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Monday, March 15, 2010 (No. 9)

Orders of the Day

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne
Address Debate — maximum of 6 appointed days, pursuant to Standing Order 50(1).
Days to be appointed — 5 days.
March 11, 2010 — Resuming debate on the motion of Mr. Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup), seconded by Mr. Armstrong (Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley), — That the following Address be presented to Her Excellency the Governor General of Canada:
To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY:
We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the House of Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament;
And on the amendment of Mr. Ignatieff (Etobicoke—Lakeshore), seconded by Mr. Goodale (Wascana), — That the motion be amended by adding the following:
“and offers our humble wish that your Excellency is not burdened in future with frivolous requests for prorogation”;
And on the subamendment of Mr. Duceppe (Laurier—Sainte-Marie), seconded by Mr. Paquette (Joliette), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following after the word “prorogation”:
“that aim to prevent the opposition from asking legitimate questions on major issues such as Canada’s unacceptable position at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, the fate of Afghan detainees and the ineffective measures in the government’s economic action plan to help Quebec's economy weather this crisis”.

Government Orders

Business of Supply
March 3, 2010 — The President of the Treasury Board — Consideration of the Business of Supply.
Supply period ending March 26, 2010 — maximum of 4 allotted days, pursuant to Standing Order 81(10)(b) and (c).
Monday, March 15, 2010 — 1st allotted day.
Opposition Motion
March 12, 2010 — Mr. Easter (Malpeque) — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should show leadership in reducing government waste by rolling-back its own expenditures on massive amounts of partisan, taxpayer-paid government advertising, ministerial use of government aircraft, the hiring of external “consultants”, and the size of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Privy Council Office, which together could represent a saving to taxpayers of more than a billion dollars; and to show its own leadership in this regard, the House directs its Board of Internal Economy to take all necessary steps to end immediately the wasteful practice of Members sending mass mailings, known as “ten-percenters”, into ridings other than their own, which could represent another saving to taxpayers of more than $10 million.
Voting — not later than 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders, pursuant to Standing Order 81(16).
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 — 2nd allotted day.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 — 3rd allotted day.
Opposition Motions
March 12, 2010 — Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should immediately restore funding to KAIROS Canada, a development and social justice organization made up of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Christian Reformed Church in North America, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Presbyterian Church in Canada, the United Church of Canada, the Religious Society of Friends, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, and the Mennonite Central Committee of Canada.
March 12, 2010 — Mr. Eyking (Sydney—Victoria) — That, in the opinion of this House, the government should immediately introduce legislation that will amend the Canada Post Act and create a Rural Canadian Postal Service Charter that enshrines the following principles: (a) Canada Post will maintain a postal system that allows individuals and businesses in Canada to send and receive mail within Canada and between Canada and elsewhere; (b) Canada Post will provide a service for the collection, transmission and delivery of letters, parcels and publications; (c) the provision of high quality postal services to rural regions of the country is an integral part of Canada Post's universal service; (d) Canada Post Corporation will place and maintain a moratorium on the closure, amalgamation and privatization of rural post offices; (e) Canada Post Corporation will deliver mail at all rural roadside mail boxes that were serviced by that corporation on September 1, 2005; and (f) Canada Post will establish and promulgate complaint resolution processes that are easily accessible to customers and will address complaints in a fair, respectful and timely manner.
March 12, 2010 — Mr. Easter (Malpeque) — That, in WTO trade negotiations, the government of Canada must strongly defend the principle that so-called state trading enterprises (STE) are not in and of themselves “trade distorting”, and consequently should be permissible and not subject to any discriminatory rules or disciplines, unless and until specific trade distorting behaviour on the part of a specific STE is conclusively determined; and that any action proposed by the government of Canada to diminish the single-desk marketing system of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) must first be authorized in advance by a fully democratic vote to be held among western Canadian grain producers on a clear “yes/no” question which specifically asks producers to choose between two alternatives, namely the CWB’s single-desk system and a non-CWB open market system.
March 12, 2010 — Mr. Paquette (Joliette) — That this House condemn the government’s use of all the tactics and tools at its disposal to exercise unwarranted control over institutions that must remain independent of the government in order to aggressively push its Conservative ideology, namely Parliament, by abusing the power to prorogue and belittling parliamentary committees; Rights & Democracy, by stacking its Board of Directors; the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, by firing its President for no reason; Elections Canada, by undermining the authority of the Chief Electoral Officer; the courts, by changing how judges are appointed; and the Parliamentary Budget Officer, by refusing to give him the resources he needs to adequately carry out his mandate.
March 12, 2010 — Mr. Paillé (Hochelaga) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should commit immediately to giving the government of Quebec $2.2 billion in compensation for harmonizing the QST and GST.
March 12, 2010 — Ms. Deschamps (Laurentides—Labelle) — That, in keeping with the unanimous decision by the Quebec National Assembly, the House recognize Rights & Democracy for its excellent work around the world, and condemn the government for interfering in the governance of this independent body, in particular by acting against the express wishes of the entire opposition and making a partisan and ideological appointment to the position of Chair, an action that is further proof of this minority government’s aggressive efforts to impose its conservative views.
March 12, 2010 — Mr. Paquette (Joliette) — That, in the opinion of the House, the government demonstrated in its Speech from the Throne and its Budget that federalism does not fulfill the goals and requirements of Quebec, as there were no commitments to allocate $2.2 billion to Quebec for harmonizing the QST and GST, to provide the forestry industry with an assistance plan equivalent to that given to the automobile industry, to offer stimulus measures to the aeronautics industry, to meet Quebeckers’ expectations regarding the environment, and to enhance programs to assist the less fortunate in Quebec.

Ways and Means
No. 2 — March 4, 2010 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and Income Tax Regulations. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-403-4, tabled on Thursday, March 4, 2010.
No. 3 — March 4, 2010 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Excise Tax Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-403-5, tabled on Thursday, March 4, 2010.
No. 4 — March 4, 2010 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Customs Tariff. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-403-6, tabled on Thursday, March 4, 2010.
No. 5 — March 4, 2010 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Universal Child Care Benefit Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-403-7, tabled on Thursday, March 4, 2010.
No. 6 — March 4, 2010 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act, 2001, the Air Travellers Security Charge Act, the Canada Pension Plan, and the Employment Insurance Act relating to Online Notices. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-403-8, tabled on Thursday, March 4, 2010.
No. 7 — March 4, 2010 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Air Travellers Security Charge Act. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-403-9, tabled on Thursday, March 4, 2010.

Government Bills (Commons)
C-2R — March 10, 2010 — The Minister of International Trade — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on International Trade of Bill C-2, 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.
C-3 — March 11, 2010 — The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians and Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency — Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development of Bill C-3, An Act to promote gender equity in Indian registration by responding to the Court of Appeal for British Columbia decision in McIvor v. Canada (Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs).

Government Bills (Senate)

Government Business
No. 1 — March 12, 2010 — Resuming consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. O'Connor (Minister of State), — That this House take note that, while Canada is starting to recover from the global economic recession, the recovery is tentative and uncertain and the number one priority of Canadians remains jobs and economic growth, now and for the future.
R Recommended by the Governor General
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