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| 41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 118 Monday, September 29, 2014 11:00 a.m. |
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| Prayers |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 11:03 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill S-211, An Act to establish a national day to promote health and fitness for all Canadians. |
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Mr. Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country), seconded by Mr. Wallace (Burlington), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. |
| Business of Supply |
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The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply. |
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Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent), moved, — That Standing Order 11(2) be replaced with the following: The Speaker or the Chair of Committees of the Whole, after having called the attention of the House, or of the Committee, to the conduct of a Member who persists in irrelevance, or repetition, including during responses to oral questions, may direct the Member to discontinue his or her intervention, and if then the Member still continues to speak, the Speaker shall name the Member or, if in Committee of the Whole, the Chair shall report the Member to the House. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Leitch (Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women), moved, — That this question be now put. |
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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. |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
First Reading of Senate Public Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Chisu (Pickering—Scarborough East), seconded by Mr. Brown (Leeds—Grenville), Bill S-221, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assaults against public transit operators), was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mrs. Davidson (Sarnia—Lambton), one concerning pornography (No. 412-4071);
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— by Mr. Scott (Toronto—Danforth), one concerning victims of crime (No. 412-4072);
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— by Mr. Valeriote (Guelph), one concerning genetic engineering (No. 412-4073);
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— by Mr. Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country), one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4074) and one concerning sex selection (No. 412-4075);
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— by Mr. Sandhu (Surrey North), one concerning immigration (No. 412-4076);
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— by Mr. Hsu (Kingston and the Islands), one concerning the nuclear industry (No. 412-4077) and one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4078);
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— by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), one concerning crimes of violence (No. 412-4079);
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning environmental assessment and review (No. 412-4080) and one concerning China (No. 412-4081).
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| Business of Supply |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Ms. Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent), in relation to the Business of Supply; |
And of the motion of Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Leitch (Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women), — That this question be now put.
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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, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Order made Friday, September 26, 2014, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at report stage of Bill C-36, An Act to amend the Criminal Code in response to the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Attorney General of Canada v. Bedford and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments. |
| Group No. 1 | |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 1 of Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), — That Bill C-36 be amended by deleting the long title. |
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The question was put on Motion No. 1 and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 120, NAYS: 144 |
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YEAS -- POUR Allen (Welland) Cullen Julian Pacetti Total: -- 120 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Ablonczy Del Mastro Lauzon Saxton Total: -- 144 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, Motions Nos. 2 to 52 were also negatived on the same division. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9), Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Goodyear (Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario)), moved, — That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 236 -- Vote no 236) | |
| YEAS: 143, NAYS: 122 |
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YEAS -- POUR Ablonczy Del Mastro Lauzon Schellenberger Total: -- 143 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Allen (Welland) Cuzner Lamoureux Péclet Total: -- 122 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage and ordered for a third reading at the next sitting of the House. |
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| Concurrence in Committee Reports |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Angus (Timmins—James Bay), seconded by Mr. Sandhu (Surrey North), — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 7) |
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The debate continued. |
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Mr. Scott (Toronto—Danforth), seconded by Mr. Toone (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following: "the First Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy, and Ethics, presented to the House on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, and related to its statutory review of the Conflict of Interest Act, be not now concurred in but that it be referred back to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics with instruction that it amend the same by removing recommendation 1 and amending the other recommendations with a view to: (a) give the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner the power to administer financial and administrative penalties; (b) enshrine the Conflict of Interest Code into law; (c) allow members of the public to make complaints to the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner; and (d) make part-time or non-remunerated ministerial advisers subject to the ethics code.". |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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At 8:43 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the amendment and, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by Mrs. Aglukkaq (Minister of the Environment) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, "Study on Great Lakes Water Quality" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-100), presented to the House on Monday, June 2, 2014. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-412-100.
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| Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were filed as follows: |
— by Mr. Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), one concerning foreign aid (No. 412-4082);
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— by Mr. Dreeshen (Red Deer), one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4083).
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 8:44 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 9:11 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |