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40th PARLIAMENT, 3rd SESSION

Journals No. 50 Thursday, May 27, 2010 2:00 p.m.

Prayers

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) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— No. 403-0304 concerning aboriginal affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-27-02;

— Nos. 403-0311, 403-0312, 403-0318 and 403-0319 concerning the Employment Insurance Program. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-1-05;

— No. 403-0322 concerning genetic engineering. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-403-63-03.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), Bill C-522, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and respecting the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (student transport), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning genetic engineering (No. 403-0572);

— by , one concerning the Food and Drugs Act (No. 403-0573) and one concerning transportation (No. 403-0574);

— by , six concerning sex offenders (Nos. 403-0575 to 403-0580);

— by , one concerning foreign ownership (No. 403-0581);

— by , one concerning asbestos (No. 403-0582).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answer to question Q-193 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 returns to the following questions made into Orders for Returns:

Q-190 — — With regard to government of Canada interactions with the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS): (a) is the government aware of any allegations of torture or abuse by the NDS within Kandahar province since August 2005 and, if so, (i) what were the dates and locations of those allegations, (ii) what follow-up was done, (iii) what Canadian Forces or Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade investigations were carried out, (iv) what were the conclusions of those investigations, (v) is the government aware of any NDS investigations, (vi) what outcomes from NDS investigations were communicated back to the government; (b) have site visits been conducted on NDS facilities and, if so, (i) what date were they carried out, (ii) where were they carried out; and (c) did the government come to the assessment that "Canadian partnership in NDS projects without prior insight into its methods runs the risk of appearing to condone human rights abuses and acts which would be illegal under Canadian law" and, if so, when? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-190.

Q-194 — — With respect to government spending or contracts with Harbour 60 Steakhouse in Toronto by each department, agency, and crown corporation for the last ten years: (a) which have spent funds; (b) what were the amount of funds spent; (c) when were those funds spent; (d) who authorized payments; (e) which events included the use of funds for alcohol; (f) which events were linked to private business; and (g) which events were attended by lobbyists? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-194.

Q-196 — — With regard to corporate taxation: (a) how many corporations in Canada paid no tax in each of the last ten years, (i) what were the names of these corporations, (ii) what were their combined revenues and profits in each of the last ten years; (b) how many corporations in Canada had an effective tax rate of less than ten percent in each of the last five years, (i) what were the names of these corporations, (ii) what were their combined revenues and profits in each of the last ten years; (c) what is the total amount of deferred corporate taxes for the last ten years; and (d) which corporations deferred more than $1,000,000 and what were their combined revenues and profits in each of the last ten years? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-196.

Q-197 — — With regard to poverty in First Nations, Métis and Inuit populations in Canada: (a) what has the poverty rate been in each of the last ten years by (i) province, (ii) age group, (iii) First Nations, (iv) status Indians, (v) non-status Indians, (vi) Métis, (vii) Inuit; (b) what are the goals for poverty reduction for each of these groups for the next (i) five years, (ii) ten years, (iii) 20 years; (c) what are the leading indicators for tracking poverty; and (d) what has been the average household income in each of the last ten years by (i) province, (ii) age group, (iii) First Nations, (iv) status Indians, (v) non-status Indians, (vi) Métis, (vii) Inuit? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-403-197.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-9, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 1, 2 and 16 to 62).

Group No. 1

Motion No. 1 of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 96.

Motion No. 2 of Ms. Charlton (Hamilton Mountain), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 97.

Motion No. 16 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2149.

Motion No. 17 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2150.

Motion No. 18 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2151.

Motion No. 19 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2152.

Motion No. 20 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2153.

Motion No. 21 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2154.

Motion No. 22 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2155.

Motion No. 23 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2156.

Motion No. 24 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2157.

Motion No. 25 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2158.

Motion No. 26 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2159.

Motion No. 27 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2160.

Motion No. 28 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2161.

Motion No. 29 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2162.

Motion No. 30 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2163.

Motion No. 31 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2164.

Motion No. 32 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2165.

Motion No. 33 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2166.

Motion No. 34 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2167.

Motion No. 35 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2168.

Motion No. 36 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2169.

Motion No. 37 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2170.

Motion No. 38 of Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2171.

Motion No. 39 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2185.

Motion No. 40 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2186.

Motion No. 41 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2187.

Motion No. 42 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2188.

Motion No. 43 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2189.

Motion No. 44 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2190.

Motion No. 45 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2191.

Motion No. 46 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2192.

Motion No. 47 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2193.

Motion No. 48 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2194.

Motion No. 49 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2195.

Motion No. 50 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2196.

Motion No. 51 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2197.

Motion No. 52 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2198.

Motion No. 53 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2199.

Motion No. 54 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2200.

Motion No. 55 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2201.

Motion No. 56 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2202.

Motion No. 57 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2203.

Motion No. 58 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2204.

Motion No. 59 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2205.

Motion No. 60 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2206.

Motion No. 61 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2207.

Motion No. 62 of Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst), seconded by Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), — That Bill C-9 be amended by deleting Clause 2208.

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

Private Members' Business

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Mr. Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills), seconded by Ms. Cadman (Surrey North), moved, — That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be instructed to recommend changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions governing Oral Questions, and to consider, among other things, (i) elevating decorum and fortifying the use of discipline by the Speaker, to strengthen the dignity and authority of the House, (ii) lengthening the amount of time given for each question and each answer, (iii) examining the convention that the Minister questioned need not respond, (iv) allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (v) dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, (vi) dedicating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister in a way that would require Ministers be present two of the four days to answer questions concerning their portfolio, based on a published schedule that would rotate and that would ensure an equitable distribution of Ministers across the four days; and that the Committee report its findings to the House, with proposed changes to the Standing Orders and other conventions, within six months of the adoption of this order. (Private Members' Business M-517)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Lukiwski (Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre), seconded by Mr. Albrecht (Kitchener—Conestoga), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “recommend changes to” with the word “study” and by replacing all the words after “(iii)” with “allocating half the questions each day for Members, whose names and order of recognition would be randomly selected, (iv) whether the practices of the Westminster Parliament in the United Kingdom, such as dedicating Wednesday exclusively for questions to the Prime Minister, and dedicating Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister in a way that would require Ministers be present two of the four days to answer questions concerning their portfolio, based on a published schedule that would rotate and that would ensure an equitable distribution of Ministers across the four days, are appropriate and useful in a Canadian context, (v) whether there are other practices of other parliaments based on the Westminster model that may be adopted and adapted to a Canadian context; and that the Committee report its findings to the House within six months of the adoption of this order.”.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:33 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the question was deemed to have been withdrawn.

Government Orders

At 6:52 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole for the consideration of all Votes under NATIONAL DEFENCE in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.

At 10:53 p.m., the Committee rose.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(4)(a), the considered Votes were deemed reported.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

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

— by — Reports of Canada Development Investment Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2009, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-905-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of Canada Eldor Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2009, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-922-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of Canada Hibernia Holding Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2009, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-923-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Canada GEN Investment Corporation (7176384 Canada Inc.) for the period of May 20, 2009 to December 31, 2009, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-948-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Canada CH Investment Corporation (7169931 Canada Inc.) for the period of May 7, 2009 to December 31, 2009, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-403-949-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for the period 2010-2011 to 2014-2015 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets and Borrowing Plan for 2010-2011 of Farm Credit Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-403-818-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

Adjournment

At 10:54 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).