House of Commons Hansard #54 of the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was witnesses.

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Government Response to PetitionsRoutine Proceedings

10 a.m.

Sarnia—Lambton Ontario

Liberal

Roger Gallaway LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I am pleased to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 45 petitions.

Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization ActRoutine Proceedings

10 a.m.

Etobicoke—Lakeshore Ontario

Liberal

Jean Augustine Liberalfor the Minister of Justice and Attorney General

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-37, a second act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of the Province of Quebec and to amend certain acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Don Boudria Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON

Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present in both official languages, under Standing Order 34(1), the report of theCanadian delegationto theInterparliamentary Forum of the Americas to the third plenary meeting held in Valparaíso, Chile, from April 1 to 3, 2004.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Charles Caccia Liberal Davenport, ON

Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present in both official languages, under Standing Order 34(1), the report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association delegation to the Interparliamentary Forum on Transatlantic Dialogues at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in London, in the United Kingdom, on April 18 and 19, 2004.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Roy Cullen Liberal Etobicoke North, ON

Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present in both official languages, under Standing Order 34(1), the report of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association delegation to the second part of the 2004 ordinary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, held in Strasbourg, France, from April 26 to 30, 2004.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Tom Wappel Liberal Scarborough Southwest, ON

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canada-China Legislative Association regarding the sixth bilateral meeting held in Canada in the fall of 2003.

Interparliamentary DelegationsRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Bryon Wilfert Liberal Oak Ridges, ON

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the 10th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians' Conference on the Environment and Development held in Cozumel, Mexico in the fall of 2003.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Paul Steckle Liberal Huron—Bruce, ON

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour this morning to present, in both official languages, the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food on Canadian beef packers' financial information as a result of the third report of the committee.

I should also note that I will be rising and seeking the unanimous consent of the House to adopt this report later today.

Standing OrdersRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Peter Adams Liberal Peterborough, ON

Mr. Speaker, I think you would find there is unanimous consent for me to move a motion to correct a discrepancy in the Standing Orders regarding the scrutiny of regulations.

The amendment would delete the words “after the notice is transferred” and substitute the words “after the report is presented pursuant to Standing Order 123(1)”.

Therefore, I move:

That Standing Order 124 be amended to read as follows:

“124. Except as otherwise provided in any Standing or Special Order of the House, when a notice of a resolution given pursuant to Standing Order 123(5) is transferred to the Order Paper under “Motions”, it shall be deemed to have been moved and adopted by the House at the ordinary hour of daily adjournment on the fifteenth sitting day after the report is presented pursuant to Standing Order 123(1), unless a motion for which notice has been given pursuant to Standing Order 54, standing in the name of a Minister, to the effect that the resolution not be adopted, has been placed on the Order Paper”.

Standing OrdersRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

The Acting Speaker (Mr. Bélair)

The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Standing OrdersRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

(Motion agreed to)

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:05 a.m.

Liberal

Peter Adams Liberal Peterborough, ON

Mr. Speaker, I move that the 19th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs dealing with security on Parliament Hill, presented on Thursday, April 22, be concurred in.

(Motion agreed to)

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

Liberal

Peter Adams Liberal Peterborough, ON

Mr. Speaker, I also would ask for unanimous consent to move that the 26th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs dealing with security on Parliament Hill, presented on Wednesday, April 28, be concurred in.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

The Acting Speaker (Mr. Bélair)

Is there unanimous consent of the House to move this motion?

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

Some hon. members

No.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

Liberal

Paul Steckle Liberal Huron—Bruce, ON

Mr. Speaker, I wish to seek the unanimous consent of the House to concur in the fourth report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food tabled earlier this day.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

The Acting Speaker (Mr. Bélair)

Is there unanimous consent for the member to move the motion?

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

Some hon. members

No.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

Liberal

Paul Steckle Liberal Huron—Bruce, ON

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. On behalf of Agriculture Canada and the farmers in Canada I regret to have been rejected on the motion for concurrence. I would wish that we could have--

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

The Acting Speaker (Mr. Bélair)

This is not a point of order; it is a point of debate.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

Bloc

Michel Guimond Bloc Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-De- Beaupré—Île-D'Orléans, QC

Mr. Speaker, I too rise on a point of order. I simply want the hon. member to know that there is a tacit agreement whereby the other parties are consulted when unanimous consent is sought, something the hon. member did not do this time.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

The Acting Speaker (Mr. Bélair)

That is not a point of order, but the message is clear.

Committees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

10:10 a.m.

Liberal

Massimo Pacetti Liberal Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, QC

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Since the House is adjourning in the near future, I am asking for unanimous consent for the House to adopt my Motion No. 588 calling on the CRTC to include the RAI International channel in their basic cable or satellite service.