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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 195 Thursday, April 2, 2015 10:00 a.m.

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

Whereupon, Mr. Devolin (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock), Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

Prayers

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Blaney (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Ms. Bergen (Minister of State (Social Development)), — That Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make a related amendment and a consequential amendment to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

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.

Ways and Means

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2), at the request of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) for Mr. Oliver (Minister of Finance), an Order of the Day was designated for the consideration of a Ways and Means motion for a Budget presentation on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 4:00 p.m.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, "Canadian Agriculture and the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-169), presented to the House on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-412-169.

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:

— Nos. 412-4966, 412-4992 and 412-5001 concerning waste management. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-136-03;

— Nos. 412-5125, 412-5126, 412-5156, 412-5164, 412-5169 and 412-5184 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-17-29;

— No. 412-5157 concerning prostitution. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-47-19;

— Nos. 412-5158 and 412-5183 concerning sex selection. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-46-27.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the Tenth Report of the Committee (Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-207.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 53 to 62) was tabled.

Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville), from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented the 11th Report of the Committee (Bill S-219, An Act respecting a national day of commemoration of the exodus of Vietnamese refugees and their acceptance in Canada after the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-208.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 39) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Day (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), seconded by Ms. Doré Lefebvre (Alfred-Pellan), Bill C-663, An Act to amend the Bank Act, the Cooperative Credit Associations Act and the Trust and Loan Companies Act (charges for keeping an account in Canada), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis), seconded by Mr. Vaughan (Trinity—Spadina), Bill C-664, An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (drinking water standards), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Mr. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), Bill C-665, An Act to amend the Bank Act (international remittance transfer fees), 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 , one concerning foreign aid (No. 412-5280);

— by , two concerning security information (Nos. 412-5281 and 412-5282) and one concerning China (No. 412-5283);

— by , one concerning abortion (No. 412-5284) and one concerning sex selection (No. 412-5285);

— by , one concerning the infrastructure program (No. 412-5286);

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-5287) and one concerning health care services (No. 412-5288);

— by , fifteen concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 412-5289 to 412-5303) and one concerning China (No. 412-5304);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 412-5305).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-1055 on the Order Paper.

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-1058 — — With regard to federal departments operating within Nova Scotia: what was the number of employees for each department, broken down by fiscal year from 2005-2006 to 2013-2014? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1058.

Q-1060 — — With regard to Employment and Social Development Canada's January 2015 advertisement entitled “Canada's Apprentice Loans,” available on the Employment and Social Development Canada's YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_3dpdC_Rr4: (a) what labour market data, reports, studies, economic analyses or statistical analyses support the assertion in the advertisement that the Canadian economy will need "one million skilled tradesmen and women" over the next decade, broken down by (i) title, (ii) source, (iii) author, (iv) date; and (b) what was the total cost of this advertisement to (i) produce, (ii) place on the air? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1060.

Q-1062 — — With regard to the Old Age Security program: (a) how do government policies define someone who “makes his home and ordinarily lives”; (b) what criteria are used to calculate the number of years of Canadian residence; (c) what is the process for calculating the number of years of Canadian residence; (d) what instructions do public servants have for calculating the number of years of Canadian residence; and (e) how is the duration of travel outside the country estimated in cases where proof of travel is not available? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1062.

Q-1064 — — With respect to employment at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): (a) how many positions at CRA have been cut as part of the government’s plan to eliminate 19 200 jobs from the federal public service as of 2015, broken down by (i) number of actual positions cut, (ii) number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions cut, (iii) divisions where these cuts have been made, including the total number of positions and FTEs cut from each division, (iv) locations of these cuts across the country; (b) are 3 008 FTE positions still the estimated number of cuts to be made at CRA as part of the plan referred to in (a); (c) in which divisions are the 3 008 FTE positions, or revised target number, anticipated to take place; (d) are any auditors in the Aggressive International Tax Planning (AITP) division to be cut as part of the estimate in (b); (e) how many auditor positions at CRA have been cut as of January 31, 2015; (f) how many auditor positions have been cut from the AITP division as of January 31, 2015; (g) how many auditors were working in AITP before cutbacks, if any, took place; (h) how many auditors are currently working in AITP; and (i) how many auditors were working in AITP, broken down by fiscal year, for each of the past five years, including the current fiscal year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1064.

Q-1065 — — With respect to the Advisory Committee on Vice-Regal Appointments: (a) how many people are employed by the committee; (b) what expenses have been incurred by the committee since its creation; and (c) what expenses have been incurred by individual members of the committee since its creation, broken down by (i) member, (ii) year, (iii) type of expense? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1065.

Q-1070 — — With regard to the investment plan and restructuring plan for Canada Post, and its $1 billion pension deficit: (a) what are the implications of this deficit for the government; (b) what are the risks associated with implementing the turnaround plan; and (c) what is the government’s pension liability forecast? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1070.

Q-1073 — — With regard to the Western Innovation Initiative (WINN) for each fiscal year from 2012-2013 to 2014-2015, year-to-date: (a) how many applications were submitted to Western Economic Diversification Canada’s (WD) WINN initiative; (b) what is the total amount of funding awarded, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) federal electoral riding, (iii) date the funding was approved, (iv) date the funding was actually provided to each successful applicant; (c) what outreach activities were used to acquire potential applicants and what are the details of individuals or entities invited to briefings organized by WD; (d) what is the success rate of funding applications, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) federal electoral riding; (e) what is the average amount of funding granted, broken down by (i) fiscal year, (ii) federal electoral riding; and (f) what are the requirements imposed by WD for financial commitments by other sources in order to qualify for a WD award? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1073.

Q-1082 — — With respect to staffing at the Canada Revenue Agency: what is the number of personnel, broken down by job title and year, working on aggressive international tax planning from 2003 to 2015, inclusive? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1082.

Q-1085 — — With regard to the Atlantic Pilotage Authority: (a) what is the staffing level for each pilotage area, broken down by fiscal year from 2011-2012 to present; (b) how many reviews of pilotage requirements are in progress; and (c) what are the details of the reviews identified in (b), and, specifically, (i) what are the reasons for the review, (ii) when is the report on potential changes due, (iii) how many pilots are currently employed in the area under review, (iv) how many would be required under proposed changes, (v) what is the rationale for proposed changes, (vi) who requested the review? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1085.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

At 1:15 p.m., pursuant to Order made Wednesday, April 1, 2015, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Acting Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made Thursday, February 26, 2015, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, April 20, 2015, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

Private Members' Business

At 1:17 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Item No. 1 in the order of precedence standing in the name of Mr. Hillyer (Lethbridge) was called and, not having been proceeded with, in accordance with Standing Order 42(2), dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. (Private Members' Business C-644)

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 — Health Canada Pest Control Management Regulatory Agency's User Fees Proposal for Pesticide Cost Recovery, pursuant to the User Fees Act, S.C. 2004, c. 6, sbs. 4(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8564-412-6-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— by — Agreements respecting Biology Casework Analysis between the RCMP and the provinces of Manitoba and British Columbia, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, R.S. 1985, c. R-10, sbs. 20(5). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-412-475-28. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— by — Report of the Canadian Wheat Board, together with the Auditors' Report, for the crop year ended July 31, 2014, pursuant to the Canadian Wheat Board (Interim Operations) Act, S.C. 2011, c. 25, s. 14 "21(2)". — Sessional Paper No. 8560-412-259-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by , two concerning firearms (Nos. 412-5306 and 412-5307).

Adjournment

At 1:18 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, February 26, 2015, the Acting Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, April 20, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).