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Order Paper

No. 33

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

2:00 p.m.


Order of Business

Statements by Members — at 2:00 p.m.

Oral Questions — not later than 2:15 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Daily Routine of Business — at 3:00 p.m.

Tabling of Documents

Introduction of Government Bills

Statements by Ministers

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Presenting Reports from Committees

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

No. 1
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (programming provided by the Corporation)”.
No. 2
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (prohibition against oil tankers in Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound)”.
No. 3
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Business Development Bank of Canada Act and the Canada Student Loans Act (student loan system more supportive of students)”.
No. 4
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to prevent the use of the Internet to distribute pornographic material involving children”.
No. 5
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on reading materials)”.
No. 6
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to promote the teaching of aboriginal history and culture in Canada's schools”.
No. 7
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (interest rates on debts owed) and to make a consequential amendment to the Income Tax Regulations”.
No. 8
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish Canadian Autism Awareness Day”.
No. 9
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “ An Act respecting a National Appreciation Day”.
No. 10
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act (marriage after the age of sixty years)”.
No. 11
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (qualification for and entitlement to benefits)”.
No. 12
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Federal Courts Act (international promotion and protection of human rights)”.
No. 13
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to Establish Leif Erickson Day”.
No. 14
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the labelling of bottled water”.
No. 15
January 26, 2009 — Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Tobacco Act (cigarillos, cigars and pipe tobacco)”.
No. 16
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Mark (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette) — Bill entitled “An Act to recognize and protect Canada's hunting and fishing heritage”.
No. 17
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic) — Bill entitled “An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Western Arctic”.
No. 18
January 26, 2009 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting a Canada-Portugal Day”.
No. 19
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (extension of benefit period for adoptive parents)”.
No. 20
January 26, 2009 — Mr. McTeague (Pickering—Scarborough East) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda)”.
No. 21
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Lee (Scarborough—Rouge River) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish the National Security Committee of Parliamentarians”.
No. 22
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to support Canadian professional football”.
No. 23
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (herbal remedies)”.
No. 24
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (refundable tax credit for low-income earners)”.
No. 25
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Ouellet (Brome—Missisquoi) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers)”.
No. 26
January 26, 2009 — Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (noise limit for children's products)”.
No. 27
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (minimum wage)”.
No. 28
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canadian Wheat Board Act (members of the board)”.
No. 29
January 26, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deductibility of expense of tools provided as a requirement of employment)”.
No. 30
January 27, 2009 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for early learning and child care programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, universality and accountability of those programs, and to appoint a council to advise the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development on matters relating to early learning and child care”.
No. 31
January 27, 2009 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (goods and services tax on school authorities)”.
No. 32
January 27, 2009 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (mandatory labelling for genetically modified foods)”.
No. 33
January 27, 2009 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Health Act (Autism Spectrum Disorder)”.
No. 34
January 27, 2009 — Ms. Bonsant (Compton—Stanstead) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Insurance Act (family leave)”.
No. 35
January 27, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Air Canada Public Participation Act”.
No. 36
January 28, 2009 — Mr. Volpe (Eglinton—Lawrence) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (electronic stability control)”.
No. 37
January 29, 2009 — Mr. Mark (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish a Memorial Wall for Canada's fallen soldiers and peacekeepers”.
No. 38
January 29, 2009 — Mr. Thibeault (Sudbury) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (no interest on repayments)”.
No. 39
January 29, 2009 — Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (exemption from taxation of 50% of United States social security payments to Canadian residents)”.
No. 40
January 29, 2009 — Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (judicial discretion)”.
No. 41
January 29, 2009 — Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sports betting)”.
No. 42
January 30, 2009 — Mr. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (benefits for illness, injury or quarantine)”.
No. 43
February 2, 2009 — Mrs. Freeman (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Access to Information Act (improved access)”.
No. 44
February 2, 2009 — Mrs. Freeman (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief against educational or other institution)”.
No. 45
February 3, 2009 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to acknowledge that persons of Croatian origin were interned in Canada during the First World War and to provide for recognition of this event”.
No. 46
February 3, 2009 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (trafficking and transplanting human organs and other body parts)”.
No. 47
February 3, 2009 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting education benefits for spouses and children of certain deceased federal enforcement officers”.
No. 48
February 3, 2009 — Mr. Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda)”.
No. 49
February 4, 2009 — Ms. Murray (Vancouver Quadra) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on bicycles, adult tricycles and related goods and services)”.
No. 50
February 4, 2009 — Ms. Savoie (Victoria) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Pest Control Products Act (prohibition of the use of chemical pesticides for non-essential purposes)”.
No. 51
February 5, 2009 — Mr. Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior) — Bill entitled “An Act to prohibit the release, sale, importation and use of seeds incorporating or altered by variety-genetic use restriction technologies (V-GURTs), also called "terminator technologies", and to make a consequential amendment to another Act”.
No. 52
February 11, 2009 — Ms. Lalonde (La Pointe-de-l'Île) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (right to die with dignity)”.
No. 53
February 12, 2009 — Mr. Ménard (Hochelaga) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (goods originating from settlements)”.
No. 54
February 23, 2009 — Mr. Crête (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the extraterritorial activities of Canadian businesses and entities, establishing the Canadian Extraterritorial Activities Review Commission and making consequential amendments to other Acts”.
No. 55
February 23, 2009 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (telephone, fax and Internet service to campaign offices)”.
No. 56
February 23, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deduction for medical doctors in underserviced areas)”.
No. 57
February 23, 2009 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)”.
No. 58
February 24, 2009 — Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the use of government procurements and transfers to promote economic development”.
No. 59
February 24, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim restitution)”.
No. 60
February 24, 2009 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act (appointment of permanent members)”.
No. 61
February 25, 2009 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (cyberbullying)”.
No. 62
February 25, 2009 — Mr. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (elimination of waiting period)”.
No. 63
March 2, 2009 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (elimination of statutory release) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts”.
No. 64
March 2, 2009 — Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish and maintain a national Breast Implant Registry”.
No. 65
March 3, 2009 — Mr. Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River) — Bill entitled “An Act to provide a compensation plan for First Nations veterans comparable to the one offered to other war veterans”.
No. 66
March 5, 2009 — Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (military dependants)”.
No. 67
March 5, 2009 — Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (mutual fund trust accounting principles)”.
No. 68
March 5, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Contraventions Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (marihuana)”.
No. 69
March 6, 2009 — Mr. Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consent)”.
No. 70
March 11, 2009 — Mr. Casey (Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act and the Income Tax Act (independant candidates)”.
No. 71
March 11, 2009 — Mr. McTeague (Pickering—Scarborough East) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act (RCMP members and special constables) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act”.
No. 72
March 11, 2009 — Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (body armour)”.
No. 73
March 12, 2009 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Pest Control Products Act (prohibition of the use of chemical pesticides for certain purposes)”.
No. 74
March 19, 2009 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting Country of Origin Labelling”.
No. 75
March 19, 2009 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the Labelling of Fish”.
No. 76
March 19, 2009 — Mr. Casey (Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the War Veterans Allowance Act (allied veterans)”.
No. 77
March 23, 2009 — Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) — Bill entitled “An Act to limit the use of phosphorus in dishwasher detergent”.
No. 78
March 23, 2009 — Ms. Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (use of hand-held cellular telephone while operating a motor vehicle)”.
No. 79
March 23, 2009 — Mr. D'Amours (Madawaska—Restigouche) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (volunteers)”.

First Reading of Senate Public Bills

Motions

No. 1
February 12, 2009 — Mrs. Freeman (Châteauguay—Saint-Constant) — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Thursday, February 12, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 2
February 23, 2009 — Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South) — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented on Thursday, February 12, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 3
February 25, 2009 — Mr. Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented on Monday, February 23, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 4
February 25, 2009 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 5
February 25, 2009 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 6
February 25, 2009 — Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan) — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 7
February 25, 2009 — Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan) — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 8
February 25, 2009 — Mr. Bevilacqua (Vaughan) — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 9
February 26, 2009 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, February 26, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 10
February 26, 2009 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, February 26, 2009, be concurred in.
Concurrence motion — may not be moved before either a comprehensive response has been tabled or June 26, 2009, whichever shall come first, pursuant to Standing Order 109.
No. 11
March 2, 2009 — Mr. Crête (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup) — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, February 26, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 12
March 3, 2009 — Mr. St-Cyr (Jeanne-Le Ber) — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 13
March 5, 2009 — Mr. Silva (Davenport) — That the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, March 5, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 14
March 9, 2009 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — That the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, March 5, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 15
March 9, 2009 — Mr. Lessard (Chambly—Borduas) — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Monday, March 9, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 16
March 11, 2009 — Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) — That the Fifth Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 17
March 11, 2009 — Mr. Bagnell (Yukon) — That the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Thursday, March 5, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 18
March 12, 2009 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — That the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.
No. 19
March 19, 2009 — Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor) — That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, March 11, 2009, be concurred in.
Debate — limited to 3 hours, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2).
Voting — not later than the expiry of the time provided for debate.

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