Debates of June 17th, 2010
House of Commons Hansard #65 of the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was prorogation.
Topics
- Question Period
- Commissioner of Lobbying
- Air India
- Government Response to Petitions
- Strengthening Aviation Security Act
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Modernization Act
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- National Housing Act
- Forgiveness of Student Loans for Health Professionals Act
- Investment Canada Act
- Canada Elections Act
- Protecting Canadians Abroad Act
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Criminal Code
- Canadian Human Rights Act
- Cell Phone Freedom Act
- Fisheries Act
- Business of Supply
- Committees of the House
- Iran
- Petitions
- Questions on the Order Paper
- Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
- Business of Supply
- The Environment
- Robert Bruce Salter
- Ginette Lamoureux
- Stewart Memorial Church
- Justice Legislation
- Cupids 400
- Retirement Wishes
- Maureen Forrester
- Agriculture
- Public Safety
- Bloc Québécois
- Bombing of Air India Flight 182
- The Economy
- Education for All
- Robert Middlemiss
- Firearms Registry
- Air India
- G8 and G20 Summits
- Quebec Nation
- Securities
- Forestry Industry
- Air India
- G8 Summit
- International Co-operation
- Agriculture
- The Environment
- Quebec Nation
- Copyright
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
- Sydney Harbour
- Justice
- Tax-Free Savings Accounts
- Poverty
- Firearms Registry
- Young Offenders
- Lighthouses
- G8 and G20 Summits
- Jazz Air
- Foreign Affairs
- Job Creation
- Business of the House
- Bill C-23--Instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
- Celebrating Canada's Seniors Act
- Points of Order
- Privilege
- Points of Order
- Committees of the House
- Business of Supply
- MAIN ESTIMATES, 2010-11
- Business of Supply
- Main Estimates, 2010-11
- Supplementary Estimates (A), 2010-11
- Business of the House
Canadian Human Rights Act
Routine Proceedings
10:25 a.m.
NDP
Libby Davies Vancouver East, BC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-559, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act (social condition).
Mr. Speaker, this is the companion bill to the one I just introduced. I would like to thank the hon. member for Nickel Belt for seconding this bill.
This bill would amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of social condition. In doing so it would protect from discrimination people who are experiencing social or economic disadvantage, such as adequate housing, homelessness, source of income, occupation, level of education, poverty, or any similar circumstance. As the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation and many other organizations have pointed out, a person's standing in society is often determined by his or her occupation, income, education level or family background.
As legislators, we know that we must be aware that tools are very much needed to promote and protect the economic and social rights of Canadians. This bill would send an important message to the public that people who are disadvantaged because of their social condition are equally deserving of dignity and protection from discrimination.
I hope that all members of the House will support this bill.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Cell Phone Freedom Act
Routine Proceedings
10:25 a.m.
NDP
Bruce Hyer Thunder Bay—Superior North, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-560, An Act respecting the locking of cellular telephones.
Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to introduce the cell phone freedom act. This bill would take an important step toward providing more consumer choice and to promoting competition in the wireless market. It would strike a healthy balance on the issue of mobile phone network locks.
Most Canadian consumers do not know that their cell phones are locked to work only on the network of the carrier they bought their phone from and that they cannot easily move to a competitor. Unlike most other countries, Canada does not yet regulate these network locks. That diminishes competition. There is much less consumer choice and freedom of movement between service providers, and higher prices and worse services for consumers.
The cell phone freedom act would level the playing field for Canadian cell phone customers. Consumers buying new cell phones in Canada would be informed of any network lock on their phones before sale. Phone companies would have to unlock new phones upon request, without charge, at the end of their service contracts.
Let us stand up for competition and consumers and support the cell phone freedom act.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Fisheries Act
Routine Proceedings
June 17th, 2010 / 10:30 a.m.
Liberal
Francis Scarpaleggia Lac-Saint-Louis, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-561, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (mining activities).
Mr. Speaker, I am introducing a bill which would address a practice that is occurring with increasing frequency and which is of enormous concern to those of us who would like to see Canada's freshwater lakes better protected. This practice is the practice of mining companies asking for permission under the metal mining effluent regulations to use healthy freshwater lakes as dumping grounds for mine tailings.
Unfortunately, permission for that practice is being granted much too easily. This bill would close the loophole in the Fisheries Act which allows that practice to occur.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Business of Supply
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Carleton—Mississippi Mills
Ontario
Conservative
Gordon O'Connor Minister of State and Chief Government Whip
Mr. Speaker, I move:
That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, during the consideration of the Business of Supply on the last allotted day in the supply period ending June 23, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. the House shall proceed to the consideration of a motion or motions to concur in the Main Estimates, provided that, unless previously disposed of, a Member from each recognized party may speak for not more than 10 minutes on the motion, after which the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and put forthwith, without further debate or amendment, every question necessary to dispose of the opposition motion and forthwith thereafter put successively, without debate or amendment, every question necessary to dispose of the motion or motions to concur in the Main Estimates and the Supplementary Estimates (A), and notwithstanding Standing Order 71, for the passage at all stages of any bill or bills based on the main or supplementary estimates.
Business of Supply
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Does the hon. chief government whip have the unanimous consent of the House to propose this motion?
Business of Supply
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Business of Supply
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Business of Supply
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Business of Supply
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
Public Accounts
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Carleton—Mississippi Mills
Ontario
Conservative
Gordon O'Connor Minister of State and Chief Government Whip
Mr. Speaker, I have two travel motions.
I move:
That eleven members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be authorized to travel to Quebec City, Quebec, to attend the Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts, in August 2010 and that the necessary staff accompany the Committee.
Public Accounts
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Speaker Peter Milliken
Does the hon. chief government whip have the unanimous consent of the House to propose this motion?
Public Accounts
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Public Accounts
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Liberal
The Speaker Peter Milliken
The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Public Accounts
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Public Accounts
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
10:30 a.m.
Liberal