House of Commons Hansard #175 of the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was safety.

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Water Resources ManagementPrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Water Resources ManagementPrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

I declare the motion carried.

(Motion agreed to)

Water Resources ManagementPrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Bloc

Pauline Picard Bloc Drummond, QC

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. With respect to the motion that you declared unanimously adopted by the House, I would like to point out for the record that we voted against this motion. It must therefore be deemed concurred in on division.

Water Resources ManagementPrivate Members' Business

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

No problem.

Is there agreement to have this motion adopted on division?

Water Resources ManagementPrivate Members' Business

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

Proceedings of the HouseBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

York—Simcoe Ontario

Conservative

Peter Van Loan ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. There seems to be some enthusiasm for some of the motions that I would like to put to the House right now. I will start with the first one. I move:

That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Orders or usual practices of the House; Private Members' Business shall be cancelled and Government Orders shall continue during the time normally provided for Private Members' Business; after no more than one speaker per party has spoken to the second reading stage of C-64, the House shall adjourn for the day; provided that during debate on C-64, the Chair shall not receive any quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent.

Proceedings of the HouseBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

Does the hon. government House leader have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion?

Proceedings of the HouseBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Proceedings of the HouseBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

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

Proceedings of the HouseBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

Proceedings of the HouseBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

(Motion agreed to)

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

York—Simcoe Ontario

Conservative

Peter Van Loan ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform

Mr. Speaker, I have another very interesting motion. I move:

That, at any time the House stands adjourned during June and July, 2007, the Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development has ready a report, when that report is deposited with the Clerk, it shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House.

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

Does the hon. government House leader have the unanimous consent of the House to move the motion?

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

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

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International DevelopmentBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

(Motion agreed to)

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-FoodBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

York—Simcoe Ontario

Conservative

Peter Van Loan ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform

Mr. Speaker, this is a motion that many members of Parliament have been lobbying me on and I know it is of great interest to many. I move:

That, at any time the House stands adjourned during June and July 2007, the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food has ready a report, when that report is deposited with the Clerk, it shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House.

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-FoodBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

Does the hon. government House leader have the unanimous consent of the House to propose the motion?

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-FoodBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-FoodBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

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

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-FoodBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-FoodBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

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Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Peter Milliken

(Motion agreed to)

Sittings of the HouseBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

6:10 p.m.

York—Simcoe Ontario

Conservative

Peter Van Loan ConservativeLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform

Mr. Speaker, I have another motion but I will read this one a little more slowly. I move:

That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Orders or usual practices of the House, when the House adjourns on Wednesday, June 20, 2007, it shall stand adjourned until Monday, September 17, 2007, provided that, for the purposes of Standing Order 28, it shall be deemed to have sat on Thursday, June 21, and Friday, June 22, 2007; and, for the period of this adjournment only, in relation to Bill C-52, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 19, 2007, Standing Order 28(3) shall read:

“Whenever the House stands adjourned, and at the request of the Government that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier time, the Speaker shall give notice that the House shall meet for the sole purpose of considering Bill C-52, and thereupon the House shall meet to transact this said business. In the event of the Speaker being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, the Deputy Speaker, the Deputy Chair of Committees or the Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees shall act in the Speaker's stead for all the purposes of this section”, Standing Order 28(4) shall be amended by replacing the word “may” with the word “shall” and Standing Order 32(1.1) shall be amended by deleting “to be given royal assent”.

Sittings of the HouseBusiness of the HousePrivate Members' Business

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Liberal

Ralph Goodale Liberal Wascana, SK

Mr. Speaker, in order to have complete clarity with respect to the motion that the government House leader has just put forward in the House, I wonder if the government House leader could indicate to us the availability of precedents with respect to the constraint upon your discretion, which is involved in the reference in the motion to Standing Order 28(4).

That necessarily imposes a restraint on your discretion, Mr. Speaker, and substitutes instead the discretion of the government. I would be interested to know, since that is a serious matter in our Standing Orders, if the government House leader can inform the House, after consultation with the Table, which I am sure he has had, whether there are in fact the appropriate precedents for this type of provision to be included in an adjournment motion.

Mr. Speaker, I wonder if we have the clear assurance, because the wording of this motion is somewhat complex, that the special provisions being referred to here apply only in relation to this adjournment and only in relation to matters pertaining to Bill C-52.