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39th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 163 Monday, June 4, 2007 11:00 a.m.

Prayers

Private Members' Business

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

Item No. 1 in the order of precedence, standing in the name of Mr. Wallace (Burlington), was called and, not having been proceeded with, in accordance with Standing Order 94(2)(c), dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Interruption

At 11:00 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

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

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-52, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with amendments.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Group No. 1 — Motions Nos. 5 to 9.

Group No. 1

Mr. Solberg (Minister of Human Resources and Social Development) for Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), moved Motion No. 5, — That Bill C-52 be amended by deleting Clause 45.

Mr. Solberg (Minister of Human Resources and Social Development) for Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-52, in Clause 46, be amended by replacing lines 1 and 2 on page 51 with the following:

“46. (1) Section 234 of the Excise Tax Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (2):”

(a) by replacing lines 1 to 4 on page 53 with the following:

“the Minister shall, subject to subsection (8) and section 252.2, pay a rebate to the person equal to the tax paid by the person in respect of the accommodation.”

(b) by replacing lines 30 to 34 on page 53 with the following:

“the Minister shall, subject to subsection (8) and section 252.2, pay a rebate to the particular person equal to the tax paid by the particular person in respect of the accommodation.”

(d) by deleting lines 25 to 30 on page 54.

Recommendation

(Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(3))

Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the following amendment to Bill C-52, “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007”. That Bill C-52, in Clause 48, be amended:

(a) by replacing lines 1 to 4 on page 53 with the following:

“the Minister shall, subject to subsection (8) and section 252.2, pay a rebate to the person equal to the tax paid by the person in respect of the accommodation.”

(b) by replacing lines 30 to 34 on page 53 with the following:

“the Minister shall, subject to subsection (8) and section 252.2, pay a rebate to the particular person equal to the tax paid by the particular person in respect of the accommodation.”

(d) by deleting lines 25 to 30 on page 54.

Mr. Solberg (Minister of Human Resources and Social Development) for Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), moved Motion No. 8, — That Bill C-52 be amended by deleting Clause 50.

(a) by replacing lines 20 to 32 on page 57 with the following:

“51. (1) Paragraph 252.4(1)(a) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

a) la fourniture de biens ou de services relatifs au congrès, effectué par un inscrit qui est l’organisateur du congrès;”

(b) by deleting lines 33 to 42 on page 57 and lines 1 to 28 on page 58.

“(5) Paragraphs 252.4(3)(a) and (b) of the Act are replaced by the following:

(a) the tax paid by the organizer calculated on that part of the consideration for the supply or on that part of the value of property that is reasonably attributable to the convention facility or related convention supplies other than property or services that are food or beverages or are supplied under a contract for catering, and

(b) 50% of the tax paid by the organizer calculated on that part of the consideration for the supply or on that part of the value of property that is reasonably attributable to related convention supplies that are food or beverages or are supplied under a contract for catering.”

Recommendation

(Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(3))

(a) by replacing lines 20 to 32 on page 57 with the following:

“51. (1) Paragraph 252.4(1)(a) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

a) la fourniture de biens ou de services relatifs au congrès, effectué par un inscrit qui est l’organisateur du congrès;”

(b) by deleting lines 33 to 42 on page 57 and lines 1 to 28 on page 58.

“(5) Paragraphs 252.4(3)(a) and (b) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

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. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 391-1420 concerning immigration. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-3-27;

— Nos. 391-1433 to 391-1435 and 391-1437 concerning the issuing of visas. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-49-10;

— No. 391-1438 concerning poverty. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-90-03;

— No. 391-1443 concerning taxes on books. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-100-01;

— Nos. 391-1494 and 391-1495 concerning the Canada Labour Code. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-60-08;

— Nos. 391-1500 and 391-1501 concerning the Employment Insurance program. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-391-39-07.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Breitkreuz (Yorkton—Melville), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the Tenth Report of the Committee, “Counterfeit Goods in Canada — A Threat to Public Safety”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-264.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 35 to 37, 40 to 42, 45 and 46) was tabled.

Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 15th Report of the Committee (Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments), with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-391-265.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 65, 66, 69 and 73) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That members of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs be authorized to travel to the DND-VAC Centre for the support of injured members, injured veterans and their families, in Ottawa, on June 7, 2007, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-1601);

— by , one concerning sentences in the Criminal Code (No. 391-1602);

— by , one concerning the Employment Insurance program (No. 391-1603);

— by , one concerning the issuing of visas (No. 391-1604);

— by , one concerning Chinese Canadians (No. 391-1605);

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 391-1606);

— by , one concerning a national child care program (No. 391-1607).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-52, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 5 to 9).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 5 and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division, which also applies to Motions Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9, was deferred until Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (reverse onus in bail hearings for firearm-related offences), as reported by the Legislative Committee on Bill C-35 without amendment.

Mr. Day (Minister of Public Safety) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. Verner (Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for la Francophonie and Official Languages), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Day (Minister of Public Safety) for Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. Verner (Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for la Francophonie and Official Languages), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Cardin (Sherbrooke), seconded by Mrs. DeBellefeuille (Beauharnois—Salaberry), — That the Ninth Report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Friday, May 18, 2007, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 34)
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 194 -- Vote n^o 194)
YEAS: 134, NAYS: 108
YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Bagnell Barbot Barnes Bélanger Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bell (North Vancouver) Bellavance Bennett Bevington Bigras Black Blais Bonin Bonsant Boshcoff Bouchard Bourgeois Brison Brunelle Byrne Carrier Chan Charlton Chow Christopherson Coderre Comartin Crête Crowder Cullen (Etobicoke North) Cuzner D'Amours Davies DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Dewar Dhaliwal Duceppe Easter Eyking Faille Freeman Fry Gagnon Gaudet Godin Goodale Gravel Guay Guimond Holland Ignatieff Julian Kadis Karetak-Lindell Karygiannis Kotto Laforest Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée Layton Lee Lemay Lessard Lévesque MacAulay Malo Maloney Marleau Marston Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen Matthews McCallum McDonough McGuinty McGuire McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Merasty Minna Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Nadeau Nash Owen Pacetti Paquette Patry Pearson Picard Plamondon Priddy Proulx Redman Regan Robillard Rota Roy Savage Savoie Scarpaleggia Scott Sgro Siksay Silva Simms St-Cyr St-Hilaire St. Amand St. Denis Steckle Stoffer Telegdi Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Thibault (West Nova) Tonks Turner Valley Vincent Wappel Wasylycia-Leis Wilson Wrzesnewskyj Total: -- 134
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Arthur Batters Bernier Blackburn Blaney Boucher Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Calkins Carrie Casey Casson Chong Cummins Davidson Day Del Mastro Devolin Doyle Dykstra Emerson Epp Fast Fitzpatrick Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Goldring Goodyear Gourde Grewal Hanger Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Hinton Jaffer Jean Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Khan Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacKenzie Manning Mayes Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Pallister Paradis Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Rajotte Reid Richardson Ritz Schellenberger Shipley Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Toews Trost Tweed Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warkentin Watson Williams Yelich Total: -- 108
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS André Baird Cannon (Pontiac) Cardin Clement Finley Gauthier Lussier MacKay (Central Nova) Mourani Ouellet Warawa

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 the fishing industry (No. 391-1608);

— by , one concerning the fishing industry (No. 391-1609) and fourteen concerning federal programs (Nos. 391-1610 to 391-1623).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:00 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 7:26 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).