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41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 269 Thursday, June 13, 2013 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Dechert (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 411-3702 concerning human rights in Pakistan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-94-04;

— Nos. 411-3738 and 411-3742 concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-42-03;

— No. 411-3755 concerning transportation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-44-26;

— No. 411-3854 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-32-41;

— Nos. 411-3861 and 411-3862 concerning prostitution. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-50-10;

— Nos. 411-3898 and 411-3916 concerning the Canada Post Corporation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-13-18.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Sixth Report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, "Report on an Economic Partnership Agreement between Canada and Japan" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-184), presented to the House on Thursday, February 28, 2013. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-411-184.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 12th Winter Meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), held in Vienna, Austria, on February 21 and 22, 2013. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-61-11.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the meeting of the Political Committee of the APF, held in Rabat, Morocco, on April 10 and 11, 2013. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-52-22.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the meeting of the Executive Committee and at the First Intersessional Meeting of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the APF, held in Dakar, Senegal, on April 25 and 26, 2013. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-52-23.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the 12th Report of the Committee, "Powering The Future of Federal Buildings: Energy Efficiency as a Goal". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-263.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 54, 76 to 81, 86, 87, 89, 91 and 93) was tabled.

Mr. Komarnicki (Souris—Moose Mountain), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the 12th Report of the Committee, "Exploring Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-264.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 68 to 72, 74 to 77 and 87) was tabled.

Mr. Wallace (Burlington), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 25th Report of the Committee (Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder), with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-265.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 75 to 78) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue), seconded by Mr. Saganash (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou), Bill C-534, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Abitibi and Témiscamingue regions), 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. Saganash (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou), seconded by Ms. Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue), Bill C-535, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Vallée-de-l’Or, Anishinabe Aki and Eeyou Istchee regions), 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. Gravelle (Nickel Belt), seconded by Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), Bill C-536, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Trout Lake), 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

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

— by , four concerning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Nos. 411-4189 to 411-4192);

— by , one concerning gasoline prices (No. 411-4193), one concerning funding aid (No. 411-4194) and one concerning the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (No. 411-4195);

— by , two concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 411-4196 and 411-4197), one concerning landmines (No. 411-4198) and seven concerning sex selection (Nos. 411-4199 to 411-4205);

— by , one concerning the National Capital Commission (No. 411-4206);

— by , one concerning asbestos (No. 411-4207);

— by , three concerning sex selection (Nos. 411-4208 to 411-4210);

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 411-4211);

— by , one concerning firearms (No. 411-4212);

— by , one concerning the fishing industry (No. 411-4213) and one concerning the Canadian Coast Guard (No. 411-4214);

— by , one concerning foreign aid (No. 411-4215);

— by , two concerning sex selection (Nos. 411-4216 and 411-4217).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Dechert (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs) presented the answers to questions Q-1333, Q-1334, Q-1341 and Q-1342 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Dechert (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return:

Q-1335 — — With regard to the presence of foreign governments in Canada, specifically the operation or presence of any security, intelligence or law enforcement agencies: (a) what are the names of all law agencies operating with the permission and consent of the government within the sovereign territory of Canada, broken down by country; (b) is the government aware of any law enforcement agency present or operating without the consent and permission of the government; (c) what are the police powers of foreign law enforcement within Canada; (d) does the government allow any foreign law enforcement agency the power to act alone without the presence of a designated Canadian police or peace office present; (e) does the government grant power on a case-by-case basis to an agent of foreign law enforcement to stop any resident of Canada for questioning; (f) does the government allow agents of foreign law enforcement the power to present identification or a badge within Canada for the purpose of investigating within Canada; (g) does the government currently allow agents of foreign law enforcement agency the power to cross a Canadian border either by air, sea or land in possession of a weapon; (h) does the government intend to allow agents of a foreign law enforcement agency the power to enter, leave and operate in Canada with the power to enforce Canadian law, including the power to detain, questions and arrest a citizen or permanent resident of Canada; (i) does the government intend to extend the power to agents of a foreign government law enforcement agency the right of pre-emptive arrest or pre-emptive detention without warrant, as provided in Bill S-7; (j) does the government currently have a cap on the number of agents from a foreign law enforcement agency assigned to Canada and, if so, what is the maximum number of agents allowed; and (k) does the government allow agents of a foreign law enforcement agency the authority to operate their own police vehicles, including police boats, airplanes, or any motor vehicle, within Canada, including the use of sirens or other identifiable police markings? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1335.

Q-1339 — — With regard to military procurement projects, since 2001: (a) how many projects have been sole-sourced as opposed to following a competitive process; (b) which of these have been sole-sourced; (c) what was the rationale for each project being sole-sourced; (d) what is the Industrial and Regional Benefits (IRB) value for each sole-sourced procurement project; (e) does the IRB value for each sole-sourced project represent 100% of the project value (acquisition and in-service support); (f) what percentage of military procurement projects have been sole-sourced since 2001; (g) how many procurement projects have been sole-sourced each year between 2001 and the present year; and (h) which specific projects in each year have been sole-sourced between 2001 and the present? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1339.

