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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 96 Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance Spring Meeting, held in Ottawa, Ontario, from May 3 to 5, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-59-20.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors' Association, held in Park City, Utah, from June 14 to 16, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-59-21.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the National Governors Association, held in Biloxi, Mississippi, on July 19 and 20, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-59-22.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre), from the Standing Committee on Status of Women, presented the Eighth Report of the Committee (disappearance of young Aboriginal women). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-142.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 32 and 33) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Allen (Welland), seconded by Mr. Maloway (Elmwood—Transcona), Bill C-462, An Act respecting a day to honour Canada’s marine industry, 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 Criminal Code of Canada (No. 402-1058);

— by , one concerning gun control (No. 402-1059);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 402-1060);

— by , one concerning gun control (No. 402-1061);

— by , one concerning funding aid (No. 402-1062);

— by , one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 402-1063).

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights without amendment.

Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Ablonczy (Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Ablonczy (Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)), 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.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Ablonczy (Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)), — That Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (identity theft and related misconduct), be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

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-42, An Act to amend the Criminal Code.

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

Debate arose thereon.

Deffered Recorded Divisions

Business of Supply

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, October 19, 2009, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques), seconded by Mr. Bouchard (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should act urgently to provide the forestry industry, which has been hit hard by the economic crisis, with assistance which is similar to that given to the automotive industry concentrated in Ontario, and primarily through tax credits, loans and loan guarantees so that companies have immediate access to cash, and tax measures for private woodlot owners.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 114 -- Vote n^o 114)
YEAS: 137, NAYS: 131
YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) André Andrews Angus Arthur Ashton Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Bagnell Beaudin Bélanger Bellavance Bevilacqua Bevington Bigras Blais Bouchard Bourgeois Brison Brunelle Byrne Cannis Cardin Charlton Chow Christopherson Coady Comartin Crombie Crowder Cullen Cuzner D'Amours Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Demers Deschamps Desnoyers Dewar Dhalla Dion Dorion Dosanjh Dryden Duceppe Dufour Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Easter Faille Folco Foote Fry Gagnon Gaudet Godin Goodale Gravelle Guay Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord) Hall Findlay Harris (St. John's East) Holland Hughes Hyer Ignatieff Jennings Julian Kania Karygiannis Kennedy Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée Layton LeBlanc Lee Lemay Lessard Lévesque MacAulay Malhi Malo Maloway Marston Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen McCallum McGuinty McTeague Ménard Mendes Minna Mourani Mulcair Murphy (Charlottetown) Nadeau Neville Oliphant Ouellet Paillé Paquette Patry Pearson Plamondon Pomerleau Proulx Rafferty Ratansi Regan Rodriguez Rota Roy Russell Savage Savoie Scarpaleggia Sgro Siksay Silva Simms Simson St-Cyr Stoffer Szabo Thi Lac Thibeault Tonks Trudeau Valeriote Vincent Volpe Wasylycia-Leis Wilfert Total: -- 137
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Aglukkaq Albrecht Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Anders Anderson Ashfield Baird Bernier Bezan Blackburn Blaney Boucher Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Cadman Calandra Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Carrie Casson Clarke Clement Cummins Davidson Day Del Mastro Devolin Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fast Finley Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Glover Goldring Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guergis Harper Hawn Hiebert Hill Hoback Hoeppner 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 Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Mark Mayes McColeman McLeod Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Oda Paradis Payne Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Raitt Rathgeber Reid Richards Richardson Rickford Ritz Saxton Scheer Schellenberger Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Thompson Tilson Toews Trost Tweed Uppal Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Warawa Warkentin Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wong Woodworth Yelich Young Total: -- 131

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 Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill S-217, An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day.

Mr. Savage (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour), seconded by Mrs. Crombie (Mississauga—Streetsville), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Debate arose thereon.

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

Accordingly, Bill S-217, An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:55 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 7:20 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).