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| 41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 258 Wednesday, May 29, 2013 2:00 p.m. |
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| Prayers |
| National Anthem |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order or usual practice of the House, the deferred recorded division on motion M-432, standing in the name of the Member for Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte, scheduled to take place today, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business, be deferred anew until today, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions, immediately after the vote on the second reading stage of Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Foote (Random—Burin—St. George's), seconded by Mr. Casey (Charlottetown), — That, in the opinion of the House, the Last Post Fund is currently underfunded and excludes deserving veterans causing unnecessary stress and hardship to families of veterans, and that the House call on the government to do the following: (a) accept the recommendations of successive Veteran Ombudsmens’ calling for expanded and enhanced financial access to the Last Post Fund; (b) accept the advice from the Royal Canadian Legion made in the years 2008, 2010, and 2012 calling for expanded access and financial support for the Last Post Fund; (c) accept three year old advice from departmental officials to expand and enhance financial access to the Last Post Fund; (d) review the Last Post Fund’s current burial assistance cap of $3,600 with the goal to establish a standard consistent with burial assistance provided to current members of the Canadian Forces; (e) review the “means tested” standard applied to the Last Post Fund that currently excludes many veterans with the goal to improve and lower the qualification standard to access the Fund; and (f) provide stable long term funding to the Last Post Fund with consideration given to establish a financial escalator tied to the Consumer Price Index. (Private Members' Business M-422) |
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The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 125, NAYS: 151 |
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YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Cullen Hughes Murray Total: -- 125 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Ablonczy Clement Lebel Seeback Total: -- 151 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Braid (Kitchener—Waterloo), seconded by Mr. Wallace (Burlington), — That Bill C-458, An Act respecting a National Charities Week and to amend the Income Tax Act (charitable and other gifts), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 277, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Cotler Kent Pilon Total: -- 277 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, Bill C-458, An Act respecting a National Charities Week and to amend the Income Tax Act (charitable and other gifts), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, the First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act and related legislation, be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 277, NAYS: 1 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Cotler Kent Pilon Total: -- 277 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Hyer Total: -- 1 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
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Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Moore (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages), seconded by Mr. Blaney (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie), — That Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Ms. Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
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“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, because it:
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(a) represents the government’s interference in Canadian history and its attacks on research and the federal institutions that preserve and promote history such as Library and Archives Canada and Parks Canada;
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(b) transforms the mission of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the most popular museum in Canada, to give a secondary role to temporary exhibitions on world cultures when it is precisely these exhibitions that make it a major tourist attraction, an economic force and a job creator for the national capital region;
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(c) removes research and collection development from the mission of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, when the Museum is an internationally renowned centre of research;
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(d) puts forward a monolithic approach to history that could potentially exclude the experiences of women, francophones, First Nations, Inuit and Métis, and marginalized groups;
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(e) was developed in absolute secrecy and without substantial consultations with experts, First Nations, Inuit and Métis, Canadians and key regional actors;
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(f) attacks a winning formula at the expense of Canadian taxpayers; and
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(g) does not propose any measure to enhance the Museum’s independence and thereby opens the door to potential interference by the minister and the government in determining the content of Museum exhibitions when this should be left to experts.”.
