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| 40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 17 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayers |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Merrifield (Minister of State (Transport)) laid upon the Table, — Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2008-2009 to 2012-2013 of Marine Atlantic Inc., pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-402-846-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)
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Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Wilfert (Richmond Hill) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Japan Inter-parliamentary Group respecting the annual visit by the Co-Chair of the delegation to Tokyo, Japan, from April 21 to 25, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-57-01.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Wilfert (Richmond Hill) presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Japan Inter-parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 16th Annual Bilateral Meeting held in Tokyo and Hokkaido, Japan, from July 16 to 23, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-57-02.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Wilfert (Richmond Hill) presented the report of the joint Canadian delegation of the Canada-China Legislative Association and the Canada-Japan Inter-parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 29th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) held in Singapore, from August 18 to 22, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-57-03.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Mr. Wilfert (Richmond Hill) presented the report of the joint Canadian delegation of the Canada-China Legislative Association and the Canada-Japan Inter-parliamentary Group respecting its participation at the second Parliamentarians Workshop at the Asia Pacific Parliamentarians Conference on Environment and Development (APPCED), held in Seoul, Korea, on November 1 and 2, 2008. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-57-04.
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Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee (items to remain votable). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-14. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(2), the report was deemed concurred in. |
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Mr. Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee, which was as follows:
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Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre), two concerning the issuing of visas (Nos. 402-0100 and 402-0101);
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— by Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), one concerning the income tax system (No. 402-0102).
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| Business of Supply |
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The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply. |
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Mr. Laforest (Saint-Maurice—Champlain), seconded by Mr. Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord), moved, — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately renounce two measures contained in the recent budget: |
(a) establishing a national securities commission, because establishing such a commission would constitute an intolerable intrusion into Quebec’s jurisdiction, and the current passport system functions very well; and
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(b) unilaterally amending the equalization formula, since the Prime Minister, in a letter to the Premier of Quebec dated March 19, 2007, promised that transfers to the provinces would be predictable and long term, and should also comply with the government of Quebec’s request to give the revenues generated by Hydro-Québec’s transmission and distribution activities the same treatment, regardless of the equalization calculation, as that given Hydro One’s revenues.
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development be the designated committee for the purposes of Section 129 of the Species at Risk Act. |
| Business of Supply |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Laforest (Saint-Maurice—Champlain), seconded by Mr. Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord), in relation to the Business of Supply. |
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The debate continued. |
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At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 12 -- Vote no 12) | |
| YEAS: 69, NAYS: 216 |
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YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Crête Gravelle Mathyssen Total: -- 69 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Dhaliwal Lee Richards Total: -- 216 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS André Blackburn Lalonde |
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| Messages from the Senate |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by Mr. Moore (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages) — Summaries of the Corporate Plan and the Capital and Operating Budgets for the period 2008-2009 to 2012-2013 of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-402-867-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)
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— by Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board) — Federal-Provincial-Territorial Framework Agreement on Agriculture, Agri-Food and Agri-Based Products Policy between the Government of Canada and the governments of Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, pursuant to the Farm Income Protection Act, S.C. 1991, c. 22, sbs. 6(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-483-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 6:47 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 7:05 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |