Thursday, September 18, 2014 (No. 111)

Orders of the Day

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

October 16, 2013 — Consideration of the motion for an Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, — That the following Address be presented to His Excellency the Governor General:

To His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:

We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the House of Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.

Government Orders

Business of Supply

October 16, 2013 — The President of the Treasury Board — Consideration of the Business of Supply.

Supply period ending December 10, 2014 — maximum of 7 allotted days, pursuant to Standing Order 81(10)(a).

Opposition Motion — Deferred recorded division

September 16, 2014 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), seconded by Mr. Marston (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should reinstate the federal minimum wage and increase it incrementally to $15 per hour over five years.

Recorded division — deferred until Thursday, September 18, 2014, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, September 16, 2014.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 — 2nd allotted day.

Opposition Motions

October 22, 2013 — Mr. Trudeau (Papineau) — That the Board of Internal Economy begin posting the travel and hospitality expenses of Members, on a quarterly basis, to the Parliament of Canada website in a manner similar to the guidelines used by the government for proactive disclosure of ministerial expenses.

October 22, 2013 — Mr. Trudeau (Papineau) — That the Board of Internal Economy begin posting individual Member's Expenditure Reports, on a quarterly basis, to the Parliament of Canada website in a format more accessible to the public.

October 22, 2013 — Mr. Trudeau (Papineau) — That the House call on the Auditor General to undertake performance audits of the House of Commons administration every three years.

October 22, 2013 — Mr. Trudeau (Papineau) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be directed to develop guidelines under which the Auditor General is asked to perform more detailed audits of parliamentary spending and report these guidelines to the House no later than March 31, 2014.

October 31, 2013 — Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to propose amendments to the Standing Orders that would provide Members with a mechanism to address Members’ dissatisfaction with government responses to written questions, in a manner similar to the adjournment proceedings process for oral questions; and that the Committee report these proposed amendments to the House no later than March 7, 2014.

October 31, 2013 — Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions governing Oral Questions, and to consider, among other things, (i) elevating decorum and fortifying the use of discipline by the Speaker, to strengthen the dignity and authority of the House, (ii) lengthening the amount of time given for each question and each answer, (iii) examining the convention that the Minister questioned need not respond, (iv) allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (v) dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, (vi) dedicating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister in a way that would require Ministers be present two of the four days to answer questions concerning their portfolio, based on a published schedule that would rotate and that would ensure an equitable distribution of Ministers across the four days; and that the Committee report its findings to the House, with proposed changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions, within six months of the adoption of this order.

November 5, 2013 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should honour the service of Canadian military and RCMP veterans and their families by: (a) reversing the decision to close down the Veterans Affairs offices in Corner Brook, Charlottetown, Sydney, Windsor, Thunder Bay, Brandon, Saskatoon, Kelowna, and Prince George; (b) recognizing that the government has a legal, moral, social and fiduciary duty towards the men and women that the government put in harm’s way; (c) immediately implementing the recommendations put forward by the Veterans Affairs ombudsman on the New Veterans Charter; and (d) respecting the mandate of the stakeholder meeting to provide meaningful consultations with Canadian veterans.

November 5, 2013 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — That an Order of the House do issue for a copy of the following documents in the possession of the Government of Canada: (a) e-mail messages sent or received from Nigel Wright, from December 3, 2012 to May 20, 2013; (b) e-mail messages received from Nigel Wright, or his attorneys, by the government since May 20, 2013; (c) e-mail messages sent or received by Chris Woodcock, Benjamin Perrin, David van Hemmen, Jenni Byrne, Ray Novak, and Patrick Rogers from December 3, 2012 to the present; (d) e-mail messages from within the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) where Senate expenses or Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin or Patrick Brazeau are mentioned not contained in (c) above for the same time period; (e) records of communication between Senator David Tkachuk and the PMO from December 3, 2012 to the present; (f) minutes of any meetings at the PMO where Senate expenses or Senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin or Patrick Brazeau were mentioned from December 3, 2012 to the present; and (g) cheques received by the government from Senator Mike Duffy or his attorneys related to expenses in the last two years.

November 19, 2013 — Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) — That, in light of the Federal Court of Canada finding on May 23, 2013 by Justice Richard Mosley that the Conservative CIMS database was the likely source of election fraud in ridings across the country in the 2011 general election, the House call on Elections Canada to fully enforce the Canada Elections Act for the current by-elections in Provencher, Brandon—Souris, Toronto Centre, and Bourassa, paying close attention to any reports of similar fraudulent activity, and to report to the House within ninety calendar days any complaints or evidence that it has received of such fraudulent activity taking place.

