This session began on January 26th, 2009 and ended on December 30th, 2009.
Votes
#158Passed That the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, presented on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, be concurred in.
#157FailedC-291 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
#156PassedC-64 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
#155Passed That, given the undisputed privileges of Parliament under Canada’s constitution, including the absolute power to require the government to produce uncensored documents when requested, and given the reality that the government has violated the rights of Parliament by invoking the Canada Evidence Act to censor documents before producing them, the House urgently requires access to the following documents in their original and uncensored form:
all documents referred to in the affidavit of Richard Colvin, dated October 5, 2009;
all documents within the Department of Foreign Affairs written in response to the documents referred to in the affidavit of Richard Colvin, dated October 5, 2009;
all memoranda for information or memoranda for decision sent to the Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning detainees from December 18, 2005 to the present;
all documents produced pursuant to all orders of the Federal Court in Amnesty International Canada and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association v. Chief of the Defence Staff for the Canadian Forces, Minister of National Defence and Attorney General of Canada;
all documents produced to the Military Police Complaints Commission in the Afghanistan Public Interest Hearings;
all annual human rights reports by the Department of Foreign Affairs on Afghanistan; and
all documents referred to by the Chief of Defence Staff in his December 9, 2009 press conference, and all other relevant documents; and
accordingly the House hereby orders that these documents be produced in their original and uncensored form forthwith.
#154Passed That the motion be amended by adding before the word “accordingly” the following:
“all documents referred to by the Chief of Defence Staff in his December 9, 2009 press conference, and all other relevant documents; and”.
#153PassedC-62 That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
C-31 Amend the Criminal Code, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make a consequential amendment to another
S-6 Amend the Canada Elections Act (accountability with respect to political loans)
S-7 Amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Senate term limits)
S-8 Implement conventions and protocols concluded between Canada and Colombia, Greece and Turkey for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income
Private members' bills are introduced by MPs who are not cabinet ministers—opposition members, or sometimes government backbenchers. They rarely become law.
Private members' bills
C-201 Amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (deletion of deduction from annuity)
C-202 Amend the Parliament of Canada Act (members who cross the floor)
C-203 Amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on the sale of home heating fuels)
C-212 Amend the Income tax Act (in-home care of relatives)
C-213 Amend the Financial Administration Act and the Passport Services Fees Regulations (passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)
C-215 Change the name of the electoral district of Sackville — Eastern Shore
C-216 Amend the Income Tax Act (services to a charity or public authority)
C-217 Amend the Employment Insurance Act and the Canada Labour Code (compassionate care benefits for caregivers)
C-218 Amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for surviving spouse and children)
C-407 Elimination of Racial and Religious Profiling
C-408 Amend the State Immunity Act and the Criminal Code (deterring terrorism by providing a civil right of action against perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism)
C-491 Amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and respecting the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations (emissions labelling for vehicles)
C-492 Temporary Resident Visa Processing Requirements
C-493 Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (foreign nationals)
C-542 Amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness of child) and another Act in consequence
C-555 Telecommunications Transparency and Fairness
S-201 Amend the Library and Archives of Canada Act (National Portrait Gallery)
S-202 Amend the Canada Elections Act (repeal of fixed election dates)
S-203 Municipal Modernization and Business Development Bank of Canada
S-204 Amend the National Capital Act (establishment and protection of Gatineau Park)
S-227 Amend the Income Tax Act and the Excise Tax Act (tax relief for Nunavik)
S-228 Amend the Financial Administration Act and the Bank of Canada Act (quarterly financial reports)
S-229 Amend the Fisheries Act (commercial seal fishing)
S-230 Amend the Bank of Canada Act (credit rating agency)
S-231 Amend the Investment Canada Act (human rights violations)
S-232 Amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make a consequential amendment to another
S-233 Amend the State Immunity Act and the Criminal Code (deterring terrorism by providing a civil right of action against perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism)
S-234 Amend the Canada Pension Plan (retroactivity of retirement and survivor's pensions)
S-235 Governance of Canadian Businesses Emergency Act, 2009
S-236 Amend the Canada Elections Act (election expenses)
S-244 Amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (rural postal services)
S-245 Amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities)
Implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the States of the European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland), the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Republic of Iceland, the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Kingdom of Norway and the Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Swiss Confederation
Respecting not-for-profit corporations and certain other corporations
Respecting the safety of consumer products
