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Tuesday, June 5, 2007 (No. 164)

Report Stage of Bills
Bill C-52
An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007
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.
Statement and selection by Speaker — see Debates of June 4, 2007.

Deferred Recorded Divisions
Group No. 1
Motion No. 5 -- Question put separately. Its vote also applies to Motions Nos. 6 to 9.
Motion No. 5 — June 4, 2007 — Deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), — That Bill C-52 be amended by deleting Clause 45.
Motion No. 6 — June 4, 2007 — Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), — 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):”
Motion No. 7 — June 4, 2007 — Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), — 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.”
(c) by deleting lines 37 to 46 on page 53 and lines 1 to 3 on page 54.
(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.”
(c) by deleting lines 37 to 46 on page 53 and lines 1 to 3 on page 54.
(d) by deleting lines 25 to 30 on page 54.
Motion No. 8 — June 4, 2007 — Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), — That Bill C-52 be amended by deleting Clause 50.
Motion No. 9 — June 4, 2007 — Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board), — That Bill C-52, in Clause 51, be amended
(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.
(c) by replacing lines 29 to 42 on page 58 and lines 1 to 13 on page 59 with the following:
“(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))
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 51, be amended(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.
(c) by replacing lines 29 to 42 on page 58 and lines 1 to 13 on page 59 with the following:
“(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.”
Bill C-307
An Act to prohibit the use of benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) in certain products and to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Notices of Motions
Motion No. 1 — May 15, 2007 — Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — That Bill C-307, in Clause 2.1, be amended by replacing, in the French version, line 10 on page 1 with the following:
“phtalate est de moins de 0,1 % de la masse du”
Motion No. 2 — May 15, 2007 — Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley) — That Bill C-307, in Clause 3.3, be amended by replacing, in the English version, line 18 on page 3 with the following:
“Environmental Protection Act, 1999, of benzyl”
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