House of Commons Hansard #50 of the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was producers.

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeRoutine Proceedings

3:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

Does the hon. member for Wascana have the unanimous consent of the House?

The hon. government House leader is rising on a point of order.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeRoutine Proceedings

3:15 p.m.

York—Simcoe Ontario

Conservative

Peter Van Loan ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform

Mr. Speaker, I believe the Liberal House leader has misrepresented entirely what the chief government whip said yesterday. The point that he made is that private members' business would not be taken out of order.

That is very different than the traditional practice of consulting among the House leaders on a motion that is not on the private members' register. So, that is a different matter entirely.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeRoutine Proceedings

3:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

Does the hon. member for Wascana have the unanimous consent of the House to propose this motion?

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeRoutine Proceedings

3:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeRoutine Proceedings

3:15 p.m.

Conservative

Peter Van Loan Conservative York—Simcoe, ON

Mr. Speaker, I believe that there have been consultations among the parties and there is consent for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practices of this House, Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Museums Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts shall be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole, deemed considered in committee of the whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage, and deemed read a third time and passed.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeRoutine Proceedings

3:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

Does the hon. government House leader have the unanimous consent of the House to propose the motion?

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeRoutine Proceedings

3:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

National Sex Offender RegistryPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:20 p.m.

Conservative

Jeff Watson Conservative Essex, ON

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise to present two petitions today. The first is signed by dozens of citizens in Windsor and Essex County.

The petitioners draw the attention of the House to the fact that penalties for sexual abusers of children are clearly not sufficient, as a majority of Canadians feel.

They call upon Parliament to protect our children by taking all necessary steps to ensure that all sexual offenders be required to be listed on a national registry for life. They also request that three time offenders be considered as dangerous offenders and that their jail sentences should be stiffened.

Visitor VisasPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:20 p.m.

Conservative

Jeff Watson Conservative Essex, ON

Mr. Speaker, the second petition I am pleased to present today is signed by hundreds of citizens across Windsor and Essex County.

The petitioners draw the attention of the House to the fact that the Republic of Poland has successfully joined the European Union, that Canada and Poland together are active members of NATO promoting peace and security globally and that Poland uses biometric passport technology to secure its identification system.

They also draw to the attention of the House that lifting of visitor visa requirements for Poland will increase family visitation, tourism, cultural exchanges and trade missions and that the newly elected Canadian Polish Congress, representing 800,000 Canadians of Polish heritage, strongly recommends the lifting of such visa requirements for Poland.

The petitioners therefore call upon Parliament to lift the visa requirements for the Republic of Poland.

Canada PostPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:20 p.m.

Liberal

Wayne Easter Liberal Malpeque, PE

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition with the appropriate signatures.

The petitioners are concerned that Canada Post is switching residents from door-to-door mail delivery to community mailbox delivery without properly assessing the safety of these community mailboxes to the residents. They feel many of the community mailboxes being established in the province of Prince Edward Island are no safer than regular mailboxes and have additional problems in accessibility, litter, snow build-up and the environment.

They call upon Parliament to ensure proper consultation and proper assessment.

PhosphatesPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:20 p.m.

Bloc

Guy André Bloc Berthier—Maskinongé, QC

Mr. Speaker, after tabling an initial petition of more than 1,000 signatures last October, today I am tabling in this House a new petition signed by more than 2,000 citizens from the riding of Berthier—Maskinongé.

The petitioners are asking the federal government to act quickly and eliminate dishwasher and laundry detergent containing phosphates. I invite all members of this House to do the same by supporting Bill C-469.

Security and Prosperity PartnershipPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:20 p.m.

NDP

Judy Wasylycia-Leis NDP Winnipeg North, MB

Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to table a petition from a good number of constituents and other Canadians.

The petitioners are very concerned about the security and prosperity partnership of North America, which they say is really NAFTA on steroids. They are concerned about the government's agenda with respect to continental integration and the lowering of standards to the very bottom of the heap. They are worried about losing valuable national programs, especially in the areas of health care.

They call upon the government to stop the secret negotiations and to start to act on behalf of Canadians.

Canadian Pacific RailwayPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:20 p.m.

Conservative

Gary Goodyear Conservative Cambridge, ON

Mr. Speaker, I again have the honour to present yet another petition from folks in my area concerning the Canadian Pacific Railway and its building of a rail yard, which is deemed to be inadequate in protecting underground gas lines and, in particular, in protecting the pristine Nith River River from spills, leaks and contaminants, as well as inappropriate and improper sound barriers and on and on, including no guarantees that the engines will not idle for days and days, polluting our atmosphere like they do in Cambridge.

In this petition of over 270 signatures, I notice that a lot of names are from outside my riding, which seems to indicate a groundswell of Canadian citizens against the behaviour of Canadian Pacific Railway.

PedophiliaPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:20 p.m.

Bloc

Maria Mourani Bloc Ahuntsic, QC

Mr. Speaker, today I would like to table a petition that was started by two citizens from Ahuntsic regarding the case of Mr. Bégin and what happened in my riding.

I already presented a petition with more than 5,000 signatures in November 2007. I am now tabling, in the same spirit, this petition calling for stronger pedophile legislation.

Citizenship and ImmigrationPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:25 p.m.

NDP

Denise Savoie NDP Victoria, BC

Mr. Speaker, I have a petition, totalling over 500 signatures, on behalf of Canadians.

The petitioners ask that the government respect Canada's long tradition of providing safe harbour to those fleeing militarism. The majority of Canadians did not support the war in Iraq and saw it as an illegal war. The petitioners argue that according to the principle of international law, soldiers have a duty, not a choice, to refuse to carry out illegal orders.

They call upon the government to give war resisters sanctuary and let them stay.

Canada Student LoansPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:25 p.m.

NDP

Denise Savoie NDP Victoria, BC

Mr. Speaker, I have a petition on behalf of students who are struggling with crippling debt and face soaring tuition fees.

The petitioners ask the minister to ensure that the review of the Canada student loans system resolves some of the major flaws by creating a federal needs based grant system for all Canadian student loans in every year of study: to reduce the federal student loan interest rate; to create a student loan ombudsperson; to provide better relief for repayment of debt; and to create federal standards governing the conduct of government and private loan collection agencies.

Youth Criminal Justice ActPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:25 p.m.

Conservative

Leon Benoit Conservative Vegreville—Wainwright, AB

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition on behalf of friends and family of Shane Rolston, who is a murder victim.

The petitioners call upon government to strengthen the Youth Criminal Justice Act and to deal with the judicial system so the penalties meted out more closely match the crime.

These constituents call for changes, many changes which the government is currently in the process of trying to pass, and they look to the Senate to pass these measures to help deal with these situations.

AfghanistanPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:25 p.m.

Bloc

Carole Freeman Bloc Châteauguay—Saint-Constant, QC

Mr. Speaker, today, February 13, I am tabling a petition in French that was signed by many of my constituents in Châteauguay—Saint-Constant.

The petition includes 783 signatures and calls on the House of Commons and the government to make a clear commitment to withdraw the troops from the combat zones of Afghanistan in February 2009. The petitioners are also calling for the mission to be rebalanced by decreasing the military component and focusing on humanitarian support.

Several hundreds of people have clearly expressed to me, verbally and in writing, their disagreement with the current direction of the mission.

Nahanni National Park ReservePetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:25 p.m.

NDP

Wayne Marston NDP Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, ON

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to present a petition on behalf of Hamilton East—Stoney Creek citizens who share my concern about the environment.

The petitioners request that Parliament move quickly to expand Nahanni National Park Reserve to protect the entire South Nahanni watershed and Nahanni karst lands so as to secure this globally significant wilderness for future generations for Canadians and for the whole of the world.

Security and Prosperity PartnershipPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

3:25 p.m.

NDP

Tony Martin NDP Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Mr. Speaker, I am presenting a petition similar to my colleague from Winnipeg on the security and prosperity partnership talks among the United States of America, Mexico and Canada.

The petitioners are particularly concerned about its impact on our ability to protect our water. We know that south of the border, folks are getting thirsty. It worries us that they are eyeing our resource and our stewardship of that. If this is on the table at the security and prosperity partnership discussion, then we want to know more about it. We want it to be more open and public, to have debate in the House and to have it approved by the Canadian people, not just a group of well placed minions behind closed doors.

The petition is signed by 150 people from across the country.

(Bill C-42. On the Order: Government Orders:)

February 11, 2008—Second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Museums Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts—Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages.

Museums ActRoutine Proceedings

3:25 p.m.

York—Simcoe Ontario

Conservative

Peter Van Loan ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform

Mr. Speaker, I will try this again. I am pleased to report that there have been further consultations among the parties.

This time I will give it a try in the other official language in order to be totally clear. I move:

That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practices of this House, Bill C-42, An Act to amend the Museums Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, shall be deemed to have been read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at the report stage and deemed read a third time and passed.

Museums ActRoutine Proceedings

3:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

Does the hon. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons have the unanimous consent of the House to propose this motion?

Museums ActRoutine Proceedings

3:30 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Museums ActRoutine Proceedings

3:30 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?