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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 109 Friday, November 6, 2009 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Government Orders

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-51, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and to implement other measures, as reported by the Standing Committee on Finance without amendment.

Mr. Kent (Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas)) for Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Ashfield (Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)), moved, — That the Bill be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Kent (Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas)) for Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Ashfield (Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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

laid upon the Table, — Report of the House of Commons to Canadians for the year 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-402-186.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Report of the administration of the Firearms Act for the year 2008, pursuant to the Firearms Act, S.C. 1995, c. 39, sbs. 93(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-144-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security)

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:

— Nos. 402-0954, 402-0955, 402-0982 to 402-0985, 402-0992 to 402-0994, 402-1005 and 402-1006 concerning suicide prevention. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-79-04;

— No. 402-1030 concerning unborn children. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-68-06;

— Nos. 402-1033 and 402-1034 concerning euthanasia. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-402-91-02.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association concerning its participation at the bilateral visits to Luanda, Angola, and Windhoek, Namibia, from August 16 to 21, 2009. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-402-76-03.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Murphy (Charlottetown), from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented the 19th Report of the Committee, "Chapter 5, Passport Services – Passport Canada of the 2009 Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-402-152.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 26 and 34) was tabled.

Mr. Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 23rd Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

The Committee recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, the following changes to the lists of members of the following standing committees:

Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics


Jean Dorion for Luc Desnoyers

Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates


Richard Nadeau for Jean Dorion

The Committee further recommends, pursuant to Standing Orders 104 and 114, that the name of the following Member be added to the list of associate members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates:


Jean Dorion

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Folco (Laval—Les Îles), seconded by Ms. Murray (Vancouver Quadra), Bill C-481, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canada Labour Code (mandatory retirement age), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the 23rd Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented earlier today, be concurred in.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 83.1, the deadline for the Standing Committee on Finance to table the 2009 Pre-Budget Consultations Report be extended to Wednesday, December 9, 2009.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning economy and employment (No. 402-1180);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 402-1181);

— by , one concerning veterans' affairs (No. 402-1182);

— by , one concerning climate change (No. 402-1183);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 402-1184);

— by , one concerning the Employment Insurance Program (No. 402-1185);

— by , one concerning cruelty to animals (No. 402-1186), one concerning unborn children (No. 402-1187) and one concerning police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 402-1188).

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-453 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-418 — — Concerning the length of time it takes to apply for permanent residency under the immigration sponsor program with the Department of Citizenship and Immigration, what is the average wait time, in days, from the day an application is submitted until permanent residency is awarded to an applicant in each year during the period of 2005-2009? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-418.

Q-419 — — Concerning the length of time claimants wait for a refugee claim and appellants wait for an immigration appeal to be heard by the Immigration and Refugee Board, what was: (a) the average wait time, in days, for claimants to have their refugee claims heard before the Board in each year during the period of 2005-2009; and (b) the average wait time, in days, for appellants to have their appeals heard before the Immigration Appeals Division in each year during the period of 2005-2009? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-419.

Q-420 — — With respect to the organizations that officially requested the attendance of the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism to an event since January 2008: (a) what were the names of the organizations, the names of the events, the organizers, the dates, times, and locations; (b) did the Minister attend the event and, if not, what is the name of the government representative who attended the event in lieu of the Minister; and (c) what were the costs of any advertisements in event publications or greetings, and the description and costs of any gifts to the event or organizers? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-420.

Q-421 — — With respect to contracts under $10,000 granted by the Department of Citizenship and Immigration since January 1, 2008, what are: (a) the names of the contractors; (b) the amounts of the contracts; (c) the dates of the contracts; (d) the dates of completion; and (e) the descriptions of the services provided? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-421.

Q-423 — — With respect to Ministerial Permits granted by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, for each month since January 2006 and by country of origin: (a) how many requests were (i) granted, (ii) refused; and (b) how many individuals did not abide by the terms and conditions of the permit? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-402-423.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Ashfield (Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)), — That Bill C-51, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and to implement other measures, be now read a third time and do pass.

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 Mrs. Simson (Scarborough Southwest), seconded by Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should support the development and adoption of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare at the United Nations as well as at all relevant international organizations and forums; (Private Members' Business M-354)

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by:

(a) adding, after the word “support”, the words “, in principle,”; and

(b) deleting the words “and adoption” and “at the United Nations as well as”.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to.

The House resumed consideration of the motion, as amended, of Mrs. Simson (Scarborough Southwest), seconded by Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should support, in principle, the development of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare at all relevant international organizations and forums. (Private Members' Business M-354)

The question was put on the motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

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 — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for June 1 and 15, 2009, pursuant to Standing Order 148(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-402-13.

— by — Interim Order Respecting the Immediate Distribution of the Vaccine for the Novel Influenza A H1N1 Virus (P.C. 2009-1857, JUS-611152 and JUS-611224), dated November 5, 2009, pursuant to the Food and Drugs Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-27, sbs. 30.1(6) and (7). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-1018-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

— by — Copy of the Rules amending the Bankruptcy and Insolvency General Rules (SOR/2009-270) made by Order in Council P.C. 2009-1581 on September 17, 2009, pursuant to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S. 1985, c. B-3, sbs. 209(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-284-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Report of the Canadian Dairy Commission, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the dairy year ended July 31, 2009, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 150(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-90-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— by Mr. Toews (President of the Treasury Board) — Actuarial Report (including certification of assets) on the Public Service Death Benefit Account as at March 31, 2008, pursuant to the Public Service Superannuation Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-36, sbs. 59(1) . — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-222-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

Adjournment

At 2:03 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, November 16, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).