Debates of March 21st, 2003
House of Commons Hansard #75 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was children.
Topics
- Business of the House
- Transportation Amendment Act
- Criminal Code
- Energy
- Fisheries
- CIS Hockey
- Racial Discrimination
- Human Resources Development
- Iraq
- Canada Games
- Claude Roy
- Racial Discrimination
- World Water Day
- Exchange Students
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Prix Montfort
- Iraq
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Iraq
- National Defence
- Immigration and Refugee Board
- Child Pornography
- Sex Offender Registry
- Child Care
- Iraq
- Fisheries
- The Economy
- Sex Offender Registry
- Statistics Canada
- G-8 Summit
- Human Rights
- Softwood Lumber
- Organized Crime
- Tobacco Farmers
- Natural Resources
- Taxation
- Arts and Culture
- Health
- Points of Order
- Government Response to Petitions
- Committees of the House
- Chief Actuary Act
- Food and Drugs Act
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Question No. 139
- Question No. 140
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Question No. 101
- Question No. 132
- Business of the House
- Criminal Code
- Sex Offender Information Registration Act
- Canada Pension Plan
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Ken Epp Elk Island, AB
Madam Speaker, notwithstanding that the House leader for the government stood up, my colleague did ask for you to ask for unanimous consent and we would request that you do that.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Bakopanos)
The hon. member obviously did not hear the Chair. I did ask for unanimous consent. Unanimous consent was not given by the House. It was denied. It is on the record.
Committees of the House
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Dale Johnston Wetaskiwin, AB
Madam Speaker, there may have been a change of heart. I would ask once again, due to the unavoidable absence of my colleagues, that you seek unanimous consent for the following motion. I move:
That the member for Wetaskiwin be permitted to introduce the private member's bills on behalf of the members for Calgary—Nose Hill and Macleod.
Committees of the House
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Bakopanos)
The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Committees of the House
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
(Motion agreed to)
Chief Actuary Act
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Canadian Alliance
Dale Johnston for Mrs. Diane Ablonczy
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-421, an act respecting the establishment of the Office of the Chief Actuary of Canada and to amend other acts in consequence thereof.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Food and Drugs Act
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Canadian Alliance
Dale Johnston for Mr. Grant Hill
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-422, an act to amend the Food and Drugs Act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Petitions
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Canadian Alliance
Cheryl Gallant Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON
Madam Speaker, on behalf of the people in eastern Ontario, particularly Fitzroy Harbour, Stittsville, Pakenham and Rockland, I am asking Parliament to recognize that the Canadian Emergency Preparedness College is essential to training Canadians for emergency situations, that the facility should stay in Arnprior, and that the government should upgrade the facilities, as promised, in order to provide the necessary training to Canadians.
Questions on the Order Paper
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Bras D'Or—Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Liberal
Rodger Cuzner Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
Madam Speaker, the following questions will be answered today: Nos. 139 and 140.
Question No. 139
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
March 21st, 2003 / 12:10 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
Scott Brison Kings—Hants, NS
Since the creation of the Firearms Registry, on what dates and in what amounts has the Treasury Board authorized funding for or loans to the said registry, and which members of the Board were in attendance at each of these meetings?
Question No. 139
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Westmount—Ville-Marie
Québec
Liberal
Lucienne Robillard President of the Treasury Board
Treasury Board meeting agendas and decisions are confidences of the Queen’s Privy Council and are exempt from release under section 69 of the Access to Information Act. We therefore cannot provide the dates of Treasury Board meetings nor with a list of members in attendance.
The following charts detail the funding provided for the Canadian firearms program, CFP, in the main and supplementary estimates by fiscal year.
Main Estimates
Supplementary Estimates
Question No. 140
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Progressive Conservative
André Bachand Richmond—Arthabaska, QC
What internal audits or evaluations have been conducted since January 31, 2002 on the Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC) programme and what is the expected completion date for any planned or on-going audits or evaluations?
Question No. 140
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Etobicoke Centre
Ontario
Liberal
Allan Rock Minister of Industry
The approved 2002-03 audit and evaluation plan called for an internal audit and an evaluation to be carried out of Technology Partnerships Canada, TPC. Both projects have commenced and are expected to be finalized during the first quarter of the 2003-04 fiscal year. In addition, as part of its approved audit plan, the audit and evaluation branch, AEB, of Industry Canada is conducting a department-wide audit of grants and contributions, advances, loans, receivables and unamortized discounts to provide assurance of the integrity of the amounts reported in the departmental financial statements. This audit, which includes a sample of related transactions for TPC, is also expected to be finalized during the first quarter of 2003-04.
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
Bras D'Or—Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Liberal
Rodger Cuzner Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
Madam Speaker, if Questions Nos. 101 and 132 could be made orders for returns, these returns will be tabled immediately.
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
Introduction Of Private Members' Bills
12:10 p.m.
The Acting Speaker (Ms. Bakopanos)
Is it agreed?