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 124, NAYS: 153 |
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YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Crowder Hsu Nantel Total: -- 124 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Ablonczy Clement Lauzon Saxton Total: -- 153 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 28, 2013, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 154, NAYS: 124 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Crockatt Lebel Seeback Total: -- 154 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Crowder Hsu Nantel Total: -- 124 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Museums Act in order to establish the Canadian Museum of History and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. |
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Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Byrne (Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte), seconded by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), — That, in the opinion of this House, in relation to the enrollment and registration process for the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band, the government should commit: (a) to completing the enrollment and registration process for all applicants who applied on or before November 30, 2012 by agreeing to extend the 2007 Agreement for the Recognition of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation Band beyond March 21, 2013 until all such applications are processed; (b) to ensuring that the rules of eligibility for membership are followed by all government decision makers in any continuation of the enrollment process; (c) that all previous interpretations, precedents and rulings on matters affecting enrollment that were not specifically addressed within the 2007 Agreement but were established instead through the records of decisions made by the Enrollment Committee and the Appeals Master be made known to all participants in any future enrollment process and that the decision makers in any future enrollment process be instructed to guide their decisions in a manner consistent with such previous interpretations, precedents and rulings; (d) to the same standard of evidence as well as the same thresholds for the quantity and quality of information that was previously deemed acceptable by the Enrollment Committee, for the remaining 75,000 unprocessed applications to the Band; (e) that an independent Appeals Master will continue to be employed in any future enrollment process for the assessment of the remaining 75,000 applicants and that this person will be drawn from outside of government, from outside of the Federation of Newfoundland Indians and from outside of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band and that this Appeal Master will be vested with the same powers and authority and be drawn from the same legal and administrative background as the previous Appeals Master to ensure consistency with the rules and standards established under the previous enrollment process; (f) to maintaining all existing memberships, except in cases where fraud can be established that is material to the application; and (g) to ensuring that no eligible applicant who submitted an application in good faith prior to the November 30, 2012 deadline is disenfranchised from enrollment. (Private Members' Business M-432) |
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The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 124, NAYS: 152 |
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YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Crowder Hsu Murray Total: -- 124 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Ablonczy Clement Lauzon Schellenberger Total: -- 152 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Notice of a Ways and Means motion to introduce an Act to give effect to the Yale First Nation Final Agreement and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. (Ways and Means No. 22) — Sessional Paper No. 8570-411-23. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of this Ways and Means motion. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — The Yale First Nation Final Agreement and related Appendices, the Yale First Nation Tax Treatment Agreement and the Yale First Nation Harvest Agreement. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-411-56.
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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: |
— Nos. 411-3561, 411-3576, 411-3580, 411-3582, 411-3589, 411-3595, 411-3605, 411-3629, 411-3651, 411-3661, 411-3672, 411-3681, 411-3684, 411-3692, 411-3693, 411-3707, 411-3709, 411-3712, 411-3713, 411-3718, 411-3721, 411-3729, 411-3731, 411-3770, 411-3791, 411-3824 and 411-3856 concerning genetic engineering. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-26-16;
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— Nos. 411-3585, 411-3587 and 411-3588 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-12-30;
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— Nos. 411-3610 and 411-3626 concerning Old Age Security benefits. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-74-35;
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— Nos. 411-3697 and 411-3723 concerning the Employment Insurance Program. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-17-20.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 19th Report of the Committee (Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-246. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 121 to 125) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Sgro (York West), seconded by Ms. Foote (Random—Burin—St. George's), Bill C-513, An Act to promote and strengthen the Canadian retirement income system, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Cash (Davenport), seconded by Mr. Sandhu (Surrey North), Bill C-514, An Act to designate the month of April as Punjabi Heritage Month, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Menegakis (Richmond Hill), seconded by Mr. Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River), Bill C-515, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (law enforcement animals), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), seconded by Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore), Bill C-516, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (artist’s resale right), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), eight concerning sex selection (Nos. 411-3925 to 411-3932);
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— by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), two concerning genetic engineering (Nos. 411-3933 and 411-3934) and one concerning funding aid (No. 411-3935);
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— by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 411-3936);
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— by Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier), one concerning the National Capital Commission (No. 411-3937);
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— by Mr. Wilks (Kootenay—Columbia), twenty-two concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 411-3938 to 411-3959);
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (No. 411-3960) and one concerning navigable waters (No. 411-3961).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-1284, Q-1285 and Q-1287 on the Order Paper. |
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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-1277 — Mr. Goodale (Wascana) — With regard to the government’s answers to Order Paper questions in the current session of Parliament: (a) why did Transport Canada not provide the detailed response requested in Q-898 and Q-1131; (b) why did Infrastructure Canada not provide the detailed response requested in Q-654, Q-898 and Q-1131; and (c) why did the Economic Development Agency of Canada for Quebec Regions not provide the detailed response requested in Q-654, Q-898 and Q-1131? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1277.
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Q-1282 — Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) — With regard to all physical assets owned by the government, since 2006, what assets have been sold, broken down by (i) date sold, (ii) market value, (iii) sale price, (iv) purchaser, (v) initial purchase price, (vi) time planned for service, (vii) time actually in service, (viii) reason for sale? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1282.
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Q-1289 — Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville) — With respect to any repayable portion of contributions made under the Economic Action Plan in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011: (a) what businesses received funding; (b) when did they receive the funding; (c) how much repayable funding did they receive; (d) how much of the repayable funding has been repaid as of March 27, 2013; and (e) how much of the repayable contribution is expected to never be repaid? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1289.
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Q-1292 — Ms. Foote (Random—Burin—St. George's) — With regard to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia: (a) how many employees are currently employed and how many were employed in the fiscal year 2010-2011; (b) what are the current base salaries for each individual employee and what were the base salaries for each individual employee in the fiscal year 2011-2012; (c) broken down by month, how many overtime hours and how much overtime pay did each employee receive from 2010-present; (d) broken down by month, how many hours of overtime were paid overall since 2010; (e) broken down by month, since 2010, how many days in a row does the average employee work before receiving two consecutive days off; and (f) how many days in a row does the average employee work before receiving one day off? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1292.
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Q-1296 — Mr. Cleary (St. John's South—Mount Pearl) — With regard to foreign fishing vessels: (a) how many foreign fishing vessels have had permission to fish inside Canada's 200-mile limit off the east coast of Canada since 2003; (b) what are the names of the foreign vessels and their home countries; (c) what species have the foreign vessels fished; (d) of the foreign vessels that have fished inside Canada's 200-mile limit since 2003, have any been cited for illegal fishing violations; and (e) what are the names of the Canadian companies that have chartered the foreign fishing vessels since 2003? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1296.
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Q-1300 — Mr. McGuinty (Ottawa South) — With respect to advertising paid for by the government, broken down by fiscal year, for each fiscal year from fiscal year beginning April 1, 2006, up to and including the first half of fiscal year 2012: (a) how much was spent for each type of advertising, including, but not limited to (i) television, specifying the stations, (ii) radio, specifying the stations, (iii) print, i.e. newspapers and magazines, specifying the names of the publications, (iv) the internet, specifying the names of the websites, (v) billboards, specifying the total amount of billboards and the locations of the billboards, broken down by electoral district, (vi) bus shelters, specifying the locations, (vii) advertising in all other publically-accessible places; (b) for each individual purchase of advertising, who signed the contracts; (c) for every ad, who was involved in producing it; and (d) for every ad, what were the production costs, both direct and indirect, broken down per advertisement? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1300.
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| Government Orders |
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Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Lebel (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-52, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (administration, air and railway transportation and arbitration), not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the Bill; and |
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that, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration of the third reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 153, NAYS: 117 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Clarke Lake Ritz Total: -- 153 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Crowder Hughes Nantel Total: -- 117 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:13 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent), seconded by Mr. Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber), — That Bill C-419, An Act respecting language skills, be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 5, 2013, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Lebel (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Kent (Minister of the Environment), — That Bill C-52, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (administration, air and railway transportation and arbitration), be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The debate continued. |
| Notice of Motion |
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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 of Bill C-51, An Act to amend the Witness Protection Program Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Lebel (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Kent (Minister of the Environment), — That Bill C-52, An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (administration, air and railway transportation and arbitration), be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The debate continued. |
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At 12:55 a.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of Bill S-10, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions. |
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Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Baird (Minister of Foreign Affairs), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 1:11 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 1:21 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). |