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39th PARLIAMENT, 2nd SESSION

Journals No. 36 Wednesday, December 12, 2007 2:00 p.m.

Prayers

National Anthem

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 and Minister for Democratic Reform) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— Nos. 392-0063 and 392-0064 concerning the Criminal Code of Canada. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-26-3;

— Nos. 392-0070 to 392-0072 concerning cruelty to animals. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-40-01;

— No. 392-0084 concerning immigration. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-20-03;

— No. 392-0087 concerning passports. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-41-01;

— Nos. 392-0092, 392-0125 and 392-0133 concerning the issuing of visas. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-42-01;

— No. 392-0119 concerning the Canada Labour Code. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-392-6-02.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canada-China Legislative Association respecting the annual visit by the Co-Chair of the Association to Hong Kong, China, on August 18, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-68-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the joint Canadian delegation of the Canada-China Legislative Association and the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group respecting its participation to the 28th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPS) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from August 18 to 24, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-57-02.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group respecting its participation at the Inter-Parliamentarians for Social Service (IPSS) 3rd General Assembly held in Seoul, South Korea, from August 22 to 25, 2007. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-392-57-01.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Goodyear (Cambridge), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the Seventh Report of the Committee (Bill C-18, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (verification of residence), without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-31.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 7, 9 and 11) was tabled.

Mr. Blaney (Lévis—Bellechasse), from the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented the Second Report of the Committee, “Protection of Language Rights Under the Courts Challenges Program”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-32.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 4 and 6 to 9) was tabled.

Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake), from the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented the First Report of the Committee, “Report on the Beef and Pork Sector Income Crisis”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-33.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 4) was tabled.

Mr. Richardson (Calgary Centre), from the Standing Committee on International Trade, presented the Second Report of the Committee, “Building Closer Economic Ties Around the World: Improving Canada's Trade and Investment Relations with the Arab States, the EU and Southeast Asia”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-34.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 3 to 6).

Mr. Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright), from the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, presented the First Report of the Committee (Bill C-5, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, without amendment). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-35.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 2 to 7) was tabled.

Mr. Manning (Avalon), from the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented the Second Report of the Committee, “Safe and Well-Funded Small Craft Harbours: a Necessary Priority”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-36.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 2 to 5, 7 and 8) was tabled.

Mrs. Smith (Kildonan—St. Paul), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the Second Report of the Committee, “Prescription Drugs Part 1 — Common Drug Review: an F/P/T Process”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-37.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 2 and 4) was tabled.

Mr. Lee (Scarborough—Rouge River), from the Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations, presented the Second Report of the Committee, “Incorporation by Reference”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-392-38.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 3) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Silva (Davenport), seconded by Mr. Simms (Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor), Bill C-495, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (emergency medical services workers), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

First Reading of Senate Public Bills

Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), seconded by Mr. Wilfert (Richmond Hill), Bill S-207, An Act to repeal legislation that has not come into force within ten years of receiving royal assent, was read the first time.

Pursuant to Standing Order 86.2, the Bill (previously Bill S-202, 1st Session, 39th Parliament) was deemed read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

Motions

Pursuant to Standing Order 56.1(1), Mr. Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform), seconded by Mr. Hill (Secretary of State), moved, — That, in relation to the third reading stage of Bill C-28, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007 and to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on October 30, 2007, the Bill shall not be subject to any amendments; and that, on any day that the Bill is under consideration at third reading, the House shall sit beyond the ordinary hour of daily adjournment and shall not be adjourned before such proceedings have been completed except pursuant to a motion to adjourn proposed by a Minister of the Crown.

The question was put on the motion and, less than 25 Members having risen to object, pursuant to Standing Order 56.1(3), the motion was adopted.

Mr. Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore), seconded by Ms. Bell (Vancouver Island North), moved, — That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Thursday, December 6, 2007, be concurred in. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 3)

Debate arose thereon.