Respecting family homes situated on First Nation reserves and matrimonial interests or rights in or to structures and lands situated on those reserves
Implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and related fiscal measures
Promote safety and security with respect to human pathogens and toxins
For granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009
Amend certain Acts that relate to the environment and to enact provisions respecting the enforcement of certain Acts that relate to the environment
Recognize Beechwood Cemetery as the national cemetery of Canada
Respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident
For granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2009
For granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2010
Implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Colombia, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Colombia and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Colombia
Implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Peru, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Republic of Peru and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Republic of Peru
Amend the Criminal Code (limiting credit for time spent in pre-sentencing custody)
Promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications
Amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Amend the Criminal Code and other Acts
Deter terrorism, and to amend the State Immunity
Amend the Criminal Code
Amend the National Capital Act and other Acts
Amend the Canada National Parks Act to enlarge Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada
Amend the Canada Elections
Give effect to the Maanulth First Nations Final Agreement and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Amend the Criminal Code
Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Criminal Code
Amend the Criminal Code, the Competition Act and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
Regulating telecommunications facilities to support investigations
For granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2010
For granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2010
Implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on January 27, 2009 and to implement other measures
Amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for fraud)
Amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (accelerated parole review) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to the National Defence
Amend the Criminal Code
Amend the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
Implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Agreement on the Environment between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service
Amend the International Transfer of Offenders
Implement the Framework Agreement on Integrated Cross-Border Maritime Law Enforcement Operations between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America
Provide for the resumption and continuation of railway operations
Amend the Excise Tax
Amend the First Nations Commercial and Industrial Development Act and another Act in consequence thereof
For granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the financial year ending March 31, 2010
Encourage accountability by Canada and the international community with respect to Sudan
Respecting the labelling of food products
Prohibit the sale of Canadian military and police medals
Prevent the use of the Internet to distribute pornographic material involving children
Respecting a Seniors’ Day
Respecting a Tartan Day
Propose and examine a program giving financial assistance to high-school students visiting military memorial sites abroad
Respecting the preservation of Canada’s water resources
Establish a Holocaust Monument in the National Capital Region
Respecting the National Ecosystems Council of Canada
Respecting Louis Riel
Ensure that appropriate health care services are provided to First Nations children in a timely manner
Prohibit the export of water by interbasin transfers
Establish the office of Pension Ombudsman to investigate administrative difficulties encountered by persons in their dealings with the Government of Canada in respect of benefits under the Canada Pension Plan or the Old Age Security Act or tax liability on such benefits and to review the policies and practices applied in the administration and adjudication of such benefits and liabilities
Provide for the establishment of national standards for labour market training, apprenticeship and certification
Provide cost-of-production protection for the family farm
Establish the position and Office of the Credit Ombudsman, who shall be an advocate of the interests of consumers and small businesses in credit matters and who shall investigate and report on the provision, by financial institutions, of consumer and small-business credit on a community basis and on an industry basis, in order to ensure equity in the distribution of credit resources
Provide for a House of Commons committee to review the possibility of using proportional representation in federal elections
Establish Mathieu Da Costa Day
Prevent psychological harassment in the workplace and to amend the Canada Labour Code
Establish a National Fish and Wildlife Heritage Commission and to re-establish the Survey on the Importance of Nature to Canadians
Implement the recommendations of the Pay Equity Task Force
Regulating telecommunications facilities to facilitate the lawful interception of information transmitted by means of those facilities and respecting the provision of telecommunications subscriber information
Establish the Office of the Oil and Gas Ombudsman to investigate complaints relating to the business practices of suppliers of oil or gas
Ensure accountability in respect of Canada’s obligations under international treaties
Respecting Corporate Social Responsibility for the Activities of Canadian Mining Corporations in Developing Countries
Prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in specified products and to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Respecting Corporate Accountability for the Activities of Mining, Oil or Gas in Developing Countries
