Debates of Feb. 26th, 2014

Financial Statement of Minister of Finance

[Some hon. members]

Yea.

[The Acting Speaker, Conservative, Bruce Stanton]

All those opposed will please say nay.

[Some hon. members]

Nay.

[The Acting Speaker, Conservative, Bruce Stanton]

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Call in the members.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #66

The Budget

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

I declare the motion carried.

The House resumed from February 12 consideration of the motion.

Afghan Veterans Monument

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Motion No. 448 under private members' business, in the name of the hon. member for Palliser.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #67

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

I declare the motion carried.

The House resumed from February 13 consideration of Bill C-461, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (disclosure of information), as reported (with amendments) from the committee, and of the motions in Group No.1.

CBC and Public Service Disclosure and Transparency Act

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motions at report stage of Bill C-461 under private members' business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #68

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

I declare Motion No. 1 defeated. I therefore declare Motions Nos. 2-4 and 6-8 defeated.

The next question is on Motion No. 5.

(The House divided on Motion No. 5, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #69

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

I declare Motion No. 5 defeated.

The hon. member for Edmonton—St. Albert is rising on a point of order.

[Brent Rathgeber, Independent, Edmonton—St. Albert, AB]

Mr. Speaker, as Motions Nos. 1 to 8 have all failed, the bill in its current form bears no resemblance to the original Bill C-461 and represents neither public service disclosure nor transparency as the now misnomer title would suggest. Accordingly, the sponsor of the bill does not move concurrence.

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

The House now seems faced with what seems to be an unprecedented situation. Since the two hours of debate prescribed for report stage and third reading have concluded and the report stage motions have been disposed of, all questions necessary to dispose of the bill should now be put immediately to the House, pursuant to Standing Order 98(4).

However, the sponsor of the bill, the hon. member for Edmonton—St. Albert, has indicated that he does not wish to move the motion to concur in the bill as amended at report stage. Members will recall that pursuant to Standing Order 94, the Speaker may make all arrangements necessary to ensure the orderly conduct of private members' business.

Accordingly, I rule that the order for concurrence at report stage of Bill C-461, An Act to amend the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act (disclosure of information), be discharged and the bill be dropped from the order paper.

(Order discharged and bill withdrawn)

The House resumed from February 14 consideration of the motion that Bill C-481, An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act (duty to examine), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act (duty to examine)

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-481 under private members' business.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #70

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

I declare the motion defeated.

The House resumed from February 25 consideration of the motion that Bill C-504, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (volunteer firefighters), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Support for Volunteer Firefighters Act

[The Speaker, Conservative, Andrew Scheer]

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-504.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #71