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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 51 Tuesday, May 5, 2009 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 402-0239 concerning cruelty to animals. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-29-05;

— No. 402-0241 concerning housing policy. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-13-02;

— Nos. 402-0245, 402-0246 and 402-0278 to 402-0280 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-11-08;

— No. 402-0253 concerning the nuclear industry. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-52-01;

— No. 402-0269 concerning asbestos. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-4-04;

— Nos. 402-0277, 402-0283 and 402-0292 concerning the situation in Venezuela. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-53-01;

— No. 402-0284 concerning pesticides. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-54-01;

— No. 402-0291 concerning the situation in Israel. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-35-02.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the situation in Colombia (No. 402-0420);

— by , one concerning passports (No. 402-0421);

— by , one concerning world peace (No. 402-0422).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-93 and Q-97 on the Order Paper.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Customs Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Customs Act, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-4, An Act respecting not-for-profit corporations and certain other corporations, as reported by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology with amendments.

Mr. Ashfield (Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)) for Mrs. Ablonczy (Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)), seconded by Mr. Lebel (Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)), moved, — That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Ashfield (Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)) for Mrs. Ablonczy (Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)), seconded by Mr. Lebel (Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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

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

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime).

Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Yelich (Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Debate arose thereon.

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, the notice period for a Take Note Debate be waived in order to allow for a take note debate tonight that would take note that the seal hunt is a humane and legitimate economic pursuit, and that the European Parliament’s recent decision to ban the importation of seal products is misinformed, inflammatory, counterproductive, and should be rejected.

Oral Questions

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

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Yelich (Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)), — That Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, when the House begins proceedings under the provisions of Standing Order 53.1 later today, no quorums calls, requests for unanimous consent or dilatory motions shall be received by the Chair and that Members may be permitted to split their time by so indicating to the Chair.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

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 Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of Health), seconded by Mr. Blackburn (Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture)), — That Bill C-11, An Act to promote safety and security with respect to human pathogens and toxins, 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. 59 -- Vote n^o 59)
YEAS: 243, NAYS: 44
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Aglukkaq Albrecht Allen (Welland) Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Andrews Angus Arthur Ashfield Ashton Bagnell Bains Baird Bélanger Bennett Benoit Bernier Bevilacqua Bevington Blackburn Block Boucher Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Byrne Cadman Calandra Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannis Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casson Charlton Chong Chow Christopherson Clarke Clement Coady Coderre Comartin Cotler Crombie Crowder Cullen Cummins Cuzner D'Amours Davidson Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Dechert Del Mastro Devolin Dewar Dhaliwal Dion Dosanjh Dreeshen Dryden Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Dykstra Easter Eyking Fast Finley Flaherty Fletcher Folco Foote Fry Galipeau Gallant Glover Godin Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Gravelle Grewal Guarnieri Guergis Hall Findlay Harris (St. John's East) Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hiebert Hill Hoback Hoeppner Holder Holland Hughes Hyer Jean Jennings Julian Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Kania Karygiannis Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kennedy Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kent Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Layton Lebel LeBlanc Lee Lemieux Leslie Lobb Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Malhi Maloway Mark Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen Mayes McCallum McColeman McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McLeod McTeague Mendes Menzies Merrifield Miller Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Mulcair Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Obhrai Oliphant Pacetti Paradis Payne Pearson Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Proulx Rae Rafferty Raitt Rajotte Ratansi Rathgeber Regan Reid Richards Richardson Rickford Ritz Rodriguez Rota Russell Savage Savoie Saxton Scarpaleggia Schellenberger Sgro Shea Shipley Shory Siksay Silva Simms Simson Smith Sorenson Stanton Stoffer Storseth Strahl Sweet Szabo Thibeault Thompson Tilson Toews Tonks Trost Tweed Uppal Valeriote Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Volpe Wallace Warawa Warkentin Wasylycia-Leis Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wilfert Wong Woodworth Wrzesnewskyj Yelich Young Zarac Total: -- 243
NAYS -- CONTRE André Asselin Bachand Beaudin Bellavance Bigras Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brunelle Cardin Carrier DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Desnoyers Dorion Duceppe Dufour Faille Gagnon Gaudet Guay Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord) Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée Lemay Lessard Lévesque Malo Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Nadeau Ouellet Paillé Paquette Plamondon Pomerleau St-Cyr Thi Lac Vincent Total: -- 44
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Bezan Crête Day Freeman Laforest Oda
Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Private Members' Business

At 5:59 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. Mendes (Brossard—La Prairie), seconded by Ms. Dhalla (Brampton—Springdale), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should provide Service Canada with a mandate to offer full passport services at all of its regional offices throughout Canada; (Private Members' Business M-276)

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “all” and substituting the following:

“service centres in Canada and follow through on its commitment made on September 4, 2008, to add new receiving sites for passport applications”;

And of the subamendment of , seconded by , — That the amendment be amended by adding after the words “service centres” the following:

“and all international border communities”.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the subamendment and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 6, 2009, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Government Orders

Take-note Debates

At 6:39 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, under the provisions of Standing Order 53.1, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the following motion, — That the House take note that the seal hunt is a humane and legitimate economic pursuit, and that the European Parliament’s recent decision to ban the importation of seal products is misinformed, inflammatory, counterproductive, and should be rejected. (Government Business No. 3)

At 10:39 p.m., the Committee rose.

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 — Report of VIA Rail Canada Inc., together with the Auditor General's Report, for the year ended December 31, 2008, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-128-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

Adjournment

At 10:40 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).