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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 17 Friday, November 8, 2013 10:00 a.m.

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

Whereupon, Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh), 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 House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Ambrose (Minister of Health), seconded by Mrs. Yelich (Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular)), — That Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security;

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“this house decline to give second reading to Bill C-2, an Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, because it:

(a) fails to reflect the dual purposes of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) to maintain and promote both public health and public safety;

(b) runs counter to the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Canada v. PHS Community Services Society, which states that a Minister should generally grant an exemption when there is proof that a supervised injection site will decrease the risk of death and disease, and when there is little or no evidence that it will have a negative impact on public safety;

(c) establishes onerous requirements for applicants that will create unjustified barriers for the establishment of safe injection sites, which are proven to save lives and increase health outcomes; and

(d) further advances the Minister's political tactics to divide communities and use the issue of supervised injection sites for political gain, in place of respecting the advice and opinion of public health experts.”.

The debate continued.

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

laid upon the Table, — Reports of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-412-728-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council) for Mr. Blaney (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Ms. Bergen (Minister of State (Social Development)), Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Trost (Saskatoon—Humboldt), from the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament, presented the First Report of the Committee (quorum and mandate). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-2.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) was tabled.

Ms. Brown (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented the First Report of the Committee, "Recognizing Jewish Refugees from the Middle East and North Africa". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-3.

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. 77, 78, 83 and 88) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 412-0365);

— by , seven concerning navigable waters (Nos. 412-0366 to 412-0372);

— by , one concerning landmines (No. 412-0373);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 412-0374);

— by , one concerning human trafficking (No. 412-0375);

— by , one concerning firefighters (No. 412-0376);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 412-0377) and one concerning immigration (No. 412-0378);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 412-0379).

Government Orders

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“this house decline to give second reading to Bill C-2, an Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, because it:

(a) fails to reflect the dual purposes of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) to maintain and promote both public health and public safety;

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Morin (Laurentides—Labelle), seconded by Mr. Rankin (Victoria), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should, following consultations with provinces, territories, municipalities and First Nations, carry out a review of the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations with the objective of facilitating and accelerating the process allowing local administrations to request restrictions regarding the use of vessels on certain waters in order to improve how waters are managed, public safety and the protection of the environment. (Private Members' Business M-441)

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 Mr. Clement (President of the Treasury Board) — Audit Report for the Office of the Auditor General for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Auditor General Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-17, sbs. 21(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-412-100-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts)

— by — Report on Official Languages for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012, pursuant to the Official Languages Act, R.S. 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s. 44. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-412-565-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages)

Adjournment

At 2:30 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, November 18, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).