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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 70 Monday, June 8, 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. Russell (Labrador), seconded by Mrs. Simson (Scarborough Southwest), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should work co-operatively with the governments of the territories and of the seven provinces which constitute the Provincial North, and with Aboriginal and local governments in these regions, to develop a strategy to improve transportation and other vital public infrastructure. (Private Members' Business M-298)

The debate continued.

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

Interruption

At 11:53 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-25, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (limiting credit for time spent in pre-sentencing custody), be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

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, — Report on the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement and on the Northeastern Quebec Agreement for the years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-438-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan — Progress Report — January 2008 – March 2009". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-402-22.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Indian Claims Commission — Annual Report 2007-2008". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-402-23.

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 response, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petition:

— No. 402-0401 concerning housing policy. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-13-04.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Bill C-6, An Act respecting the safety of consumer products, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-93.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 18, 19 and 22 to 24) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville), seconded by Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), Bill C-542, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness of child) and another Act in consequence, 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. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), seconded by Ms. Ashton (Churchill), Bill C-410, An Act to establish a National Infant and Child Loss Awareness Day, 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 prostitution (No. 402-0616);

— by , three concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 402-0617 to 402-0619);

— by , three concerning cruelty to animals (Nos. 402-0620 to 402-0622).

Government Orders

The debate continued.

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

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

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. Fletcher (Minister of State (Democratic Reform)), — That Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts, 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 C-34, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (investigative hearing and recognizance with conditions).

Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Clement (Minister of Industry), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Debate arose thereon.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, 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-15, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass.
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Cardigan), — That this question be now put.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 81 -- Vote n^o 81)
YEAS: 195, NAYS: 54
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Aglukkaq Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Ambrose Anderson Andrews Ashfield Bagnell Bains Bennett Benoit Bernier Bevilacqua Bezan Blackburn Blaney Block Boucher Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Byrne Cadman Calandra Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannis Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casson Chong Clarke Clement Coady Coderre Crombie Cummins Cuzner D'Amours Davidson Day Dechert Del Mastro Devolin Dhaliwal Dhalla Dion Dosanjh Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dykstra Easter Eyking Fast Finley Flaherty Fletcher Folco Foote Galipeau Gallant Garneau Glover Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guarnieri Guergis Hall Findlay Harper Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hiebert Hill Hoback Hoeppner Holland Ignatieff Jean Jennings Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Kania Karygiannis Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kent Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel LeBlanc Lee Lemieux Lobb Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Malhi Mayes McCallum McColeman McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McLeod McTeague Mendes Menzies Merrifield Miller Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Obhrai Oda Oliphant Paradis Patry Payne Pearson Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Proulx Raitt Rajotte Ratansi Rathgeber Richards Rickford Ritz Rodriguez Russell Savage Saxton Scarpaleggia Scheer Schellenberger Shea Shipley Shory Simms Simson Smith Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Szabo Tilson Toews Tonks Trost Trudeau Tweed Uppal Valeriote Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Volpe Wallace Warawa Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wilfert Wong Woodworth Wrzesnewskyj Yelich Young Zarac Total: -- 195
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Angus Ashton Bachand Bellavance Bevington Bigras Blais Bouchard Bourgeois Cardin Carrier Charlton Christopherson Comartin Crowder Cullen Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Deschamps Dorion Duceppe Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Gaudet Godin Guay Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord) Harris (St. John's East) Hughes Laforest Laframboise Lavallée Layton Lemay Lessard Lévesque Malo Maloway Marston Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Mulcair Paillé Paquette Plamondon Pomerleau Savoie Siksay Thi Lac Vincent Wasylycia-Leis Total: -- 54
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Albrecht Allison André Baird DeBellefeuille Faille Gagnon Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Holder Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Lalonde Mark Nadeau Ouellet Paradis Richardson Roy St-Cyr Thompson Warkentin

Pursuant to Standing Order 61(2), the question was put on the original motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 82 -- Vote n^o 82)
YEAS: 195, NAYS: 54 (See list under Division No. 81)
Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

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 — Summary of the Understandings between Canada and the European Communities and Canada and Switzerland concerning the modification of concessions in the Schedule of Canada to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, pursuant to the Export and Import Permits Act, R.S. 1985, c. E-19, sbs. 5(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-175-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)

— by — Actuarial Report of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions on the Canada Student Loans Program dated July 31, 2008, pursuant to the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 1994, c. 28, s. 19.1. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-1015-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— by — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2009-2010 to 2013-2014 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2009-2010 of the Parc Downsview Park Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-402-865-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by , three concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (Nos. 402-0623 to 402-0625).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:59 a.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 7:18 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).