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41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 170 Friday, October 26, 2012 10:00 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

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-45, A second 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 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

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. 411-2218);

— by , two concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 411-2219 and 411-2220) and one concerning federal programs (No. 411-2221);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 411-2222);

— by , one concerning funding aid (No. 411-2223);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-2224);

— by , one concerning navigable waters (No. 411-2225) and one concerning international agreements (No. 411-2226);

— by , one concerning certain diseases (No. 411-2227) and one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-2228);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-2229);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 411-2230).

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-839, Q-866 and Q-868 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-822 — — With regard to government expenditures in Nova Scotia: (a) what is the total amount of all government grants provided to the following Nova Scotia ridings from 2006 to 2012, broken down by year, (i) Halifax West, (ii) Halifax, (iii) Sackville-Eastern Shore, (iv) West Nova, (v) Kings—Hants, (vi) Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, (vii) Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, (viii) Sydney—Victoria, (ix) Central Nova, (x) Cape Breton—Canso, (xi) South Shore—St. Margaret's; and (b) what is the total amount of government loans provided to the Nova Scotia ridings listed in (a)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-822.

Q-848 — — With regard to the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS): (a) has a statement of operational requirements been established, (i) if yes, when was this done and what are the criteria that will be used to determine what ships will be built, (ii) if no, when will it be done, (iii) if it will not be done, what criteria will be used to determine what ships will be built; (b) will there be an open competition for contracts associated with the strategy; (c) what is a current breakdown of the $35 billion contract value that was assessed, specifically, what is the value of each individual component included in this assessed value; (d) where will the technology being used to build the ships come from; (e) what components will be included in each ship (i.e., hull, weapons systems, propulsion, etc.); (f) will the ships have all components necessary for deployment, (i) if not, why not and which components will need to be procured at a future date, (ii) if yes, what contracts have been signed that to account for this answer; (g) how will the contracts be awarded, specifying (i) how many ships will be built, (ii) which shipyards will be used for construction, (iii) what will be the dollar value of contracts awarded to each of the shipyards; (h) what are the details of any changes the government has made to the strategy and associated contracts as a result of delays in delivery (for example, in the case of the Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS)) and what are the impacts of the delays in delivery on the overall cost of the project, identifying in particular whether and how delays have impacted the estimated $3.1 billion cost of the AOPS; (i) has there been an evaluation of how many jobs will be created by this strategy, if yes, (i) how many jobs are expected to be created and for what duration, (ii) who conducted this evaluation, (iii) have the job creation projections been independently verified, and, if yes, by whom; (j) for what reasons has the NSPS been in the “definition” phase for over a year; (k) when does the government expect the NSPS will move to the effective project approval and implementation phase; and (l) what are the steps of the procurement process that is being used to coordinate the NSPS, including (i) the dates of each step or phase, (ii) for each step or phase where there has been a delay, what are the reasons for the delay and what steps were taken to address the delay, (iii) what delays are expected to occur in future steps or phases of the process? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-848.

Q-860 — — With regard to the expenditures of the Canadian International Development Agency: (a) what was the actual spending in fiscal year 2011-2012 in the areas of (i) delivery of vaccines and immunization, (ii) nutrition and food security, (iii) basic education, (iv) sanitation and hygiene, (v) child health; (b) what were the planned pre-Budget 2012 expenditures for each of the fiscal years 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015, broken down by fiscal year and by recipient country and by project, including bilateral, multilateral and geographic/partnership branch, in the areas of (i) delivery of vaccines and immunization, (ii) nutrition and food security, (iii) basic education, (iv) sanitation and hygiene, (v) child health; and (c) what is the planned spending post-Budget 2012 for each of the fiscal years 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015, broken down by fiscal year and by recipient country and by project, including bilateral, multilateral and geographic/partnership branch, in the areas of (i) delivery of vaccines and immunization, (ii) nutrition and food security, (iii) basic education, (iv) sanitation and hygiene, (v) child health? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-860.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-350, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accountability of offenders).

Mr. Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry), seconded by Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, October 31, 2012, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

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 — Report of the Chief Public Health Officer on the State of Public Health in Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, pursuant to the Public Health Agency of Canada Act, S.C. 2006, c. 5, sbs. 12(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-1003-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— by — Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2012-1373, dated October 18, 2012, concerning the approval of the supplementary convention, which is intended to alter the Convention between Canada and the Republic of Austria for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital, done at Vienna on 9 December 1976, as amended by the Protocol done at Vienna on 15 June 1999, pursuant to the Income Tax Conventions Act, 1980, S.C. 1980, c. 44, Part XI, sbs. 33(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-194-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by — Report of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on the operation of the National Do Not Call List for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, pursuant to the Telecommunications Act, 1993, c. 38, s. 41.6. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-1026-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

— P.C. 2012-1299. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-25-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

— P.C. 2012-1308 to P.C. 2012-1312. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-2-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— P.C. 2012-1289 to P.C. 2012-1295 and P.C. 2012-1298. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-3-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— P.C. 2012-1256 to P.C. 2012-1268. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-14-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— P.C. 2012-1254, P.C. 2012-1255 and P.C. 2012-1313. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-9-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— P.C. 2012-1164 to P.C. 2012-1166. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-10-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

— P.C. 2012-1297. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-4-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— P.C. 2012-1159 to P.C. 2012-1161. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-18-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— P.C. 2012-1185 to P.C. 2012-1253, P.C. 2012-1306 and P.C. 2012-1307. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-16-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— P.C. 2012-1162, P.C. 2012-1163 and P.C. 2012-1302 to P.C. 2012-1305. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-22-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— P.C. 2012-1158, P.C. 2012-1183 and P.C. 2012-1184. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-28-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)

— P.C. 2012-1156, P.C. 2012-1300 and P.C. 2012-1301. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-29-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— P.C. 2012-1314. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-30-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— P.C. 2012-1269 to P.C. 2012-1288 and P.C. 2012-1353. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-24-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— P.C. 2012-1176 to P.C. 2012-1182. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-32-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs)

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 , two concerning natural gas (Nos. 411-2231 and 411-2232) and one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-2233);

— by , one concerning abortion (No. 411-2234) and two concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 411-2235 and 411-2236).

Adjournment

At 2:01 p.m., the Acting Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).