Votes for the 39th Parliament, 2nd Session

#161 Passed That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day.

#160 Passed That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented on Monday, June 2, 2008, be concurred in.

#159 Failed C-505 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

#158 Failed C-513 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on National Defence.

#157 Passed C-29 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#156 Failed That the debate be now adjourned.

#155 Passed That the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill C-469, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (use of phosphorus)), presented on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, be concurred in.

#154 Passed C-207 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#153 Passed C-207 That Bill C-207, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions), as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

#152 Passed C-207 That Bill C-207 be amended by restoring Clause 1 as follows: “1. The Income Tax Act is amended by adding the following after section 118.7: 118.71 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section. “base period” means the first 52 weeks of the aggregate of all periods each of which is a period during which the individual ( a) holds qualifying employment; and ( b) ordinarily performs the duties of the qualifying employment at an establishment of the individual’s employer situated in a designated region or is ordinarily attached to such an establishment. “designated educational institution” has the meaning assigned by subsection 118.6(1). “designated region” has the meaning assigned by section 3 of the Regional Development Incentives Act. “qualifying employment” means an office or employment that the individual begins to hold in the 24-month period that follows the date on which the individual successfully completes the courses and, where applicable, the internships leading to the awarding of a recognized diploma, or the date on which the individual is awarded a recognized diploma that is a master’s or doctoral degree under an educational program requiring the writing of an essay, dissertation or thesis, if ( a) the individual begins to perform the duties of the office or employment after January 1, 2007; ( b) at the time that the individual takes up the office or employment, the establishment of the individual’s employer at which the individual ordinarily performs the duties of that office or employment, or to which the individual is ordinarily attached, is situated in a designated region; and ( c) the knowledge and skills obtained during the individual’s training or educational program are related to the duties performed by the individual in connection with the office or employment. “recognized diploma” means a degree, diploma or attestation awarded by a designated educational institution. (2) For the purpose of computing the tax payable under this Part by an individual for a taxation year, there may be deducted an amount equal to the lesser of ( a) the amount that is 40% of the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the salary or wages of the individual for the year from qualifying employment and attributable to the individual’s base period; and ( b) the amount by which $8,000 exceeds the aggregate of all amounts each of which is an amount that the individual is deemed to have paid to the Receiver General under this section for a preceding taxation year. (3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)( a), an individual who was resident in a designated region in Canada immediately before the individual’s death is deemed to be resident in a designated region in Canada at the end of December 31 of the year in which the individual died.”

#151 Passed C-207 That the Motion proposing to restore Clause 1 of Bill C-207 be amended by deleting all the words in paragraphs 118.71(1) and (2) and substituting the following: “118.71 (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section. “base period” means the first 52 weeks of the aggregate of all periods each of which is a period during which the individual ( a) holds qualifying employment; and( b) ordinarily performs the duties of the qualifying employment at an establishment of the individual’s employer situated in a designated region or is ordinarily attached to such an establishment.“designated educational institution” has the meaning assigned by subsection 118.6(1). “designated region” has the meaning assigned by section 3 of the Regional Development Incentives Act. “qualifying employment” means an office or employment that the individual begins to hold in the 24-month period that follows the date on which the individual successfully completes the courses and, where applicable, the internships leading to the awarding of a recognized diploma, or the date on which the individual is awarded a recognized diploma that is a master’s or doctoral degree under an educational program requiring the writing of an essay, dissertation or thesis, if ( a) the individual begins to perform the duties of the office or employment after January 1, 2008;( b) at the time that the individual takes up the office or employment, the establishment of the individual’s employer at which the individual ordinarily performs the duties of that office or employment, or to which the individual is ordinarily attached, is situated in a designated region; and( c) the knowledge and skills obtained during the individual’s training or educational program are related to the duties performed by the individual in connection with the office or employment.“recognized diploma” means a degree, diploma or attestation awarded by a designated educational institution. (2) For the purpose of computing the tax payable under this Part by an individual for a taxation year, there may be deducted an amount equal to the lesser of ( a) the amount that is 40% of the aggregate of all amounts each of which is the salary or wages of the individual for the year from qualifying employment;( b) $3,000; and( c) the amount by which $8,000 exceeds the aggregate of all amounts each of which is an amount that the individual deducted under this section for the purpose of computing the tax payable, or that the individual is deemed to have paid to the Receiver General under this section for a preceding taxation year.”.

#150 Passed C-207 That Bill C-207 be amended by restoring the title as follows: “An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions)”

#149 Passed That the House call upon the government to bring forward an airline passenger bill of rights similar in scope and effect to legal instruments being either proposed or enacted by jurisdictions within Europe and the United States for the purpose of protecting passenger interests in a consistent and rules-based way and to provide a means of ensuring adequate compensation being offered by the airline industry to airline passengers who experience inconveniences such as flight interruptions, delays, cancellations, issues with checked baggage and other inconveniences incurred while travelling on commercial passenger airline services originating from anywhere in Canada.

#148 Passed That the Sixth Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, be concurred in.

#147 Passed C-29 That Bill C-29, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to loans), as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

#146 Passed C-29 That Bill C-29, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 32 to 35 on page 5 with the following: “Officer shall inform the lender of his or her decision; furthermore, the candidate's registered association or, if there is no registered association, the registered party becomes liable for the unpaid amount as if the association or party had guaranteed the loan.”

#145 Passed C-29 That Bill C-29, in Clause 5, be amended by replacing lines 29 to 35 on page 4 with the following: “case of a candidate, the selection date as defined in section 478.01 in the case of a nomination contestant, the end of the leadership contest in the case of a leadership contestant, and the end of the fiscal period during which the loan was made in the case of a registered party and registered association, is deemed to be a contribution of the”

#144 Passed C-29 That Bill C-29, in Clause 4, be amended by deleting lines 13 to 17 on page 2.

#143 Failed That the debate be now adjourned.

#142 Passed C-50 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#141 Failed That, pursuant to Standing Order 27(1), commencing on Monday, June 9, 2008, and concluding on Thursday, June 19, 2008, the House shall continue to sit until 11:00 p.m.

#140 Passed C-59 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#139 Passed C-59 That Bill C-59, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009, be concurred in at report stage.

#138 Passed C-59 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred [Committee Name].

#137 Passed That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, be concurred in.

#136 Passed C-58 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#135 Passed C-58 That Bill C-58, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009, be concurred in at report stage.

#134 Passed C-58 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

#133 Passed That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, except any Vote disposed of earlier today and less the amounts voted in Interim Supply, be concurred in.

#132 Passed That Vote 1, in the amount of $58,467,000, under PARLIAMENT — The Senate — Program expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, be concurred in.

#131 Passed That this House reaffirm all of its well-established privileges and immunities, especially with regard to freedom of speech; that, in order to clarify and assure those privileges, Section 3(3) of the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons, which is Appendix I to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, is amended by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph ( b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b): “( b.1) consists of being a party to a legal action relating to actions of the Member as a Member of Parliament; or”;that, pursuant to section 28(13) of the Conflict of Interest Code, the House refer the Thibault Inquiry Report back to the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner for reconsideration in the light of the amendment to the Code; and that the House affirm its confidence in the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner.

#130 Passed C-490 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

#129 Passed C-377 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#128 Passed C-377 That Bill C-377, An Act to ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change, as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

#127 Passed C-377 That Bill C-377 be amended by adding after line 12 on page 9 the following new clause: “NATIONAL ROUND TABLE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY 13.2 (1) Within 180 days after the Minister prepares the target plan under subsection 6(1) or prepares a revised target plan under subsection 6(2), the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy established by section 3 of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act shall perform the following with respect to the target plan or revised target plan: ( a) undertake research and gather information and analyses on the target plan or revised target plan in the context of sustainable development; and ( b) advise the Minister on issues that are within its purpose, as set out in section 4 of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act, including the following, to the extent that they are within that purpose: (i) the quality and completeness of the scientific, economic and technological evidence and analyses used to establish each target in the target plan or revised target plan, and (ii) any other matters that the National Round Table considers relevant. (2) The Minister shall ( a) within three days after receiving the advice referred to in paragraph (1)(b): (i) publish it in any manner that the Minister considers appropriate, and (ii) submit it to the Speakers of the Senate and the House of Commons and the Speakers shall table it in their respective Houses on any of the first three days on which that House is sitting after the day on which the Speaker receives the advice; and ( b) within 10 days after receiving the advice, publish a notice in the Canada Gazette setting out how the advice was published and how a copy of the publication may be obtained.”

#126 Passed C-377 That Bill C-377 be amended by adding after line 12 on page 9 the following new clause: “13.1 (1) At least once every two years after this Act comes into force, the Commissioner shall prepare a report that includes ( a) an analysis of Canada’s progress in implementing the measures proposed in the statement referred to in subsection 10(2); ( b) an analysis of Canada’s progress in meeting its commitment under section 5 and the interim Canadian greenhouse gas emission targets referred to in section 6; and ( c) any observations and recommendations on any matter that the Commissioner considers relevant. (2) The Commissioner shall publish the report in any manner the Commissioner considers appropriate within the period referred to in subsection (1). (3) The Commissioner shall submit the report to the Speaker of the House of Commons on or before the day it is published, and the Speaker shall table the report in the House on any of the first three days on which that House is sitting after the Speaker receives it.”

#125 Passed C-377 That Bill C-377, in Clause 13, be amended by replacing lines 28 to 43 on page 8 and lines 1 to 12 on page 9 with the following: “the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy established by section 3 of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act shall perform the following with respect to the statement: ( a) undertake research and gather information and analyses on the statement in the context of sustainable development; and ( b) advise the Minister on issues that are within its purpose, as set out in section 4 of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act, including the following, to the extent that they are within that purpose: (i) the likelihood that each of the proposed measures will achieve the emission reductions projected in the statement, (ii) the likelihood that the proposed measures will enable Canada to meet its commitment under section 5 and meet the interim Canadian greenhouse gas emission targets referred to in section 6, and (iii) any other matters that the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy considers relevant. (2) The Minister shall ( a) within three days after receiving the advice referred to in paragraph (1)(b): (i) publish it in any manner that the Minister considers appropriate, and (ii) submit it to the Speakers of the Senate and the House of Commons and the Speakers shall table it in their respective Houses on any of the first three days on which that House is sitting after the day on which the Speaker receives the advice; and ( b) within 10 days after receiving the advice, publish a notice in the Canada Gazette setting out how the advice was published and how a copy of the publication may be obtained.”

#124 Passed C-377 That Bill C-377, in Clause 2, be amended by adding after line 15 on page 2 the following: ““greenhouse gases” means the following substances, as they appear on the List of Toxic Substances in Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999: ( a) carbon dioxide, which has the molecular formula CO2; ( b) methane, which has the molecular formula CH4; ( c) nitrous oxide, which has the molecular formula N2O; ( d) hydrofluorocarbons that have the molecular formula CnHxF(2n+2-x) in which 0<n<6; ( e) the following perfluorocarbons: (i) those that have the molecular formula CnF2n+2 in which 0<n<7, and (ii) octafluorocyclobutane, which has the molecular formula C4F8; and ( f) sulphur hexafluoride, which has the molecular formula SF6.”

#123 Passed C-393 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

#122 Passed That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Thursday, December 13, 2007, be concurred in.

#121 Passed C-50 That Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget, be concurred in at report stage.

#120 Failed C-50 That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 121.

#119 Failed C-50 That Bill C-50 be amended by deleting Clause 116.

#118 Failed That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day.

#117 Passed C-445 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

#116 Passed C-55 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade.

#115 Passed C-33 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#114 Passed C-33 That this question be now put.

#113 Failed C-33 That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: “Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food for the purpose of reconsidering Clause 2 with a view to making sure that both economic and environmental effects of introducing these regulations do not cause a negative impact on the environment or unduly influence commodity markets.”.

#112 Passed C-34 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.

#111 Failed That the debate be now adjourned.

#110 Failed C-482 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages.

#109 Failed That the House recognize the harmful effects on working and middle-income Canadians of the growing income gap fostered by this government's unbalanced economic agenda, including its failure to reform employment insurance to ensure that people who lose their jobs during economic downturns are protected and trained, and therefore the House has lost confidence in this government.

#108 Passed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should respond specifically to the challenges faced by Canadians with rare diseases and disorders, in collaboration with provinces and territories and stakeholders by: ( a) examining options for defining serious rare diseases; (b) examining options, including the possible creation of a specific fund, to improve access to rare disease treatments, building on recent work undertaken by federal and provincial/territorial governments under the National Pharmaceuticals Strategy; (c) considering the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory body, including the Common Drug Review, treaters and patients, to recommend treatment access for life-threatening or serious rare disorders, based on scientific standards and social values; (d) exploring options to consider national and international expert advice in developing criteria for treating patients based on scientific evidence and patient impact, and to link these activities with ongoing post-market monitoring of real world drug safety and effectiveness; (e) considering options to encourage research and development into treatments for rare diseases and other unmet health needs; (f) considering internationally accepted standards for conduct of clinical trials in rare disorders appropriate for the challenges inherent to very small patient populations; (g) considering how Health Canada’s work on a progressive licensing framework could provide appropriate support to the design of clinical trials for very small patient populations and appropriate review of evidence submitted from these trials; and (h) reporting the progress accomplished to the House within 12 months.

#107 Passed That the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented on Thursday, March 13, 2008, be concurred in.

#106 Failed C-517 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

#105 Passed C-5 That Bill C-5, An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, be concurred in at report stage.

#104 Failed C-5 That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 47.

#103 Failed C-5 That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 32.

#102 Failed C-5 That Bill C-5, in Clause 68, be amended by deleting lines 1 to 3 on page 20.

#101 Failed C-5 That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 30.

#100 Failed C-5 That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 10 to 12 on page 19.

#99 Failed C-5 That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 7 to 9 on page 19.

#98 Failed C-5 That Bill C-5, in Clause 66, be amended by deleting lines 3 and 4 on page 19.

#97 Failed C-5 That Bill C-5 be amended by deleting Clause 21.

#96 Passed C-23 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#95 Passed C-33 That Bill C-33, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

#94 Failed C-33 That Bill C-33, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing line 13 on page 3 with the following: “Canada, including a review of the progress made in the preparation and implementation of the regulations referred to in subsection 140(1), should be undertaken by such commit-”

#93 Passed That the House express its full and complete confidence in Elections Canada and the Commissioner of Canada Elections.

#92 Passed C-26 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

#91 Passed That the Fifth Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill C-362, An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (residency requirement)), presented on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, be concurred in.

#90 Failed C-13 That the motion be amended by deleting the words “agrees with amendments numbered 2, 4, 5 and 6” and substituting therefore the words “agrees with amendments numbered 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6” and by deleting the paragraph commencing with the words “disagrees with amendment numbered 1”.

#89 Passed C-50 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

#88 Passed C-50 That this question be now put.

#83 Failed C-50 That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following: “this House declines to give second reading to Bill C-50, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget, since the principles of the Bill relating to immigration fail to recognize that all immigration applicants should be treated fairly and transparently, and also fail to recognize that family reunification builds economically vibrant, inclusive and healthy communities and therefore should be an essential priority in all immigration matters”.

#82 Passed That the Third Report of the Standing Committee on Status of Women, presented on Wednesday, February 13, 2008, be concurred in.

#81 Passed That a special committee be appointed to consider the Canadian mission in Afghanistan as referred to in the motion adopted by the House on March 13, 2008 (Government Business No. 5) consisting of 13 members which shall include six members from the government party, four members from the Official Opposition, two members from the Bloc Québécois and one member from the New Democratic Party, provided that the Chair shall be from the government party; that in addition to the Chair, there shall be one Vice-Chair from each of the opposition parties; that the committee have all of the powers of a Standing Committee as provided in the Standing Orders; that the members to serve on the said committee be appointed by the Whip of each party depositing with the Clerk of the House a list of his or her party’s members of the committee no later than April 10, 2008; that the quorum of the special committee be seven members for any proceedings, provided that at least a member of the opposition and of the government party be present; that membership substitutions be permitted to be made from time to time, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2).

#80 Passed That, in the opinion of the House, in order to show respect and to honour Canadian Forces and other Canadian government personnel who are killed while serving in overseas peacekeeping, peacemaking or humanitarian missions, the government should lower the flag on the Peace Tower to half-staff for the day following their demise as a remembrance of their important service to Canada and Canadians and that a moment of silence to be observed in the House, if the House is sitting on that same day.

#79 Failed That, in the opinion of the House, the Conservative government's massive corporate tax cuts are destroying any balance between taxes for large profitable corporations and ordinary Canadians; they are stripping the fiscal capacity of the federal government; they are disproportionately benefiting the financial, oil and gas sectors, while leaving others behind, including manufacturing and forestry; and in so doing have failed to invest in those hard-hit sectors and the needs of everyday working Canadians; therefore, this House has lost confidence in the government.

#78 Failed That, in the opinion of the House, following the recognition of the Quebec nation by this House, the government should move from words to deeds and propose measures to solidify that recognition, including compliance with the language of labour relations of Quebec’s Charter of the French language regarding enterprises under federal jurisdiction located in Quebec.

#77 Passed That this House has confidence in the economic vitality of the province of Ontario and calls upon the Government of Canada to work cooperatively with the governments of all provinces and territories to assure that the prosperity and well-being of Canadians is maintained and enhanced.

#76 Passed Whereas, the House recognizes the important contribution and sacrifice of Canadian Forces and Canadian civilian personnel as part of the UN mandated, NATO-led mission deployed in Afghanistan at the request of the democratically elected government of Afghanistan; the House believes that Canada must remain committed to the people of Afghanistan beyond February 2009; the House takes note that in February 2002, the government took a decision to deploy 850 troops to Kandahar to join the international coalition that went to Afghanistan to drive out the Taliban in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and that this deployment lasted for six months at which time the troops rotated out of Afghanistan and returned home; the House takes note that in February 2003, the government took a decision that Canada would commit 2000 troops and lead for one year, starting in the summer of 2003, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul and at the end of the one-year commitment, Canada’s 2000 troop commitment was reduced to a 750-person reconnaissance unit as Canada’s NATO ally, Turkey, rotated into Kabul to replace Canada as the lead nation of the ISAF mission; the House takes note that in August 2005, Canada assumed responsibility of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar province which included roughly 300 Canadian Forces personnel; the House takes note that the government took a decision to commit a combat Battle Group of roughly 1200 troops to Kandahar for a period of one year, from February 2006 to February 2007; the House takes note that in January 2006, the government participated in the London Conference on Afghanistan which resulted in the signing of the Afghanistan Compact which set out benchmarks and timelines until the end of 2010 for improving the security, the governance and the economic and social development of Afghanistan; the House takes note that in May 2006, Parliament supported the government’s two year extension of Canada’s deployment of diplomatic, development, civilian police and military personnel in Afghanistan and the provision of funding and equipment for this extension; the House welcomes the Report of the Independent Panel on Canada’s Future Role in Afghanistan, chaired by the Honourable John Manley, and recognizes the important contribution its members have made; the House takes note that it has long been a guiding principle of Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan that all three components of a comprehensive government strategy – defence, diplomacy and development – must reinforce each other and that the government must strike a balance between these components to be most effective; the House takes note that the ultimate aim of Canadian policy is to leave Afghanistan to Afghans, in a country that is better governed, more peaceful and more secure and to create the necessary space and conditions to allow the Afghans themselves to achieve a political solution to the conflict; and the House takes note that in order to achieve that aim, it is essential to assist the people of Afghanistan to have properly trained, equipped and paid members of the four pillars of their security apparatus: the army, the police, the judicial system and the correctional system; therefore, it is the opinion of the House, that Canada should continue a military presence in Kandahar beyond February 2009, to July 2011, in a manner fully consistent with the UN mandate on Afghanistan, and that the military mission should consist of: ( a) training the Afghan National Security Forces so that they can expeditiously take increasing responsibility for security in Kandahar and Afghanistan as a whole; ( b) providing security for reconstruction and development efforts in Kandahar; ( c) the continuation of Canada’s responsibility for the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team; that, consistent with this mandate, this extension of Canada’s military presence in Afghanistan is approved by this House expressly on the condition that: ( a) NATO secure a battle group of approximately 1000 to rotate into Kandahar (operational no later than February 2009);( b) to better ensure the safety and effectiveness of the Canadian contingent, the government secure medium helicopter lift capacity and high performance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance before February 2009; and( c) the government of Canada notify NATO that Canada will end its presence in Kandahar as of July 2011, and, as of that date, the redeployment of Canadian Forces troops out of Kandahar and their replacement by Afghan forces start as soon as possible, so that it will have been completed by December 2011; that the government of Canada, together with our allies and the government of Afghanistan, must set firm targets and timelines for the training, equipping and paying of the Afghan National Army, the Afghan National Police, the members of the judicial system and the members of the correctional system; that Canada’s contribution to the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan should: ( a) be revamped and increased to strike a better balance between our military efforts and our development efforts in Afghanistan; ( b) focus on our traditional strengths as a nation, particularly through the development of sound judicial and correctional systems and strong political institutions on the ground in Afghanistan and the pursuit of a greater role for Canada in addressing the chronic fresh water shortages in the country; ( c) address the crippling issue of the narco-economy that consistently undermines progress in Afghanistan, through the pursuit of solutions that do not further alienate the goodwill of the local population;( d) be held to a greater level of accountability and scrutiny so that the Canadian people can be sure that our development contributions are being spent effectively in Afghanistan; that Canada should assert a stronger and more disciplined diplomatic position regarding Afghanistan and the regional players, including support for the naming of a special envoy to the region who could both ensure greater coherence in all diplomatic initiatives in the region and also press for greater coordination amongst our partners in the UN in the pursuit of common diplomatic goals in the region; that the government should provide the public with franker and more frequent reporting on events in Afghanistan, offering more assessments of Canada’s role and giving greater emphasis to the diplomatic and reconstruction efforts as well as those of the military and, for greater clarity, the government should table in Parliament detailed reports on the progress of the mission in Afghanistan on a quarterly basis; that the House of Commons should strike a special parliamentary committee on Afghanistan which would meet regularly with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and National Defence and senior officials, and that the House should authorize travel by the special committee to Afghanistan and the surrounding region so that the special committee can make frequent recommendations on the conduct and progress of our efforts in Afghanistan; that, the special parliamentary committee on Afghanistan should review the laws and procedures governing the use of operational and national security exceptions for the withholding of information from Parliament, the Courts and the Canadian people with those responsible for administering those laws and procedures, to ensure that Canadians are being provided with ample information on the conduct and progress of the mission; and that with respect to the transfer of Afghan detainees to Afghan authorities, the government must: ( a) commit to meeting the highest NATO and international standards with respect to protecting the rights of detainees, transferring only when it believes it can do so in keeping with Canada’s international obligations;( b) pursue a NATO-wide solution to the question of detainees through diplomatic efforts that are rooted in the core Canadian values of respect for human rights and the dignity of all people; ( c) commit to a policy of greater transparency with respect to its policy on the taking of and transferring of detainees including a commitment to report on the results of reviews or inspections of Afghan prisons undertaken by Canadian officials; and that the government must commit to improved interdepartmental coordination to achieve greater cross-government coherence and coordination of the government’s domestic management of our commitment to Afghanistan, including the creation of a full-time task force which is responsible directly to the Prime Minister to lead these efforts.

#75 Failed That the motion be amended by deleting all the words from “Whereas” to “goals in the region;” and substituting the following: “That the House call upon the government to begin preparations for the safe withdrawal of Canadian soldiers from the combat mission in Afghanistan with no further mission extensions; that, in the opinion of the House, the government should engage in a robust diplomatic process to prepare the groundwork for a political solution, under explicit UN direction and authority, engaging both regional and local stakeholders, and ensuring the full respect for international human rights and humanitarian law; that, in the opinion of the House, the government should maintain the current suspension on the transfer of Afghan detainees to Afghan authorities until substantial reforms of the prison system are undertaken; that, in the opinion of the House, the government should provide effective and transparent development assistance under civilian direction consistent with the Afghanistan Compact;” and by deleting all of the words following: “to ensure that Canadians are being provided with ample information on the conduct and progress of the mission”.

#74 Passed Ways and Means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget.

#73 Passed That, in the opinion of the House, the government, its Crown Corporations and divisions should divest from corporations conducting business in Sudan and Iran and should also divest from funds, stocks, bonds and other financial instruments invested in, or operating in, Sudan and Iran, except where such funds support humanitarian aid and humanitarian relief programs, or are used to fund Canadian embassies, consulates, and representative offices in these countries.

#72 Passed C-49 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#71 Passed C-49 That Bill C-49, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009, be concurred in at report stage.

#70 Passed C-49 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

#69 Passed That this House do concur in Interim Supply as follows: That a sum not exceeding $23,434,275,693.65 being composed of: (1) three twelfths ($14,916,139,069.65) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 which were laid upon the Table Thursday, February 28, 2008, except for those items below: (2) eleven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Grain Commission Vote 40, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Vote 10, Library of Parliament Vote 15, Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Vote 20 and Treasury Board Vote 5 (Schedule 1.1), of the said Estimates, $869,309,833.33; (3) seven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canada Council for the Arts Vote 10, National Battlefields Commission Vote 55, Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Vote 25 and Office of Infrastructure of Canada Vote 55 (Schedule 1.2) of the said Estimates, $1,520,747,083.33; (4) six twelfths of the total of the amount of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 25, Justice Vote 1 and Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Vote 20 (Schedule 1.3) of the said Estimates, $282,285,500.00; (5) five twelfths of the total of the amount of National Arts Centre Corporation Vote 50, Public Service Labour Relations Board Vote 85, Citizenship and Immigration Vote 5, Environment Vote 10, Human Resources and Skills Development Vote 5, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 10, Industry Vote 1, Canadian Space Agency Vote 35, Statistics Canada Vote 95, Marine Atlantic Inc. Vote 35 and Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Vote 70 (Schedule 1.4), of the said Estimates, $3,742,192,874.16; (6) four twelfths of the total of the amount of Agriculture and Agri-Food Vote 1, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Vote 15, Public Service Commission Vote 80, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Vote 15, Finance Vote 1, Health Vote 10, Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 45, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Vote 15, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Vote 1, Indian Specific Claims Commission Vote 50, Veterans Affairs Vote 5 and Veterans Affairs Vote 15 (Schedule 1.5), of the said Estimates, $2,103,601,333.33; be granted to Her Majesty on account of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009.

#68 Passed C-48 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#67 Passed C-48 That Bill C-48, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, be concurred in at report stage.

#66 Passed C-48 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole.

#65 Passed That the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, be concurred in.

#64 Passed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should stand consistently against the death penalty as a matter of principle, both in Canada and around the world.

#63 Failed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately abandon the idea of creating a common securities regulator, since securities regulations fall under the legislative jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces and because this initiative is unanimously condemned in Quebec.

#62 Failed That the House regrets this government’s failure to live up to Canada’s international climate change agreements, and its refusal to bring forward for debate and vote, the Clean Air and Climate Change Act, the climate change plan called for by a majority vote of the House, and that therefore the House no longer has confidence in this government.

#61 Failed That, in the opinion of the House: ( a) women's equality is a matter of human rights and, since the Court Challenges Program was a useful tool in achieving that end, it should be reinstated;( b) to provide a legitimate and necessary voice to the needs of women, research and advocacy should be restored to the government's Women's Program;( c) an adequate supply of high quality childcare spaces is essential to ensuring women’s participation in the workforce and the government should take the necessary steps immediately to create 125,000 spaces as it promised;( d) since access to government services is essential in rural areas and the government’s closure of 12 of 16 regional offices of Status of Women Canada further isolates rural women, the government should take immediate steps to improve access for our most isolated Canadians;( e) there is a growing need in Canada for a national housing strategy designed to assist the most vulnerable in our society and to treat them with the respect they deserve; and that, therefore, the House condemn the irresponsible and self-serving actions on November 28, 2005, by the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois which led to the installation of a government that is hostile to the rights and needs of vulnerable Canadians.

#60 Passed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should review the Old Age Security program with a view to: ( a) improve the Guaranteed Income Savings benefits for elderly single, divorced and widowed individuals; and (b) increase the other income threshold so that Guaranteed Income Savings recipients may receive the equivalent of 15 hours per week of work at minimum wage in their province of residence without penalty.

#59 Passed That the motion be amended by deleting sections ( a) and (b) from the text.

#58 Passed C-484 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

#57 Failed C-394 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

#56 Passed C-253 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#55 Passed C-253 That Bill C-253, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (deductibility of RESP contributions), as amended, be concurred in at report stage with further amendments.

#54 Passed C-253 That Bill C-253, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 8 and 9 on page 2 with the following: “( b) the RESP lifetime limit minus the total of all contributions made by the taxpayer into a registered education savings plan in previous taxation years, to a maximum of $5,000.”

#53 Passed C-253 That Motion No. 2 be amended by adding after the word “years” the following: “, to a maximum of $5,000”.

#52 Passed C-253 That Bill C-253, in Clause 2, be amended by deleting lines 10 to 24 on page 1.

#51 Passed That the Fifth Report of the Standing Committee on Finance (extension of time, pursuant to Standing Order 97.1, to consider Bill C-305, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act), presented earlier today, be concurred in.

#50 Passed That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (extension of time to consider Bill C-265, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (qualification for and entitlement to benefits)), presented on Thursday, February 28, 2008, be concurred in.

#49 Passed That the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented on Wednesday, December 12, 2007, be concurred in.

#48 Failed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should introduce, as soon as possible, an amendment to Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act, including amendments in relation to foreign investment entities and non-resident trusts, and to provide for the bijural expression of the provisions of that Act, in order to remove the reference to public policy that is added by this bill to subsection 125.4(1) of the Income Tax Act, because this new provision opens the door to unacceptable government censorship of film and video production.

#47 Passed That this House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government.

#46 Passed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should end its delays and immediately commence the public inquiry into the Mulroney-Schreiber affair.

#45 Passed That, for the purposes of subsection 4(4) of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act, the proposed appointment of Mr. Brian J. Saunders as the Director of Public Prosecutions be referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

#44 Failed That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: “this House recognizes that this Budget contains some initiatives that attempt to mirror sound and intelligent Liberal policy proposals, but regrets that the government has made significant economic policy mistakes over the past two years and shown an NDP-like lack of fiscal prudence that prevent it from dealing with a downturn in the Canadian economy.”.

#43 Failed That the amendment be amended by deleting all the words after the word “contains” and substituting the following: “initiatives that do not meet the expectations of Quebeckers who have asked that the current year’s surpluses be used to help workers and industries in the manufacturing and forestry sectors, which are facing a serious crisis in Quebec, to help seniors living below the poverty line and help individuals improve the energy efficiency of their homes, calls on the government to implement these measures before the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2008, and deplores that this Budget ignores the fiscal imbalance by not transferring $3.5 billion to Quebec and the provinces for post-secondary education and by not eliminating federal spending power.”.

#42 Passed C-474 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

#41 Passed C-20 That the Bill be referred forthwith to a legislative committee.

#40 Passed That, given the Government has declared the passage of Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, as a matter of confidence, and, that the bill has already been at the Senate longer than all stages took in the House of Commons, and that all aspects of this bill have already been the subject of extensive committee hearings in Parliament, and that in the opinion of this House, the Senate majority is not providing appropriate priority to the passage of Bill C-2, a message be sent to the Senate calling on the Senate to pass Bill C-2, the Tackling Violent Crime Act, by March 1, 2008.

#39 Passed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should reaffirm that: ( a) there is no death penalty in Canada; (b) it is the policy of the government to seek clemency, on humanitarian grounds, for Canadians sentenced to death in foreign countries; and (c) Canada will continue its leadership role in promoting the abolition of the death penalty internationally.

#38 Passed C-3 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#37 Passed C-3 That this question be now put.

#36 Passed That the First Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented on Thursday, November 29, 2007, be concurred in.

#35 Passed C-25 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

#34 Passed C-25 That this question be now put.

#33 Passed C-3 That Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

#32 Failed C-3 That Bill C-3 be amended by deleting Clause 1.

#31 Passed C-9 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#30 Passed C-28 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#29 Failed C-251 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

#28 Failed C-411 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade.

