House of Commons Hansard #106 of the 38th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was industries.
Don Boudria Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present the 40th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs concerning the membership of certain committees of the House.
If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the 40th report later this day.
Bonnie Brown Liberal Oakville, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Health. Your committee has studied Bill C-420, an act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, which includes the definitions of “drug” and “food”, and requests an extension of 30 sitting days to further consider the bill.
Don Boudria Liberal Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, ON
Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the 40th report on the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs presented to the House earlier this day be concurred in. For the benefit of hon. members, this deals with a change of membership to committees.
John Cummins Conservative Delta—Richmond East, BC
Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasure to present 18 petitions today from people throughout British Columbia, including Qualicum Beach, Kamloops, Whistler, Sointula, Westbank, Ladner, Port Hardy, and the list goes on.
These folks are concerned with the management of the Fraser River fishery. They note that there has been really no change since the disastrous mismanagement of the fishery last year. They are still calling on Parliament to conduct a judicial inquiry into that management.
Paul Szabo Liberal Mississauga South, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition from a number of Canadians, including from my own riding of Mississauga South, on the subject of marriage.
The petitioners would like to draw to the attention of the House that the majority of Canadians believe that fundamental matters of social policy should be determined by elected members of Parliament and not by the unelected judiciary, and that it is the duty of Parliament to define marriage.
Therefore, the petitioners call upon Parliament to use all possible legislative and administrative measures, including the invocation of section 33 of the charter, commonly known as the notwithstanding clause, to preserve and to protect the current definition of marriage as being the legal union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.
Darrel Stinson Conservative North Okanagan—Shuswap, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition from my constituents of Okanagan--Shuswap.
The petitioners note that this House passed a motion in 1999 affirming the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. Therefore they request that the traditional definition of marriage be upheld.
Lee Richardson Conservative Calgary South Centre, AB
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition on behalf of citizens of Canada, mostly from Calgary in this case, who are concerned about children suffering from autism spectrum disorder.
Specifically, the petitioners request that the government consider amending the Canada Health Act and corresponding regulations to provide therapy under the act as a medical necessity, including IBI, that is, intensive behavioural intervention, and also to contribute to the creation of academic chairs at a university in each province to teach IBI/ABA treatment at the undergraduate and doctoral levels.
Dale Johnston Conservative Wetaskiwin, AB
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition from some 300 people from Bluffton, Winfield, Rimbey, Westrose and points west in my riding.
The petitioners call upon the government to allow, in the same sex issue, a free vote by all members of Parliament and an opportunity for those members to petition their constituents to find out how to vote on such a matter and the opportunity to vote freely on that same matter.
Pat O'Brien Liberal London—Fanshawe, ON
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition from some 1,000 citizens of London, Ontario and the district around London.
These people call on the Government of Canada to uphold current laws and take all necessary steps to uphold the sanctity of life. In this case in particular, they call on the government to ensure that there are no steps taken to promote assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Derek Lee Liberal Scarborough—Rouge River, ON
Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by a number of constituents in my riding and the surrounding area whereby they bring attention to the murder of Mr. Dharmeratnam Sivaram of Sri Lanka, a journalist. They condemn that murder.
They call upon the House to urge for an independent investigation into the murder. They urge the global community to do what it can to safeguard the safety of other Sri Lankan journalists in that country.
Rob Anders Conservative Calgary West, AB
Mr. Speaker, I am presenting a petition on behalf of 45 people in my riding. The petition concerns children who suffer from autism spectrum disorder. The petitioners talk about the unconscionable waiting lists for these individuals.
The petitioners ask us to amend the Canada Health Act and the corresponding regulations especially so that Canadian professionals would no longer be forced to leave Canada to receive academic training in this field.
Mark Warawa Conservative Langley, BC
Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition from my riding of Langley in British Columbia.
The petition states that the rate of children being diagnosed with autism is high and is increasing at an alarming rate. Currently one in 195 children has autism.
The petitioners call upon Parliament to amend the Canada Health Act to include autism treatment as a medically necessary treatment. They also ask that Parliament create academic chairs at a university in each province to teach autism training.
Libby Davies NDP Vancouver East, BC
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition from the greater Vancouver branch of the Sponsor Your Parents group.
The petitioners are from Vancouver, Burnaby and the lower mainland and draw to our attention the fact that there has been a huge reduction in the number of parents who are allowed to come to Canada as a part of sponsorship.
The petitioners call upon Parliament to increase the quotas of parental immigration admissions, reduce the processing time of parental immigration applications and treat all nations equally.
Bill Matthews Liberal Random—Burin—St. George's, NL
Mr. Speaker, I take pleasure today in presenting a petition on behalf of 136 petitioners from the riding of Avalon in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
The petitioners ask Parliament to define marriage in federal law as being a lifelong union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. I am pleased to present this petition on their behalf.
Marc Godbout Liberal Ottawa—Orléans, ON
Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a petition from some of my constituents asking the government to maintain the traditional definition of marriage.
Merv Tweed Conservative Brandon—Souris, MB
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of my constituents, mostly from Virden and Oak Lake.
The petitioners are requesting that the definition of marriage be a lifelong union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others.
Lynne Yelich Conservative Blackstrap, SK
Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to present an important petition submitted by our postmistress, Marjorie Roach of Dundurn, Saskatchewan.
The petition calls upon the federal government to keep the Dundurn post office open and retain the moratorium on rural post office closures.
Lynne Yelich Conservative Blackstrap, SK
Mr. Speaker, this petition is submitted by the residents of my riding of Blackstrap who are calling on the government to implement and fund a national strategy on cancer control in collaboration with the provinces and all stakeholders.
Diane Ablonczy Conservative Calgary Nose Hill, AB
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present to the House today a stack of petitions signed by thousands of Canadians from right across the country.
The petitions deal with the provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act which was passed in this House in 2002.
The House will remember that this act provided that a refugee appeal division would be put into place. The House will also know that that provision of the legislation has still not been honoured by the government even though it is the law of the land.
These thousands of Canadians from across the country are petitioning the House of Commons for the legislation to be honoured by the government and that the refugee appeal division be put into place immediately.
Alexa McDonough NDP Halifax, NS
Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to table petitions signed by thousands of people from across the country, especially young people, in reference to Darfur.
The petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to pressure the UN and gather international support to broaden the mandate of the African Union to allow for intervention under chapter 7 of the UN charter, providing multinational resources to the African Union and provide a strong peacekeeping presence in Darfur.
They also call on the government to provide peacekeepers, training observers and logistical support to complement AU forces in the region to protect innocents, in keeping with the concept of the responsibility to protect.
Further, they call on the government to press the UN and gather international support to bring civil servants implicated in war crimes to trial in the International Criminal Court, to bring perpetrators to justice, and uphold the standards of international law.
Dominic LeBlanc Liberal Beauséjour, NB
Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I table a petition signed by residents of a small parish in my riding called Haute-Aboujagane.
These people are very concerned about the closure of post offices in rural regions. The postmaster in their small parish, Mr. LeBlanc, has retired and the residents of that community are urging the government to appoint someone to replace him, so that the Haute-Aboujagane post office remains open.
Dominic LeBlanc LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.