Recognize the injustice that was done to persons of Italian origin through their “enemy alien” designation and internment during the Second World War, and to provide for restitution and promote education on Italian-Canadian history
Ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians
Respecting the use of government contracts to promote economic development
Establishing the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Region of Northern Ontario
To Provide Certain Rights to Air Passengers
Ensure Canada assumes its responsibilities in preventing dangerous climate change
Respecting the use of government procurements and transfers to promote economic development
Respecting a National Hockey Day
Designate the month of June as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) Month
Respecting a Canadian Autism Day
Ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Prohibiting the commission, abetting or exploitation of torture by Canadian officials and ensuring freedom from torture for all Canadians at home and abroad and making consequential amendments to other Acts
Ensure that warning labels are affixed to products containing toxic substances
Respecting Nowruz Day
Respecting Country of Origin Labelling
Respecting the Labelling of Fish
Establish the National Security Committee of Parliamentarians
Prohibit the release, sale, importation and use of seeds incorporating or altered by variety-genetic use restriction technologies (V-GURTs), also called "terminator technologies", and to make a consequential amendment to another
Provide a compensation plan for First Nations veterans comparable to the one offered to other war veterans
Establish and maintain a national Breast Implant Registry
Establish the National Organ Donor Registry and to coordinate and promote organ donation throughout Canada
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
Respecting education benefits for spouses and children of certain deceased federal enforcement officers
Respecting conscientious objection to the use of taxes for military purposes
Respecting the use of government procurements and transfers to promote economic development
Acknowledge that persons of Croatian origin were interned in Canada during the First World War and to provide for recognition of this event
Promote the development of bicycle paths
Establish a national literacy policy
Provide for the harmonization of environmental standards throughout Canada
Recognize Pedro da Silva as Canada's first officially commissioned letter carrier
Eliminate racial and religious profiling
Respecting a Canada-Portugal Day
Establish a National Infant and Child Loss Awareness Day
Combat incitement to genocide, domestic repression and nuclear armament in Iran
Establish a Children’s Commissioner of Canada
Respecting the notification of former residents and former employees of Valcartier military base concerning contaminated water
Respecting an Emergency Services Appreciation Day
Support Canadian professional football
Respecting the recognition of foreign credentials
Respecting Grandparents Day
Respecting a day to increase public awareness about epilepsy
Favour Canadian procurements
Respecting ownership of uranium mines in Canada
Respecting the extraterritorial activities of Canadian businesses and entities, establishing the Canadian Extraterritorial Activities Review Commission and making consequential amendments to other Acts
Establish a National Holocaust Monument
Establish the Department of Peace
Regarding free public transit for seniors
Respecting Williams Syndrome Awareness Week
Establish a Memorial Wall for Canada’s fallen soldiers and peacekeepers
Establish Leif Erickson Day
Respecting the establishment and award of a Defence of Canada Medal (1946-1989)
Respecting a day to honour Canada’s marine industry
Prohibit sweatshop labour goods
Respecting a National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day
Establish a Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights
Respecting the implementation of the recommendations of the Pay Equity Task Force and amending another Act in consequence
Protect insignia of military orders, decorations and medals of cultural significance for future generations
Respecting the Seeds Regulations (analysis of potential harm)
Respecting the harmonization of holidays
Amend the State Immunity Act (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or torture)
Respecting the negotiation and conclusion of treaties
Respecting the acquisition of Inco Limited by CVRD Canada Inc.
Respecting the acquisition of Falconbridge Limited by Xstrata PLC
Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (denial of temporary resident visa application)
Provide transparency and fairness in the provision of telecommunication services in Canada
Amend the Business Development Bank of Canada Act (municipal infrastructure bonds) and to make a consequential amendment to another
Respecting the office of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
Respecting World Autism Awareness Day
Require the Minister of the Environment to establish, in co-operation with the provinces, an agency with the power to identify and protect Canada's watersheds that will constitute sources of drinking water in the future
Regulate securities and to provide for a single securities commission for Canada
Amend the Constitution Act, 1867 (Property qualifications of Senators)
Respecting a National Philanthropy Day
Respecting commercial electronic messages
Amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and to enact certain other measures in order to provide assistance and protection to victims of human trafficking
Provide the means to rationalize the governance of Canadian businesses during the period of national emergency resulting from the global financial crisis that is undermining Canada's economic stability
For the advancement of the aboriginal languages of Canada and to recognize and respect aboriginal language rights
Establish gender parity on the board of directors of certain corporations, financial institutions and parent Crown corporations
Respecting a national day of service to honour the courage and sacrifice of Canadians in the face of terrorism, particularly the events of September 11, 2001
Establish and maintain a national registry of medical devices