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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 31 Friday, March 11, 2016 10:00 a.m.

Prayer

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue), — That Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to the Pre-Study of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, ten members of the Standing Committee on International Trade be authorized to travel to Vancouver, British-Columbia, Calgary, Alberta, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the Spring of 2016, and that the necessary staff accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study on Canada and the Defence of North America, ten members of the Standing Committee on National Defence be authorized to travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America, in the Spring of 2016, and that the necessary staff accompany the Committee.

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

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (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:

— No. 421-00017 concerning poverty. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-12-01;

— No. 421-00018 concerning China. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-13-01;

— Nos. 421-00019 and 421-00045 concerning housing policy. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-6-02;

— No. 421-00020 concerning pesticides. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-14-01;

— Nos. 421-00022, 421-00023, 421-00024, 421-00025, 421-00026, 421-00027, 421-00028, 421-00029, 421-00030 and 421-00031 concerning commemorative monuments. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-15-01;

— Nos. 421-00032, 421-00033, 421-00034, 421-00050, 421-00051, 421-00052, 421-00055 and 421-00059 concerning impaired driving. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-7-03;

— Nos. 421-00038 and 421-00062 concerning the issuance of visas. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-16-01;

— No. 421-00039 concerning refugees. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-2-02;

— No. 421-00043 concerning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-17-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report on the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-421-9.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report on the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-421-10.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Easter (Malpeque), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the Second Report of the Committee, "Final Report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Regarding Its Consultations in Advance of the 2016 Budget". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-12.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 2 to 12) was tabled.

Mr. Lukiwski (Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the First Report of the Committee (Supplementary Estimates (C), 2015-16 — Vote 1c under Privy Council, Vote 1c under Public Service Commission, Votes 1c and 5c under Public Works and Government Services, Votes 1c and 5c under Shared Services Canada, and Votes 1c and 20c under Treasury Board Secretariat). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-13.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 4 to 6) was tabled.

Mr. Simms (Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame), from the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented the First Report of the Committee (Supplementary Estimates (C), 2015-16 — Votes 1c, 5c and 10c under Fisheries and Oceans). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-14.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 5) was tabled.

Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the First Report of the Committee (Supplementary Estimates (C), 2015-16 — Votes 1c and 5c under Office of the Co-ordinator, Status of Women). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-15.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 6) was tabled.

Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the Second Report of the Committee (Main Estimates 2016-17 — Votes 1 and 5 under Office of the Co-ordinator, Status of Women). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-16.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 6) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified by the Clerk of Petitions was presented as follows:

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 421-00127).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-38 and Q-39 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (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-40 — — With regard to FedNor, for each fiscal year from 2009-10 to 2015-16: (a) what was FedNor's total approved budget; (b) how much of the budget in (a) was actually spent; (c) how much lapsed funding is eligible to be carried over to future years; (d) how much was allocated to the Northern Ontario Development Program; (e) how much was actually spent on the Northern Ontario Development Program; (f) how much was allocated to the Community Futures Program; (g) how much was actually spent on the Community Futures Program; and (e) what were the full-time equivalent staffing levels of FedNor? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-40.

Q-41 — — With respect to government funding: what is the total amount of funding, during the 2014-15 fiscal year, that was allocated within the constituency of Timmins—James Bay, specifying each department or agency, initiative, and amount? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-41.

Q-42 — — With respect to water and wastewater systems in Indigenous communities across Canada: (a) what is the breakdown of water systems by (i) high overall risk, (ii) medium overall risk, (iii) low overall risk; (b) how many Indigenous communities had drinking water tanks and cisterns fail safety tests; (c) how many Indigenous communities had drinking water tanks and cisterns which received a one hundred percent pass rate on safety tests; (d) how many homes are reported to have no water service; (e) how many communities are currently under boil-water advisories; (f) of the communities in (e), what kind of advisory is in place and what are the names of the specific communities; (g) what is the breakdown of wastewater systems broken down by (i) high overall risk, (ii) medium overall risk, (iii) low overall risk; (h) how many Indigenous communities had wastewater systems fail safety tests; (i) how many Indigenous communities had wastewater systems get a one hundred percent pass rate on safety tests; (j) how many homes are reported to have no wastewater service; (k) how much money has the government spent on sending bottled water into Indigenous communities that are under boil-water advisories; (l) how many bottles of water has the government sent to Indigenous communities; (m) how much funding is required to end every boil-water advisory currently in place over the next five years; (n) how much funding is required to have all water and wastewater systems receive passing grades; (o) how much money is dedicated within the current budget and the current fiscal framework to improve water and wastewater systems on reserves; (p) with respect to the National Assessment of First Nations Water and Wastewater Systems National Roll-up Report, (i) how much of the estimated 783 million dollars was spent and is projected to be spent on water systems, (ii) how much of the estimated 300 million dollars was spent and is projected to be spent on wastewater systems, (iii) how much of the 4.7 billion dollars was spent and is projected to be spent over the next ten years; and (q) for each subsection in (p), what are the updated costs and needs for funding on water and wastewater systems? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-42.

Q-43 — — With regard to the Department of Finance’s 2016 pre-budget consultation sessions that took place between January 6, 2016, and January 20, 2016: (a) how many sessions were organized by the government; (b) where did these consultation sessions take place, broken down by (i) city, (ii) constituency; (c) what groups and individuals were invited to the consultation sessions; (d) what groups and individuals participated in the consultation sessions; (e) which Members of Parliament attended the consultation sessions; and (f) how many online consultation sessions took place? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-43.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, March 21, 2016, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for December 10, 2015, pursuant to Standing Order 148(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-421-2.

Adjournment

At 2:06 p.m., by unanimous consent, the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, March 21, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).