November 19, 2013 — Mr. Valeriote (Guelph) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions governing Oral Questions, and to consider, among other things, (i) elevating decorum and fortifying the use of discipline by the Speaker, to strengthen the dignity and authority of the House, (ii) lengthening the amount of time given for each question and each answer, (iii) examining the convention that the Minister questioned need not respond, (iv) allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (v) dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, (vi) dedicating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister in a way that would require Ministers be present two of the four days to answer questions concerning their portfolio, based on a published schedule that would rotate and that would ensure an equitable distribution of Ministers across the four days; and that the Committee report its findings to the House, with proposed changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions, within six months of the adoption of this order.

November 19, 2013 — Mr. LeBlanc (Beauséjour) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions governing Oral Questions, and to consider, among other things, (i) elevating decorum and fortifying the use of discipline by the Speaker, to strengthen the dignity and authority of the House, (ii) lengthening the amount of time given for each question and each answer, (iii) examining the convention that the Minister questioned need not respond, (iv) allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (v) dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, (vi) dedicating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister in a way that would require Ministers be present two of the four days to answer questions concerning their portfolio, based on a published schedule that would rotate and that would ensure an equitable distribution of Ministers across the four days; and that the Committee report its findings to the House, with proposed changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions, within six months of the adoption of this order.

November 19, 2013 — Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions governing Oral Questions, and to consider, among other things, (i) elevating decorum and fortifying the use of discipline by the Speaker, to strengthen the dignity and authority of the House, (ii) lengthening the amount of time given for each question and each answer, (iii) examining the convention that the Minister questioned need not respond, (iv) allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (v) dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, (vi) dedicating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister in a way that would require Ministers be present two of the four days to answer questions concerning their portfolio, based on a published schedule that would rotate and that would ensure an equitable distribution of Ministers across the four days; and that the Committee report its findings to the House, with proposed changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions, within six months of the adoption of this order.

January 23, 2014 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should make affordability a central focus of Budget 2014, including the reduction of ATM fees, the elimination of fees for paper copies of bills, working with the provinces and territories to crack down on the predatory practices of payday lenders, creating a gas price watchdog, and working with the financial sector to ensure Canadians have access to low-interest credit cards.

January 23, 2014 — Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park) — That, in the opinion of the House, in the wake of the loss of nearly 50,000 jobs across Canada in December 2013 alone, and the Bank of Canada prediction that household debt will contribute to the continued underperformance of our economy over the next two years, the government should take immediate action to reduce current record levels of household debt.

January 28, 2014 — Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park) — That, in the opinion of the House, many payday lenders exploit vulnerable Canadians and that the House call on the government to (a) take federal leadership in protecting Canadians from predatory lending rates; (b) ban extra fees and other loopholes that push effective lending rates beyond the criminal rate of 60 percent; and (c) work with the provinces and financial institutions to increase the accessibility to financial services for low-income Canadians.

January 28, 2014 — Mr. Caron (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) — That, in the opinion of the House, credit card interest rates are too high as a result of an uncompetitive marketplace and that the House call on the government to ensure Canadians can have access to a low-rate, no frills credit card.

January 28, 2014 — Ms. Papillon (Québec) — That, in the opinion of the House, Canadians face unfair new fees for paper bills and that the House call on the government to announce immediate action in Budget 2014 to ban pay-to-pay fees.

January 31, 2014 — Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants) — That the House call on the government to refrain from spending any taxpayer funds to advertise any matter related to the 2014 Budget, including during the coverage of the upcoming Olympics, until such time as the measures have actually been implemented and made available to Canadians.

January 31, 2014 — Mr. Goodale (Wascana) — That the House call on the government to refrain from spending any taxpayer funds to advertise any matter related to the 2014 Budget, including during the coverage of the upcoming Olympics, until such time as the measures have actually been implemented and made available to Canadians.

January 31, 2014 — Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) — That the Board of Internal Economy begin posting the travel and hospitality expenses of Members, on a quarterly basis, starting with the last quarter of 2013, to the Parliament of Canada website in a manner similar to the guidelines used by the government for the proactive disclosure of ministerial expenses.

February 20, 2014 — Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, the Committee hold public hearings in each region of Canada, before starting clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill.

February 20, 2014 — Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada should be allowed to investigate electoral fraud and report on investigations.

February 20, 2014 — Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent) — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, the Committee be granted the power to expand the scope of the Bill in order to: (a) increase the number of Canadian citizens that are eligible to vote; (b) improve the accuracy of the National Register of Electors; and (c) open the eligibility of those who can be added to the National Register of Electors.

February 20, 2014 — Mr. Scott (Toronto—Danforth) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada should be allowed to encourage and promote democracy.

February 28, 2014 — Mr. McCallum (Markham—Unionville) — That the House express its dismay at the government’s statistics which indicate that since 2007, waiting times have increased by 200% for family reunification immigrants, by 65% for live-in caregivers, by 55% for Provincial Nominees, by up to 113% for Federal Skilled Workers, by 150% for visitor visas and by 107% for citizenship applications; and call on the government to invest the necessary resources to reduce these waiting times to at least 2007 levels.

February 28, 2014 — Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders that would preclude the use of closure and time allocation on any legislation that seeks to amend either the Canada Elections Act or the Parliament of Canada Act and that the Committee report its findings to the House by April 11, 2014.

March 20, 2014 — Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Prime Minister should, within 6 months, invite the provincial and territorial governments, as well as representatives of First Nations, Inuit and Metis, to a meeting on improving public health care for Canadians and developing federal-provincial agreements that ensure all Canadians have access to high quality public health care from coast to coast to coast.

March 28, 2014 — Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — That, in the opinion of the House, the drastic increase in income inequality under recent Liberal and Conservative governments harms Canadian society; and that the House express its opposition to the Conservative income splitting proposal which will make this problem worse and provide no benefit to over 86% of Canadians.

April 8, 2014 — Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) — That Standing Order 78 be amended by adding the following:

"(4) No motion, pursuant to any paragraph of this Standing Order, may be used to allocate a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of any bill that seeks to amend the Canada Elections Act or the Parliament of Canada Act.";

and that Standing Order 57 be amended by adding the following:

", provided that the resolution or resolutions, clause or clauses, section or sections, preamble or preambles, title or titles, being considered do not pertain to any bill that seeks to amend the Canada Elections Act or the Parliament of Canada Act.".

April 24, 2014 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That, in the opinion of the House, the Finance Minister should immediately renew the government’s commitment to working with the provinces towards an increase of benefits provided by the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans.

April 24, 2014 — Mr. Nantel (Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher) — That, in the opinion of the House, CBC/Radio-Canada plays a key role in informing, entertaining and uniting Canadians and is today weakened because of the rounds of cuts over the past 20 years, and calls on the government to: (a) reverse the $45 million in cuts for 2014-2015 in Budget 2012; and (b) provide adequate and stable funding to the public broadcaster so that it can fulfill its mandate.

May 2, 2014 — Mr. Dion (Saint-Laurent—Cartierville) — That the House recognize that the Supreme Court ruling of April 25, 2014, does not eliminate the possibility of meaningful and immediate improvements to the Senate appointment process and call on the Prime Minister to implement a new, non-partisan, transparent process to offer suggestions to him for the appointment of future senators, including the nine current vacancies in the Senate.

May 2, 2014 — Mr. LeBlanc (Beauséjour) — That the House recognize that the Supreme Court ruling of April 25, 2014, does not eliminate the possibility of meaningful and immediate improvements to the Senate appointment process and call on the Prime Minister to implement a new, non-partisan, transparent process to offer suggestions to him for the appointment of future senators, including the nine current vacancies in the Senate.

May 2, 2014 — Mr. Easter (Malpeque) — That the House express its deep concern regarding the sharing of Canadians’ private telecommunications information over a million times with various government agencies, without any explanation or transparency; call on the government to provide the Privacy Commissioner with the information she has been requesting on this matter; and increase proper oversight on all matters of national security through the establishment of a National Security Committee of Parliamentarians as laid out in Bill C-551.

May 2, 2014 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should follow the advice of the Privacy Commissioner and make public the number of warrantless disclosures made by telecommunications companies at the request of federal departments and agencies; and immediately close the loophole that has allowed the indiscriminate disclosure of the personal information of law-abiding Canadians without a warrant.

May 12, 2014 — Ms. Ashton (Churchill) — That, in the opinion of the House: (a) a woman's right to choose abortion is a fundamental question of equality and human rights; (b) the key priorities of the government during the upcoming international summit on child and maternal health on May 28-30, 2014 should include empowering women globally, promoting gender equality and supporting reproductive health care including the full range of family planning, sexual and reproductive health options; and (c) the government should lift its policy of refusing to fund international programs that support a full range of family planning and reproductive health care options, including abortion.

May 13, 2014 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should commit to restoring the hiring credit for small businesses to help small business owners grow our economy and create middle-class jobs for Canadians.

May 13, 2014 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That, in the opinion of the House, the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in Canada raises significant concerns about privacy and constitutional rights, and could negatively affect as many as one million Canadians; and, as such, the government should remove the FATCA implementation provisions from the latest omnibus budget implementation bill.

June 6, 2014 — Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — That, in the opinion of the House, the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) in Canada raises major concerns about privacy and constitutional rights, and could negatively affect as many as one million Canadians; and, as such, the government should remove the FATCA implementation provisions from the latest omnibus budget implementation bill.

June 6, 2014 — Mr. Harris (St. John's East) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should reject calls from former Liberal Ministers of Defence Bill Graham and David Pratt and refuse to participate in the North American ballistic missile defence system.

June 6, 2014 — Mr. Harris (St. John's East) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should not commit itself to a sole source purchase of the F-35 that would have no competition, no guarantees for Canadian jobs, and would lead to significant cost overruns.

September 11, 2014 — Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should cancel its unilateral cuts to the Canada Health Transfer that would reduce anticipated investment in health care by as much as $36 billion and meet with provinces, territories and First Nations to establish new funding agreements focused on meeting the future health care needs of all Canadians.

Ways and Means

No. 3 — November 22, 2013 — The Minister of State (Multiculturalism) — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Customs Tariff. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-3, tabled on Friday, November 22, 2013.

No. 7 — February 11, 2014 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and other tax legislation. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-8, tabled on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

No. 8 — February 11, 2014 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-9, tabled on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

No. 9 — February 11, 2014 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Act, 2001 and the Excise Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-10, tabled on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

No. 10 — February 11, 2014 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Customs Tariff. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-412-11, tabled on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

Government Bills (Commons)

C-3R — June 17, 2014 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Ms. Raitt (Minister of Transport), seconded by Ms. Finley (Minister of Public Works and Government Services), — That Bill C-3, An Act to enact the Aviation Industry Indemnity Act, to amend the Aeronautics Act, the Canada Marine Act, the Marine Liability Act and the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass.

Time allocation motion — notice given Wednesday, May 28, 2014, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3).

C-8 — June 19, 2014 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Moore (Minister of Industry), seconded by Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice), — That Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Copyright Act and the Trade-marks Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass.

Time allocation motion — notice given Tuesday, April 1, 2014, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3).

C-11 — November 20, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Fantino (Minister of Veterans Affairs), seconded by Mr. Duncan (Minister of State), — That Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (priority hiring for injured veterans), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs.

C-12 — June 17, 2014 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Blaney (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Mrs. McLeod (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and for Western Economic Diversification), — That Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Time allocation motion — notice given Tuesday, June 17, 2014, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3).

C-13 — June 13, 2014 — The Minister of Justice — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act, the Competition Act and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with an amendment.

Committee Report — presented on Friday, June 13, 2014, Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-116.

Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper.

C-21 — September 15, 2014 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Clement (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Poilievre (Minister of State (Democratic Reform)), — That Bill C-21, An Act to control the administrative burden that regulations impose on businesses, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.

C-22R — September 15, 2014 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Rickford (Minister of Natural Resources), seconded by Mrs. Wong (Minister of State (Seniors)), — That Bill C-22, An Act respecting Canada's offshore oil and gas operations, enacting the Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act, repealing the Nuclear Liability Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass.

C-26 — June 2, 2014 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council), — That Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, to enact the High Risk Child Sex Offender Database Act 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.

Time allocation motion — notice given Friday, June 13, 2014, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3).

C-35 — June 3, 2014 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Duncan (Minister of State), — That Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (law enforcement animals, military animals and service animals), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Time allocation motion — notice given Tuesday, June 17, 2014, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3).

C-36 — September 15, 2014 — The Minister of Justice — Consideration at report stage of 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, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments.

Committee Report — presented on Monday, September 15, 2014, Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-121.

Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper.

