House of Commons Hansard #122 of the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was fasd.

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

Vote #173

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2Government Orders

5:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan

I declare the motion carried.

(Motion agreed to, bill read the third time and passed)

The House resumed from November 30 consideration of the motion that Bill C-245, An Act concerning the development of a national poverty reduction strategy in Canada, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Poverty Reduction ActPrivate Members’ Business

5:50 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan

Pursuant to an order made on Thursday, December 1, the House will now proceed to taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-245 under private members' business.

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

Vote #174

Poverty Reduction ActPrivate Members’ Business

6 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan

I declare the motion defeated.

The House resumed from December 2 consideration of the motion that Bill C-228, An Act to amend the Fisheries Act (closed containment aquaculture), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:05 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan

Pursuant to an order made on Thursday, December 1, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-228 under private members' business.

Before the Clerk announced the results of the vote:

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan

The member for Hochelaga is rising on a point of order.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:10 p.m.

NDP

Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet NDP Hochelaga, QC

Mr. Speaker, we would like clarification on whether, during the second and third votes, some members may have voted twice. We believe that to be the case, but we would like that clarified.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan

If a member votes twice, one vote cancels the other. If there are any members who voted and wish to clarify their intention, they may do so.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

Greg Fergus Liberal Hull—Aylmer, QC

Mr. Speaker, regarding the second vote, to quote an American politician:

I was for it before I was against it. I just wanted to let you know that I did vote against the second vote.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

Deb Schulte Liberal King—Vaughan, ON

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I missed my opportunity to stand when I meant to vote in favour of this motion, so I would like to register my vote as in favour of this motion.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Strahl Conservative Chilliwack—Hope, BC

Mr. Speaker, I rise on another matter. On private members' business, the entire process is designed so that the votes start at the back and move their way forward.

It is disturbing to me that there have been numerous occasions when entire rows have missed the vote, and the vote has come forward and then jumped back to a row farther to the back. I think that defeats the purpose of the way that we vote on private members' business.

I would encourage you to look at the tape. I think if people miss an entire row, they probably have missed their opportunity to cast their ballot on a particular issue.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan

I appreciate the intervention by the hon. member for Chilliwack—Hope. I think that the intention and desire is to make sure the members' vote is counted in the way they desire.

Were I someone who never made a mistake, I might be less open to that, but I am certainly not one of those.

I will consider it further, and if I need to come back to the House, I will do so. I thank the member for raising this.

Further to the first point of order, if a member did not stand at all on a vote, he or she would require unanimous consent to have that vote counted. The member for King—Vaughan did not stand at all. I suspect she would like unanimous consent. I see her nodding.

The hon. member for King—Vaughan.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

Deb Schulte Liberal King—Vaughan, ON

Yes, please, if it is possible, I would appreciate that consent.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan

Is it agreed?

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

An hon. member

No.

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

Vote #175

Fisheries ActPrivate Members’ Business

6:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Speaker Liberal Geoff Regan

I declare the motion defeated.

It being 6:20 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's Order Paper.

The House resumed from November 3 consideration of the motion that Bill C-235, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (fetal alcohol disorder), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business

6:20 p.m.

NDP

Christine Moore NDP Abitibi—Témiscamingue, QC

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have a chance to finish the speech that I was just getting started on. In my speech, I talked about how, in the conversation around fetal alcohol disorder, it can be hard for mothers to admit to drinking alcohol during pregnancy. They are often embarrassed to admit it, especially if they have said that they stopped drinking when they found out they were pregnant.

Unfortunately, scientific research tells us that consuming alcohol can be most harmful to the fetus in the first trimester. By that time, the damage is already done.

Scientists started talking about fetal alcohol syndrome in 1968. The first case was described by a French pediatrician, Paul Lemoine, but it was not until 1973 that the syndrome was officially recognized. That means that some people over the age of 43 may have the syndrome, but may not have been diagnosed at birth because the condition was not recognized then.

Individuals aged 43 and up might have this problem, be in the prison system, have a criminal record, and be misunderstood because of this health condition. What is more, sometimes it can be a challenge to look to the past to determine whether it is a case of fetal alcohol disorder because that requires a record of drinking during pregnancy. The mother may already be deceased making it impossible to establish whether alcohol was consumed during the pregnancy or not.

This is important to note because there is a clear link between fetal alcohol disorder and criminal behaviour. An estimated 60% of people with fetal alcohol disorder will have run-ins with the law in their lifetime. That is a very high number. Sixty percent is more than one in two people and that creates problems. These are persons who are more easily influenced by the ill-intentioned people around them. These are persons who struggle with judgment, which makes them more susceptible to being lured by others into a life of crime. There are many effects—

Criminal CodePrivate Members' Business

6:20 p.m.

Some hon. members

Oh, oh!