Mr. Kamp (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), seconded by Mr. Manning (Avalon), 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. 26 -- Vote n^o 26)
YEAS: 105, NAYS: 2
YEAS -- POUR Albrecht Ambrose Anderson Asselin Bachand Bellavance Bernier Bezan Blaney Bonsant Boucher Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Calkins Casson Chong Clement Cotler Crête Cuzner Davidson Del Mastro Demers Doyle Dykstra Faille Fast Fitzpatrick Gagnon Gaudet Godfrey Goldring Goodyear Gourde Gravel Grewal Guergis Guimond Hanger Harris Hiebert Hill Jean Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Komarnicki Kotto Laforest Laframboise Lauzon Lebel Lemieux Lessard Lévesque Lukiwski Lunn Lussier MacAulay MacKenzie Malo Manning Mayes Merrifield Miller Moore (Fundy Royal) Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Ouellet Pacetti Paquette Paradis Pearson Perron Petit Picard Plamondon Redman Ritz Roy Scarpaleggia Schellenberger Scott Shipley Skelton Smith Sorenson St-Hilaire St. Amand Stanton Storseth Sweet Thi Lac Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Trost Turner Tweed Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Warawa Watson Total: -- 105
NAYS -- CONTRE Atamanenko Priddy Total: -- 2

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (No. 392-0194);

— by , one concerning pornography (No. 392-0195);

— by , one concerning immigration (No. 392-0196);

— by , two concerning the situation in Sudan (Nos. 392-0197 and 392-0198);

— by , one concerning Canada's railways (No. 392-0199);

— by , two concerning the Canadian Human Rights Act (Nos. 392-0200 and 392-0201);

— by , two concerning the income tax system (Nos. 392-0202 and 392-0203);

— by , one concerning the income tax system (No. 392-0204);

— by , one concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (No. 392-0205);

— by , one concerning crimes of violence (No. 392-0206);

— by , one concerning a national child care program (No. 392-0207);

— by , one concerning the situation in Sri Lanka (No. 392-0208);

— by , two concerning the sexual exploitation of minors (Nos. 392-0209 and 392-0210), two concerning gun control (Nos. 392-0211 and 392-0212) and three concerning marriage (Nos. 392-0213 to 392-0215);

— by , one concerning the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (No. 392-0216).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the answers to questions Q-4, Q-31, Q-97, Q-99, Q-102, Q-127, Q-129, Q-135, Q-137, Q-139, Q-140, Q-142 to Q-144, and Q-158 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Returns:

