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| 41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 5 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 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. |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh), Bill C-201, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel and accommodation deduction for tradespersons), 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 Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh), Bill C-202, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (death benefit), 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 Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh), Bill C-203, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (in-home care of relative), 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. Gravelle (Nickel Belt), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), Bill C-204, An Act establishing the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario, 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. Donnelly (New Westminster—Coquitlam), one concerning international trade (No. 411-0007);
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— by Mr. Tilson (Dufferin—Caledon), one concerning a national child care program (No. 411-0008);
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— by Mr. Valeriote (Guelph), one concerning international trade (No. 411-0009);
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— by Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), one concerning Fiji (No. 411-0010);
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— by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), one concerning asbestos (No. 411-0011).
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Menzies (Minister of State (Finance)), — That this House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government; (Ways and Means No. 1) |
And of the amendment of Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), seconded by Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
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“the House not approve in general the budgetary policy of the government unless the government brings in additional measures to correct the government's poor record of fiscal management, to address adequately the current jobs crisis in the economy, to address the shortage of family doctors and other health professionals, to deal with the need to provide Canadians with a comfortable retirement and a secure vehicle for their retirement savings, to lift every Canadian senior out of poverty, to make life more affordable for low and middle-income Canadians and to address the government's failure to substitute a more targeted approach to job creation for its ill-conceived, across-the-board, corporate income tax cuts”;
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Rae (Toronto Centre), seconded by Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants), — That the amendment be amended by adding after the word “cuts” the following:
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“, and reject the government's budgetary policy because it does nothing to improve the worsening living conditions and opportunity gaps facing Aboriginal people, fails to present any plan that fosters long-term, sustainable prosperity and equal opportunity for all Canadians, deliberately excludes low-income Canadians from qualifying for new tax measures by failing to make them refundable tax credits, abandons the federal government's role in the development and maintenance of affordable housing, continues to display a lack of federal leadership on healthcare, particularly by ignoring the need to begin negotiations with the provinces on the successor to the 2004 Health Accord, and leaves Canadians in the dark as to which programs and services will be cut in order to meet the government's deficit projections”.
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The debate continued. |
| Ways and Means |
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Mrs. Yelich (Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)) laid upon the Table, — Notice of a Ways and Means motion to implement certain provisions of the 2011 budget as updated on June 6, 2011. (Ways and Means No. 4) — Sessional Paper No. 8570-411-4. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mrs. Yelich (Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of this Ways and Means motion. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Menzies (Minister of State (Finance)); (Ways and Means No. 1) |
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And of the amendment of Mr. Layton (Toronto—Danforth), seconded by Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park); |
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Rae (Toronto Centre), seconded by Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants). |
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The debate continued. |
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At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 84(4), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the subamendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 133, NAYS: 159 |
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YEAS — POUR Allen (Welland) Crowder Hughes Nicholls Total: -- 133 |
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NAYS — CONTRE Adams Daniel Lake Rickford Total: -- 159 |
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PAIRED — PAIRÉS Nil — Aucun |
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| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by the Speaker — Report of the parliamentary delegation, led by former Speaker Peter Milliken, that travelled to Kuwait and Sweden, from March 13 to 19, 2011, pursuant to Standing Order 32(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8565-411-75-01.
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— by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:
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— P.C. 2011-418 and P.C. 2011-429. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-3-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
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— P.C. 2011-428. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-14-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)
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— P.C. 2011-433. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-9-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)
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— P.C. 2011-422. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-8-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)
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— P.C. 2011-592 and P.C. 2011-593. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-4-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)
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— P.C. 2011-419, P.C. 2011-431, P.C. 2011-432 and P.C. 2011-563. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-16-01. (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)
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— P.C. 2011-425 and P.C. 2011-426. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-17-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence)
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— P.C. 2011-430. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-29-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)
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— P.C. 2011-604. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-411-20-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts)
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| Adjournment |
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At 6:44 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |