House of Commons Hansard #104 of the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was munitions.

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Access to Information, Privacy and EthicsCommittees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

4:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay

Access to Information, Privacy and EthicsCommittees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

4:05 p.m.

NDP

The Deputy Speaker NDP Joe Comartin

In my opinion the yeas 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:)

Vote #211

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

4:40 p.m.

NDP

The Deputy Speaker NDP Joe Comartin

I declare the motion carried.

It is my duty, pursuant to Standing Order 38, to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. member for Etobicoke North, Foreign Affairs; the hon. member for Lac-Saint-Louis, The Environment.

Canada PostPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:40 p.m.

NDP

Hélène LeBlanc NDP LaSalle—Émard, QC

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition concerning the cuts to Canada Post, including the elimination of door-to-door delivery, which will have a significant impact on the people of LaSalle—Émard. I can assure you that this is just the first of many petitions.

Hundreds of people in LaSalle—Émard have signed this petition, which addresses the elimination of door-to-door delivery, as I mentioned, the reduction in services and the loss of 6,000 to 8,000 jobs. People are worried that this will lead to the privatization of Canada Post.

The petitioners are suggesting that the government review its cuts and consider other options.

AnaphylaxisPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

Wladyslaw Lizon Conservative Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON

Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition on behalf of Canadians residing in Ontario.

It was recognized by this House, by adopting Motion No. 230, that anaphylaxis is a serious concern for an increasing number of Canadians. Therefore, the petitioners request that Parliament enact a policy to reduce the risk for anaphylactic passengers, which would be applicable to all forms of passenger transportation falling within its jurisdiction.

Canada PostPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

Sean Casey Liberal Charlottetown, PE

Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of several Prince Edward Islanders who are concerned about the cuts at Canada Post. They are concerned that 6,000 to 8,000 workers will lose their jobs and that this will disproportionately affect the disabled and seniors. These petitioners are saying that Canada Post offers a public service that needs to be protected, and call upon the government to reverse the cuts to services and to look for ways to innovate in areas such as postal banking.

Criminal CodePetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

Joy Smith Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB

Mr. Speaker, I have 3,709 signatures on a petition today asking the government to amend the Criminal Code to target the johns and give support to those who desire to leave prostitution. It is a shame that a few minutes ago, opposition parties voted against Bill C-36.

AsbestosPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:45 p.m.

NDP

Pat Martin NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to present a petition, signed by literally tens of thousands of Canadians, who call upon Parliament and the House of Commons to ban asbestos in all of its forms. They point out that asbestos is the greatest industrial killer that the world has ever known, and that more Canadians now die from asbestos than all other industrial and occupational causes combined. They call upon the government to also stop blocking international health and safety conventions designed to help protect workers from asbestos, such as the Rotterdam Convention.

PensionsPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:45 p.m.

Liberal

Kevin Lamoureux Liberal Winnipeg North, MB

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table a petition from my constituents with regard to the old age security program, in opposition to the government's and the Prime Minister's decision to increase the age of retirement from 65 to 67. They believe that people should continue to have the option to retire at the age of 65, and that the government not in any way diminish the importance and value of Canada's three major seniors programs: OAS, GIS, and CPP.

Criminal CodePetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:45 p.m.

Conservative

Jim Hillyer Conservative Lethbridge, AB

Mr. Speaker, I have several hundred signatures on this petition, which calls upon the government and Parliament to criminalize the purchase of sex with a woman, man or child, and to criminalize pimps, madams, and others who profit from the sex trade.

Canada PostPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

June 16th, 2014 / 4:45 p.m.

NDP

Djaouida Sellah NDP Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, QC

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition that is protesting the cuts at Canada Post. The petitioners, from my riding of Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert, are protesting the elimination of door-to-door delivery and higher stamp prices.

This petition is in addition to the hundreds of signatures that have already been collected. The petitioners are calling on the Conservatives to take action and force Canada Post to serve rural regions and the regions that need it.

The EnvironmentPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:45 p.m.

Green

Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present two very timely petitions.

The first is from residents in Vancouver and my riding calling on the government to refuse to approve the Enbridge risky pipeline and tanker scheme.

AgriculturePetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:45 p.m.

Green

Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC

Mr. Speaker, my second petition relates to the bill we are debating today, Bill C-18. The petitioners from Killaloe, Ontario, Edmonton, Victoria, Mill Bay, Salt Spring Island, and other areas in my riding, are calling on the House to ensure we protect plant breeders' rights, not erode them into a mere privilege, and ensure the right of farmers to continue to save, reuse, select, and exchange seeds.

Falun GongPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:45 p.m.

NDP

Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB

Mr. Speaker, I have a petition with over 60 signatures. The petitioners are requesting that the Canadian Parliament pass a resolution to establish measures to stop the crimes of the Chinese communist regime of systematically murdering Falun Gong practitioners for their organs, and maintain Canadian legislation to combat forced organ harvesting. They publicly call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China.

