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Order Paper

No. 12

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

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

No. 1
November 28, 2008 — The Minister of Finance — Bill entitled “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008, to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal statement tabled in Parliament on November 27, 2008 and to implement other fiscal and economic measures”.
Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))
Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008, to implement certain provisions of the economic and fiscal statement tabled in Parliament on November 27, 2008 and to implement other fiscal and economic measures”.
No. 2
December 1, 2008 — The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act”.
No. 3
December 1, 2008 — The Minister of Health — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the safety of consumer products”.
Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))
Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act respecting the safety of consumer products”.
No. 4
December 1, 2008 — The Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting not-for-profit corporations and certain other corporations”.
Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))
Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act respecting not-for-profit corporations and certain other corporations”.
No. 5
December 1, 2008 — The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Indian Oil and Gas Act”.
No. 6
December 1, 2008 — The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Marine Liability Act and the Federal Courts Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts”.
Recommendation
(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))
Her Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act to amend the Marine Liability Act and the Federal Courts Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts”.

Statements by Ministers

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Presenting Reports from Committees

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

No. 1
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers)”.
No. 2
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting Louis Riel”.
No. 3
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to ensure that appropriate health care services are provided to First Nations children in a timely manner”.
No. 4
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish the office of Pension Ombudsman to investigate administrative difficulties encountered by persons in their dealings with the Government of Canada in respect of benefits under the Canada Pension Plan or the Old Age Security Act or tax liability on such benefits and to review the policies and practices applied in the administration and adjudication of such benefits and liabilities”.
No. 5
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to provide for the establishment of national standards for labour market training, apprenticeship and certification”.
No. 6
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act (qualification of auditor)”.
No. 7
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to prohibit the export of water by interbasin transfers”.
No. 8
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Business Corporations Act (annual financial statements)”.
No. 9
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (legal duty outside Canada)”.
No. 10
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to stop at scene of accident)”.
No. 11
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (trans fatty acids)”.
No. 12
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (monthly guaranteed income supplement)”.
No. 13
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Referendum Act (reform of the electoral system of Canada)”.
No. 14
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act (interpretation of numerical dates)”.
No. 15
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (child sexual predators)”.
No. 16
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (arrest without a warrant)”.
No. 17
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (programming provided by the Corporation)”.
No. 18
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Bélanger (Ottawa—Vanier) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish the National Cemetery of Canada”.
No. 19
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Currency Act and the Royal Canadian Mint Act (abolition of the cent)”.
No. 20
November 19, 2008 — 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. 21
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to provide cost-of-production protection for the family farm”.
No. 22
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (protection of assets)”.
No. 23
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish the position and Office of the Credit Ombudsman, who shall be an advocate of the interests of consumers and small businesses in credit matters and who shall investigate and report on the provision, by financial institutions, of consumer and small-business credit on a community basis and on an industry basis, in order to ensure equity in the distribution of credit resources”.
No. 24
November 19, 2008 — 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. 25
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (illness or injury)”.
No. 26
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative)”.
No. 27
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to prevent the use of the Internet to distribute pornographic material involving children”.
No. 28
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on reading materials)”.
No. 29
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail for persons charged with violent offences), the Extradition Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act”.
No. 30
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (review of parole ineligibility) and to amend other Acts in consequence”.
No. 31
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to promote the teaching of aboriginal history and culture in Canada's schools”.
No. 32
November 19, 2008 — 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. 33
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore) — Bill entitled “An Act to establish Canadian Autism Awareness Day”.
No. 34
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “ An Act respecting a National Appreciation Day”.
No. 35
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act (marriage after the age of sixty years)”.
No. 36
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to provide for a House of Commons committee to review the possibility of using proportional representation in federal elections”.
No. 37
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (mail free of postage to members of the Canadian Forces)”.
No. 38
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (qualification for and entitlement to benefits)”.
No. 39
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Competition Act and the Food and Drugs Act (child protection against advertising exploitation)”.
No. 40
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Federal Courts Act (international promotion and protection of human rights)”.
No. 41
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to ensure that warning labels are affixed to products containing toxic substances”.
No. 42
November 19, 2008 — Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster) — Bill entitled “An Act to Establish Leif Erickson Day”.
No. 43
November 20, 2008 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (victim — trafficking in persons)”.
No. 44
November 20, 2008 — Mrs. Jennings (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine) — Bill entitled “An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce--Lachine”.
No. 45
November 20, 2008 — Mr. Martin (Winnipeg Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting the labelling of bottled water”.
No. 46
November 21, 2008 — Ms. Fry (Vancouver Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (recreational snow sport helmets)”.
No. 47
November 24, 2008 — Mr. Dewar (Ottawa Centre) — Bill entitled “An Act to ensure accountability in respect of Canada’s obligations under international treaties”.
No. 48
November 25, 2008 — Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (exception to inadmissibility)”.
No. 49
November 25, 2008 — Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Tobacco Act (cigarillos, cigars and pipe tobacco)”.
No. 50
November 25, 2008 — Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Bank Act (automated banking machine charges)”.
No. 51
November 26, 2008 — Mr. Gravelle (Nickel Belt) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (removal of waiting period)”.
No. 52
November 27, 2008 — Mr. Mark (Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette) — Bill entitled “An Act to recognize and protect Canada's hunting and fishing heritage”.
No. 53
November 27, 2008 — Mr. Bevington (Western Arctic) — Bill entitled “An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Western Arctic”.
No. 54
November 27, 2008 — Ms. Chow (Trinity—Spadina) — Bill entitled “An Act respecting a Canada-Portugal Day”.
No. 55
November 27, 2008 — 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. 56
November 28, 2008 — Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (percentage of insurable earnings payable to claimant)”.
No. 57
November 28, 2008 — Mr. Godin (Acadie—Bathurst) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (change of title) and another Act in consequence”.
No. 58
December 1, 2008 — Mr. McTeague (Pickering—Scarborough East) — Bill entitled “An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda)”.

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Motions

Presenting Petitions

Questions on the Order Paper

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