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41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 49 Friday, November 18, 2011 10:00 a.m.

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

Whereupon, Ms. Savoie (Victoria), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act.

Prayers

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts, as reported by the Legislative Committee on Bill C-18 with amendments.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Group No. 1 — Motions Nos. 1 to 6.

Group No. 2 — Motions Nos. 7 to 11.

Group No. 1

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury), moved Motion No. 1, — That Bill C-18 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury), moved Motion No. 2, — That Bill C-18 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), moved Motion No. 3, — That Bill C-18 be amended by deleting Clause 6.

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury), moved Motion No. 4, — That Bill C-18 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury), moved Motion No. 5, — That Bill C-18 be amended by deleting Clause 9.

Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-18 be amended by deleting Clause 12.

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

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

Tabling of Documents

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. 411-0087 and 411-0135 concerning Canadians abroad. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-29-02;

— No. 411-0090 concerning the fishing industry. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-4-05;

— Nos. 411-0096 and 411-0115 concerning asbestos. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-1-05;

— No. 411-0102 concerning environmental assessment and review. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-411-27-03.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , four concerning Fiji (Nos. 411-0159 to 411-0162);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 411-0163);

— by , one concerning federal programs (No. 411-0164).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-173 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 return to the following question made into an Order for Return:

Q-165 — — With respect to the opening of the Department of National Defence (DND) offices at 3500 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, also known as the Nortel Campus: (a) what was the total cost to open the facility for use by DND, broken down by (i) the initial cost to purchase the land and facilities, (ii) the cost to renovate the facilities to make them operational for DND purposes; (b) how many staff are currently operating from the Nortel Campus and is this the full complement that the facility will accommodate, or, if not, how many more is it expected to accommodate; (c) in what functions are these personnel engaged, i.e., human resources, accounting, military command, etc.; (d) what is the time frame to transfer all of the services from the National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) to the new location; (e) what, if any, services or functions will remain at the current NDHQ location; (f) will DND services at facilities other than NDHQ be moved to the Nortel Campus, and, if so, what services and from which locations, specifying the complete addresses of the buildings and the services, will be moved; and (g) what will be the total annual operational cost to operate the Nortel facility? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-411-165.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-18, An Act to reorganize the Canadian Wheat Board and to make consequential and related amendments to certain Acts, as reported by the Legislative Committee on Bill C-18 with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1 to 6).

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

Private Members' Business

At 1:30 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 Canadian Heritage of Bill C-288, An Act respecting the National Flag of Canada.

Mr. Carmichael (Don Valley West), seconded by Mr. Watson (Essex), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

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.

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 Canadian Dairy Commission, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the dairy year ended July 31, 2011, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-90-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— by — Agreement for RCMP policing services (First Nations Community Policing Service) for the province of British Columbia and the Nuxalk Nation Council, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-475-20. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

— P.C. 2011-1192, P.C. 2011-1193 and P.C. 2011-1195 to P.C. 2011-1198. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-1-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)

— P.C. 2011-1212 and P.C. 2011-1213. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-3-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— P.C. 2011-1207 and P.C. 2011-1208. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-14-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— P.C. 2011-1209. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-7-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— P.C. 2011-1206. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-9-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— P.C. 2011-1185 and P.C. 2011-1186. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-10-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

— P.C. 2011-1183. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-18-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— P.C. 2011-1199 to P.C. 2011-1202, P.C. 2011-1204, P.C. 2011-1205 and P.C. 2011-1218. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-16-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— P.C. 2011-1214 and P.C. 2011-1215. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-13-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— P.C. 2011-1216 and P.C. 2011-1217. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-29-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— P.C. 2011-1286. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-20-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts)

— P.C. 2011-1219 to P.C. 2011-1221. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-30-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— P.C. 2011-1184, P.C. 2011-1210 and P.C. 2011-1211. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-24-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— P.C. 2011-1191. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-32-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs)

Adjournment

At 2:31 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).