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41st PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 74

Monday, February 6, 2012

11:00 a.m.



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 Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations).

Mr. Hiebert (South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale), seconded by Mr. Sweet (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

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.

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security without amendment.

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

Group No. 1 — Motions Nos. 1 to 10.

Group No. 1

Mr. Harris (St. John's East), seconded by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), moved Motion No. 1, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 1.

Mrs. Mourani (Ahuntsic), seconded by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), moved Motion No. 2, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

Mrs. Mourani (Ahuntsic), seconded by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), moved Motion No. 3, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Trudeau (Papineau), moved Motion No. 4, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

Mrs. Mourani (Ahuntsic), seconded by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), moved Motion No. 5, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 11.

Mr. Harris (St. John's East), seconded by Ms. Quach (Beauharnois—Salaberry), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 19.

Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Trudeau (Papineau), moved Motion No. 7, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 23.

Mr. Harris (St. John's East), seconded by Ms. Quach (Beauharnois—Salaberry), moved Motion No. 8, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 24.

Mr. Harris (St. John's East), seconded by Ms. Quach (Beauharnois—Salaberry), moved Motion No. 9, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 28.

Mrs. Mourani (Ahuntsic), seconded by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), moved Motion No. 10, — That Bill C-19 be amended by deleting Clause 29.

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

Statements by Ministers

Pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), Mr. Kenney (Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism) made a statement.


Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Second Report of the Committee, "Chapter 4, Programs for First Nations on Reserves, of the 2011 Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-35.

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. 8, 9 and 15) was tabled.


Mr. Moore (Fundy Royal), from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Bill C-288, An Act respecting the National Flag of Canada, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-36.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 20) was tabled.


Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Boivin (Gatineau), seconded by Ms. Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel), Bill C-389, An Act to implement the recommendations of the Pay Equity Task Force, 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 Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior), one concerning horse meat (No. 411-0401);
— by Ms. Duncan (Etobicoke North), one concerning climate change (No. 411-0402);
— by Ms. Savoie (Victoria), one concerning climate change (No. 411-0403) and one concerning suicide prevention (No. 411-0404);
— by Mr. Hsu (Kingston and the Islands), one concerning climate change (No. 411-0405);
— by Mr. Cash (Davenport), one concerning telecommunications (No. 411-0406);
— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning alcoholic beverages (No. 411-0407) and one concerning environmental assessment and review (No. 411-0408).
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1.

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

Notice of Motion

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 report stage and third reading stage of Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1.

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

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Business of Supply

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Mr. Marston (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek), — That this House reject calls by the Prime Minister to balance the Conservative deficit on the backs of Canada’s seniors by means such as raising the age of eligibility for Old Age Security and call on the government to make the reduction and eventual elimination of seniors’ poverty a cornerstone of the next budget.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 109 -- Vote no 109)
YEAS: 127, NAYS: 147

YEAS -- POUR

Allen (Welland)
Andrews
Angus
Atamanenko
Aubin
Ayala
Bélanger
Bennett
Benskin
Blanchette
Blanchette-Lamothe
Boivin
Borg
Boulerice
Boutin-Sweet
Brahmi
Brison
Brosseau
Byrne
Caron
Casey
Cash
Charlton
Chicoine
Chisholm
Choquette
Chow
Christopherson
Cleary
Coderre
Comartin
Côté

Crowder
Cuzner
Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
Davies (Vancouver East)
Day
Dionne Labelle
Donnelly
Doré Lefebvre
Dubé
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona)
Dusseault
Easter
Eyking
Foote
Fortin
Freeman
Fry
Garrison
Genest
Genest-Jourdain
Giguère
Godin
Goodale
Gravelle
Groguhé
Harris (Scarborough Southwest)
Harris (St. John's East)
Hassainia
Hsu
Hughes
Hyer

Jacob
Julian
Karygiannis
Kellway
Lamoureux
Larose
Latendresse
Laverdière
LeBlanc (Beauséjour)
LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard)
Leslie
Liu
MacAulay
Mai
Marston
Martin
Masse
Mathyssen
May
McCallum
McGuinty
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
Michaud
Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue)
Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord)
Morin (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine)
Morin (Laurentides—Labelle)
Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot)
Mourani
Murray
Nantel
Nicholls

Nunez-Melo
Pacetti
Patry
Péclet
Perreault
Pilon
Plamondon
Quach
Rae
Rafferty
Ravignat
Raynault
Regan
Rousseau
Sandhu
Savoie
Scarpaleggia
Sellah
Sgro
Sims (Newton—North Delta)
Sitsabaiesan
St-Denis
Stewart
Stoffer
Sullivan
Thibeault
Toone
Tremblay
Trudeau
Turmel
Valeriote

Total: -- 127

NAYS -- CONTRE

Ablonczy
Adams
Adler
Aglukkaq
Albas
Albrecht
Alexander
Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac)
Allison
Ambler
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Armstrong
Ashfield
Aspin
Bateman
Benoit
Bernier
Blaney
Block
Boughen
Braid
Breitkreuz
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Newmarket—Aurora)
Brown (Barrie)
Bruinooge
Butt
Calandra
Calkins
Cannan
Carrie
Chisu
Clarke
Clement
Daniel

Davidson
Dechert
Devolin
Dreeshen
Duncan (Vancouver Island North)
Dykstra
Fantino
Findlay (Delta—Richmond East)
Finley (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Flaherty
Galipeau
Gallant
Gill
Glover
Goguen
Goldring
Goodyear
Gosal
Gourde
Grewal
Harris (Cariboo—Prince George)
Hawn
Hayes
Hiebert
Hillyer
Hoback
Hoeppner
Holder
James
Jean
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Kent
Kerr
Komarnicki
Lake

Lauzon
Lebel
Leef
Leitch
Lemieux
Lizon
Lobb
Lukiwski
Lunney
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Mayes
McColeman
McLeod
Menzies
Merrifield
Miller
Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam)
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Nicholson
Norlock
O'Connor
Obhrai
Oda
Opitz
Paradis
Payne
Penashue
Poilievre
Preston
Raitt
Rajotte
Rathgeber
Reid
Rempel
Richards
Richardson

Rickford
Saxton
Schellenberger
Shea
Shipley
Shory
Smith
Sopuck
Stanton
Storseth
Strahl
Sweet
Tilson
Toet
Toews
Trost
Trottier
Truppe
Tweed
Uppal
Valcourt
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Vellacott
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country)
Weston (Saint John)
Wilks
Williamson
Woodworth
Yelich
Young (Oakville)
Zimmer

Total: -- 147

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil--Aucun

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 Mr. Kenney (Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism) — Report on the Operation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011, pursuant to the Canadian Multiculturalism Act, R.S. 1985, c. 24 (4th Supp.), s. 8. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-411-577-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)
— by Mr. Lebel (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 2011-2012 to 2015-2016 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2011-2012 of the Blue Water Bridge Authority, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-411-862-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)
Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:10 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 7:29 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).