House Publications
The Debates are the report—transcribed, edited, and corrected—of what is said in the House. The Journals are the official record of the decisions and other transactions of the House. The Order Paper and Notice Paper contains the listing of all items that may be brought forward on a particular sitting day, and notices for upcoming items.
For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.
41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
|
|
JournalsNo. 123 Monday, May 14, 2012 11:00 a.m. |
|
|
|
The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker. |
Whereupon, Mr. Devolin (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock), Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8. |
Prayers |
Private Members' Business |
At 11:03 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-300, An Act respecting a Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention, as reported by the Standing Committee on Health without amendment. |
Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), seconded by Mr. Sweet (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale), 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 98(2), Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), seconded by Mr. Sweet (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass. |
Debate arose thereon. |
Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. |
Government Orders |
The Order was read for the 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. |
Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions: |
Group No. 1 — Motions Nos. 1 to 3, 6, 7, 22 and 23. |
Group No. 2 — Motions Nos. 4, 5 and 9 to 21. |
Group No. 1 |
Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Mr. Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour), moved Motion No. 1, — That Bill C-11 be amended by deleting Clause 1. |
Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Mr. Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour), moved Motion No. 2, — That Bill C-11 be amended by deleting Clause 2. |
Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), moved Motion No. 3, — That Bill C-11, in Clause 21, be amended by adding after line 13 on page 17 the following:
|
Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-11, in Clause 27, be amended by replacing lines 23 to 29 on page 23 with the following:
|
Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), moved Motion No. 7, — That Bill C-11, in Clause 27, be amended by deleting line 42 on page 23 to line 3 on page 24. |
Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Mr. Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour), moved Motion No. 22, — That Bill C-11 be amended by deleting Clause 49. |
Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Mr. Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour), moved Motion No. 23, — That Bill C-11 be amended by deleting Clause 62. |
Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1. |
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), 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: |
— Nos. 411-0775 and 411-0787 concerning transportation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-44-06.
|
Statements by Ministers |
Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Kenney (Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism) made a statement. |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
Mr. MacKenzie (Oxford), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 11th Report of the Committee (Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (concealment of identity), with an amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-93. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 33 to 36) was tabled. |
|
|||||
Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 23rd Report of the Committee, which was as follows:
|
|
||||||
Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 24th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:
|
|
Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the Third Report of the Committee (Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Balanced Refugee Reform Act, the Marine Transportation Security Act and the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Act, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-94. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 31 to 45) was tabled. |
|
Mr. Sweet (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale), from the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2012-13 — Votes 1, 5 and 10 under ATLANTIC CANADA OPPORTUNITIES AGENCY, Votes 1 and 5 under ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF CANADA FOR THE REGIONS OF QUEBEC, Votes 1, 5, 10, L15, L20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 and 105 under INDUSTRY and Votes 1 and 5 under WESTERN ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-95. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 22, 29 and 30) was tabled. |
|
Mr. Sorenson (Crowfoot), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee (Bill C-350, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accountability of offenders), with an amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-96. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 35 to 39) was tabled. |
|
Mr. Dusseault (Sherbrooke), from the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented the Third Report of the Committee, "Statutory Review of the Lobbying Act: Its First Five Years". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-97. |
Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 18 to 27, 30, 32 and 35) was tabled. |
Motions |
By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 23rd Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in. |
|
By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 24th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in. |
Presenting Petitions |
Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Boughen (Palliser), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 411-1049);
|
— by Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury), one concerning poverty (No. 411-1050) and one concerning aboriginal affairs (No. 411-1051);
|
— by Ms. Foote (Random—Burin—St. George's), one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 411-1052);
|
— by Mr. Tweed (Brandon—Souris), one concerning abortion (No. 411-1053);
|
— by Ms. Borg (Terrebonne—Blainville), one concerning the Katimavik program (No. 411-1054);
|
— by Mr. Cash (Davenport), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 411-1055);
|
— by Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon), one concerning environmental assessment and review (No. 411-1056);
|
— by Mr. Stewart (Burnaby—Douglas), one concerning navigable waters (No. 411-1057);
|
— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (No. 411-1058) and one concerning environmental assessment and review (No. 411-1059);
|
— by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 411-1060).
|
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-555 and Q-556 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-558 — Ms. Foote (Random—Burin—St. George's) — With regard to the closure of the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre in St. John’s: (a) what are the dates of all communication on this subject between any official of the federal government and any official of the provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador; (b) what was the medium of such communication; (c) who initiated the communication; (d) who was the recipient or intended recipient; and (e) what are the associated file or reference numbers associated with any such communication? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-558.
