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41st PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals

No. 175

Thursday, February 19, 2015

10:00 a.m.



Prayers
Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 79(3), the Speaker read the following Message from His Excellency the Governor General, presented by Mr. Clement (President of the Treasury Board):

Message on Estimates
His Excellency the Governor General transmits to the House of Commons the Supplementary Estimates (C) of sums required to defray expenses of the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2015, and in accordance with section 54 of the Constitution Act, 1867, recommends those Estimates to the House of Commons.

Mr. Clement (President of the Treasury Board) laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Supplementary Estimates (C), 2014-15" (USB key included). — Sessional Paper No. 8520-412-97.

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(5), the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, were deemed referred to the several Standing Committees of the House as follows:

(1) To the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Votes 1c and 10c

(2) To the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Canadian Heritage, Votes 1c and 5c

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Vote 1c

Library and Archives of Canada, Vote 1c

National Arts Centre Corporation, Vote 1c

National Museum of Science and Technology, Vote 1c

(3) To the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

Citizenship and Immigration, Votes 1c and 5c

(4) To the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development

Environment, Votes 1c, 5c and 10c

(5) To the Standing Committee on Finance

Finance, Votes 1c and 9c

(6) To the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

Fisheries and Oceans, Votes 1c and 10c

(7) To the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Votes 1c, 5c, 10c and 15c

International Development Research Centre, Vote 1c

(8) To the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates

Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board, Vote 1c

Privy Council, Vote 1c

Public Works and Government Services, Vote 1c

Shared Services Canada, Votes 1c and 5c

The Senate, Vote 1c

Treasury Board Secretariat, Votes 20c and 30c

(9) To the Standing Committee on Health

Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Vote 1c

Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Vote 5c

Health, Vote 10c

Public Health Agency of Canada, Vote 1c

(10) To the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities

Employment and Social Development, Votes 1c and 7c

(11) To the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Votes 1c and 5c

National Research Council of Canada, Vote 10c

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Vote 5c

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Vote 5c

Standards Council of Canada, Vote 1c

(12) To the Standing Committee on National Defence

Communications Security Establishment, Vote 1c

National Defence, Vote 1c

(13) To the Standing Committee on Natural Resources

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Vote 1c

Natural Resources, Vote 5c

(14) To the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs

House of Commons, Vote 1c

(15) To the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

Canada Border Services Agency, Votes 1c and 5c

(16) To the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

Transport, Votes 1c and 10c

Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, Vote 3c

(17) To the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament

Library of Parliament, Vote 1c


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. 412-4749, 412-4774 and 412-4781 concerning the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-412-6-12.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Wallace (Burlington), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 15th Report of the Committee (Bill C-26, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Canada Evidence Act and the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, to enact the High Risk Child Sex Offender Database Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-412-179.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 59 to 62) 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. Cleary (St. John's South—Mount Pearl), Bill C-654, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (omnibus bills), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Motions

Mr. Marston (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek), seconded by Mr. Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber), moved, — That the Fourth Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented on Monday, May 5, 2014, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 30)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Lukiwski (Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre), seconded by Mr. Calkins (Wetaskiwin), moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

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

(Division No. 335 -- Vote no 335)
YEAS: 133, NAYS: 107

YEAS -- POUR

Ablonczy
Adler
Aglukkaq
Albas
Albrecht
Alexander
Ambler
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Armstrong
Aspin
Barlow
Bateman
Benoit
Bergen
Bernier
Block
Boughen
Braid
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Newmarket—Aurora)
Butt
Calandra
Calkins
Cannan
Carmichael
Carrie
Chisu
Chong
Clarke
Clement
Crockatt

Daniel
Davidson
Dechert
Devolin
Dreeshen
Duncan (Vancouver Island North)
Dykstra
Eglinski
Falk
Fantino
Fast
Findlay (Delta—Richmond East)
Finley (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Fletcher
Galipeau
Gallant
Gill
Glover
Goldring
Goodyear
Gosal
Gourde
Grewal
Hawn
Hayes
Hoback
Holder
James
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Kent
Kerr

Komarnicki
Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Lake
Lauzon
Lebel
Leef
Leitch
Lemieux
Leung
Lizon
Lobb
Lukiwski
Lunney
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Maguire
Mayes
McLeod
Menegakis
Miller
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Nicholson
Norlock
Oliver
O'Neill Gordon
Opitz
O'Toole
Paradis
Payne
Perkins
Poilievre
Preston
Raitt

Rajotte
Reid
Rempel
Richards
Rickford
Ritz
Saxton
Schellenberger
Seeback
Shipley
Sopuck
Sorenson
Stanton
Strahl
Sweet
Toet
Trost
Trottier
Truppe
Valcourt
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country)
Weston (Saint John)
Wilks
Williamson
Woodworth
Yelich
Young (Oakville)
Yurdiga

