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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 99 Friday, October 23, 2009 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. Finley (Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development), — That Bill C-52, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for fraud), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

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. 402-0822 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-11-14;

— No. 402-0900 concerning a memorial shrine. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-88-01;

— No. 402-0901 concerning suicide prevention. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-79-02;

— No. 402-0913 concerning asbestos. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-4-09.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , two concerning the situation in Sudan (Nos. 402-1079 and 402-1080);

— by , one concerning the situation in Ethiopia (No. 402-1081);

— by , one concerning unborn children (No. 402-1082);

— by , one concerning unborn children (No. 402-1083);

— by , one concerning the Food and Drugs Act (No. 402-1084);

— by , two concerning natural health products (Nos. 402-1085 and 402-1086);

— by , one concerning the situation in Ethiopia (No. 402-1087).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-413 and Q-415 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:

Q-400 — — With regard to the renting of venues or properties for retreats or meetings outside of a government department, agency or a Crown Corporation’s own offices (i.e. where an expense for rental of rooms is made to an outside party) in the fiscal years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009, for all government departments, agencies and Crown corporations: (a) what was the total cost of the rental of these venues; (b) how many times were venues or properties contracted for or rented; and (c) in each case, (i) what was the name and location of the venue or property, (ii) what was the reason or purpose of the venue or property rental, (iii) how many people attended the retreat or meeting, (iv) what was the overall cost of the rental of the venue? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-400.

Q-408 — — With regards to the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal: (a) as an employee of either institutions, how much money did Mr. Richard Warman receive in total; (b) how much money, in total, did Mr. Warman receive from appearances as a witness before the Commission or Tribunal; and (c) how much money, in total, did Mr. Warman receive as awards or damages from complaints before the Commission or Tribunal? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-408.

Government Orders

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, October 26, 2009, at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Nicholson (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Ritz (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board), — That Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Mr. Plamondon (Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour), — That Bill C-290, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for loss of retirement income), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, October 28, 2009, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

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 — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 11th Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, "Review of the Subject-matter of Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act, Enacted in Second Session of the 39th Parliament" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-131), presented to the House on Thursday, June 25, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-402-131.

— by — Report of Telefilm Canada, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Telefilm Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-16, sbs. 23(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-91-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 35(2), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— by — Report of Public Service Labour Relations Board on the administration of Part I (Staff Relations) of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, R.S. 1985, c. 33 (2nd Supp.), s. 84. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-515-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by — Report of the Public Service Labour Relations Board on the administration of the Public Service Labour Relations Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Public Service Labour Relations Act, 2003, c. 22, s. 2 "251(2)". — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-920-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by — Reports of the National Gallery of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 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. 8561-402-479-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2008 and 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. 8561-402-947-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board) — Actuarial Report (including the cost certificate) on the Pension Plan for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as at March 31, 2008, and certificate of assets of the Pension Plan, pursuant to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act, R.S. 1985, c. R-11, s. 30. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-580-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

Adjournment

At 2:23 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).