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. O'Connor (Minister of State) for Mr. Baird (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities), seconded by Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Aeronautics Act, 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. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), Bill C-43, An Act to enact the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Labour Relations Modernization Act and 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.

Mr. Bernier (Beauce), from the Standing Committee on National Defence, presented the Third Report of the Committee, "Canada's Arctic Sovereignty". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-84.

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. 9, 10, 12 and 21) was tabled.

Mr. Sorenson (Crowfoot), from the Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan, presented the First Report of the Committee, "Report on a Trip to Afghanistan". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-85.

Mr. Sweet (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale), from the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented the First Report of the Committee, "A Timely Tune-Up for the Living New Veterans Charter". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-86.

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. 2 and 4 to 19) was tabled.

Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds—Dollard), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented the First Report of the Committee, "Rights and Democracy: Moving Towards a Stronger Future". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-87.

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. 7 to 10, 23 and 24) was tabled.

Mr. Stanton (Simcoe North), from the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, presented the Second Report of the Committee, "Study and Recommendations of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Concerning the Aboriginal Healing Foundation". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-88.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 13 to 16, 22 and 23) was tabled.

Ms. Murray (Vancouver Quadra), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee, "Promoting Innovative Solutions to Health Human Resources Challenges". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-89.

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. 4 to 7, 16, 17, 19, 21 and 25) was tabled.

Mr. Schellenberger (Perth—Wellington), from the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented the Third Report of the Committee, "Emerging and Digital Media: Opportunities and Challenges". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-90.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 3, 4, 7 to 16 and 21) was tabled.

Mr. Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee, "Retirement Income Security of Canadians". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-91.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 2, 4 to 9, 11, 22 and 27) was tabled.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Savoie (Victoria), seconded by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), Bill C-549, An Act to amend the National Housing Act (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's retained earnings), 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. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), seconded by Ms. Savoie (Victoria), Bill C-550, An Act respecting the forgiveness of student loans for health professionals, 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. Gravelle (Nickel Belt), seconded by Ms. Ashton (Churchill), Bill C-551, An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act (committee members), 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 Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), seconded by Mr. Savage (Dartmouth—Cole Harbour), Bill C-552, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (representation of women), 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 Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), seconded by Mr. Trudeau (Papineau), Bill C-553, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (special quarterly allowance), 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. Cotler (Mount Royal), seconded by Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre), Bill C-554, An Act to Protect Canadian Citizens Abroad, 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. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), seconded by Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), Bill C-556, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (exception to inadmissibility), 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. Chow (Trinity—Spadina), seconded by Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), Bill C-557, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (appeals), 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. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), Bill C-558, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (social condition), 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. Gravelle (Nickel Belt), Bill C-559, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (social condition), 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. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), seconded by Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury), Bill C-560, An Act respecting the locking of cellular telephones, 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. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis), seconded by Mr. Patry (Pierrefonds—Dollard), Bill C-561, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (mining activities), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed 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 consideration of the Business of Supply on the last allotted day in the supply period ending June 23, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. the House shall proceed to the consideration of a motion or motions to concur in the Main Estimates, provided that, unless previously disposed of, a Member from each recognized party may speak for not more than ten minutes on the motion, after which the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith, without further debate or amendment, every question necessary to dispose of the opposition motion and forthwith thereafter put successively, without debate or amendment, every question necessary to dispose of the motion or motions to concur in the Main Estimates and the Supplementary Estimates (A), and, notwithstanding Standing Order 71, for the passage at all stages of any bill or bills based on the main or supplementary estimates.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That 11 members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be authorized to travel to Québec City, Quebec, to attend the Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts, in August 2010, and that the necessary staff accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, during its consideration of matters pursuant to Standing Order 83.1, the Standing Committee on Finance be authorized to adjourn from place to place within Canada and to permit the broadcasting of its proceedings thereon, and that the necessary staff accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That, on the one year anniversary of the fraudulent Iranian election, this House expresses its solidarity with the people of Iran; condemns the loss of life, beatings, and unjust imprisonment of those who peacefully protested; supports the democratic movement in Iran; welcomes the new United Nations (UN) sanctions against the Iranian regime; calls upon the regime to cease and desist from the illegal pursuit of nuclear weapons in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions and international law; and expresses its hope that the Iranian people will soon live in peace, security and freedom.

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-233, Q-235, Q-238, Q-239, Q-240, Q-248, Q-251 and Q-252 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 Return:

The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply.

Mr. Goodale (Wascana), seconded by Mr. Proulx (Hull—Aylmer), moved, — That a special committee of the House be hereby established to undertake an immediate study of all relevant issues pertaining to prorogation, including the circumstances in which a request that Parliament be prorogued would be appropriate or inappropriate, and the nature of any rule changes (either by way of the Standing Orders or legislation or both) that may be necessary to avoid any future misuse of prorogation;

Debate arose thereon.

Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), seconded by Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended:

(a) by adding after the words “during any prorogation” in section (d) the following:

(b) by deleting the words “June 23, 2010” and substituting the following:

“November 2, 2010”.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

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

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security that it divide Bill C-23, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, into two bills, namely Bill C-23A, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act, and Bill C-23B, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts;

(i) to renumber subsection 4(1) as section 4;

(ii) to amend sections 4 and 4.1 as follows:

4. A person is ineligible to apply for a pardon until the following period has elapsed after the expiry according to law of any sentence, including a sentence of imprisonment, a period of probation and the payment of any fine, imposed for an offence:

4.1 (1) The Board may grant a pardon for an offence if the Board is satisfied that

(2) In the case of an offence referred to in paragraph 4(a), the applicant has the onus of satisfying the Board that the pardon would provide a measurable benefit to the applicant and would sustain his or her rehabilitation in society as a law-abiding citizen.

(3) In determining whether granting the pardon would bring the administration of justice into disrepute, the Board may consider

(iii) to delete the remainder of clause 9 of Bill C-23;

(i) to amend section 4.2 by

deleting paragraph (1)(a);

deleting the words “if the applicant is eligible” from paragraph (1)(b);

substituting pardon for record suspension in subsections (1) and (2); and

(ii) to delete the remainder of clause 10 of Bill C-23;

Paragraph 5(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

(a) is evidence of the fact that

(i) the Board, after making inquiries, was satisfied that the applicant for the pardon was of good conduct, and

(ii) the conviction in respect of which the pardon is granted should no longer reflect adversely on the applicant’s character; and

i. to amend subsection 6.3(2) by substituting pardon for record suspension; and

ii. to delete the remainder of subclause 15(1) of Bill C-23;

i. to delete subclause 22(1) of Bill C-23; and

ii. to delete paragraph 9.1(c.2) in subclause 22(2) of Bill C-23;

(i) to delete the words “as though it were an application for a record suspension”; and

(ii) to replace the reference to subsection 47(1) with a reference to section 47;

(i) to delete subsection (2); and

(ii) to renumber subsection 47(1) as 47;

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-40, An Act to establish National Seniors Day, shall be deemed to have been read a 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 a third time and passed.

The Speaker ruled that the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented on Thursday, June 10, 2010, was improperly before the House, that it be deemed withdrawn and that no subsequent proceeding may be taken in relation thereto.

Accordingly, the said Report was deemed withdrawn and the notice of motion for concurrence in this Report, standing in the name of the Member for Winnipeg Centre, was dropped from the Order Paper.

By unanimous consent, Ms. Ratansi (Don Valley East), from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee (question of privilege relating to Rahim Jaffer). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-403-92.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 11, 23, 25 and 26) was tabled.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Goodale (Wascana), seconded by Mr. Proulx (Hull—Aylmer), in relation to the Business of Supply;

The debate continued.

At 6:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(18), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the amendment and, pursuant to Standing Order 81(18), the recorded division was deferred until the conclusion of the consideration of motions relating to the Estimates.

Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Clement (Minister of Industry), moved, — That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, less the amounts voted in Interim Supply, be concurred in.

Debate arose thereon.

At 7:10 p.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(18), the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Goodale (Wascana), seconded by Mr. Proulx (Hull—Aylmer), — That a special committee of the House be hereby established to undertake an immediate study of all relevant issues pertaining to prorogation, including the circumstances in which a request that Parliament be prorogued would be appropriate or inappropriate, and the nature of any rule changes (either by way of the Standing Orders or legislation or both) that may be necessary to avoid any future misuse of prorogation;

(a) by adding after the words “during any prorogation” in section (d) the following:

“November 2, 2010”.

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(18), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the main motion of Mr. Goodale (Wascana), seconded by Mr. Proulx (Hull—Aylmer).

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

The House proceeded to the putting of the question on the motion of Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Clement (Minister of Industry), — That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, less the amounts voted in Interim Supply, be concurred in.

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

Pursuant to Standing Orders 81(21) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), Bill C-44, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2011, was read the first time and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

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

The Committee considered the Bill and reported it without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the Bill 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:

Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, be concurred in.

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

Pursuant to Standing Orders 81(21) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), Bill C-45, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2011, was read the first time and ordered to be printed.

Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

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

The Committee considered the Bill and reported it without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

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

Mr. Day (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by Mr. Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the Bill 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:

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, when the House adjourns today, it shall stand adjourned until Monday, September 20, 2010, provided that, for the purposes of Standing Order 28, it shall be deemed to have sat on Friday, June 18, Monday, June 21, Tuesday, June 22 and Wednesday, June 23, 2010.

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

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

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

At 8:06 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 8:22 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, September 20, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Order made earlier today and to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).