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41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 176 Monday, November 5, 2012 11:00 a.m.

The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

Prayers

Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Regan (Halifax West), seconded by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), — That Bill S-201, An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

At 12:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 98, the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Yelich (Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)), — That Bill S-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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

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:

— No. 411-1701 concerning Old Age Security benefits. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-74-16;

— Nos. 411-1702, 411-1708, 411-1783, 411-1812 and 411-1820 concerning environmental assessment and review. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-27-21;

— No. 411-1703 concerning federal programs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-41-04;

— No. 411-1707 concerning childhood development programs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-83-05;

— No. 411-1713 concerning natural gas. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-105-02;

— Nos. 411-1714, 411-1721, 411-1725, 411-1771, 411-1797, 411-1801 and 411-1821 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-12-09;

— No. 411-1717 concerning international trade. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-10-06;

— No. 411-1720 concerning transportation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-44-12;

— No. 411-1743 concerning veterans' affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-89-05;

— Nos. 411-1752 to 411-1759, 411-1767, 411-1768, 411-1770, 411-1773, 411-1774, 411-1782, 411-1791 to 411-1793, 411-1799, 411-1802 to 411-1809, 411-1815 and 411-1822 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-32-20;

— No. 411-1776 concerning health care services. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-21-23;

— Nos. 411-1785 to 411-1788 concerning funding aid. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-8-11.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. MacKenzie (Oxford), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 14th Report of the Committee (Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-140.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 46 to 48) was tabled.

Mr. Sorenson (Crowfoot), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-141.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 50 to 56) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Nunez-Melo (Laval), seconded by Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury), Bill C-459, An Act respecting the rights of air passengers, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mrs. Sellah (Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert), Bill C-460, An Act respecting the implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Rathgeber (Edmonton—St. Albert), seconded by Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), Bill C-461, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (disclosure of information), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke), seconded by Mr. Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry), Bill C-462, An Act restricting the fees charged by promoters of the disability tax credit and making consequential amendments to the Tax Court of Canada Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, during the debate this day on the motion to concur in the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, the Speaker shall not receive any quorum calls, dilatory motions, or requests for unanimous consent; and that at the end of the time remaining for the debate, or when no Member rises to speak, all questions to dispose of the motion be deemed put and a recorded division be deemed requested.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by , one concerning international agreements (No. 411-2360);

— by , one concerning foreign aid (No. 411-2361);

— by , one concerning housing policy (No. 411-2362);

— by , two concerning funding aid (Nos. 411-2363 and 411-2364);

— by , two concerning the Employment Insurance Program (Nos. 411-2365 and 411-2366);

— by , one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 411-2367);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-2368).

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-879, Q-880, Q-886 and Q-889 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-876 — — With regard to ministerial revenue, broken down by department for each fiscal year from 2006-2007 to present, what are: (a) all sources of ministerial revenue and the amount the department received from each source; and (b) each individual exchange that resulted in the government receiving more than $100,000, (i) the specific good or service provided by the government, (ii) the exact amount for which the good or service was sold? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-876.

Q-881 — — With respect to Advance Contract Award Notices (ACAN) the government has submitted since January 1, 2006, broken down by year and by government department: (a) how many were submitted; (b) how many received a response from another bidder stating they also fulfil the requirements; (c) how many ended with the contract being awarded to the original bidder following another bidder stating they fulfilled the requirements; (d) how many ended with the contract being awarded to a bidder other than the original; (e) which specific ACANs resulted in the situation described in (c); and (f) which specific ACANs resulted in the situation described in (d)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-881.

Q-885 — — With regard to the use of French by Canada Border Services Agency: (a) how many officers at the various border crossings are able to work (i) only in English, broken down by border crossing, (ii) only in French, broken down by border crossing, (iii) in both official languages, broken down by border crossing; (b) what was the amount spent on French as a second language training for border services officers from 2008 up to 2013, broken down by year; (c) what was the amount spent on English as a second language training for border services officers from 2008 up to 2013, broken down by year; (d) how many border services officers have taken or will take French as a second language training from 2008 up to 2013, broken down by year; (e) how many border services officers have taken or will take English as a second language training from 2008 up to 2013, broken down by year; and (f) what proportion of border crossings have been able to provide service in French at all times (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), from 2008 to 2012, broken down by year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-885.

Q-887 — — With regard to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the government’s role in monitoring and regulating arms exports, and with regard to the reply to question 230 (Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-230): (a) on what date or dates will the government table in Parliament or otherwise release a report or reports on the export of military goods from Canada for 2010 and 2011; (b) in the report or reports for 2011, will the government provide a level of detail similar to that provided in the Annual Report of 2002; (c) in particular, will the report or reports provide information similar in nature to that contained in the 2002 report’s “Table 3: Exports of Military Goods by Destination Country and Component category”; (d) what is the value of export permits for Export Control List (ECL) Group 2 items authorized for the United States from 2006-2011, broken down by year and by Group 2 ECL subgroup item (2-1, 2-2, 2-3, etc.); (e) what is the value of export permits for ECL Group 2 items authorized for Saudi Arabia from 2006-2011, broken down by year and by Group 2 ECL subgroup item;

(f) what factors explain the increase in total value of export permits authorized for ECL Group 2 items for Saudi Arabia from $35.2 million in 2010 to $4.024 billion in 2011; (g) what additional information is available to explain the increase in total value of export permits authorized for ECL Group 2 items for Saudi Arabia from $35.2 million in 2010 to $4.024 billion in 2011; (h) what factors explain the increase in total value of export permits authorized to all states for ECL Group 2 items from $4.1 billion in 2010 to $12.1 billion in 2011; and (i) what information is available to explain the increase in total value of export permits authorized to all states for ECL Group 2 items from $4.1 billion in 2010 to $12.1 billion in 2011? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-887.

Q-890 — — With regard to the study underway by Environment Canada and the study by the Council of Canadian Academies entitled “Harnessing Science and Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction”: (a) what are the mandates for these studies; (b) what are the deadlines for these studies; (c) will these studies be made public and, if so, what process will be followed to make them public; (d) will the two studies include public consultations and, if so, (i) with what groups, (ii) where, (iii) when; (e) will the two studies include case studies and, if so, (i) what cases will be studied, (ii) will the case studies include affected sites;

(f) will the studies consider the role of the federal government under (i) the Indian Act, (ii) the Fisheries Act, (iii) the Navigable Waters Protection Act, (iv) the Migratory Birds Convention Act, (v) the Species at Risk Act, (vi) the Canada National Parks Act, (vii) the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, (viii) the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; (g) will the studies consider the link between the national conservation plan and shale gas; (h) will the studies examine the impact of shale gas extraction on the greenhouse gas emission targets for 2020; (i) who will receive the results of the study; (j) what parties will be consulted, including (i) groups, (ii) departments, (iii) organizations, (iv) scientists, (v) regions, (vi) associations, (vii) cities, (viii) municipalities, (ix) provinces and territories; (k) will the emissions from the following sources be studied, (i) industrial furnaces, (ii) home furnaces, (iii) stored liquids, (iv) wellhead leaks, (v) ground leaks, (vi) connection equipment; (l) will the studies include (i) direct, (ii) indirect, (iii) cumulative shale gas emissions in their greenhouse gas emissions calculations;

(m) which shale gas wells will be studied; (n) will the following incidents related to hydraulic fracturing be studied, (i) the leak at the St-Hyacinthe well, (ii) the well blowout in Alberta, (iii) the earthquake in Ohio, (iv) the wells in Louisiana, (v) the wells in Texas; (o) will the studies consider the impact of shale gas, salt water and injected liquids on (i) surface water, (ii) well water, (iii), groundwater, (iv) waterways (v) air, (vi) the atmosphere; (p) what impacts will be studied in the areas of (i) water quantity, (ii) water quality, (iii) impact on municipalities (iv) impact on communities, (v) impact on Aboriginal peoples, (vi) human health, (vii) animal health, (viii) aquatic flora, (ix) aquatic fauna, (x) terrestrial flora, (xi) terrestrial fauna; (q) what actions have been taken since environmental petition 307 was received by the department on January 12, 2011; and (r) what are the titles of the research projects undertaken by Natural Resources Canada regarding shale gas between 2006 and 2011? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-890.

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (elder abuse), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with an amendment.

Mrs. Yelich (Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Ablonczy (Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs)), moved, — That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mrs. Yelich (Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Ablonczy (Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs)), 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 45, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

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 third reading stage of 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.

Concurrence in Committee Reports

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), — That the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 5)

The debate continued.

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, be not now concurred in, but that it be referred back to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates for further consideration.”.

Debate arose thereon.

At 9:12 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

Pursuant to Order made erlier today, the question was deemed put on the amendment, a recorded division was deemed requested and, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), was deferred until Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 9:12 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), 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 9:22 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).