#27 Passed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately adopt a child first principle, based on Jordan's Principle, to resolve jurisdictional disputes involving the care of First Nations children.

#26 Passed That the debate be now adjourned.

#25 Passed That the debate be now adjourned.

#24 Passed C-28 That Bill C-28, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007 and to implement certain provisions of the economic statement tabled in Parliament on October 30, 2007, be concurred in at report stage.

#23 Failed C-28 That Bill C-28 be amended by deleting Clause 181.

#22 Passed C-35 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#21 Passed That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, be concurred in.

#20 Failed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should amend Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to extend property rights to Canadians.

#19 Passed C-28 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

#18 Failed C-378 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

#17 Failed C-357 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

#16 Passed C-426 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

#15 Passed C-2 That Bill C-2, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be concurred in at report stage.

#14 Failed C-2 That Bill C-2 be amended by deleting Clause 42.

#13 Passed C-303 That Bill C-303, An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for early learning and child care programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, universality and accountability of those programs, and to appoint a council to advise the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development on matters relating to early learning and child care, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

#12 Failed C-284 That Bill C-284 be amended by restoring the title as follows: “An Act to amend the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act (Canada access grants)”

#11 Passed C-287 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

#10 Passed C-3 That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

#9 Passed Ways and Means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007.

#8 Failed That, in the opinion of the House, the government should immediately establish a series of measures to help the manufacturing and forestry sectors hard hit by the rising dollar and increased competition from new players in the field of low-cost mass production, specifically including a program to support businesses that wish to update their production facilities, a series of investments and tax measures to support research and development in the industry, the re-establishment of an economic diversification program for forestry regions similar to the one that the Conservatives abolished, a review of the trade laws to better protect our companies against unfair competition, and better financial support of workers affected by the crisis in the manufacturing sector.

#7 Passed Notice of Ways and Means Motion to amend the Income Tax Act and to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act 2001 and the Air Travellers Security Charge Act relating to the rate reduction for the GST and the federal component of the HST.

#6 Failed That, in the opinion of the House, given that the Prime Minister has promised to eliminate the fiscal imbalance and that this imbalance cannot be eliminated without the elimination of the federal spending power in areas that fall under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces, the bill on federal spending power that the government will introduce should, at a minimum, provide for Quebec to have the right to opt out with no strings attached and with full financial compensation from any federal program, whether existing or not and cost-shared or not, which invades Quebec's areas of jurisdiction.

#5 Failed That, in the opinion of this House, while reducing personal taxes and significantly reducing corporate taxes to make the economy more competitive, and reducing debt, the government must also drive greater Canadian productivity by making investments in things such as: physical infrastructure, new technologies, research and development, better access to post-secondary education, making it easier for immigrants to use their skills and increasing the number of skilled workers in Canada; and the government must avoid making mistakes such as breaking its promise not to tax income trusts, eliminating interest deductibility and proposing to end prudence from the federal budgeting process.

#4 Passed C-287 That Bill C-287, An Act respecting a National Peacekeepers' Day, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

#3 Passed That the following Address be presented to Her Excellency the Governor General: To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY: We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the House of Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament.

#2 Failed That the motion be amended by adding the following: “and this House calls upon the government to recognize that any shortfall in meeting our 2012 Kyoto commitments would be a result of their decision to kill the previous government’s innovative Project Green plan, followed by 18 months of inaction, and the government must replace its weak approach with real action to create the momentum required for Canada to catch-up in the second phase of Kyoto, to announce now that the Canadian combat mission in Kandahar will end in February 2009 in order to facilitate a replacement, and begin discussions with NATO and the Government of Afghanistan on what non-combat role Canada can play afterwards to aid in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, to end 18 months of inaction in the fight against poverty in Canada by building on the good work of the previous Liberal government that funded such initiatives as the Canada Child Tax Benefit, affordable housing, literacy, the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI) and the Working Income Tax Benefit, and to stop taking for granted the unprecedented strong economy and fiscal success inherited by this government from its predecessor and bring forward proposals to reduce corporate taxes and other measures that will improve the economy of Canada, especially in sectors such as manufacturing and agriculture, and lessen the impact of the government’s egregious mistakes on income trusts and interest deductibility”.

#1 Failed That the amendment be amended in paragraph 1 by replacing the words "of their decision to kill the previous government's innovative Project Green plan, followed by 18 months of inaction," with the following: "of the inaction of the Liberal and Conservative governments" and by replacing paragraphs 3 and 4 with the following: "to put forward tangible measures to help the workers, businesses and regions affected by the crisis in the forestry and manufacturing sectors and; to eliminate the federal spending power in areas that fall under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces by ensuring the right to opt out with full financial compensation and with no strings attached from any federal program that encroaches on the jurisdictions of Quebec and the provinces.".