At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Vincent (Shefford), seconded by Mr. Dufour (Repentigny), — That Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Competition Act (inquiry into industry sector), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, Bill C-452, An Act to amend the Competition Act (inquiry into industry sector), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

At 11:53 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill C-34, An Act to amend the Museums Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Mr. Moore (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages), seconded by Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Order made Thursday, June 10, 2010, the Bill was deemed read the 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 the third time and passed.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Toews (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. Goodyear (Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario)), — That Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

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

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Toews (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), Bill C-38, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), seconded by Ms. Foote (Random—Burin—St. George's), Bill C-535, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (sickness benefits), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), seconded by Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), Bill C-536, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (genetic characteristics), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre), seconded by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), Bill C-537, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial interim release for offences involving firearms), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Marston (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek), Bill C-538, An Act to Amend the Canada Pension Plan (designation of survivor), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Warkentin (Peace River), seconded by Mr. Savage (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour), Bill S-203, An Act respecting a National Philanthropy Day, was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, during the debate tonight pursuant to Standing Order 53.1, any Member rising to speak may indicate to the Chair that he or she will be dividing his or her time with another Member and no quorum call, dilatory motion or request for unanimous consent shall be received by the Chair.

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

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-225 and Q-237 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the return to the following question made into an Order for Return:

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Toews (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. Goodyear (Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario)), — That Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The debate continued.

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

Accordingly, Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security of Bill S-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and other Acts.

Ms. Finley (Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development) for Mr. Toews (Minister of Public Safety), seconded by Mr. Lunn (Minister of State (Sport)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Order made Thursday, June 10, 2010, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Paillé (Hochelaga), seconded by Ms. Bonsant (Compton—Stanstead), — That this House denounce the government’s unrelenting efforts to marginalize the Quebec nation, in particular by depriving it of the major economic lever of securities regulation, a matter that is under the exclusive legislative jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces and for which they have established a harmonized regulatory system recognized for its effectiveness by the OECD and the World Bank, among others, and that it demand, along with Quebec’s National Assembly and the business community in Quebec, that the government immediately withdraw its draft bill.

The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. Cannon (Minister of Foreign Affairs), — 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 third time and do pass.

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

At 7:09 p.m., pursuant to Order made Thursday, June 10, 2010, under the provisions of Standing Order 53.1, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of the following motion, — That this Committee take note of the measures being taken to address the treatment of multiple sclerosis. (Government Business No. 5)

At 11:09 p.m., the Committee rose.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

At 11:09 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).