 8561-402-861-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:32 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 6:49 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).