|
|
Q-559 — Ms. Boutin-Sweet (Hochelaga) — With regard to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC): (a) what are the names of the Department’s skills programs; and (b) for each skills program in (a), what is (i) the target population, (ii) the funding recipient (i.e., provinces and territories or organizations), (iii) the budget for each fiscal year from 2005-2006 to 2012-2013, broken down by operating expenses and transfer payments, (iv) the projected budget for fiscal years 2013-2014, 2014-2015, and 2015-2016, broken down by operating expenses and transfer payments, (v) the number of applications received annually for funding, broken down by the number of applications accepted and the number of applications rejected, (vi) how many HRSDC staff work on administering or evaluating the program, (vii) what evaluations have been done for the programs’ effectiveness by date and by title of report, (viii) what are the granting criteria? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-559.
|
|
Q-560 — Ms. Boutin-Sweet (Hochelaga) — With regard to government funding allocated within the constituency of Hochelaga for every fiscal year from 2004-2005 to 2012-2013: (a) what is the total amount of funding by (i) department, (ii) agency, (iii) other government entity, (iv) program; and (b) how many jobs are a direct result of this funding, including both (i) full-time jobs, (ii) part-time jobs? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-560.
|
|
Q-561 — Mr. Patry (Jonquière—Alma) — With regard to the Employment Insurance (EI) program and its administration: (a) how many overpayments have been made annually for the past five fiscal years by number and by amount, broken down by (i) region/province, (ii) year, (iii) misrepresented versus non-misrepresented cases; (b) how many overpayments have been collected annually for the past five fiscal years by number and by amount, broken down by (i) region/province, (ii) year, (iii) misrepresented versus non-misrepresented cases; (c) how many overpayments have been written off annually for the last five fiscal years by number and by amount, broken down by (i) region/province, (ii) year, (iii) misrepresented versus non-misrepresented cases; (d) how many EI cases have been adjudicated annually for the past five years, broken down by (i) region/province, (ii) year, (iii) misrepresented versus non-misrepresented cases; (e) what is the average caseload for EI inspectors annually for the past five fiscal years, broken down by (i) region/province, (ii) year, (iii) misrepresented versus non-misrepresented cases; (f) what is the average caseload for EI adjudicators annually for the past five fiscal years, broken down by (i) region/province, (ii) year, (iii) misrepresented versus non-misrepresented cases; (g) what is the EI Workload Status annually for the past five fiscal years, broken down by (i) region/province, (ii) year, (iii) total case intake, (iv) number of cases pending, (v) number of cases pending more than 29 days; and (h) excluding those on parental leave, what is the number of Service Canada employees on long-term disability leave in total and broken down by (i) EI call centres, (ii) EI processing centres? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-561.
|
|
Q-571 — Mr. Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel) — With regard to the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant: (a) how many apprentices applied for grants in each of the years between 2007 and 2011, broken down by apprentice program; (b) how many apprentices received grants in each of the years between 2007 and 2011, broken down by apprentice program; and (c) how much has actually been spent by the government on these grants for each of the years between 2007 and 2011, broken down by apprentice program? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-571.
|
Government Orders |
The House resumed 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; |
And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 3, 6, 7, 22 and 23). |
The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1. |
Notice of Motion |
Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the report stage and third reading stage of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Copyright Act. |
Government Orders |
The House resumed 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; |
And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 3, 6, 7, 22 and 23). |
The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1. |
Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Oliver (Minister of Natural Resources), — 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. |
|
The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Mr. Caron (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques), — 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.”.
|
|
The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
|
(Division No. 194 -- Vote no 194) | |
YEAS: 132, NAYS: 148 |
|
YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Crowder Jacob Nunez-Melo Total: -- 132 |
|
NAYS -- CONTRE Ablonczy Del Mastro Lake Reid Total: -- 148 |
|
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
Pursuant to Order made Thursday, May 3, 2012, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
|
(Division No. 195 -- Vote no 195) | |
YEAS: 149, NAYS: 132 |
|
YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Del Mastro Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Rathgeber Total: -- 149 |
|
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Crowder Jacob Nunez-Melo Total: -- 132 |
|
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
|
Accordingly, Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
Government Orders |
Take-note Debates |
At 7:22 p.m., pursuant to Order made Friday, May 11, 2012, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole under the provisions of Standing Order 53.1 for the consideration of the following motion, — That this Committee take note of the state of human rights in Iran. (Government Business No. 11) |
At 11:22 p.m., the Committee rose. |
Adjournment |
At 11:22 p.m., the Acting Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |