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| 41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 104 Monday, June 16, 2014 11:00 a.m. |
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The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker. |
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Whereupon, Mr. Devolin (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock), Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8. |
| Prayers |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 11:03 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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Mr. Stanton (Simcoe North), seconded by Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should consider the advisability of measures to deepen and straighten the vessel navigation channel which provides access between Georgian Bay and the westerly limit of the Trent-Severn Waterway, at Port Severn. (Private Members' Business M-502) |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Moore (Minister of Industry), — That Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food. |
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The debate continued. |
| 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. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 27, 2014, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Kenney (Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism), — That Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Attorney General of Canada v. Bedford and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 139, NAYS: 117 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Clement Kerr Rickford Total: -- 139 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Hyer Mulcair Total: -- 117 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Attorney General of Canada v. Bedford and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 27, 2014, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Alexander (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), seconded by Mr. Duncan (Minister of State), — That Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 137, NAYS: 118 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Chong Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Richards Total: -- 137 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Day Jones Nantel Total: -- 118 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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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: |
— No. 412-2573 concerning firearms. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-120-01;
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— No. 412-2576 concerning China. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-19-06;
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— Nos. 412-2582, 412-2739, 412-2749 and 412-3146 concerning genetic engineering. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-4-15;
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— Nos. 412-2597, 412-2638 to 412-2640, 412-2644, 412-2668, 412-2669, 412-2672 and 412-2673 concerning the grain industry. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-82-09;
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— Nos. 412-2666, 412-2722 and 412-3138 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-2-13.
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Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Wallace (Burlington) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting the annual Co-Chairs' visit to Tokyo, Japan, from April 7 to 12, 2013. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-412-57-02.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Wallace (Burlington) presented the report of the joint Canadian delegation of the Canada-China Legislative Association and the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 34th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, from September 17 to 23, 2013. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-412-57-03.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Dusseault (Sherbrooke), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee, "Open Data: The Way of the Future". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-119. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 13, 17 to 26, 31 and 32) was tabled. |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Kellway (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mr. Mulcair (Outremont), Bill C-619, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change, 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. Liu (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles), seconded by Mr. Cash (Davenport), Bill C-620, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (training without remuneration), 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. Rankin (Victoria), seconded by Mr. Caron (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques), Bill C-621, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (economic substance), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
First Reading of Senate Public Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country), seconded by Mr. Wallace (Burlington), Bill S-211, An Act to establish a national day to promote health and fitness for all Canadians, was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-17, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, shall be deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed. |
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Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Sandhu (Surrey North), moved, — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, be concurred in. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Lemieux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture), moved, — That the debate be now adjourned. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 137, NAYS: 105 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Clarke Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Richards Total: -- 137 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Crowder Hughes Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot) Total: -- 105 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 412-3721);
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— by Mr. Lizon (Mississauga East—Cooksville), one concerning health care services (No. 412-3722);
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— by Mr. Casey (Charlottetown), two concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 412-3723 and 412-3724);
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— by Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), two concerning prostitution (Nos. 412-3725 and 412-3726);
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— by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 412-3727);
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— by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), one concerning Old Age Security benefits (No. 412-3728);
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— by Mr. Hillyer (Lethbridge), one concerning prostitution (No. 412-3729);
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— by Mrs. Sellah (Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert), one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 412-3730);
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning environmental assessment and review (No. 412-3731) and one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-3732);
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— by Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), one concerning China (No. 412-3733);
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— by Mr. Harris (St. John's East), one concerning the Employment Insurance Program (No. 412-3734);
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— by Ms. Borg (Terrebonne—Blainville), one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 412-3735) and three concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 412-3736 to 412-3738);
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— by Mr. Kellway (Beaches—East York), six concerning the protection of the environment (Nos. 412-3739 to 412-3744);
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— by Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), eighteen concerning Canada's railways (Nos. 412-3745 to 412-3762);
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— by Mr. Blanchette (Louis-Hébert), one concerning the mining industry (No. 412-3763);
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— by Mr. Cash (Davenport), one concerning working conditions (No. 412-3764) and one concerning immigration (No. 412-3765);
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— by Mr. Rankin (Victoria), two concerning genetic engineering (Nos. 412-3766 and 412-3767), one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-3768), one concerning the Canada Pension Plan (No. 412-3769) and one concerning the mining industry (No. 412-3770);
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— by Ms. Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel), one concerning navigable waters (No. 412-3771).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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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-485 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With regard to access to information requests to government departments, institutions and agencies for each year from 2003 to 2013: (a) how many requests were made in total, broken down by department, institution, or agency, (i) what was the average number of days taken to process these requests, (ii) what was the method by which a delay to a request was determined, (iii) is there a formula by which the number of days of delay is quantitatively determined, (iv) what was the number of requests signed by the Minister before being sent out, (v) what was the number of days delayed per request waiting for the Minister’s signature, (vi) what was the number of requests to which ministerial staff requested or demanded that modifications be made by the Access to Information and Privacy Directorate (ATIP), or about which ministerial staff raised questions with ATIP, (vii) what was the number of requests modified after questions, requests, or demands by staff in the Minister’s office, (viii) what was the average delay per request due to questions, requests, or demands by staff in the Minister's office; (b) of those requests identified in (v) and (vi), how many have been reported to the Office of the Information Commissioner, broken down by department, institution or agency; (c) do policies exist to minimize delays, broken down by (i) department, institution, or agency, (ii) are they formal or informal policies, (iii) were there cases where these policies could not be applied and, if so, how many, (iv) of those times in (iii), what was the reason, (v) of those in (iii), what was the length of delay; and (d) did weekly meetings organized by the ATIP Directorate occur, broken down by department, institution, or agency and, if so, (i) did staff from the Minister’s office attend, (ii) did staff from the Minister’s office play an active role, (iii) did staff from the Minister’s office flag files in any capacity and, if so, on what basis, (iv) did staff from the Minister’s office ask questions, make requests or demands to the ATIP Directorate? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-485.