Q-1346 — — With regard to the Canadian Armed Forces, what was the breakdown of strength by rank for each Regular Force Unit of the Royal 22nd Regiment as of (i) January 1, 1995, (ii) January 1, 2000, (iii) January 1, 2005, (iv) January 1, 2010? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1346.

Government Orders

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. Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), moved, — That, in relation to Bill S-16, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in contraband tobacco), not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the Bill; and

that, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the day allotted to the consideration at second 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.

Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 755 -- Vote n^o 755)
YEAS: 139, NAYS: 118
YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Adams Adler Aglukkaq Albas Albrecht Alexander Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambler Ambrose Anders Anderson Armstrong Aspin Bateman Benoit Bergen Bernier Bezan Block Boughen Braid Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Butt Calandra Calkins Cannan Carmichael Carrie Chisu Chong Clarke Crockatt Daniel Davidson Dechert Del Mastro Devolin Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fantino Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Gill Goguen Goldring Gosal Gourde Grewal Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hayes Hiebert Hillyer Hoback James Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kent Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Leef Lemieux Leung Lizon Lobb Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Mayes McColeman McLeod Menegakis Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock Obhrai O'Connor O'Neill Gordon Opitz O'Toole Payne Poilievre Preston Raitt Rajotte Reid Rempel Richards Rickford Saxton Schellenberger Seeback Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sopuck Storseth Strahl Sweet Toet Trost Trottier Truppe Tweed Uppal Valcourt Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Wallace 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: -- 139
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Andrews Angus Atamanenko Ayala Bélanger Bellavance Bennett Benskin Bevington Blanchette Blanchette-Lamothe Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Brison Brosseau Byrne Caron Casey Cash Charlton Chicoine Chisholm Choquette Chow Cleary Côté Cotler Crowder Cullen Cuzner Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Day Dewar Dion Donnelly Doré Lefebvre Dubé Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) Dusseault Easter Eyking Foote Fortin Freeman Garrison Genest-Jourdain Giguère Godin Goodale Gravelle Groguhé Harris (Scarborough Southwest) Harris (St. John's East) Hsu Hughes Jacob Jones Julian Karygiannis Kellway Lamoureux Lapointe Latendresse Laverdière LeBlanc (Beauséjour) LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) Leslie MacAulay Mai Marston Martin Mathyssen May McCallum McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Michaud Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord) Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Mulcair Murray Nantel Nash Nicholls Nunez-Melo Papillon Patry Péclet Perreault Pilon Plamondon Quach Rae Rafferty Rankin Ravignat Raynault Regan Rousseau Saganash Sandhu Scarpaleggia Scott Sellah Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) Sims (Newton—North Delta) Sitsabaiesan Stewart Thibeault Toone Trudeau Turmel Valeriote Total: -- 118
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. Raitt (Minister of Labour), — That Bill S-16, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in contraband tobacco), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

Ms. Bergen (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), moved, — That this question be now put.

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.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the House commend and thank the RCMP for the excellent work that they do protecting Parliamentarians and all staff who work in the Parliamentary Precinct, recognize that traffic regulations and signage are important for the safety of those working on the Hill, including construction personnel and visitors, and that the House remind all Members and staff that their full compliance and cooperation are required.

Government Orders

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

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 House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. McColeman (Brant), seconded by Mr. Lobb (Huron—Bruce), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should endorse the report of the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities entitled “Rethinking disAbility in the Private Sector”, and its findings, and commit to furthering public-private cooperation by: (a) building on existing government initiatives, such as the Opportunities Fund, the Registered Disability Savings Plan, the ratification of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities; (b) issuing a call to action for Canadian employers to examine the expert panel's findings and encouraging employers to take advantage of private sector-led initiatives to increase employment levels for persons with disabilities in Canada; (c) pursuing greater accountability and coordination of its labour market funding for persons with disabilities and ensuring that funding is demand driven and focussed on suitable performance indicators with strong demonstrable results; (d) establishing an increased focus on young people with disabilities to include support mechanisms specifically targeted at increasing employment levels among youth with disabilities, through programs such as the Youth Employment Strategy; and (e) strengthening efforts to identify existing innovative approaches to increasing the employment of persons with disabilities occurring in communities across Canada and ensuring that programs have the flexibility to help replicate such approaches. (Private Members' Business M-430)

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Tabling of Documents

By unanimous consent, laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Description and Processing of Individuals Found not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder Accused of ''Serious Violent Offences"" (English text only). — Sessional Paper No. 8525-411-60.

Government Orders

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 61(2), the question was put on the original motion and it was agreed to on division.

Accordingly, Bill S-16, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking in contraband tobacco), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

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-15, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, 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 — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for February 11, March 4 and 25, April 22 and 29, and May 27, 2013, pursuant to Standing Order 148(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-411-18.

— by — Reports of the Pacific Pilotage Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-411-716-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Blue Water Bridge Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-411-864-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-411-878-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2012-2016 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2012 of VIA Rail Canada Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-411-803-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

— by , one concerning landmines (No. 411-4218).

Adjournment

At 9:37 p.m., by unanimous consent, the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).