Employment InsurancePetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Jack Harris NDP St. John's East, NL

Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition in support of fair employment insurance. The petitioners, most of them from my riding of St. John's East, say that the insurance plan that Canadians pay into throughout their working lives is because they believe the benefits will be available if they lose their jobs. It was designed to strengthen the workforce by helping jobless Canadians resume careers that take advantage of their education and training. However, with six out of 10 workers already disqualified from EI, the government is further restricting access, requiring Canadians to accept any jobs it deems suitable, even if it takes them off their career paths and comes with a 30% pay cut and an hour-long commute.

Therefore, the petitioners are calling on the Government of Canada to reverse the devastating changes made to EI and restore fair access to decent EI benefits for jobless workers.

Wetland ProtectionPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Charmaine Borg NDP Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present four petitions.

The first petition calls on the government to decontaminate the former Saint-Maurice shooting range as soon as possible and to ensure that the wetland and the imperilled flora and fauna in the ecosystem are protected and preserved. This area is in my riding, in the city of Terrebonne. People really care about wetland protection. All of the petitioners are from Terrebonne.

Canada PostPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Charmaine Borg NDP Terrebonne—Blainville, QC

Mr. Speaker, the other three petitions are all on the same subject. The petitioners are asking the Government of Canada to reject Canada Post's proposed service cuts and explore other options to modernize the crown corporation's business plan.

They are especially worried about the plan to cut home mail delivery and the impact this will have on seniors and people with reduced mobility in the community.

The EnvironmentPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Matthew Kellway NDP Beaches—East York, ON

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present two petitions to the House.

The first is with respect to the proposal to reverse the flow of the 40-year-old pipeline that runs between Sarnia and Montreal, known as line 9. The petitioners consider this pipeline and the reversal of that flow to be an urgent threat to the city of Toronto and its watershed, and call upon the Government of Canada to intervene immediately to stop the development of the Sarnia-Montreal line 9 pipeline.

Federal Lands in Durham RegionPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Matthew Kellway NDP Beaches—East York, ON

Mr. Speaker, the second petition has to do with the government's proposal to build an airport on the federal lands in Durham region, which are class one farmlands. The petitioners call upon the government to rescind all plans for an airport and non-agricultural uses on the federal lands in Durham region, and to act instead to preserve the watersheds and agricultural land of this irreplaceable natural resource for the long-term benefit of all Canadians.

Rail TransportationPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Carol Hughes NDP Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, ON

Mr. Speaker, I have tabled many petitions with respect to the ACR passenger service. I am pleased to table 18 of those petitions today, with hundreds of names. Most of the petitioners are from the riding of Sault Ste. Marie, and rightly so. They would like to have their voices heard here in the House of Commons.

These petitions are about the fact that people were not broadly consulted as stakeholders in the decision by the government to remove funding to the ACR passenger service. Although the government has reinstated some funding, only for another year, the petitioners remain concerned that the current government is not committed to tourism in northern Ontario, nor is it committed to the health and safety and the accessibility of these areas.

Again, I am pleased to table these petitions on behalf of people who are mostly from the Sault Ste. Marie riding and my riding, and from Ottawa and Toronto, and from a variety of people who have signed these petitions.

Mining IndustryPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:50 p.m.

NDP

Denis Blanchette NDP Louis-Hébert, QC

Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present a petition from citizens who believe that the mandate of the Office of the Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor, which was created in 2009 to provide constructive solutions to conflicts between affected communities and Canadian mining companies operating abroad, is too weak to resolve conflicts and has not provided useful solutions to communities. The petitioners are asking the government to create a legislated extractive sector ombudsman mechanism in Canada.

EmploymentPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:55 p.m.

NDP

Andrew Cash NDP Davenport, ON

Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to table this afternoon.

We heard the story today of Andy Ferguson who, as an unpaid intern, worked an incredibly long shift, drove home, fell asleep at the wheel, and crashed and tragically died. This is why so many people have signed the national urban worker strategy petition. It calls on the government to take the issues of unpaid interns seriously, to build more protection, to encourage provinces to crack down on and enforce the rules that are already in place, and to close the gaps where they exist. The folks who signed this petition want the government to take that issue very seriously.

Citizenship and ImmigrationPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:55 p.m.

NDP

Andrew Cash NDP Davenport, ON

Mr. Speaker, the other petition I have is also very pertinent to issues we are discussing in the House these days, and this is the case of Oscar Vigil. Oscar came to Canada as a refugee from El Salvador. His wife and children gained Canadian citizenship, and now the government wants to send him back to El Salvador. This petition urges the government to reconsider that decision and to keep Oscar Vigil with his family here in Canada.

Genetically Modified AlfalfaPetitionsRoutine Proceedings

4:55 p.m.

NDP

Murray Rankin NDP Victoria, BC

Mr. Speaker, constituents have sent me two sets of petitions calling for a moratorium on the release of genetically modified alfalfa, in order to allow for a review of the impact on Canadian farmers.