Total: -- 133

NAYS -- CONTRE

Allen (Welland)
Andrews
Angus
Ashton
Atamanenko
Aubin
Bélanger
Bennett
Benskin
Bevington
Blanchette
Blanchette-Lamothe
Boivin
Borg
Boutin-Sweet
Brahmi
Brosseau
Byrne
Caron
Casey
Cash
Charlton
Chicoine
Choquette
Christopherson
Cleary
Côté

Crowder
Cullen
Cuzner
Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
Davies (Vancouver East)
Dewar
Dion
Dionne Labelle
Donnelly
Doré Lefebvre
Dubé
Dubourg
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona)
Dusseault
Easter
Eyking
Freeman
Garneau
Garrison
Genest
Giguère
Godin
Goodale
Gravelle
Groguhé
Harris (Scarborough Southwest)

Harris (St. John's East)
Hughes
Hyer
Julian
Kellway
Lamoureux
Lapointe
Laverdière
LeBlanc (Beauséjour)
LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard)
Leslie
Liu
MacAulay
Mai
Marston
Martin
Masse
Mathyssen
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
Michaud
Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue)
Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord)
Morin (Laurentides—Labelle)
Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot)
Mulcair
Murray
Nantel

Nash
Nicholls
Nunez-Melo
Papillon
Patry
Péclet
Pilon
Quach
Rafferty
Rankin
Raynault
Regan
Rousseau
Saganash
Sandhu
Scarpaleggia
Scott
Sellah
Sgro
Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor)
Sitsabaiesan
St-Denis
Sullivan
Toone
Tremblay
Turmel

Total: -- 107

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil--Aucun


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4976) and three concerning the issuing of visas (Nos. 412-4977 to 412-4979);
— by Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright), one concerning the Criminal Code of Canada (No. 412-4980), one concerning sex selection (No. 412-4981) and one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4982);
— by Ms. Davies (Vancouver East), one concerning the fur industry (No. 412-4983);
— by Mr. Norlock (Northumberland—Quinte West), one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4984);
— by Mr. Benskin (Jeanne-Le Ber), one concerning Canadian citizenship (No. 412-4985) and one concerning the grain industry (No. 412-4986);
— by Mr. Rajotte (Edmonton—Leduc), two concerning the grain industry (Nos. 412-4987 and 412-4988), one concerning sex selection (No. 412-4989) and one concerning Christianity (No. 412-4990);
— by Mr. Scott (Toronto—Danforth), one concerning genetic engineering (No. 412-4991);
— by Mr. Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North), one concerning waste management (No. 412-4992).
Government Orders

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Duncan (Minister of State), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, not more than two further sitting days shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the Bill; and

That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders on the second day allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion.

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

(Division No. 336 -- Vote no 336)
YEAS: 132, NAYS: 111

YEAS -- POUR

Ablonczy
Adler
Aglukkaq
Albas
Albrecht
Alexander
Ambler
Ambrose
Anders
Anderson
Aspin
Barlow
Bateman
Benoit
Bergen
Bernier
Bezan
Block
Boughen
Braid
Brown (Leeds—Grenville)
Brown (Newmarket—Aurora)
Butt
Calandra
Calkins
Cannan
Carmichael
Carrie
Chisu
Chong
Clarke
Clement
Crockatt

Daniel
Davidson
Dechert
Devolin
Dreeshen
Duncan (Vancouver Island North)
Dykstra
Eglinski
Falk
Fantino
Fast
Findlay (Delta—Richmond East)
Finley (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Fletcher
Galipeau
Gallant
Gill
Glover
Goldring
Goodyear
Gosal
Gourde
Grewal
Hawn
Hayes
Hoback
Holder
James
Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission)
Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's)
Kenney (Calgary Southeast)
Kent
Komarnicki

Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings)
Lake
Lauzon
Lebel
Leef
Leitch
Lemieux
Leung
Lizon
Lobb
Lukiwski
Lunney
MacKay (Central Nova)
MacKenzie
Maguire
Mayes
McLeod
Menegakis
Miller
Moore (Fundy Royal)
Nicholson
Norlock
Oliver
O'Neill Gordon
Opitz
O'Toole
Paradis
Payne
Perkins
Poilievre
Preston
Raitt
Rajotte

Reid
Rempel
Richards
Rickford
Ritz
Saxton
Schellenberger
Seeback
Shipley
Sopuck
Sorenson
Stanton
Strahl
Sweet
Toet
Trost
Trottier
Truppe
Valcourt
Van Kesteren
Van Loan
Wallace
Warawa
Warkentin
Watson
Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country)
Weston (Saint John)
Wilks
Williamson
Woodworth
Yelich
Young (Oakville)
Yurdiga

