Debates of March 7th, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #91 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was jobs.
Topics
- Question Period
- Status of Women
- Ukraine at a Crossroads
- International Aboriginal Youth Internships
- St. Paul and District Hospital Foundation
- Mathieu LeClair
- Special Olympics
- Youth
- Provincial Legislative Interns
- Iran
- Canada-wide Strategy for the Management of Municipal Wastewater Effluent
- Penticton Vees
- Status of Women
- Justice
- World Cup Victory
- Les Voltigeurs de Québec
- 41st General Election
- The Economy
- 41st General Election
- Elections Canada
- Fisheries and Oceans
- 41st General Election
- Health
- 41st General Election
- Finance
- Employment Insurance
- National Research Council
- Pensions
- Veterans
- Search and Rescue
- International Trade
- Status of Women
- Science and Technology
- Manufacturing Sector
- Air Canada
- Sports
- 41st General Election
- Points of Order
- Interparliamentary Delegations
- Committees of the House
- Safe Streets and Communities Act
- Corrections and Conditional Release Act
- Democratic Representation Act
- Financial Literacy
- Port of Québec
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
4:25 p.m.
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Saskatchewan
Conservative
Tom Lukiwski Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I move:
That the House do now proceed to the orders of the day.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
4:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
4:25 p.m.
Some hon. members
Agreed.
No.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
4:25 p.m.
Conservative
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
4:25 p.m.
Some hon. members
Yea.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
4:25 p.m.
Conservative
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
4:25 p.m.
Some hon. members
Nay.
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
4:25 p.m.
Conservative
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
In my opinion the nays have it.
And five or more members having risen:
Call in the members.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
Committees of the House
Routine Proceedings
5:05 p.m.
Conservative
Bill C-10—Time Allocation Motion
Safe Streets and Communities Act
Government Orders
March 7th, 2012 / 5:05 p.m.
York—Simcoe
Ontario
Conservative
Peter Van Loan Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I move:
That, in relation to Bill C-10, An Act to enact the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act and to amend the State Immunity Act, the Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and other Acts, not more than one further sitting day shall be allotted to the stage of consideration of Senate amendments to the bill; and
That, 15 minutes before the expiry of the time provided for government orders on the day allotted to the consideration of the said stage of the said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.
Bill C-10—Time Allocation Motion
Safe Streets and Communities Act
Government Orders
5:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, there will now be a 30 minute question period.
At this time, I would invite hon. members who wish to pose questions to the government to stand to indicate how much time the Chair will need to allot for questions. Members will also be reminded that for the purposes of this 30 minute question period, preference is given to opposition members who wish to pose questions.
The hon. member for Windsor—Tecumseh.
Bill C-10—Time Allocation Motion
Safe Streets and Communities Act
Government Orders
5:10 p.m.
NDP
Joe Comartin Windsor—Tecumseh, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am not surprised by this motion. There should not be any reason why we should be surprised. It has happened 16 times since Parliament started. Since the May 2 election, this will be the 17th time.
It is a total abdication of the democratic responsibilities that the government should have, and every Government of Canada should have and has up until this point, to allow for meaningful democratic discussion and debate in the House. We are here for that. That is why it is called Parliament.
The government has never understood this. Since the Conservatives received a majority, they have run roughshod over that moral, democratic responsibility they have to the opposition parties and to Canadian citizens as a whole.
I understand the member will move another motion of this kind on Bill C-31. When will we see that one?
Bill C-10—Time Allocation Motion
Safe Streets and Communities Act
Government Orders
5:10 p.m.
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Conservative
Rob Nicholson Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Speaker, that question would have to be directed to the government House leader.
The hon. member says that he would like to have meaningful debate. Let him check Hansard from this afternoon. What was all that nonsense going on, a stalling by the NDP?
I would be hard-pressed to come up with any bill that has had as extensive an amount of debate as this one has had. Indeed, one of the major components of the bill is the part that goes after drug traffickers. It has been over four years since that bill was introduced to Parliament. There have been hundreds of witnesses and hundreds of hours, days, months and years spent discussing this.
It is about time we give the people of Canada what they have asked for. They want this bill. They supported us. That is what we are delivering today.
Bill C-10—Time Allocation Motion
Safe Streets and Communities Act
Government Orders
5:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
Before we continue with questions and comments, in light of the fact that there are many more members who wish to ask questions than the 30 minutes will allow, we will default to the normal 1 minute question and 1 minute response, as we have customarily done.
The hon. member for Toronto Centre.