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Core 1..160 Hansard (PRISM::Advent3b2 10.50) CANADA House of Commons Debates VOLUME 144 Ï NUMBER 066 Ï 2nd SESSION Ï 40th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Speaker: The Honourable Peter Milliken CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 4031 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, June 2, 2009 The House met at 10 a.m. PETITIONS WIND ENERGY Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, CPC): Prayers Madam Speaker, I am here to present a petition on behalf of constituents, some of whom are from across Ontario. The petitioners are asking that the government sponsor a study ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS because the health and general well-being of all citizens of Ontario is at risk, and this has to do with the multiple wind farm sites that are Ï (1005) being constructed by the Government of Ontario in various counties. [English] The petitioners are asking that Parliament conduct a study through JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TERRORISM ACT Health Canada to determine what, if any, health effects there are of wind turbine farms. Hon. Peter Van Loan (Minister of Public Safety, CPC) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-35, An Act to deter terrorism, and to CHILD CUSTODY amend the State Immunity Act. Mr. Dennis Bevington (Western Arctic, NDP): Madam Speaker, (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) I rise to present a petition signed by some 800 residents of the Northwest Territories, approximately 3% of the adult population of *** that territory. COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE The petitioners request the House of Commons and Parliament to revise the Divorce Act, and enact legislation that requires a rebuttal PROCEDURE AND HOUSE AFFAIRS presumption of equal shared parenting for children after divorce or separation and that adequate judicial training on accountability be Mr. Joe Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC): Mr. implemented to ensure compliance with the legislation and the will Speaker, I have the honour to present the 17th report of the Standing of Parliament. This refers back to a 1998 special joint committee on Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. child custody and access report entitled “For the Sake of the Children”. Pursuant to Standing Order 91.1(2), this report contains the list of items added to the order of precedence as a result of the MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS replenishment that took place on Tuesday, May 26, under private members' business, that should not be designated non-votable. Mr. Rick Casson (Lethbridge, CPC): Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I would like to present a petition today on The Acting Speaker (Ms. Denise Savoie): Pursuant to Standing behalf of 250 or so Canadians from Alberta and Saskatchewan. Order 91.1(2), the report is deemed adopted. These Canadians are particularly concerned about individuals and JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS families affected by MS. They are calling upon the government to Mr. Ed Fast (Abbotsford, CPC): Madam Speaker, I have the make employment insurance sickness benefits more flexible to allow honour to present, in both official languages, the seventh report of for partial benefits and part-time work for individuals with episodic the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. disabilities and to make the disability tax credit a refundable benefit, so persons with disabilities can have more income and would allow In accordance with the order of reference of Monday, April 20, spouses to claim the caregiver tax credit. your committee has considered Bill C-25, An Act to amend the EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Criminal Code (limiting credit for time spent in pre-sentencing custody), and agreed on Monday, June 1, to report it without Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Madam Speaker, I amendment. am pleased to rise in the House today to present two petitions. 4032 COMMONS DEBATES June 2, 2009 Government Orders The first petition is signed by citizens from right across the County. It is my honour to present this petition today in the House of country, but mostly from Saskatchewan, who draw to the attention of Commons. the House that the House passed the NDP motion on employment insurance on March 10. They call on the Government of Canada to I had the pleasure of attending a save local television rally in my respect the will of the House of Commons and immediately restore riding a few weeks ago where I was presented this petition. I know the integrity of Canada's employment insurance system. there is enthusiastic support for our local television station in Barrie. CANADA-COLOMBIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT I am happy to present this petition today. Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Madam Speaker, the second petition is signed by residents of east Vancouver. The petition *** calls on Parliament to stop the Canada-Colombia free trade deal and to reject the trade deal until an independent human rights impact QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER assessment is carried out and that the agreement should be renegotiated along the principles of fair trade, which would take Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of environmental and social impacts fully into account while genuinely the Government in the House of Commons, CPC): Madam respecting labour rights and the rights of all affected parties. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand. COALITION GOVERNMENT The Acting Speaker (Ms. Denise Savoie): Is that agreed? Mr. Leon Benoit (Vegreville—Wainwright, CPC): Madam Speaker, I am delighted to present a petition on behalf of constituents and others who note that there was a federal election held on October Some hon. members: Agreed. 14 which provided a minority government for the Conservative Party with an increased mandate. They also note that the opposition was looking to impose an unstable, unelected Liberal-NDP-separatist coalition that during the election was promised would not be entertained. GOVERNMENT ORDERS They note that Canadians have a democratic right to choose who will govern them and not have a surprise prime minister chosen [English] through an unseemly, undemocratic backroom deal. They, therefore, call upon members of Parliament to oppose any political arrange- CANADA-PERU FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ment that would replace the democratically-elected government IMPLEMENTATION ACT without first consulting Canadians in a fair and open election. Ï (1010) The House resumed from June 1 consideration of the motion that HOUSING Bill C-24, An Act to implement the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Peru, the Agreement on the Ms. Megan Leslie (Halifax, NDP): Madam Speaker, I rise today Environment between Canada and the Republic of Peru and the to introduce a petition in support of a national housing strategy that Agreement on Labour Cooperation between Canada and the would ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Republic of Peru, be read the third time and passed, and of the all Canadians. The signatories of this petition come from across motion that this question be now put. Nova Scotia, from East Bay to Trenton and from River Ryan to Alma. Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Madam Speaker, I They are asking for an increased federal role in housing through am pleased to rise in the House today to speak to Bill C-24, which is investments in not-for-profit housing, housing for the homeless, the free trade agreement between Canada and the Republic of Peru. access to housing for those with different needs, and sustainable and environmentally sound design standards for new housing. First of all, I want to thank all of my NDP colleagues who have spoken so forcefully in the House over the last few days on this bill. I I wish to thank all who signed this petition, and both the think the concerns we have raised in the House about this agreement petitioners and I look forward to the minister's response. very much reflect what we have heard right across the country. LOCAL TELEVISION Mr. Patrick Brown (Barrie, CPC): Madam Speaker, I have a I have to say that often when we debate legislation in this House, petition today from close to 1,000 residents from the city of Barrie the various bills before us, sometimes there is a sense that not many concerning local television, expressing their wishes that Parliament people are watching what is going on, that things just go through and do as much as possible to protect local television in Canada. nobody is paying attention. On this particular issue of the trade agreement between Canada and Peru, as well as the one that is to In particular, the petitioners focus on the A Channel in Barrie, come back to the House which is the Canada-Colombia trade which has been a community institution for a long time that supports agreement, there is a huge constituency out there watching what local charities and helps promote culture in the region of Simcoe happens to this bill. June 2, 2009 COMMONS DEBATES 4033 Government Orders There are people who are organized both in the labour movement Ï (1015) and in civil society, people who work on human rights, who work with NGOs in Peru, Latin America and elsewhere who are very However, when they are in trouble, they are the first in the line-up concerned that this trade agreement is going to go through. to say that they want the government to be there with these massive line-ups. That kind of point is not lost on us. I would like to make that point first of all. I am very proud of the fact that the NDP caucus has stood so strongly against this bill As one of my colleagues said, it is the old adage that the former because we understand that this trade bill, like so many other trade leader of the NDP, David Lewis, pointed out of the corporate welfare bills that we have seen over the years, of the so-called free trade bums.
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