Q-63 — — With regard to the expansion of the Roberts Bank Port Facility to include a third berth and a second terminal as per the Tsawwassen Final Agreement and related Side-Agreements, the Memorandum of Agreement between the Tsawwassen Band and the Vancouver Port Authority, and the related Settlement Agreement between the Tsawwassen Band, Canada, British Columbia (B.C.), Vancouver Port Authority, B.C. Ferry Services, B.C. Rail Ltd and B.C. Transportation and Financing Authority: (a) how many acres (or hectares) of farm land will be used for Roberts Bank port and rail related developments now underway or under study; (b) with the completion of the Roberts Bank port expansion, including both the third berth and second terminal, what plans, if any, are there to use the Brunswick Point farmlands; (c) is the affected Roberts Bank farmland presently protected by the B.C. Agricultural Land Reserve designation; (d) does the Tsawwassen Final Agreement address the issue of farmland protection and if so, how; (e) will the farmland continue to be protected by the Agricultural Land Reserve designation following ratification of the Tsawwassen Final Agreement and, if not, why; (f) did the Vancouver Port Authority undertake to work jointly with the Tsawwassen Band to ensure the removal of the Agricultural Land Reserve designation from the farmland and, if so, why and what alternate measures did it put in place to protect farmland adjacent to the Roberts Bank port, rail and highway expansion; (g) did the Vancouver Port Authority agree to jointly develop with the Tsawwassen Band a container handling facility on the farmland protected by the B.C. Agricultural Land Reserve designation and, if so, why did the Vancouver Port Authority enter into such an agreement rather than develop container handling facilities further inland in a less environmentally sensitive area; (h) did the Vancouver Port Authority agree that the land would be leased at lease rates based on comparable market equivalent rates for industrial lands associated with port terminals; (i) has the Vancouver Port Authority considered the secondary destruction of farmland and wildlife habitat from the expanded rail yards and the construction of the container storage area on the environmentally sensitive lands adjacent to Roberts Bank and, if so, what measures has it put in place to protect farmland and the ability of wildlife now making use of the area to continue to be able to rely on these farmlands; (j) how much farmland and wildlife habitat will be destroyed as a result of the rail yards and rail line expansion both on the farmland and Deltaport Causeway as part of the Roberts Bank port expansion and how much will be destroyed as a result of the related highway construction; (k) did the Vancouver Port Authority consider the use of less environmentally sensitive land further inland for the storage of containers as well as the unpacking and reshipment of the containers and, if so, what are the options considered and why did it not adopt such options for the port; (l) what part of the farmland adjacent to Roberts Bank is available for the wintering of migrating waterfowl of the Pacific flyway and how many birds did the farmland adjacent to Roberts Bank support in the winters of 2005, 2006 and 2007; (m) has the Canadian Wildlife Service and Environment noted snow geese and trumpeter swan crowding in the over wintering areas adjacent to Roberts Bank; (n) what studies have been undertaken by the Canadian Wildlife Service and Environment Canada as to the impact of the loss of this land following ratification of the Tsawwassen Final Agreement and the further development of the Roberts Bank port and related rail and highway infrastructure; (o) what impact on the over-wintering of migratory waterfowl did the studies identify with regard to the loss of habitat due to the Roberts Bank port third berth construction and related rail and highway development and are the Canadian Wildlife Service and Environment Canada working with B.C. to ensure that there will be a zero net loss of habitat; (p) was culling of the snow geese and trumpeter swan population considered as an option and, if so, how many birds would have to be culled due to the loss of farmland and wildlife habit to the Roberts Bank port development; (q) has the Canadian Wildlife Service and Environment Canada (i) enumerated the number of barn owls that inhabit barns on farm land in the vicinity of Roberts Bank, (ii) considered the impact of the loss of nesting areas on the barn owl, (iii) identified the number of barn owl nesting areas that have already been destroyed and (iv) has any federal government agency put in place a plan to protect the barn owls and their nesting areas; (r) has the loss of this farmland to port expansion and related container storage and rail and highway infrastructure construction been studied by Agriculture Canada as to the effect on the economic viability of the remaining farms as viable farm units and, if so, what studies have been undertaken; (s) has the Canada Mortage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) considered or studied the effect of the loss of the farm land and wildlife habitat on the quality of life and the value of residential property on the Tsawwassen Indian Reserve; (t) has the CMHC considered or studied the effect of the loss of farmland and wildlife habitat on the Tsawwassen and Ladner communities and in south Delta generally and, if so, what effects on the quality of life of the residents and the value of residential properties were identified; (u) did the Vancouver Port Authority agree to support efforts to remove the Wildlife Management Area designation or to refrain from so designating water lots at Roberts Bank and, if so, did the Port request the Province to refrain from making the Wildlife Management Area designation and, if not, has the Port requested the Province to designate the remainder of the Roberts Bank area a Wildlife Management Area and, if not, why; (v) has the Vancouver Port Authority received from B.C. the water lots identified in the Memorandum of Agreement and, if so, which water lots were received; (w) what measures has the Vancouver Port Authority put in place to ensure that migratory birds are not displaced from the foreshore area and that eelgrass beds are not destroyed during port expansion and have these protective measures been in place since the beginning of the Roberts Bank port expansion; (x) have eelgrass beds been destroyed or otherwise impacted and migratory birds been displaced from the foreshore by the work thus far in 2007 and, if so, what are the impacts and the mitigation plan for the loss of the eelgrass beds and the displacement of migratory birds; (y) have studies been undertaken or consideration given to the impact on migratory waterfowl from the shell fish aquaculture operation referenced in the Tsawwassen Final Agreement and, if so, what impacts on migratory waterfowl were considered; and (z) has the Canadian Wildlife Service and Environment Canada considered any plan to fill in the foreshore area between the causeways for the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and the Roberts Bank port and, if so, what would be the impact be on fish and wildlife habitat? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-63.

Q-90 — — With respect to the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative: (a) what is the amount the government currently has allocated to spend from 2006 to 2011; (b) since 2006, how many individual spending projects related to this initiative has the government approved for funding and how many have already received their funding; and (c) what are the details of these projects? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-90.

Q-101 — — How many students have accessed, in the last fiscal year, the federal textbook tax credit as outlined in the 2006 federal budget and what was the cost to the federal treasury? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-101.

Q-107 — — With respect to federal investment and initiatives regarding the Toronto waterfront: (a) for each year, from 2000 to 2007, how much money has the government announced for investment in the waterfront; (b) for each year, from 2000 to 2007, specifying for each project or organization, how much money has been allocated specifically for projects related to the waterfront; and (c) since the year 2000, what reports, studies, polling, focus groups or audits have been conducted by the government with relation to the waterfront? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-107.

Q-111 — — With regard to the Canada–New Brunswick Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund announced and signed in 2004: (a) which projects have been approved by the federal and provincial governments since January 2006; (b) which projects have been announced publicly; and (c) how much money remains un-allocated? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-392-111.

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

It was ordered, — That a humble address be presented to her Excellency praying that she will cause to be laid before this House a copy of the detainee transfer agreement signed between the Canadian Forces and the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. (Notice of Motion for the Production of Papers P-33 — Ms. Black (New Westminster—Coquitlam))

Mr. Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform) presented the Return to this Order. — Sessional Paper No. 8550-392-33.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Hill (Secretary of State), — That Bill C-28, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007 and to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on October 30, 2007, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Private Members' Business

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Crowder (Nanaimo—Cowichan), seconded by Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately adopt a child first principle, based on Jordan's Principle, to resolve jurisdictional disputes involving the care of First Nations children. (Private Members' Business M-296)
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 27 -- Vote n^o 27)
YEAS: 262, NAYS: 0
YEAS -- POUR Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Alghabra Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson André Angus Arthur Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Bagnell Bains Barbot Barnes Batters Beaumier Bélanger Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bell (North Vancouver) Bellavance Bennett Benoit Bevilacqua Bevington Bezan Blackburn Blaikie Blais Blaney Bonin Bonsant Bouchard Boucher Bourgeois Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Oakville) Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannis Cannon (Pontiac) Cardin Carrie Carrier Casey Casson Chan Charlton Chong Chow Christopherson Clement Comuzzi Cotler Crête Crowder Cullen (Etobicoke North) Cummins Cuzner Davidson Davies Day Del Mastro Demers Deschamps Devolin Dewar Dhaliwal Dhalla Doyle Dryden Duceppe Dykstra Easter Emerson Epp Eyking Faille Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Fletcher Freeman Gagnon Galipeau Gallant Gaudet Godfrey Godin Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Gravel Grewal Guay Guergis Guimond Hanger Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Holland Hubbard Ignatieff Jaffer Jean Kadis Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Karetak-Lindell Karygiannis Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Keeper Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Komarnicki Kotto Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Laforest Laframboise Lake Lauzon Lavallée Layton Lebel Lee Lemieux Lessard Lévesque Lukiwski Lunn Lunney Lussier MacAulay MacKenzie Malhi Malo Maloney Manning Marleau Marston Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Mathyssen Matthews Mayes McCallum McDonough McGuinty McGuire McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Menzies Merrifield Mills Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Mulcair Murphy (Charlottetown) Nadeau Nash Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Ouellet Pacetti Pallister Paquette Paradis Patry Pearson Perron Petit Picard Plamondon Poilievre Prentice Preston Priddy Proulx Rajotte Ratansi Redman Regan Reid Richardson Ritz Rodriguez Roy Russell Savage Savoie Scarpaleggia Scheer Schellenberger Scott Sgro Shipley Siksay Simard Simms Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson St-Cyr St-Hilaire St. Amand St. Denis Stanton Steckle Stoffer Storseth Strahl Sweet Szabo Telegdi Temelkovski Thi Lac Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Thibault (West Nova) Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Toews Tonks Trost Turner Tweed Valley Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Vincent Wallace Wappel Warawa Warkentin Wasylycia-Leis Watson Wilfert Williams Wrzesnewskyj Yelich Zed Total: -- 262
NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun


Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Ms. Bourgeois (Terrebonne—Blainville), seconded by Mr. Cardin (Sherbrooke), — That Bill C-411, An Act to amend the Special Import Measures Act (domestic prices), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 28 -- Vote n^o 28)
YEAS: 68, NAYS: 184
YEAS -- POUR André Angus Asselin Atamanenko Bachand Barbot Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bellavance Bevington Blaikie Blais Bonsant Bouchard Bourgeois Cardin Carrier Charlton Chow Christopherson Crête Crowder Davies Demers Deschamps Dewar Duceppe Faille Freeman Gagnon Gaudet Godin Gravel Guay Guimond Kotto Laforest Laframboise Lavallée Layton Lessard Lévesque Lussier Malo Marston Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Mathyssen McDonough Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Mulcair Nadeau Nash Ouellet Paquette Perron Picard Plamondon Priddy Roy Savoie Siksay St-Cyr St-Hilaire Stoffer Thi Lac Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Vincent Wasylycia-Leis Total: -- 68
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Alghabra Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson Arthur Bagnell Bains Barnes Batters Beaumier Bélanger Bell (North Vancouver) Bennett Benoit Bevilacqua Bezan Blackburn Blaney Bonin Boucher Breitkreuz Brison Brown (Oakville) Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannis Cannon (Pontiac) Carrie Casey Casson Chan Chong Clement Comuzzi Cullen (Etobicoke North) Cummins Cuzner Davidson Day Del Mastro Devolin Dhaliwal Dhalla Doyle Dryden Dykstra Easter Emerson Epp Eyking Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Fletcher Galipeau Gallant Godfrey Goldring Goodale Goodyear Gourde Grewal Guergis Hanger Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Holland Hubbard Ignatieff Jaffer Jean Kadis Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Karetak-Lindell Karygiannis Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Komarnicki Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Lake Lauzon Lebel Lee Lemieux Lukiwski Lunn Lunney MacKenzie Malhi Maloney Manning Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Matthews Mayes McGuinty McGuire McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood) McTeague Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Minna Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Murphy (Charlottetown) Neville Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Pacetti Pallister Paradis Patry Pearson Petit Poilievre Prentice Preston Rajotte Ratansi Regan Reid Richardson Ritz Rodriguez Russell Savage Scarpaleggia Schellenberger Scott Shipley Simard Simms Skelton Smith Solberg Sorenson St. Amand St. Denis Stanton Steckle Storseth Strahl Sweet Szabo Telegdi Temelkovski Thibault (West Nova) Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Thompson (Wild Rose) Tilson Toews Tonks Trost Tweed Valley Van Kesteren Van Loan Vellacott Verner Wallace Wappel Warawa Warkentin Watson Wilfert Williams Wrzesnewskyj Yelich Total: -- 184


Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Szabo (Mississauga South), seconded by Mr. Thibault (West Nova), — That Bill C-251, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning labels regarding the consumption of alcohol), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 29 -- Vote n^o 29)
YEAS: 91, NAYS: 163
YEAS -- POUR Alghabra Atamanenko Bagnell Bains Batters Beaumier Bélanger Bell (Vancouver Island North) Bell (North Vancouver) Bevilacqua Bevington Bonin Brison Brown (Oakville) Cannis Chan Charlton Chow Christopherson Cotler Crowder Cummins Davies Dewar Dhaliwal Dhalla Doyle Dryden Eyking Godfrey Godin Goldring Holland Hubbard Ignatieff Kadis Karetak-Lindell Karygiannis Keeper Layton Lee MacAulay Malhi Maloney Marleau Marston Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca) Martin (Winnipeg Centre) Mathyssen Matthews McCallum McDonough McGuinty McGuire McTeague Minna Mulcair Murphy (Charlottetown) Nash Neville Pacetti Patry Pearson Priddy Proulx Ratansi Redman Regan Rodriguez Russell Savoie Scarpaleggia Sgro Siksay Simard St. Amand St. Denis Steckle Stoffer Szabo Telegdi Temelkovski Thompson (Wild Rose) Trost Turner Valley Vellacott Wappel Wasylycia-Leis Williams Wrzesnewskyj Total: -- 91
NAYS -- CONTRE Abbott Ablonczy Albrecht Allen Allison Ambrose Anders Anderson André Arthur Asselin Bachand Barbot Bellavance Benoit Bezan Blackburn Blais Blaney Bonsant Bouchard Boucher Bourgeois Breitkreuz Brown (Leeds—Grenville) Brown (Barrie) Bruinooge Calkins Cannan (Kelowna—Lake Country) Cannon (Pontiac) Cardin Carrie Carrier Casey Casson Chong Clement Comuzzi Crête Cullen (Etobicoke North) Cuzner Davidson Day Del Mastro Demers Deschamps Devolin Duceppe Dykstra Easter Emerson Epp Faille Fast Finley Fitzpatrick Fletcher Freeman Gagnon Galipeau Gallant Gaudet Goodyear Gourde Gravel Grewal Guay Guergis Guimond Hanger Harris Harvey Hawn Hearn Hiebert Hill Jaffer Jean Kamp (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission) Keddy (South Shore—St. Margaret's) Kenney (Calgary Southeast) Komarnicki Kotto Kramp (Prince Edward—Hastings) Laforest Laframboise Lake Lauzon Lavallée Lebel Lemieux Lessard Lévesque Lukiwski Lunn Lunney Lussier MacKenzie Malo Manning Mayes Ménard (Hochelaga) Ménard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin) Menzies Merrifield Miller Mills Moore (Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam) Moore (Fundy Royal) Nadeau Nicholson Norlock O'Connor Obhrai Oda Ouellet Pallister Paquette Paradis Perron Petit Picard Plamondon Poilievre Prentice Preston Rajotte Reid Richardson Ritz Roy Savage Scheer Schellenberger Scott Shipley Simms Skelton Smith Solberg St-Cyr St-Hilaire Stanton Storseth Strahl Sweet Thi Lac Thibault (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques) Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest) Tilson Toews Tonks Tweed Van Kesteren Van Loan Verner Vincent Wallace Warawa Warkentin Watson Yelich Zed Total: -- 163

Private Members' Business

At 6:18 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 Citizenship and Immigration of Bill C-394, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (sponsorship of relative).

Ms. Nash (Parkdale—High Park), seconded by Ms. Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg North), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

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.

Government Orders

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Flaherty (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Hill (Secretary of State), — That Bill C-28, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007 and to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on October 30, 2007, be now read a third time and do pass.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 1:00 p.m.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-38, An Act to permit the resumption and continuation of the operation of the National Research Universal Reactor at Chalk River, without amendment.

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 the Eligible Financial Contract General Rules (Bankruptcy and Insolvency) (SOR/2007-256) made by Order in Council P.C. 2007-1731 on November 15, 2007, pursuant to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S. 1985, c. B-3, sbs. 209(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-284-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Copy of the Eligible Financial Contract General Rules (Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act) (SOR/2007-257), made by Order in Council P.C. 2007-1732 on November 15, 2007, pursuant to the the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-36, sbs. 18(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-545-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Copy of Order in Council P.C. 2007-552 dated April 19, 2007, concerning the Order amending the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility to Hold Broadcasting Licences) (SOR/JUS-608390), pursuant to the Broadcasting Act, S.C. 1991, c. 11, sbs. 26(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-392-286-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 8:18 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 8:27 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).