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41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 254 Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee (Bill S-2, An Act respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands situated on those reserves, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-239.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 70 to 78) was tabled.

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 53rd Report of the Committee (extension of deadline for tabling its oppositions to the report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario 2012). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-240.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 75) was tabled.

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 54th Report of the Committee (extension of deadline for tabling its oppositions to the report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec 2012). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-241.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 75) was tabled.

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 55th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following change to the list of members of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities:


David McGuinty for Denis Coderre

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) is tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Trottier (Etobicoke—Lakeshore), seconded by Mr. Daniel (Don Valley East), Bill C-511, An Act to amend the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (period of residence), 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 resolved, — That the 53rd Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 54th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 55th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), seconded by Mr. Harris (Scarborough Southwest), moved, — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, presented on Monday, May 7, 2012, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 14)

Debate arose thereon.

At 10:37 a.m., pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings and the debate was deemed adjourned.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 411-3868);

— by , one concerning the electoral system (No. 411-3869);

— by , one concerning the fishing industry (No. 411-3870);

— by , one concerning climate change (No. 411-3871) and one concerning the democratic process (No. 411-3872);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-3873).

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-52, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (administration, air and railway transportation and arbitration), as reported by the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities without amendment.

Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State) for Mr. Lebel (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Kent (Minister of the Environment), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State) for Mr. Lebel (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Kent (Minister of the Environment), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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.

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security without amendment.

Mrs. Shea (Minister of National Revenue and Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) for Mr. Toews (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 693 -- Vote n^o 693)
YEAS: 223, NAYS: 0
YEAS -- POUR Adams Adler Aglukkaq Albas Albrecht Alexander Allen (Welland) Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambler Ambrose Anders Anderson Andrews Angus Armstrong Aspin Atamanenko Aubin Ayala Bateman Bélanger Bellavance Bennett Benoit Bergen Bernier Bevington Bezan Blanchette-Lamothe Block Boivin Borg Boughen Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Braid Brosseau Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Butt Byrne Calandra Calkins Cannan Carmichael Carrie Casey Charlton Chicoine Chisu Chong Choquette Christopherson Clarke Cleary Clement Comartin Crockatt Cullen Cuzner Daniel Davidson Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Dechert Del Mastro Devolin Dewar Dion Dionne Labelle Donnelly Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Dykstra Easter Eyking Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Fletcher Foote Freeman Fry Galipeau Gallant Genest-Jourdain Giguère Gill Goguen Goodale Goodyear Gosal Gourde Grewal Groguhé Harris (Scarborough Southwest) Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hayes Hiebert Holder Hsu Hughes Jacob James Jean Julian Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kellway Kent Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lamoureux Lapointe Lauzon Laverdière LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) Leef Lemieux Leung Liu Lizon Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacAulay MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Mai Marston Martin Masse May Mayes McCallum McColeman McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McLeod Menegakis Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord) Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Murray Nash Nicholls Nunez-Melo O'Connor O'Neill Gordon Opitz O'Toole Pacetti Péclet Perreault Poilievre Preston Quach Raitt Rajotte Rankin Rathgeber Ravignat Raynault Regan Reid Rempel Richards Rousseau Saganash Sandhu Saxton Scarpaleggia Schellenberger Scott Seeback Sellah Sgro Shea Shory Sims (Newton—North Delta) Smith Sopuck Sorenson Stewart Storseth Strahl Sullivan Sweet Tilson Toet Toews Toone Trost Trottier Truppe Turmel Tweed Uppal Valcourt Van Kesteren Van Loan Warkentin Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wilks Williamson Wong Woodworth Yelich Young (Oakville) Young (Vancouver South) Zimmer Total: -- 223
NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun
Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Toews (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Private Members' Business

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics of Bill C-475, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (order-making power).

Ms. Borg (Terrebonne—Blainville), seconded by Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.

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 House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill S-12, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

Mr. Allen (Welland), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), moved, — That this House do now adjourn.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 694 -- Vote n^o 694)
YEAS: 24, NAYS: 57
YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Andrews Bennett Bevington Charlton Christopherson Cuzner Easter Fry Giguère Groguhé Hughes Hyer Lamoureux Liu May Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Pacetti Quach Rankin Ravignat Scarpaleggia Sims (Newton—North Delta) Sullivan Total: -- 24
NAYS -- CONTRE Adams Aglukkaq Albas Albrecht Ambler Armstrong Bergen Bernier Bezan Boughen Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Calandra Calkins Chisu Clarke Clement Crockatt Daniel Davidson Dechert Devolin Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Galipeau Gill Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hayes Holder James Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Lake Leef Leung MacKay (Central Nova) Mayes Menzies Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) O'Connor Rajotte Seeback Shea Storseth Strahl Truppe Van Loan Warkentin Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Williamson Wong Woodworth Young (Oakville) Zimmer Total: -- 57
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

The debate continued.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-309, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (concealment of identity), without amendment.

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 Chicken Farmers of Canada, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 2012, pursuant to the Farm Products Agencies Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-42-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— by — Report of the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 2012, pursuant to the Farm Products Agencies Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-433-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— by — Report of the Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 2012, pursuant to the Farm Products Agencies Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-434-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— by — Report of the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers, together with the Auditors' Report, for the year ended December 31, 2012, pursuant to the Farm Products Agencies Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-523-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— by — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 2013-2014 to 2017-2018 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets and Borrowing Plan for 2013-2014 of Farm Credit Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-411-818-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

Midnight

Adjournment Proceedings

At midnight, 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 12:32 a.m., pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).