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40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION

Journals No. 17 Thursday, March 25, 2010 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

By unanimous consent, laid upon the Table, — Copy of documents concerning Afghanistan (English or French text only). — Sessional Paper No. 8530-403-3.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Reports on Plans and Priorities, Main Estimates, 2010-2011, as follows:

(1) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-3;

(2) Assisted Human Reproduction Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-4;

(3) Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-5;

(4) Canada Border Services Agency. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-6;

(5) Canada Industrial Relations Board. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-7;

(6) Canada Revenue Agency. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-8;

(7) Canada School of Public Service. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-9;

(8) Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-10;

(9) Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-11;

(10) Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-12;

(11) Canadian Food Inspection Agency. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-13;

(12) Canadian Forces Grievance Board. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-14;

(13) Canadian Grain Commission. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-15;

(14) Canadian Heritage. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-16;

(15) Canadian Human Rights Commission. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-17;

(16) Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-18;

(17) Canadian Institutes of Health Research. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-19;

(18) Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-20;

(19) Canadian International Development Agency. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-21;

(20) Canadian International Trade Tribunal. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-22;

(21) Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-23;

(22) Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-24;

(23) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-25;

(24) Canadian Space Agency. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-26;

(25) Canadian Transportation Agency. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-27;

(26) Citizenship and Immigration Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-28;

(27) Commission for Public Complaints Against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-29;

(28) Copyright Board Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-30;

(29) Correctional Service Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-31;

(30) Courts Administration Service. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-32;

(31) Department of Finance Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-33;

(32) Department of Justice Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-34;

(33) Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-35;

(34) Environment Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-36;

(35) Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-37;

(36) Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-38;

(37) Fisheries and Oceans Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-39;

(38) Foreign Affairs and International Trade. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-40;

(39) Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-41;

(40) Health Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-42;

(41) Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-43;

(42) Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-44;

(43) Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Canadian Polar Commission. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-45;

(44) Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission Secretariat. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-46;

(45) Industry Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-47;

(46) Infrastructure Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-48;

(47) Library and Archives Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-49;

(48) Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-50;

(49) NAFTA Secretariat - Canadian Section. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-51;

(50) National Defence. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-52;

(51) National Energy Board. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-53;

(52) National Film Board. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-54;

(53) National Parole Board. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-55;

(54) National Research Council Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-56;

(55) National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-57;

(56) Natural Resources Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-58;

(57) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-59;

(58) Northern Pipeline Agency Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-60;

(59) Office of the Auditor General of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-61;

(60) Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-62;

(61) Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-63;

(62) Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-64;

(63) Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-65;

(64) Office of the Communications Security Establishment Commissioner. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-66;

(65) Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-67;

(66) Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-68;

(67) Parks Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-69;

(68) Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-70;

(69) Privy Council Office and Public Appointments Commission Secretariat. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-71;

(70) Public Health Agency of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-72;

(71) Public Prosecution Service of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-73;

(72) Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-74;

(73) Public Sector Integrity Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-75;

(74) Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-76;

(75) Public Service Commission of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-77;

(76) Public Service Labour Relations Board. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-78;

(77) Public Service Staffing Tribunal. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-79;

(78) Public Works and Government Services Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-80;

(79) RCMP External Review Committee. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-81;

(80) Registry of the Competition Tribunal. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-82;

(81) Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-83;

(82) Royal Canadian Mounted Police. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-84;

(83) Security Intelligence Review Committee. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-85;

(84) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-86;

(85) Statistics Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-87;

(86) Status of Women Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-88;

(87) Supreme Court of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-89;

(88) The Correctional Investigator Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-90;

(89) The National Battlefields Commission. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-91;

(90) Transport Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-92;

(91) Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-93;

(92) Transportation Safety Board of Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-94;

(93) Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-95;

(94) Veterans Affairs Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-96;

(95) Western Economic Diversification Canada. - Sessional Paper No. 8520-403-97.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the Bureau meeting of the APF, held in N'Djamena, Chad, from February 2 to 4, 2010. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-403-52-01.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , thirteen concerning euthanasia (Nos. 403-0193 to 403-0205);

— by , one concerning funding aid (No. 403-0206) and one concerning nuclear weapons (No. 403-0207);

— by , two concerning the Canada Post Corporation (Nos. 403-0208 and 403-0209);

— by , one concerning genetic engineering (No. 403-0210);

— by , one concerning funding aid (No. 403-0211);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 403-0212);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 403-0213);

— by , one concerning funding aid (No. 403-0214);

— by , one concerning foreign ownership (No. 403-0215);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 403-0216) and one concerning the tax system (No. 403-0217);

— by , one concerning housing policy (No. 403-0218);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 403-0219);

— by , one concerning transportation (No. 403-0220) and one concerning foreign aid (No. 403-0221).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade;

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

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.

Notice of Motion

Mr. Hill (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 second reading of Bill C-2, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia.

Government Orders

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

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.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions), as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with an amendment.

Ms. Deschamps (Laurentides—Labelle), seconded by Mr. Bouchard (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), moved, — That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division.

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 98(2), Ms. Deschamps (Laurentides—Labelle), seconded by Mr. Bouchard (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 98(2), 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), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 13th Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration "Recognizing Success: A Report on Improving Foreign Credential Recognition" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-163), presented to the House on Wednesday, November 25, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-403-163.

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

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

— by , one concerning funding aid (No. 403-0222);

— by , one concerning the United Nations (No. 403-0223).

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 6:43 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).