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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 132 Monday, October 27, 2014 11:00 a.m.

Prayers

Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Item No. 1 in the order of precedence standing in the name of Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North) was called and, not having been proceeded with, in accordance with Standing Order 42(2), dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. (Private Members' Business C-524)

Interruption

At 11:05 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mr. Duncan (Minister of State), — That Bill C-35, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (law enforcement animals, military animals and service animals), 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. 412-3990 concerning Crown Corporations. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-132-02;

— Nos. 412-4052 to 412-4063, 412-4093, 412-4142, 412-4204 and 412-4235 concerning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-6-07;

— Nos. 412-3942, 412-4111, 412-4115, 412-4178, 412-4184, 412-4187, 412-4237, 412-4245, 412-4254, 412-4259 and 412-4290 concerning China. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-19-09;

— No. 412-4302 concerning the Canada Pension Plan. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-45-08.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Blaney (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Mr. Alexander (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), Bill C-44, An Act to amend the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and 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.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the Third Part of the 2014 Ordinary Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, France, from June 23 to 27, 2014. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-412-51-08.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. McColeman (Brant), from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee (Bill C-591, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Act (pension and benefits), with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-130.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 32 and 33) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore), seconded by Mr. Bevington (Northwest Territories), Bill C-633, An Act to amend the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (veterans independence program), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Motions

Ms. Sims (Newton—North Delta), seconded by Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), moved, — That the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, presented on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 17)

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

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, the hours of sitting and the order of business of the House on Monday, November 3, 2014, shall be that of a Wednesday;

that the Address by the President of the French Republic, to be delivered in the Chamber of the House of Commons at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, November 3, 2014, before Members of the Senate and the House of Commons, together with all introductory and related remarks, be printed as an appendix to the House of Commons Debates for that day and form part of the records of this House; and

that the media recording and transmission of such Address, introductory and related remarks be authorized pursuant to established guidelines for such occasions.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4367);

— by , two concerning the grain industry (Nos. 412-4368 and 412-4369);

— by , one concerning war on Iraq (No. 412-4370);

— by , three concerning prostitution (Nos. 412-4371 to 412-4373);

— by , one concerning the Senate (No. 412-4374);

— by , one concerning the electoral system (No. 412-4375) and one concerning immigration (No. 412-4376);

— by , one concerning Christianity (No. 412-4377);

— by , one concerning the Canada Post Corporation (No. 412-4378);

— by , one concerning the Senate (No. 412-4379).

Government Orders

The Order was read for the third reading of Bill C-41, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Korea.

Mr. Moore (Minister of Industry) for Mr. Fast (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Mr. Paradis (Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

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 — Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2014-1146 dated October 24, 2014, concerning the approval of the supplementary convention entitled "Protocol amending the Convention between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital gains, signed at London on 8 September 1978, as amended by the Protocol signed at Ottawa on 15 April 1980, by the Protocol signed at London on 16 October 1985 and by the Protocol signed at London on 7 May 2003", pursuant to An Act to implement conventions between Canada and Spain, Canada and the Republic of Austria, Canada and Italy, Canada and the Republic of Korea, Canada and the Socialist Republic of Romania and Canada and the Republic of Indonesia and agreements between Canada and Malaysia, Canada and Jamaica and Canada and Barbados and a convention between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to income tax, 1980-81-82-83, c. 44, s. 33(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-412-194-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by — Report of the First Nations Lands Advisory Board, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, pursuant to the section 41.2 of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, as ratified by the First Nations Land Management Act, S.C. 1999, c. 24, sbs. 4(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-412-862-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4380).

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:30 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 6:57 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).