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Wednesday, February 12, 2014 (No. 47)
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Private Members' Business |
Deferred Recorded Divisions |
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| M-430 — February 5, 2014 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. McColeman (Brant), seconded by Mrs. Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should endorse the report of the Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities entitled “Rethinking disAbility in the Private Sector”, and its findings, and commit to furthering public-private cooperation by: (a) building on existing government initiatives, such as the Opportunities Fund, the Registered Disability Savings Plan, the ratification of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the Labour Market Agreements for Persons with Disabilities; (b) issuing a call to action for Canadian employers to examine the expert panel's findings and encouraging employers to take advantage of private sector-led initiatives to increase employment levels for persons with disabilities in Canada; (c) pursuing greater accountability and coordination of its labour market funding for persons with disabilities and ensuring that funding is demand driven and focussed on suitable performance indicators with strong demonstrable results; (d) establishing an increased focus on young people with disabilities to include support mechanisms specifically targeted at increasing employment levels among youth with disabilities, through programs such as the Youth Employment Strategy; and (e) strengthening efforts to identify existing innovative approaches to increasing the employment of persons with disabilities occurring in communities across Canada and ensuring that programs have the flexibility to help replicate such approaches. |
| Recorded division — deferred until Wednesday, February 12, 2014, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| C-520 — February 10, 2014 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Adler (York Centre), seconded by Mr. Seeback (Brampton West), — That Bill C-520, An Act supporting non-partisan agents of Parliament, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. |
| Recorded division — deferred until Wednesday, February 12, 2014, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
Items in the Order of Precedence |
| No. 1 |
| M-448 — November 19, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Boughen (Palliser), seconded by Mr. Payne (Medicine Hat), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should commit to honouring our Afghan veterans through a permanent memorial either at an existing or a new site in the National Capital Region, once all Canadian Armed Forces personnel return to Canada in 2014, and that the memorial remember (i) those who lost their lives and who were injured in the Afghanistan War, (ii) the contribution of our Canadian Armed Forces, diplomatic and aid personnel who defended Canada and its allies from the threat of terrorism, (iii) the contributions made by Canada to improving the lives of the Afghan people, and (iv) the hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces personnel who remain in a non-combat role in Afghanistan today, helping to train Afghan forces. |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| No. 2 |
| C-461 — November 22, 2013 — Mr. Rathgeber (Edmonton—St. Albert) — Resuming consideration at report stage of Bill C-461, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (disclosure of information), as reported by the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics with amendments. |
| Resuming debate on the motions in Group No. 1. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright), Mr. Calkins (Wetaskiwin), Mr. Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River) and Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest) — November 7, 2012 |
| Mr. Storseth (Westlock—St. Paul) — November 22, 2012 |
| Committee Report — presented on Thursday, June 6, 2013, Sessional Paper No. 8510-411-255. |
| Report and third reading stages — limited to 2 sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper. |
| Report stage concurrence motion — question to be put immediately after the report stage motions are disposed of, pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9). |
| Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Voting for report stage and third reading — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4). |
| No. 3 |
| C-481 — November 25, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Jacob (Brome—Missisquoi), seconded by Ms. Leslie (Halifax), — That Bill C-481, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act (duty to examine), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — May 23, 2013 |
| Ms. Leslie (Halifax) — October 22, 2013 |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| No. 4 |
| C-425 — October 16, 2013 — Mr. Shory (Calgary Northeast) — Consideration at report stage of Bill C-425, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (honouring the Canadian Armed Forces), as deemed reported by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration without amendment. |
| Bill deemed reported, pursuant to Order made — June 18, 2013. |
| Report and third reading stages — limited to 2 sitting days, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Motion for third reading — may be made in the same sitting, pursuant to Standing Order 98(2). |
| Report stage motions — see “Report Stage of Bills” in today's Notice Paper. |
| No. 5 |
| C-504 — November 7, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Ms. Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue), seconded by Mr. Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), — That Bill C-504, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (volunteer firefighters), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — November 7, 2013 |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| No. 6 |
| C-518 — December 10, 2013 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest), seconded by Mr. Adler (York Centre), — That Bill C-518, An Act to amend the Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (withdrawal allowance), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| No. 7 |
