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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 98 Friday, June 6, 2014 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Group No. 1 — Motions Nos. 1 to 13.

Group No. 1

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 1, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 1.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 2, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 3.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 3, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 7.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 4, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 8.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 5, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 9.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 11.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 7, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 12.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 8, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 14.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 9, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 15.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 10, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 16.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 11, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 19.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 12, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 20.

Ms. Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds—Dollard), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved Motion No. 13, — That Bill C-24 be amended by deleting Clause 38.

Debate arose 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, — Document entitled "Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations''. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-412-31.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Transitional Regulations''. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-412-32.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Diving Operations Safety Transitional Regulations''. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-412-33.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Occupational Health and Safety Transitional Regulations''. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-412-34.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Marine Installations and Structures Transitional Regulations''. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-412-35.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Area Diving Operations Safety Transitional Regulations''. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-412-36.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), Bill C-37, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts and to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment 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. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Fifth Report of the Committee, "Chapter 9, Offshore Banking — Canada Revenue Agency, of the Fall 2013 Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-106.

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. 16 and 21) was tabled.

Mr. Christopherson (Hamilton Centre), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee, "Main Estimates 2014-15: Report on Plans and Priorities for 2014-15 and Performance Report for 2012-13 of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-107.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 19, 22 and 24) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Cotler (Mount Royal), seconded by Ms. Sgro (York West), Bill C-610, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cruelty to animals), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-37, An Act to change the names of certain electoral districts and to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning victims of crime (No. 412-3474), four concerning the grain industry (Nos. 412-3475 to 412-3478) and one concerning the electoral system (No. 412-3479);

— by , one concerning Bangladesh (No. 412-3480);

— by , two concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (Nos. 412-3481 and 412-3482);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 412-3483);

— by , one concerning passports (No. 412-3484);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 412-3485);

— by , one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 412-3486);

— by , one concerning genetic engineering (No. 412-3487) and one concerning the agricultural industry (No. 412-3488);

— by , one concerning the labelling of food products (No. 412-3489).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), seconded by Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), — That Bill C-32, An Act to enact the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and to amend certain Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

Notice of Motion

Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the report stage and third reading stage of Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Government Orders

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. Hayes (Sault Ste. Marie), seconded by Mr. Albas (Okanagan—Coquihalla), moved, — That the Standing Committee on the Status of Women be instructed to undertake a study on the subject of best practices in education and social programs in Canada that prevent violence against women, and report its findings to the House within one year of the study's initiation. (Private Members' Business M-504)

Debate arose thereon.

Ms. Ashton (Churchill), seconded by Ms. LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “education and social programs” with the words “education programs, social programs and policies”.

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) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Second Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, "A Study on Sexual Harassment in the Federal Workplace" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-37), presented to the House on Thursday, February 6, 2014. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-412-37.

— by — Report of the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency (Canada Beef) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, pursuant to the Farm Products Agencies Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-4, s. 30. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-412-1016-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

Adjournment

At 2:30 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).