C-40R — June 19, 2014 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council), seconded by Mrs. Glover (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages), — That Bill C-40, An Act respecting the Rouge National Urban Park, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Government Bills (Senate)

S-2 — April 10, 2014 — The Minister of Justice — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Statutory Instruments Act and to make consequential amendments to the Statutory Instruments Regulations.

S-3 — February 11, 2014 — The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans of Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act.

S-4 — June 17, 2014 — The Minister of Industry — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology of Bill S-4, An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make a consequential amendment to another Act.

S-5 — June 13, 2014 — The Minister of the Environment — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canada National Parks Act (Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve of Canada).

Government Business

No. 3 — October 17, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mrs. Yelich (Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular)), — That this House take note of the Canadian economy, and

(a) recognize that Canadians' top priority remains economic growth and job creation; and

(b) commend the government's economic record which includes the creation of more than one million net new jobs since July 2009, a banking system recognized as the safest and soundest in the world for the past six years, and the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio among G7 countries;

And of the amendment of Mr. Mulcair (Leader of the Opposition), seconded by Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after “job creation; and” and substituting the following:

“(b) condemn the Conservatives' economic record, which has resulted in over 1.3 million unemployed Canadians, drastic cuts to Employment Insurance, growing inequality and the dowloading of billions of dollars of costs to individuals and other levels of government; and

(c) call on the government to introduce a real plan to create high-quality jobs and combat stagnating wages, provide tax incentives targeted to hire young Canadians, improve retirement security through increased Canada Pension Plan/Quebec Pension Plan benefits, and reduce credit card fees charged to small businesses and Canadian families.”.

No. 6 — February 5, 2014 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, a bill in the name of the Minister of Labour, entitled An Act to provide for the continuation and resumption of rail service operations, shall be disposed of as follows:

(a) the said bill may be read twice or thrice in one sitting;

(b) not more than two hours shall be allotted for the consideration of the second reading stage of the said bill, following the adoption of this Order;

(c) when the bill has been read a second time, it shall be referred to a Committee of the Whole;

(d) any division requested in the Committee shall be deferred until the end of the Committee’s consideration of the bill;

(e) not more than one hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the Committee of the Whole stage of the said bill;

(f) not more than one-half hour shall be allotted for the consideration of the third reading stage of the said bill, provided that no Member shall speak for more than ten minutes at a time during the said stage and that no period for questions and comments be permitted following each Member’s speech;

(g) at the expiry of the time provided for in this Order, any proceedings before the House or the Committee of the Whole shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the stage, then under consideration, of the said bill shall be put and disposed of forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment, and no division shall be deferred;

(h) when the Speaker has, for the purposes of this Order, interrupted any proceeding for the purpose of putting forthwith the question on any business then before the House, the bells to call in the Members shall be sounded for not more than thirty minutes;

(i) commencing when the said bill is read a first time and concluding when the said bill is read a third time, the House shall not adjourn except pursuant to a motion proposed by a Minister of the Crown;

(j) no motion to adjourn the debate at any stage of the said bill may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown; and

(k) during the consideration of the said bill in the Committee of the Whole, no motion that the Committee rise or that the Committee report progress may be proposed except by a Minister of the Crown.

No. 11 — May 26, 2014 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of Ms. Boivin (Gatineau), seconded by Mr. Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant), — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights that, during its consideration of Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act, the Competition Act and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, the Committee be granted the power to divide the Bill into two bills: the first consisting of clauses 2 to 7 and 27, related to cyberbullying; and the second bill containing all the other provisions of Bill C-13.

No. 12 — June 19, 2014 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs that, during its consideration of Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Public Service Employment Act (enhancing hiring opportunities for certain serving and former members of the Canadian Forces), the Committee be granted the power to expand the scope of the Bill in order to allow members of the RCMP to qualify for the priority hiring program.

Concurrence in Committee Reports

No. 6 — June 11, 2014 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Caron (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques), — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, be concurred in.

Debate — 1 hour and 56 minutes to be added to the business of the House on a day designated by the government, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 27, 2014.

Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.

No. 7 — June 16, 2014 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Sandhu (Surrey North), — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, be concurred in.

Debate — 1 hour and 50 minutes to be added to the business of the House on a day designated by the government, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 27, 2014.

Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.

No. 9 — June 19, 2014 — Resuming the adjourned debate on the motion of Ms. Leslie (Halifax), seconded by Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury), — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, be concurred in.

Debate — 1 hour and 53 minutes to be added to the business of the House on a day designated by the government, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 27, 2014.

Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.

R Recommended by the Governor General