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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 220 Friday, May 29, 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 of the motion of Mr. Blaney (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Mr. Goodyear (Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario)), — 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 third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

Quorum

The attention of the Deputy Speaker was drawn to the lack of a quorum and, fewer than 20 Members having been counted, pursuant to Standing Order 29(3), the bells were rung to call in the Members.

After one minute, a quorum was found.

Government Orders

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

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Mayes (Okanagan—Shuswap), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the 11th Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2015-16 — Vote 1 under CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION, Vote 1 under CANADIAN CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, Votes 1 and 5 under EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT and Votes 1 and 5 under NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-249.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 57) 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 grain industry (No. 412-5800);

— by , one concerning firearms (No. 412-5801);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 412-5802);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 412-5803);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 412-5804);

— by , one concerning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (No. 412-5805), two concerning the mining industry (Nos. 412-5806 and 412-5807), one concerning the Senate (No. 412-5808) and one concerning the tax system (No. 412-5809);

— by , four concerning prostitution (Nos. 412-5810 to 412-5813) and one concerning sex selection (No. 412-5814).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Braid (Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Communities) presented the answer to question Q-1156 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Braid (Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Communities) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return:

Q-1146 — — With regard to government funding in the riding of Langley, for each fiscal year since 2005-2006 inclusive: (a) what are the details of all grants, contributions, and loans to any organization, body, or group, broken down by (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency providing the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution, or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose; and (b) for each grant, contribution and loan identified in (a), was a press release issued to announce it and, if so, what is the (i) date, (ii) headline, (iii) file number of the press release? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1146.

Q-1157 — — With regard to amendments to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act in Part IV of 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: (a) how soon after the coming into force of these provisions does the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (the Service) expect to begin to use its new powers to intervene to disrupt terror plots; (b) what will the costs be to provide supplementary training to Service agents and employees so that they may safely use their new powers; (c) what will the costs be to provide additional equipment to Service agents and employees so that they may safely use their new powers; (d) has there been a projection of the total costs of implementing Part IV of Bill C-51, including, but not limited to, the additional cost of the preparation, issuance and execution of warrants under section 21.1, and, if so, what are the details of this projection; (e) will the Service's budget be updated to match these new powers; and (f) will the Security Intelligence Review Committee's budget be increased to match these new powers? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-412-1157.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division.

Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, the Order for consideration of Ways and Means motion No. 23 be deemed read, the motion to concur deemed moved and seconded, the question deemed put, and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Monday, June 1, 2015, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Private Members' Business

At 1:03 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-643, An Act to establish National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day, as reported by the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities without amendment.

Ms. Perreault (Montcalm), seconded by Mr. Fletcher (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Ms. Perreault (Montcalm), seconded by Mr. Fletcher (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 3, 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 — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 14th Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, "Chapter 2, Support for Combatting Transnational Crime, of the Fall 2014 Report of the Auditor General of Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-182), presented to the House on Monday, February 23, 2015. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-412-182.

— by — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 13th Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, "Chapter 3, Aggressive Tax Planning, of the Spring 2014 Report of the Auditor General of Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-181), presented to the House on Monday, February 23, 2015. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-412-181.

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

— P.C. 2015-542 to P.C. 2015-546. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-1-12. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)

— P.C. 2015-534 to P.C. 2015-537. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-2-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— P.C. 2015-482, P.C. 2015-483 and P.C. 2015-494 to P.C. 2015-499. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-3-20. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— P.C. 2015-519. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-9-13. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— P.C. 2015-538 to P.C. 2015-541. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-10-13. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

— P.C. 2015-490 and P.C. 2015-491. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-18-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— P.C. 2015-500 to P.C. 2015-502. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-16-16. (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. 2015-505 to P.C. 2015-513 and P.C. 2015-547. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-22-18. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— P.C. 2015-493. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-28-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade)

— P.C. 2015-503 and P.C. 2015-504. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-13-07. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— P.C. 2015-528 to P.C. 2015-532. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-29-10. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— P.C. 2015-559. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-5-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)

— P.C. 2015-492, P.C. 2015-554 and P.C. 2015-555. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-30-16. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

— P.C. 2015-524 to P.C. 2015-527. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-24-20. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— P.C. 2015-520 to P.C. 2015-523. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-412-32-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs)

Adjournment

At 2:00 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).