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Friday, May 4, 2012 (No. 117)

Orders of the Day

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

Address Debate — maximum of 6 appointed days, pursuant to Standing Order 50(1).

Days to be appointed — 6 days.

June 3, 2011 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of , seconded by , — That the following Address be presented to His Excellency the Governor General:

To His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:

We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the House of Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.

Government Orders

Business of Supply

June 3, 2011 — The President of the Treasury Board — Consideration of the Business of Supply.

Supply period ending June 23, 2012 — maximum of 8 allotted days, pursuant to Standing Order 81(10)(a).

Thursday, May 10, 2012 — 3rd allotted day.

Opposition Motions

February 23, 2012 — — That the House recognize that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada is a vital national resource, which connects all Canadians to our culture, politics, and Canadian identity in both official languages, while showcasing and celebrating the great diversity that exists within our borders, and this House calls on the government to: (a) pledge continued support for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada now and in the future; and (b) provide all the resources the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Radio-Canada requires to fully implement its strategic plan.

February 23, 2012 — — That the House call on the government to restart the process to replace the CF-18 to ensure that Canada selects the best fighter aircraft for its needs, at the lowest price and with the most advantageous guaranteed industrial and regional benefits, and specifically to: (a) define and publish its specific national and international mission requirements based on Canadian national defence and foreign policy objectives; (b) define the performance requirements of the replacement fighter jet; (c) proceed with an open and transparent competition; and (d) select the best aircraft based on mission performance, acquisition and lifecycle costs, and guaranteed industrial and regional benefits.

February 23, 2012 — — That the House call on the government to immediately adopt legislation to block the bulk export of Canada's water to the United States, and elsewhere, by prohibiting the bulk transfer of water between major drainage basins within Canada.

February 23, 2012 — — That, given Canada is a signatory to the 1992 World Declaration on Nutrition, which states that access to nutritionally adequate and safe food is a right of each individual, the House call on the government to: (a) accept the principle that Canada’s children and adolescents are entitled to nutritious food regardless of where they live or their family’s income; (b) initiate discussions with provincial and territorial governments to a develop pan-Canadian school nutrition initiative; and (c) fully fund on-reserve aboriginal student meals.

February 23, 2012 — — That, the House accepts the findings of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, who, along with several other leading economists, have concluded that the current Old Age Security (OAS) program is already sustainable in the long-term, and accordingly the House calls on the government to abandon its misguided plans to raise the age of eligibility for OAS from 65-67.

April 27, 2012 — — That the House call on the government to: (a) restart the process to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 fighter aircraft under a secretariat named the “New Canadian Fighter Aircraft Secretariat”; (b) proceed with an open and transparent Canadian competition based on the publicly disclosed needs of Canada’s future national and international mission requirements, formulated on Canadian interests, international obligations and foreign policy objectives; (c) provide all necessary information such as the total life-cycle cost of this future fighter to Parliament; (d) ask that the Parliamentary Budget Officer review the estimated cost and be provided with the appropriate resources to do so; (e) fully disclose the related cost of this replacement aircraft and that it be tabled in Parliament, along with updates every 6 months; and (f) ask that the Auditor General of Canada review the process before the publication of the request for proposal (RFP) is issued.

April 27, 2012 — — That the House recognize that income inequality is rising in Canada, and that this presents a serious challenge which threatens equality of opportunity and sustained prosperity for all Canadians.

April 27, 2012 — — That the House recognize the challenge of Internet access for many Canadians and the even greater challenge of access to computers for low income Canadians; and therefore call on the government to: (a) ensure the highest possible level of computer and Internet literacy for Canadians, and in particular for low-income Canadians who would otherwise be left out; (b) achieve these goals by committing to the continuation of the Community Access Program (CAP), particularly in the rural regions of the country; and (c) commit to implementing a program similar to the U.S. Connect-to-Compete program which promises to bring low-cost computers and Broadband Internet access to low-income households by working with Canadian Internet and computer providers.

April 27, 2012 — — That the House condemn the government for weakening the federation and reducing the role of the federal government by: (a) cutting federal programs, services and staff; (b) unilaterally imposing a reduction of health care funding on the provinces; and (c) abdicating the role of the federal government in environmental assessment, key fisheries policies and employment insurance.

Consideration in Committee of the Whole

Day to be appointed.

May 3, 2012 — Consideration in Committee of the Whole of all Votes under NATIONAL DEFENCE in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.

Debate — limited to four hours, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a).

Day to be appointed.

May 3, 2012 — Consideration in Committee of the Whole of all Votes under ENVIRONMENT in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.

Debate — limited to four hours, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a).

Ways and Means

No. 2 — June 6, 2011 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-411-2, tabled on Monday, June 6, 2011.

No. 3 — June 6, 2011 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Act, 2001 and the Excise Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-411-3, tabled on Monday, June 6, 2011.

No. 8 — March 29, 2012 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-411-9, tabled on Thursday, March 29, 2012.

No. 9 — March 29, 2012 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-411-10, tabled on Thursday, March 29, 2012.

No. 10 — March 29, 2012 — — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Customs Tariff. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-411-11, tabled on Thursday, March 29, 2012.

Government Bills (Commons)

C-4 — October 3, 2011 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act and the Marine Transportation Security Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security;

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

“this House decline to give second reading to Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act and the Marine Transportation Security Act, since the bill fails to achieve its stated principle of cracking down on human smugglers and instead targets legitimate refugee claimants and refugees, and because it expands the Minister’s discretion in a manner that is overly broad and not limited to the mass arrival situation that supposedly inspired the introduction of this legislation, and because it presents an imprisonment scheme that violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protections against arbitrary detention and prompt review of detention, and because its provisions also violate international obligations relating to refugees and respecting the treatment of persons seeking protection.”.