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Q-486 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — With regard to on-reserve educational facilities for First Nations in Canada: (a) what requests for capital building expenditure funding for the purposes of acquiring, building, expanding, improving or replacing educational facilities have been made from 2008 to the present; (b) which of these requests have been granted by the government and why; (c) which of these requests were denied and why; (d) which of these requests were delayed, by whom (i.e. government or band council), by how long, and why; (e) what funds have been committed by the government for capital building expenditure for the purposes of acquiring, building, expanding, improving or replacing educational facilities on-reserve in each fiscal year from 2008-2009 to 2013-2014; (f) what on-reserve educational facilities projects are currently underway; (g) in each year since 2008, what projects have been delayed or postponed, and, if any, what were the justifications for and lengths of these delays; (h) what projects are slated to begin work in the 2014-2015 fiscal year; (i) what portion of the total cost of these projects is being funded by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) through capital building infrastructure; (j) how many projects included additional money from a First Nation to complete the construction or for the equipping of an educational facility; (k) what on-reserve educational facilities projects are slated to begin work beyond the 2014-2015 fiscal year; (l) how many communities with projects identified by INAC as priority capital projects have had letters of approval issued to them; (m) since 2008, what amounts from the "Community Infrastructure" line item have been reallocated either within INAC or to other government departments; (n) with regard to capital building expenditure funding for the purposes of acquiring, building, expanding, improving or replacing educational facilities built on First Nations Reserves for each year from 2008 to the present, broken down by (i) year and (ii) community, how much money was planned but not spent on schools and why? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-486.
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Q-487 — Mr. Trudeau (Papineau) — With regard to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, since 2011 inclusive: (a) for each province or territory, and for each Census Metropolitan Area or Economic Region, what is (i) the total number of applications for a Labour Market Opinion, (ii) the number of applications approved, (iii) the number of applications denied, (iv) the average length of time between the receipt of an application and the issuance of the decision; and (b) for each province or territory, what is (i) the total number of applications for an Accelerated Labour Market Opinion, (ii) the number of applications approved, (iii) the number of applications denied, (iv) the average length of time between the receipt of an application and the issuance of the decision? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-487.
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Q-488 — Mr. Trudeau (Papineau) — With regard to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program: (a) what oversight mechanisms are in place to monitor compliance; (b) who conducts workplace inspections; (c) how many persons responsible for inspection have been employed each year since 2006 inclusive; and (d) how many workplace inspections have been carried out each year since 2006, broken down by (i) province or territory of workplace, (ii) Census Metropolitan Area or Economic Region? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-488.
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| Government Orders |
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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. Baird (Minister of Foreign Affairs), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions, 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 |
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that, at the expiry of the five hours provided for the consideration at report stage and the five hours provided for the consideration at 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 then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 138, NAYS: 106 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Clement Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Rickford Total: -- 138 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Crowder Hyer Nantel Total: -- 106 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions, as reported by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development with an amendment; |
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And of the motions in Group No. 1. |
| Group No. 1 |
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Motion No. 1 of Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Liu (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles), — That Bill C-6 be amended by deleting the short title. |
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Motion No. 2 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), — That Bill C-6 be amended by deleting Clause 4. |
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Motion No. 3 of Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre), seconded by Ms. Liu (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles), — That Bill C-6 be amended by deleting Clause 11. |
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The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1. |
| Messages from the Senate |
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A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following Bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired: |
| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-6, An Act to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions, as reported by the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development with an amendment; |
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And of the motions in Group No. 1. |
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The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1. |
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At 11:13 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Acting Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division, which also applies to Motion No. 3, was deferred. |
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The question was put on Motion No. 2 and, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(8), the recorded division was deferred. |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 27, 2014, the recorded divisions were further deferred until Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), seconded by Mr. Moore (Minister of Industry), — That Bill C-18, An Act to amend certain Acts relating to agriculture and agri-food, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food. |
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The debate continued. |
| Midnight |
| Messages from the Senate |
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Messages were 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-20, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Honduras, the Agreement on Environmental Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Honduras and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Honduras, without amendment;
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— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-38, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2015;
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— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-39, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2015;
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— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-394, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence Act (criminal organization recruitment), without amendment.
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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 Ms. Ambrose (Minister of Health) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Health, "Government's Role in Addressing Prescription Drug Abuse" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-66), presented to the House on Thursday, April 10, 2014. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-412-66.
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— by Mr. Moore (Minister of Industry) — Report on the ten-year review of the Business Development Bank of Canada Act for the period of 2001 to 2010, pursuant to the Business Development Bank of Canada Act, S. C. 1995, c. 28, sbs. 36(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-412-766-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)
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| Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were filed as follows: |
— by Mr. Wilks (Kootenay—Columbia), four concerning the grain industry (Nos. 412-3772 to 412-3775);
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— by Mr. Toet (Elmwood—Transcona), three concerning sex selection (Nos. 412-3776 to 412-3778);
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— by Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre), four concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 412-3779 to 412-3782), three concerning the protection of the environment (Nos. 412-3783 to 412-3785) and one concerning nuclear weapons (No. 412-3786).
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 12:01 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 12:17 a.m., the Acting Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |