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

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs of Bill C-476, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Budget Officer).

Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), seconded by Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

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.

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-15, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on National Defence with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 2).

Motion No. 1 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-15, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 11 to 13 on page 4 with the following:

Motion No. 2 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-15, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 16 on page 4 with the following:

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Menzies (Minister of State (Finance)) for Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Clement (Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario), Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the 9th Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2013-2014 — Votes 1, 5 and 10 under CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-224.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 78) was tabled.

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 49th Report of the Committee (extension of deadline for tabling its oppositions to the report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia 2012). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-225.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 72) was tabled.

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 50th Report of the Committee (extension of deadline for tabling its oppositions to the report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Saskatchewan 2012). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-226.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 72) was tabled.

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 51st Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Norlock (Northumberland—Quinte West), seconded by Mr. Sopuck (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette), Bill C-501, An Act respecting a National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Mr. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria), moved, — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 12)

Debate arose thereon.

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-15, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), seconded by Mr. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria), — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, be concurred in.

At 6:07 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

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

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 49th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 50th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 51st Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

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

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-15, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on National Defence with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 and 2).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on Motion No. 1 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-15, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 11 to 13 on page 4 with the following:

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on division.

Accordingly, Motion No. 2 was also negatived.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9), Mr. Toews (Minister of Public Safety) for Mr. MacKay (Minister of National Defence), seconded by Mr. Clement (President of the Treasury Board), 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 and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Leslie (Halifax), seconded by Ms. Quach (Beauharnois—Salaberry), — That this House: (a) agree with many Canadians and the International Energy Agency that there is grave concern with the impacts of a 2 degree rise in global average temperatures; (b) condemn the lack of effective action by successive federal governments since 1998 to address emissions and meet our Kyoto commitments; and (c) call on the government to immediately table its federal climate change adaptation plan.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:

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

At 6:57 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 7:18 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).