House of Commons Hansard #98 of the 37th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was courts.
Pierre Pettigrew LiberalMinister for International Trade
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table in the House, in both official languages, the fourth annual report on Canada's international trade, entitled “State of Trade 2003”.
Geoff Regan LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), I have the honour to table in the House, in both official languages, the government's response to nine petitions.
Library and Archives of Canada ActRoutine Proceedings
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Ontario
Liberal
Don Boudria Liberalfor the Minister of Canadian Heritage
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-36, An Act to establish the Library and Archives of Canada, to amend the Copyright Act and to amend certain Acts in consequence
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Benoît Sauvageau Bloc Repentigny, QC
Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34, I am pleased to present, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, and the related financial report. The report deals with the meeting of the APF Committee on Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs, held in Châlons-en-Champagne, from April 15 to 18, 2003.
Mauril Bélanger Liberal Ottawa—Vanier, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)( d ) and its mandate to monitor the administration of the Official Languages Act, your committee has conducted a study on immigration and official language minority communities, and has agreed, on Wednesday, April 30, 2003, to report its observations and recommendations to the House. The committee also asks for a government response within the 150-day period provided for in the Standing Orders.
Essentially, the report invites the government to act on amendments to the Immigration Act to ensure that demographics in Canada are not negatively affected by immigration but, on the contrary, improved and made reflective of the reality of official language minority communities.
Sue Barnes Liberal London West, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-28, the Budget Implementation Act, 2003.
Werner Schmidt Canadian Alliance Kelowna, BC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition on behalf of a few constituents in Kelowna. These constituents pray that the government denounce any further aggression against Iraq and declare Canadians' non-participation in such aggression. They further urge the United Nations to seek a peaceful solution that respects the charter of the United Nations and all other international law, including the sovereign equality of nations.
Darrel Stinson Canadian Alliance Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition for my constituents of Okanagan—Shuswap who feel that the addition of sexual orientation as an explicitly protected category under sections 318 and 319 of the Criminal Code could lead to individuals being unable to exercise their religious freedom, as protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. They call upon Parliament to protect the rights of Canadians to be free to share their religious beliefs without fear of prosecution.
Myron Thompson Canadian Alliance Wild Rose, AB
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of a number of residents from the city of Airdrie in my riding of Wild Rose who are calling on Parliament to pass legislation to recognize the institution of marriage in federal law as being a lifelong union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.
Peter Adams Liberal Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise to present two petitions from citizens of Ontario who were and still are concerned about the war in Iraq. They support the fact that Canada is not involved in that war.
Geoff Regan LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Bélair)
Is that agreed?
Peter Adams Liberal Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I in fact would like to seek unanimous consent to return to presenting reports from committees and also to motions. I will explain. I have the reports on the changes in riding boundaries in Manitoba and New Brunswick. I apologize that I was not here earlier. I need to table those reports, which were accepted unanimously in the committee, and I later need to seek concurrence in them.
Questions on the Order PaperRoutine Proceedings
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Bélair)
Is that agreed?
Peter Adams Liberal Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the 29th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs regarding the report of the electoral boundaries commission for Manitoba. This report and related evidence will be forwarded to the commission for its consideration. I do not need concurrence in this motion. I was mistaken and I do not need to return to motions. I do not need concurrence in that report. I apologize for the confusion.
Dale Johnston Canadian Alliance Wetaskiwin, AB
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Since we are in a reverting sort of mood today I wonder if I could seek permission in the House to revert to presenting petitions. I have three petitions to present.
Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings
The Acting Speaker (Mr. Bélair)
Is that agreed?
Dale Johnston Canadian Alliance Wetaskiwin, AB
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for allowing me to revert to petitions. I have a petition signed by several hundred of my constituents in Wetaskiwin. They are concerned that the adoption of the explicit protection of homosexuals under Bill C-250 would imperil their religious freedoms. I would like to present that petition on their behalf.
Dale Johnston Canadian Alliance Wetaskiwin, AB
Mr. Speaker, other petitioners have concerns with the definition of marriage. They want to make sure that the House of Commons maintains the present term of marriage, which is the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others.
Dale Johnston Canadian Alliance Wetaskiwin, AB
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition to present from several constituents on the issue of child pornography. The petitioners call upon Parliament to protect our children by taking all necessary steps so that all materials that promote or glorify pedophilia are eliminated.
Peter Adams Liberal Peterborough, ON
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I do apologize for this confusion. It is entirely my fault. I arrived here and I was a bit confused. I did present the House with the 29th report, which referred to Manitoba. I would now like to table in exactly the same way, if there is unanimous consent, exactly the same report for New Brunswick. I would be grateful, Mr. Speaker, if you would be patient with me once more and seek unanimous consent for me to table this report.