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41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 271 Monday, June 17, 2013 11:00 a.m.

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

Whereupon, Mr. Stanton (Simcoe North), Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

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 Mrs. Day (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), seconded by Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), — That Bill C-473, An Act to amend the Financial Administration Act (balanced representation), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women.

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.

At 11:50 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Valcourt (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), seconded by Mr. Fantino (Minister of International Cooperation), — That Bill S-6, An Act respecting the election and term of office of chiefs and councillors of certain First Nations and the composition of council of those First Nations, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, Bill S-6, An Act respecting the election and term of office of chiefs and councillors of certain First Nations and the composition of council of those First Nations, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments.

Mr. Fletcher (Minister of State (Transport)) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), 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), Mr. Fletcher (Minister of State (Transport)) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), 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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 16th Report of the Committee, "Chapter 6, Transfer Payments to the Aerospace Sector — Industry Canada, of the Fall 2012 Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-267.

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. 79, 95 and 97) was tabled.

Mr. Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 21st Report of the Committee (Bill S-17, An Act to implement conventions, protocols, agreements and a supplementary convention, concluded between Canada and Namibia, Serbia, Poland, Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Switzerland, for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-268.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 129) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal), seconded by Mr. Pacetti (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel), Bill C-537, An Act to ensure legislative compliance with the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 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. Sandhu (Surrey North), seconded by Mr. Donnelly (New Westminster—Coquitlam), Bill C-538, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Bear Creek), 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. Quach (Beauharnois—Salaberry), seconded by Mr. Rousseau (Compton—Stanstead), Bill C-539, An Act to promote local foods, 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. Chisholm (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour), seconded by Mr. Donnelly (New Westminster—Coquitlam), Bill C-540, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (non-consensual making or distributing of intimate images), 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 , eight concerning genetic engineering (Nos. 411-4238 to 411-4245);

— by , one concerning asbestos (No. 411-4246);

— by , one concerning the agricultural industry (No. 411-4247);

— by , one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 411-4248);

— by , one concerning foreign aid (No. 411-4249);

— by , three concerning crimes of violence (Nos. 411-4250 to 411-4252);

— by , one concerning sex selection (No. 411-4253);

— by , one concerning the fishing industry (No. 411-4254);

— by , one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 411-4255);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 411-4256);

— by , one concerning labour unions (No. 411-4257);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 411-4258) and one concerning sex selection (No. 411-4259);

— by , one concerning landmines (No. 411-4260).

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-1345, Q-1347, Q-1348, Q-1350, Q-1352, Q-1355, Q-1356 and Q-1357 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-1343 — — With regard to the Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund, since its creation: (a) what is the total amount awarded by all regional development agencies; (b) for each agency, how many applications were received and, of that number, how many applications were refused; (c) what was the selection criteria; and (d) for each agency, how many projects were funded and, for each project funded or refused by the Fund, what was the type of community infrastructure (based on the definitions of eligible infrastructure), the amount awarded or refused and the name and place (city, province) of the applicant organization? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1343.

Q-1344 — — With regard to the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit: (a) how much has this credit cost the government for each fiscal year since its introduction; and (b) how many Canadians have claimed this tax credit by household type, by income bracket and by province? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1344.

Q-1349 — — With regard to the Canadian Armed Forces, in each year since 2006 inclusive, what has been the number of : (a) harassment complaints other than that of a sexual nature; (b) sexual harassment complaints; and (c) harassment investigations, broken down by the following locations (i) Department of National Defence (DND)/Canadian Forces(CF) establishments located in the National Capital Region, including NDHQ, (ii) Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax, (iii) CFB Cornwallis, (iv) CFB Gagetown, (v) CFB Valcartier, (vi) CFB Kingston (not including the Royal Military College), (vii) CFB Petawawa, (viii) CFB Borden, (ix) CFB Shilo, (x) CFB Edmonton, (xi) CFB Comox, (xii) CFB Esquimalt, (xiii) Royal Military College (Kingston), (xiv) Royal Military College (St-Jean)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1349.

Q-1351 — — With regard to the Department of National Defence (DND), what is the detailed breakdown of : (a) Canadian Armed Forces executives by rank (General, Lieutenant-General, Major-General and Brigadier-General); and (b) DND executives by classification (DM-4, DM-3, DM-2, DM-1, EX-5, EX-4, EX-3, EX-2 and EX-1), on December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2012? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1351.

Q-1353 — — With regard to the Department of National Defence (DND): (a) what are the ranks of each Canadian Armed Forces member and classification of each DND employee who, on December 31, 2012, attended post-graduate training at public expense at a Canadian or international educational institution; and (b) for each, what is (i) the actual yearly salary of the student, (ii) the program of study, (iii) the number of semesters of study paid for by the government since the start of their career, (iv) all the institutions attended, (v) the total cost of tuition paid with respect to the student’s training, (vi) whether relocation costs were paid with respect to the training and the amount of those costs, (vii) any other associated costs? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1353.

Q-1354 — — With regard to the Centre of Excellence for Evaluation (CEE) of the Treasury Board Secretariat: (a) why is the 2012 Annual Report on the Health of the Evaluation Function not available online; (b) why are official languages not included in the 2011 Annual Report on the Health of the Evaluation Function; (c) how are official languages integrated into the work of the CEE; (d) does the CEE work closely with the Official Languages Centre of Excellence and, if so, how; (e) how are official languages integrated into the evaluation function as regards expenditure management in the public service as a whole; (f) why are official languages not included in the Leadership Competencies for Federal Heads of Evaluation; (g) why are official languages not included in the Policy on Evaluation; (h) how does the CEE ensure that federal institutions have access to external evaluators with official languages experience when necessary; (i) how many CEE employees work on files with an official languages component; (j) does the Framework for Professional Development for Evaluators have an official languages component and, if so, what is it; (k) why has the Audit and Evaluation Database been offline for a number of weeks, and when will it be working again; and (l) how does the CEE ensure that the tools it provides on its website take into account its official languages obligations? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-1354.