Total: -- 132

NAYS -- CONTRE

Allen (Welland)
Andrews
Angus
Ashton
Atamanenko
Aubin
Ayala
Bélanger
Bennett
Benskin
Bevington
Blanchette
Blanchette-Lamothe
Boivin
Borg
Boulerice
Boutin-Sweet
Brahmi
Brosseau
Caron
Casey
Cash
Chicoine
Choquette
Christopherson
Cleary
Comartin
Côté

Cotler
Crowder
Cullen
Cuzner
Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
Davies (Vancouver East)
Dewar
Dion
Dionne Labelle
Donnelly
Doré Lefebvre
Dubé
Dubourg
Duncan (Etobicoke North)
Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona)
Dusseault
Easter
Eyking
Freeman
Garneau
Garrison
Genest
Genest-Jourdain
Giguère
Godin
Goodale
Gravelle
Groguhé

Harris (Scarborough Southwest)
Harris (St. John's East)
Hassainia
Hughes
Hyer
Julian
Kellway
Lamoureux
Lapointe
Laverdière
LeBlanc (Beauséjour)
LeBlanc (LaSalle—Émard)
Leslie
Liu
MacAulay
Mai
Marston
Martin
Mathyssen
May
McGuinty
McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood)
Michaud
Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue)
Morin (Chicoutimi—Le Fjord)
Morin (Laurentides—Labelle)
Morin (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot)
Mulcair

Murray
Nantel
Nash
Nicholls
Nunez-Melo
Papillon
Patry
Péclet
Quach
Rafferty
Rankin
Rathgeber
Raynault
Regan
Rousseau
Saganash
Sandhu
Scott
Sellah
Sgro
Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor)
St-Denis
Stoffer
Sullivan
Toone
Tremblay
Turmel

Total: -- 111

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Nil--Aucun

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Blaney (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice), — That Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

The debate continued.

Mr. Garrison (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), seconded by Ms. Doré Lefebvre (Alfred-Pellan), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“this House decline to give second reading to Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, because it:
(a) threatens our way of life by asking Canadians to choose between their security and their freedoms;
(b) was not developed in consultation with other parties, all of whom recognize the real threat of terrorism and support effective, concrete measures to keep Canadians safe;
(c) irresponsibly provides CSIS with a sweeping new mandate without equally increasing oversight;
(d) contains definitions that are broad, vague and threaten to lump legitimate dissent together with terrorism; and
(e) does not include the type of concrete, effective measures that have been proven to work, such as working with communities on measures to counter radicalization of youth.”.

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.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Blaney (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice), — That Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security;

And of the amendment of Mr. Garrison (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), seconded by Ms. Doré Lefebvre (Alfred-Pellan), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
“this House decline to give second reading to Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, because it:
(a) threatens our way of life by asking Canadians to choose between their security and their freedoms;
(b) was not developed in consultation with other parties, all of whom recognize the real threat of terrorism and support effective, concrete measures to keep Canadians safe;
(c) irresponsibly provides CSIS with a sweeping new mandate without equally increasing oversight;
(d) contains definitions that are broad, vague and threaten to lump legitimate dissent together with terrorism; and
(e) does not include the type of concrete, effective measures that have been proven to work, such as working with communities on measures to counter radicalization of youth.”.

The debate continued.

Tabling of Documents
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Duncan (Minister of State) laid upon the Table, — Documents concerning new economic growth measures. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-412-51.
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Blaney (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Mr. MacKay (Minister of Justice), — That Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security;

And of the amendment of Mr. Garrison (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca), seconded by Ms. Doré Lefebvre (Alfred-Pellan), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
“this House decline to give second reading to Bill C-51, An Act to enact the Security of Canada Information Sharing Act and the Secure Air Travel Act, to amend the Criminal Code, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, because it:
(a) threatens our way of life by asking Canadians to choose between their security and their freedoms;
(b) was not developed in consultation with other parties, all of whom recognize the real threat of terrorism and support effective, concrete measures to keep Canadians safe;
(c) irresponsibly provides CSIS with a sweeping new mandate without equally increasing oversight;
(d) contains definitions that are broad, vague and threaten to lump legitimate dissent together with terrorism; and
(e) does not include the type of concrete, effective measures that have been proven to work, such as working with communities on measures to counter radicalization of youth.”.

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 6:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development of Bill C-619, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change.

Mr. Kellway (Beaches—East York), seconded by Mr. Choquette (Drummond), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:01 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 7:11 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).