| M-485 — December 9, 2013 — Mr. Dionne Labelle (Rivière-du-Nord) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) study and measure Canadian tax losses to international tax havens and tax evasion, in order to determine the Canadian federal “tax gap”; (b) order the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to provide the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) with the information necessary to provide an independent estimate of the Canadian federal tax gap arising from tax evasion and tax avoidance through the use of tax havens; (c) mandate the Auditor General or the PBO to provide estimates of the marginal revenue of additional CRA resources (i.e. auditors) in the areas of tax evasion and tax avoidance; and (d) mandate the Auditor General to evaluate, on a regular basis, the success of the CRA in prosecuting and settling cases of tax evasion. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Caron (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques), Mr. Côté (Beauport—Limoilou), Mr. Brison (Kings—Hants) and Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — December 11, 2013 |
| Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — January 21, 2014 |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing order 91.1(1). |
| No. 9 |
| C-442 — October 16, 2013 — Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Health of Bill C-442, An Act respecting a National Lyme Disease Strategy. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — June 22, 2012 |
| Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) — June 26, 2012 |
| Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) — July 27, 2012 |
| Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — May 6, 2013 |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 11 |
| C-555 — November 27, 2013 — Mr. Kerr (West Nova) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans of Bill C-555, An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence). |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 12 |
| C-567 — January 28, 2014 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics of Bill C-567, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act (transparency and duty to document). |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 13 |
| M-455 — October 16, 2013 — Mr. Goldring (Edmonton East) — That, in the opinion of the House, one nationally standardized “point in time” should be recommended for use in all municipalities in carrying out homeless counts, with (a) nationally recognized definitions of who is homeless; (b) nationally recognized methodology on how the count takes place; and (c) the same agreed-upon criteria and methodology in determining who is considered to be homeless. |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 14 |
| C-560 — December 6, 2013 — Mr. Vellacott (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-560, An Act to amend the Divorce Act (equal parenting) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts. |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 15 |
| C-570 — January 29, 2014 — Mr. Anders (Calgary West) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights of Bill C-570, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mandatory minimum sentences for rape). |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 16 |
| C-539 — October 16, 2013 — Ms. Quach (Beauharnois—Salaberry) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food of Bill C-539, An Act to promote local foods. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) — June 20, 2013 |
| Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — December 5, 2013 |
| Ms. Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel) — January 20, 2014 |
| Mr. Donnelly (New Westminster—Coquitlam) — February 5, 2014 |
| No. 17 |
| C-486 — October 16, 2013 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of Bill C-486, An Act respecting corporate practices relating to the extraction, processing, purchase, trade and use of conflict minerals from the Great Lakes Region of Africa. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Rankin (Victoria) — March 26, 2013 |
| Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — June 3, 2013 |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 18 |
| M-489 — January 23, 2014 — Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington) — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to consider the advisability of instituting a single, preferential ballot for the election of the Speaker by replacing Standing Order 4 with the following: |
| “4. The election of a Speaker shall be conducted by secret ballot as follows: |
| (1) Any Member who does not wish to be considered for election to the Office of Speaker shall, not later than 6:00 p.m. on the day preceding the day on which the election of a Speaker is expected to take place, in writing, so inform the Clerk of the House who shall prepare a list of such Members’ names together with a list of all Ministers of the Crown and party leaders, and shall provide the same to the Member presiding prior to the taking of the ballot. |
| (2) Members present in the Chamber shall be provided by the Clerk of the House with ballot papers, on which shall be listed, in alphabetical order, the names of all the Members whose names have not been placed on the list provided pursuant to section (1) of this Standing Order. |
| (3) The Member presiding shall announce from the Chair that the list provided pursuant to section (1) of this Standing Order is available for consultation at the Table. |
| (4) Members wishing to indicate their choice for the Office of Speaker shall rank each candidate listed on the ballot in the Member’s order of preference by marking the number “1” in the space adjacent to the name of the candidate who is the Member’s first preference, the number “2” in the space adjacent to the name of the Member’s second preference and so on until the Member has completed the ranking of all the candidates for whom the Member wishes to vote. |
| (5) A ballot on which a Member has ranked one or more, but not all, of the candidates is valid only in respect of the candidate or candidates whom the member has ranked. |
| (6) Members shall deposit their completed ballot papers in a box provided for that purpose on the Table. |
| (7) The Clerk of the House shall, once all Members wishing to do so have deposited their ballot papers, count the number of first preferences recorded on the ballots for each candidate, and, if a candidate has received a majority of first preferences, provide the Member presiding with the name of that candidate, whereupon the Member presiding shall announce the name of the new Speaker. |
| (8) If, after the count referred to in section (7) of this Standing Order, no candidate has received a majority of first preferences, the Clerk of the House shall |