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. Moore (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages), moved, — That, in relation 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, not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the consideration at report stage of the Bill and five hours shall be allotted to the consideration at third reading stage of the said Bill; and

that, at the expiry of the five hours provided for the consideration of the report stage and at the expiry of the five hours provided for 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 stages 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. 756 -- Vote n^o 756)
YEAS: 143, NAYS: 107
YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Adams Adler Aglukkaq Albas Albrecht Alexander Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambler Anders Anderson Armstrong Aspin Bateman Benoit Bergen Bernier Bezan Blaney Block Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Butt Calandra Calkins Cannan Carmichael Carrie Chisu Chong Clarke Crockatt Daniel Davidson Dechert Del Mastro Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fantino Findlay (Delta—Richmond East) Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Glover Goguen Goldring Goodyear Gosal Gourde Grewal Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hayes Hiebert Hillyer Hoback Holder 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 Leitch Leung Lizon Lobb Lukiwski Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie McColeman McLeod Menegakis Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock Obhrai O'Connor Oliver O'Neill Gordon Opitz O'Toole Paradis Payne Poilievre Preston Rajotte Reid Rempel Richards Rickford Saxton Schellenberger Seeback Shea Shipley Shory Smith Sopuck Stanton Strahl Sweet Tilson Toet Toews Trost Trottier Tweed Uppal Valcourt Van Kesteren Van Loan Wallace Warawa 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: -- 143
NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Angus Ashton Aubin Ayala Bélanger Bennett Benskin Blanchette-Lamothe Boutin-Sweet Brosseau Byrne Caron Casey Cash Charlton Chicoine Chisholm Choquette Chow Christopherson Côté Crowder Cullen Cuzner Davies (Vancouver East) Day Dewar Dion Dionne Labelle Donnelly Doré Lefebvre Dubé Duncan (Etobicoke North) Easter Eyking Foote Fortin Freeman Fry Garneau Garrison Genest Genest-Jourdain Giguère Godin Goodale Gravelle Groguhé Harris (St. John's East) Hsu Hughes Jacob Julian Kellway Lamoureux Latendresse Laverdière LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard) Leslie Liu Mai Marston Martin Masse Mathyssen McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) Michaud Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue) Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord) Morin (Laurentides—Labelle) Mourani Mulcair Nantel Nicholls Nunez-Melo Pacetti Péclet Perreault Pilon Plamondon Quach Rafferty Rankin Raynault Regan Rousseau Saganash Sandhu Scarpaleggia Scott Sellah Sgro Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) Sims (Newton—North Delta) Sitsabaiesan St-Denis Stewart Stoffer Sullivan Thibeault Toone Tremblay Trudeau Turmel Valeriote Total: -- 107
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

The House resumed consideration at report 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 15).

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 1.

Motion No. 2 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

Motion No. 3 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

Motion No. 4 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 11.

Motion No. 5 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 12.

Motion No. 6 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 13.

Motion No. 7 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 14.

Motion No. 8 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 15.

Motion No. 9 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 16.

Motion No. 10 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 17.

Motion No. 11 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 18.

Motion No. 12 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 19.

Motion No. 13 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 20.

Motion No. 14 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 21.

Motion No. 15 of Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher), seconded by Mr. Dubé (Chambly—Borduas), — That Bill C-49 be amended by deleting Clause 22.

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

At 10:07 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Acting Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred, which also applies to Motions Nos. 2 to 15.

Pursuant to Order made Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the recorded division was further deferred until Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder), be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

Notices of Motions

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-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (mental disorder).

Government Orders

The debate continued.

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 — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Sixth Report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, "Innovative Transportation Technologies" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-180), presented to the House on Thursday, February 14, 2013. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-411-180.

— by — Report of the Canadian Transportation Agency for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act, S.C. 1996, c. 10, sbs. 42(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-282-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by — Report of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act, S.C. 2001, c. 29, s. 22. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-867-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by — Reports of the Canadian Transportation Agency 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. 8561-411-527-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of Transport Canada 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. 8561-411-690-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Belledune Port 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. 8561-411-867-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Office of Infrastructure of Canada 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. 8561-411-876-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Hamilton Port 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. 8561-411-888-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Nanaimo Port 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. 8561-411-889-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Port Alberni Port 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. 8561-411-890-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Quebec Port 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. 8561-411-891-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Saint John Port 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. 8561-411-892-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the St. John's Port 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. 8561-411-893-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Toronto Port 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. 8561-411-894-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Vancouver Port 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. 8561-411-895-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Halifax Port 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. 8561-411-896-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Montreal Port 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. 8561-411-897-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Prince Rupert Port 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. 8561-411-899-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Saguenay Port 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. 8561-411-900-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Sept-Îles Port 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. 8561-411-901-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Thunder Bay Port 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. 8561-411-902-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Trois-Rivières Port 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. 8561-411-903-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Windsor Port 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. 8561-411-904-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, "Intellectual Property Regime in Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-200), presented to the House on Monday, March 18, 2013. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-411-200.

— by — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, "Standing on Guard for Thee: Ensuring that Canada's Immigration System is Secure" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-199), presented to the House on Monday, March 18, 2013. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-411-199.

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by , two concerning sex selection (Nos. 411-4261 and 411-4262);

— by , one concerning the Canada Pension Plan (No. 411-4263) and one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 411-4264).

Adjournment

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