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40th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 86 Tuesday, September 29, 2009 10:00 a.m.

Prayers

Daily Routine Of Business

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas), seconded by Mr. Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), Bill C-445, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (security certificates and special advocates), 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. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Mr. Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), moved, — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 8)

Debate arose thereon.

At 1:04 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the Employment Insurance Program (No. 402-0960) and one concerning forestry (No. 402-0961);

— by , one concerning police and firefighters' death benefits (No. 402-0962) and one concerning the income tax system (No. 402-0963);

— by , one concerning the Employment Insurance Program (No. 402-0964);

— by , one concerning pay equity (No. 402-0965).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Day (Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway), seconded by Ms. Oda (Minister of International Cooperation), — That Bill C-23, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade;

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-23, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, because the government concluded this agreement while the Standing Committee on International Trade was considering the matter, thereby demonstrating its disrespect for democratic institutions.”;

And of the subamendment of , seconded by , — That the amendment be amended by adding after the word “matter” the following:

“, including having heard vocal opposition to the accord from human rights organizations”.

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.

Statements by Ministers

By unanimous consent, Mr. Day (Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway) made a statement in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 33(1).

Government Orders

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:

And of the subamendment of , seconded by , — That the amendment be amended by adding after the word “matter” the following:

“, including having heard vocal opposition to the accord from human rights organizations”.

The debate continued.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Finley (Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development), seconded by Ms. Verner (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister for La Francophonie), — That Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to increase benefits, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 105 -- Vote n^o 105)
YEAS: 175, NAYS: 105
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Aglukkaq Albrecht Allen (Welland) Allen (Tobique—Mactaquac) Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Angus Arthur Ashfield Ashton Atamanenko Baird Benoit Bernier Bevington Bezan Blackburn Blaney Block Boucher Boughen Braid Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Newmarket—Aurora) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Cadman Calandra Calkins Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casson Charlton Chong Chow Christopherson Clarke Clement Crowder Cullen Cummins Davidson Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) Davies (Vancouver East) Day Del Mastro Devolin Dewar Dreeshen Duncan (Vancouver Island North) Dykstra Fast Finley Flaherty Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Glover Godin Goldring Goodyear Gourde Gravelle Grewal Guergis Harper Harris (St. John's East) Harris (Cariboo—Prince George) Hawn Hiebert Hill Hoback Hoeppner Holder Hughes Hyer Jean Julian Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Kent Kerr Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Layton Lebel Lemieux Leslie Lobb Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacKay (Central Nova) MacKenzie Maloway Mark Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Martin (Sault Ste. Marie) Masse Mathyssen Mayes McColeman McLeod Menzies Merrifield Miller Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Mulcair Nicholson Norlock O'Connor O'Neill-Gordon Obhrai Oda Paradis Payne Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Rafferty Raitt Rathgeber Reid Richards Richardson Rickford Ritz Savoie Saxton Scheer Schellenberger Shea Shipley Shory Siksay Smith Sorenson Stanton Stoffer Storseth Strahl Sweet Thibeault Thompson Tilson Toews Trost Tweed Uppal Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Warkentin Wasylycia-Leis Watson Weston (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Weston (Saint John) Wong Woodworth Yelich Young Total: -- 175
NAYS -- CONTRE André Andrews Asselin Bachand Bains Beaudin Bélanger Bellavance Bevilacqua Bigras Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Brison Brunelle Byrne Cannis Cardin Coady Crombie Cuzner D'Amours DeBellefeuille Demers Deschamps Desnoyers Dhaliwal Dhalla Dion Dorion Dosanjh Dryden Duceppe Dufour Duncan (Etobicoke North) Easter Eyking Foote Freeman Fry Gagnon Gaudet Goodale Guarnieri Guimond (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Guimond (Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord) Hall Findlay Holland Jennings Kania Karygiannis Kennedy Laframboise Lalonde Lavallée LeBlanc Lee Lessard Lévesque MacAulay Malhi Malo Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) McGuinty McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Ménard Mendes Minna Mourani Murphy (Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe) Murphy (Charlottetown) Murray Nadeau Neville Ouellet Paillé Paquette Patry Pearson Plamondon Pomerleau Proulx Rae Regan Rodriguez Rota Roy Russell Savage Scarpaleggia Sgro Silva Simms Simson St-Cyr Szabo Thi Lac Tonks Valeriote Vincent Volpe Wilfert Wrzesnewskyj Total: -- 105
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Carrier Dechert Faille Laforest Rajotte
Accordingly, Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act and to increase benefits, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

Concurrence in Committee Reports

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster), seconded by Mr. Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), — That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 8)

By unanimous consent, the motion was agreed to.

Private Members' Business

At 6:04 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-268, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum sentence for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with an amendment;

And of Motion No. 1.

Motion No. 1 of Mr. Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin), seconded by Mr. Lemay (Abitibi—Témiscamingue), — That Bill C-268 be amended by deleting Clause 2.

The debate continued on Motion No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 1 and, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, September 30, 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 — Reports of the Office of Infrastructure 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. 8561-402-876-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Report on the Government of Canada's Official Development Assistance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Official Development Assistance Accountability Act, S.C. 2008, c. 17, s. 5. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-1022-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development)

— by — Report of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, pursuant to the Nuclear Safety and Control Act, S.C. 1997, c. 9, s. 72. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-402-771-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

— by — Reports of the National Energy Board 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. 8561-402-689-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Canadian Wheat Board 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. 8561-402-697-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by — Reports of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency 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. 8561-402-855-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:51 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 7:18 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).