| (a) eliminate the candidate who received the least number of first preferences from any subsequent counts and, in the event that, at the conclusion of a count, there is an equality of votes between two or more candidates, both or all of whom have the fewest first preferences, eliminate all of the candidates for whom there is an equality of first preferences; |
| (b) in all subsequent counts, treat each second or lower preference as if it were a first preference for the next highest candidate in the order of preference who is not eliminated; and |
| (c) repeat the process of vote counting described in paragraphs (a) and (b) until one candidate has received a majority of first preferences, at which point the Clerk of the House shall provide the Member presiding with the name of that candidate, whereupon the Member presiding shall announce the name of the new Speaker. |
| (9) Every ballot shall be considered in every count, unless it is exhausted in accordance with section (10) of this Standing Order. |
| (10) A ballot is exhausted when all the candidates on that ballot in respect of which a preference has been made are eliminated. |
| (11) In the event that, after all other candidates have been eliminated, the process of vote counting has resulted in an equality of largest number of first preferences between two or more candidates, Members present in the Chamber shall be provided by the Clerk of the House with ballot papers, on which shall be listed, in alphabetical order, the names of all candidates who have not been eliminated, and the vote shall proceed in like manner as the first vote. |
| (12) After a Speaker has been declared elected, the Clerk of the House shall destroy the ballots together with all records of the number of preferences marked for each candidate and the Clerk of the House shall in no way divulge the number of preferences marked for any candidate. |
| (13) During the election of a Speaker there shall be no debate and the Member presiding shall not be permitted to entertain any question of privilege.”; |
| and report its finding to the House no later than six months following the adoption of this order. |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 19 |
| C-571 — January 29, 2014 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Health of Bill C-571, An Act to amend the Meat Inspection Act and the Safe Food for Canadians Act (slaughter of equines for human consumption). |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 20 |
| M-456 — October 21, 2013 — Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should establish a Pan-Canadian Palliative and End-of-life Care Strategy by working with provinces and territories on a flexible, integrated model of palliative care that: (a) takes into account the geographic, regional, and cultural diversity of urban and rural Canada; (b) respects the cultural, spiritual and familial needs of Canada’s First Nation, Inuit and Métis people; and (c) has the goal of (i) ensuring all Canadians have access to high quality home-based and hospice palliative end-of-life care, (ii) providing more support for caregivers, (iii) improving the quality and consistency of home and hospice palliative end-of-life care in Canada, (iv) encouraging Canadians to discuss and plan for end-of-life care. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Ms. Sitsabaiesan (Scarborough—Rouge River) — October 24, 2013 |
| Ms. Davies (Vancouver East) — October 30, 2013 |
| Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga) — November 28, 2013 |
| Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis) — December 4, 2013 |
| Mr. Vellacott (Saskatoon—Wanuskewin) — December 5, 2013 |
| Mr. Brahmi (Saint-Jean), Mr. Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), Mr. Saganash (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou), Mr. Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant), Mr. Pilon (Laval—Les Îles), Mrs. Sellah (Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert), Ms. Brosseau (Berthier—Maskinongé) and Mr. Genest-Jourdain (Manicouagan) — January 15, 2014 |
| Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) — January 16, 2014 |
| Mr. Blanchette (Louis-Hébert), Mr. Ravignat (Pontiac), Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing) and Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard) — January 17, 2014 |
| Mr. Marston (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) — January 20, 2014 |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 21 |
| C-568 — January 28, 2014 — Mr. Brahmi (Saint-Jean) — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs of Bill C-568, An Act respecting former Canadian Forces members. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Mr. Chicoine (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant) — January 28, 2014 |
| Motion may not be moved, pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(1). |
| No. 22 |
| C-474† — January 31, 2014 — On or after Monday, February 24, 2014 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), seconded by Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis), — That Bill C-474, An Act respecting the promotion of financial transparency, improved accountability and long-term economic sustainability through the public reporting of payments made by mining, oil and gas corporations to foreign governments, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. |
| Pursuant to Standing Order 86(3), jointly seconded by: |
| Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) — December 5, 2013 |
| Debate — 1 hour remaining, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
| Voting — at the expiry of the time provided for debate, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1). |
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Items outside the Order of Precedence |
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The complete list of items of Private Members' Business outside the order of precedence is available for consultation at the Table in the Chamber, at the Private Members' Business Office (613-992-9511) and on the Internet.
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List for the Consideration of Private Members' Business |
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The List for the Consideration of Private Members' Business is also available for consultation at the Table in the Chamber, at the Private Members' Business Office (613-992-9511) and on the Internet.
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| † Subject to the provisions of Standing Order 94(2)(c) |
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