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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 208 Thursday, September 28, 2017 10:00 a.m.

Prayer

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

laid upon the Table, — Special Report of the Information Commissioner entitled "Failing to Strike the Right Balance for Transparency - Recommendations to improve Bill C-58: An Act to Amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act and to Make Consequential Amendments to Other Acts", pursuant to the Access to Information Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1, s. 38. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-734-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning Harjit Sajjan (No. 421-01690) and one concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (No. 421-01691);

— by , one concerning waste management (No. 421-01692) and one concerning the fishing industry (No. 421-01693).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Minister of Foreign Affairs), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), — That Bill C-47, An Act to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and the Criminal Code (amendments permitting the accession to the Arms Trade Treaty and other amendments), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.

The debate continued.

At 1:47 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 2:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

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.

Government Orders

The question was put on the motion and, by unanimous consent, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard), seconded by Mr. MacAulay (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food), — That Bill C-55, An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

The debate continued.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following Bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired:

Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibiting food and beverage marketing directed at children).

Government Orders

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Saini (Kitchener Centre), seconded by Ms. Sidhu (Brampton South), moved, — That the Standing Committee on Health be instructed to undertake a study on ways of increasing benefits to the public resulting from federally funded health research, with the goals of lowering drugs costs and increasing access to medicines, both in Canada and globally; and that the Committee report its findings and recommendations to the House no later than one year from the time this motion is adopted. (Private Members' Business M-132)

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 — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Sixth Report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, "The Canadian Manufacturing Sector: Urgent Need to Adapt" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-228), presented to the House on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-421-228.

— by — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, "Breaking the Cycle: A Study on Poverty Reduction" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-226), presented to the House on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-421-226.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 6:47 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).