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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 181 Friday, February 27, 2015 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 at report stage of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, as reported by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions No. 1 to 8).

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting the long title.

Motion No. 2 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting the preamble.

Motion No. 3 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting the short title.

Motion No. 4 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

Motion No. 5 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Motion No. 6 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 4.

Motion No. 7 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 5.

Motion No. 8 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 6.

The debate continued 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

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Copy of the Agreement by the World Wine Trade Group on the requirements for wine labelling, and Explanatory Memorandum, dated January 23, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-412-47.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Carrie (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 412-4759 concerning health care services. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-7-32;

— Nos. 412-4770, 412-4791, 412-4810 and 412-4811 concerning firearms. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-120-06;

— Nos. 412-4818 and 412-4819 concerning national parks. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-37-16;

— No. 412-4827 concerning a national day. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-68-10;

— No. 412-4872 concerning crimes of violence. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-63-11;

— No. 412-4938 concerning the electoral system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-12-22.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-5068);

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-5069);

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-5070);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 412-5071);

— by , one concerning pesticides (No. 412-5072);

— by , one concerning sex selection (No. 412-5073) and one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 412-5074);

— by , one concerning climate change (No. 412-5075);

— by , one concerning China (No. 412-5076).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Carrie (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment) presented the answers to questions Q-935, Q-937 and Q-943 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Carrie (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment) presented the revised returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return:

Q-328 — — With regard to any contracting paid for by the budgets of each Minister's Office since May 1, 2011, what are the details of all contracts over $500 including (i) the name of the supplier, vendor or individual who received the contract, (ii) the date on which the contract was entered into, (iii) the date the contract terminated, (iv) a brief description of the good or service provided, (v) the amount of payment initially agreed upon for the contract, (vi) the final amount paid for the contract? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-328-02.

Q-528 — — With regard to contracts under $10,000 granted by Natural Resources Canada since January 1, 2013: what are the (a) vendors' names; (b) contracts' reference numbers; (c) dates of the contracts; (d) descriptions of the services provided; (e) delivery dates; (f) original contracts' values; and (g) final contracts' values if different from the original contracts' values? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-528-01.

Q-586 — — With regard to government procurement: what are the details of all contracts for the provision of research or speechwriting services to Ministers since April 1, 2006, (a) providing for each such contract (i) the start and end dates, (ii) contracting parties, (iii) file number, (iv) nature or description of the work; and (b) providing, in the case of a contract for speechwriting, the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) audience or event at which the speech was, or was intended to be, delivered? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-586-01.

Q-880 — — With regard to government and agency contracts for communications since 2006: (a) how much has the government spent on contracts for communications products; (b) whom has the government contracted for writing, specifying (i) the name of the organization or individual, (ii) the type of service provided, (iii) the event or announcement that was linked to the contract, (iv) whether the contract was tendered, (v) how much the contract was for, including whether the contract value changed, (vi) the date the product was release, (vii) the date of the announcement; (c) whom has the government contracted for media training, specifying (i) the name of the organization or individual, (ii) the persons that the training was provided to, including their title, (iii) whether the contract was tendered, (iv) how much the contract was for, including whether the contract value changed, (v) the date of the contract; (d) whom has the government contracted for media monitoring, specifying (i) the name of the organization or individual, (ii) the length of the contract, (iii) the cost of the contract, (iv) whether the contract was tendered; (e) whom has the government contracted for distribution of press releases, including (i) the name of the organization or individual, (ii) the length of the contract, (iii) the cost of the contract, (iv) whether the contract was tendered; (f) whom has the government contracted for event staging, specifying (i) the name of the organization or individual, (ii) the type of service provided, (iii) the event or announcement that was linked to the contract, (iv) whether the contract was tendered, (v) how much the contract was for, including whether the contract value changed, (vi) the date the product was release, (vii) the date of the announcement; and (g) whom has the government contracted for any other communications product, specifying (i) the name of the organization or individual, (ii) the length of the contract, (iii) the cost of the contract, (iv) whether the contract was tendered, (v) what the contract was for? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-880-01.

Government Orders

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions No. 1 to 8).

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

At 1:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, February 26, 2015, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division, which also applies to Motions No. 2 to 8, was deferred until Monday, March 9, 2015, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

Private Members' Business

At 1:16 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 Industry, Science and Technology of Bill C-625, An Act to amend the Statistics Act (removal of imprisonment).

Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), seconded by Mr. Van Kesteren (Chatham-Kent—Essex), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, March 11, 2015, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

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 — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

— P.C. 2015-86, P.C. 2015-87, P.C. 2015-170 and P.C. 2015-171. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-1-10. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)

— P.C. 2015-130 to P.C. 2015-134. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-3-15. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— P.C. 2015-113. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-7-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— P.C. 2015-146 to P.C. 2015-155. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-9-10. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— P.C. 2015-114 to P.C. 2015-120. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-14-10. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— P.C. 2015-135 to P.C. 2015-137. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-16-13. (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)

— P.C. 2015-121 and P.C. 2015-190. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-18-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— P.C. 2015-89 and P.C. 2015-138 to P.C. 2015-145. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-22-15. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— P.C. 2015-84, P.C. 2015-85 and P.C. 2015-156 to P.C. 2015-167. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-24-17. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— P.C. 2015-169. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-29-08. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— P.C. 2015-82 and P.C. 2015-127 to P.C. 2015-129. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-30-13. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-5077).

Adjournment

At 2:14 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, March 9, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).