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Friday, June 8, 2012 (No. 137)

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 December 10, 2012 — maximum of 7 allotted days, pursuant to Standing Order 81(10)(a).

Days to be allotted — 7 days in current period.

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.

May 28, 2012 — — That the House reject the government’s continuing mismanagement of the replacement of the CF-18 fighter aircraft, including: (a) the government’s presentation of information to Parliament which was dramatically different from information presented to the Cabinet; and (b) the Prime Minister’s claim that a contract existed which protected the public purse from rising costs, when no such contract exists; that the House agrees with both the Auditor General and the Parliamentary Budgetary Officer that the lack of due diligence by the Departments of National Defence and Public Works and Government Services has left Parliament and Canadians without the information necessary to make a reasoned judgment with respect to this procurement; that the government is ignoring the finding of contempt of Parliament of March 25, 2011, and continuing its failure to provide Parliament with full and accurate information; that a Special Committee be appointed and directed to review the replacement of Canada’s fighter aircraft; that the committee commence its study by undertaking a Foreign and Defence Policy review in order to better define the mission requirements of the aircraft; that the membership of the special committee consist of 12 members which shall include seven members from the government party, four members from the Official Opposition and one member from the Liberal Party, provided that the Chair shall be from the government party; that the members to serve on the said committee be appointed by the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and the report containing the membership of the special committee be presented to the House no later than 20 sitting days after the adoption of this motion; that substitutions to the membership of the special committee be allowed, if required, in the manner provided by Standing Order 114(2); that the special committee have all the powers of a Standing Committee as provided in the Standing Orders.

May 28, 2012 — — That the House recognize the alleged systematic, organized attempt to deny Canadian voters across the country their fundamental right to vote and have their voices heard during the 2011 federal election campaign, through the use of phone calls designed to deter supporters of particular parties from casting their ballot by misdirecting them to the wrong polling site, or harassing them so they would not vote at all; and because these actions have called the integrity of the electoral process and the election results in at least 16 ridings in question, the House call on the government to convene a Royal Commission to fully investigate these alleged election irregularities.

May 28, 2012 — — That the House recognize that access to sufficient, safe, healthy, adequate food is a fundamental human right to which many Canadians are denied; that access to food is fundamental to the fulfillment of other human rights; that the absence of this basic right is an affront to human dignity, which offends our sense of justice and fairness as Canadians; and that the House call on the government to immediately address this disparity through the creation of a National Food Policy, in consultation with all stakeholders, Aboriginal organizations, and provincial and territorial governments.

May 28, 2012 — — That the House recognize the tremendous sacrifice that our veterans have made on behalf of Canada, and call on the government to do the honourable thing and not appeal the May 1, 2012 Federal Court of Canada decision that found that the government was in breach of the Service Income Security Insurance Plan (SISIP) policy by clawing back disability benefits from Canada’s disabled veterans.

May 28, 2012 — — That, in the opinion of the House, the Indian Act is the embodiment of failed colonial and paternalistic policies which have denied First Nations their rights, fair share in resources; fostered mistrust and created systemic barriers to the self-determination and success of First Nations; that the House call on the government to eliminate these barriers by initiating a formal process of direct engagement with First Nations, on a nation-to-nation basis, which focuses on replacing the Indian Act with new agreements based on: (a) the Constitutional, Treaty, and inherent rights of all First Nations; (b) the historical and fiduciary responsibilities of the Crown to First Nations; (c) the standards established in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the principle of free, prior, and informed consent; (d) respect, recognition, reconciliation and support for First Nations; (e) partnership and mutual accountability between the Crown and First Nations; and (f) stability and safety of First Nations; that this process begin within three months and be completed within two years; and that the process conclude with a final report which details a series of concrete deliverables for the government to act upon.

May 28, 2012 — — That the House recognize the failure of Bill C-37, An Act to Amend the Citizenship Act, which received Royal Assent on April 17, 2008, to provide a full resolution for all lost Canadians and call on the government to immediately introduce new legislation to provide a quick and compassionate resolution to our country’s remaining lost Canadians.

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 — May 15, 2012 — — Third reading of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Copyright Act.

Voting — not later than 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 15, 2012, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3).

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;