C-5^R — June 16, 2011 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities of Bill C-5, An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of air service operations.

C-7 — February 27, 2012 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-7, An Act respecting the selection of senators and amending the Constitution Act, 1867 in respect of Senate term limits, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

C-11 — March 15, 2012 — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Copyright Act, as reported by the Legislative Committee on Bill C-11 with amendments.

Committee Report — presented on Thursday, March 15, 2012, Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-64.

Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper.

C-12 — September 29, 2011 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

C-14^R — November 24, 2011 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act and the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

C-15^R — April 5, 2012 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-15, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence;

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

C-17 — October 17, 2011 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Official Languages of Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act.

C-21 — December 8, 2011 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to political loans), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

C-23^R — April 30, 2012 — — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-23, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as reported by the Standing Committee on International Trade without amendment.

Committee Report — presented on Monday, April 30, 2012, Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-87.

C-24^R — March 29, 2012 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-24, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Panama, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Panama and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Panama, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade;

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

C-25 — March 7, 2012 — — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-25, An Act relating to pooled registered pension plans and making related amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

Committee Report — presented on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-48.

Report stage motion — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper.

C-27 — November 23, 2011 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development of Bill C-27, An Act to enhance the financial accountability and transparency of First Nations.

C-28^R — March 2, 2012 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-28, An Act to amend the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance;

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

C-30^R — February 14, 2012 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of Bill C-30, An Act to enact the Investigating and Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act and to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts.

Application of Standing Order 73(1) — House informed of intention to refer the Bill to Committee before second reading.

Voting — not later than the expiry of the 5 hours provided for debate.

C-32 — February 17, 2012 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Civil Marriage Act.

C-36 — April 27, 2012 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (elder abuse), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

C-37 — April 24, 2012 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Criminal Code.

C-38^R — May 3, 2012 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance;

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

“this House decline to give second reading to Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, because it:

(a) weakens Canadians’ confidence in the work of Parliament, decreases transparency and erodes fundamental democratic institutions by systematically over-concentrating power in the hands of government ministers;

(b) shields the government from criticism on extremely controversial non-budgetary issues by bundling them into one enormous piece of legislation masquerading as a budgetary bill;

(c) undermines the critical role played by such trusted oversight bodies as the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, the CSIS Inspector General and the National Energy Board, amongst many others, thereby silencing institutional checks and balances to the government’s ideological agenda;

(d) raises the age of eligibility for Old Age Security and the Guaranteed Income Supplement from 65 to 67 years in a reckless effort to balance the government’s misguided spending on prisons, incompetent military procurement and inappropriate Ministerial expenses;

(e) includes provisions to gut the federal environmental assessment regime and to overhaul fish habitat protection that will adversely affect fragile ecosystems and Canada’s environmental sustainability for generations to come;

(f) calls into question Canada’s food inspection and public health regime by removing critical oversight powers of the Auditor General in relation to the Canada Food Inspection Agency all while providing an avenue and paving the way for opportunities to privatize a number of essential inspection functions; and

(g) does nothing to provide a solution for the growing number of Canadians looking for employment in Canada’s challenging job market and instead fuels further job loss, which according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer will amount to a total loss of 43,000 jobs in 2014.”.

Second reading stage — 5 sitting days remaining, pursuant to Order made Thursday, May 3, 2012, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3).

Government Bills (Senate)

S-2 — December 8, 2011 — — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women of Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands situated on those reserves.

Government Business

No. 2 — June 16, 2011 — Resuming consideration of the motion of , seconded by , — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, a bill in the name of the Minister of Labour, entitled An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of air service operations, shall be disposed of as follows: (a) commencing when the said bill is read a first time and concluding when the said bill is read a third time, the House shall not adjourn except pursuant to a motion proposed by a Minister of the Crown; (b) the said bill may be read twice or thrice in one sitting; (c) after being read a second time, the said bill shall be referred to a Committee of the Whole; and (d) during consideration of the said bill, no division shall be deferred.

Closure — notice given Thursday, June 16, 2011, pursuant to Standing Order 57.

No. 4 — September 19, 2011 — — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, a bill in the name of the Minister of Labour, entitled An Act to provide for the resumption and protection of air service operations, shall be disposed of as follows:

(a) the said bill may be read twice or thrice in one sitting;

(b) not more than two hours shall be allotted for the consideration of the second reading stage of the said bill, following the adoption of this Order;

(d) not more than one hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the Committee of the Whole stage of the said bill;

(e) not more than one half hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the third reading stage of the said bill, provided that no Member shall speak for more than ten minutes at a time during the said stage and that no period for questions and comments be permitted following each Member’s speech;

(f) at the expiry of the times provided for in this Order, any proceedings before the House or the Committee of the Whole shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the stage, then under consideration, of the said bill shall be put and disposed of forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, and no division shall be deferred;

(g) no motion to adjourn the House may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown;

(h) no motion to adjourn the debate at any stage of the said bill may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown; and

(i) during the consideration of the said bill in the Committee of the Whole, no motions that the Committee rise or that the Committee report progress may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown.

No. 8 — November 14, 2011 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of , seconded by , — That the report of the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner in relation to the former Member for Simcoe—Grey, presented by the Speaker on Monday, September 19, 2011, be referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and that the Committee study the report with a view to further investigate the Commissioner’s findings in order to resolve outstanding questions; and that the Committee report its findings to the House no later than six months after the adoption of this motion.

Debate — 1 hour and 41 minutes remaining, pursuant to section 28(11) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons.

Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.


^R Recommended by the Governor General

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