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CANADA House of Commons Debates VOLUME 145 Ï NUMBER 010 Ï 3rd SESSION Ï 40th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Speaker: The Honourable Peter Milliken CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 491 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, March 16, 2010 The House met at 10 a.m. Sharing of Responsibilities between Women and Men”, held in New York, United States, on March 4, 2009. Prayers *** [English] ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS COPYRIGHT ACT Ï (1000) [English] Mr. Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay, NDP) moved for INDEPENDENT ADVISER TO REVIEW NATIONAL leave to introduce Bill C-499, An Act to amend the Copyright Act SECURITY INFORMATION (audio recording devices). Hon. Jay Hill (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, CPC): Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure this morning to He said: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to submit a private member's table, on behalf of the Minister of Justice, the terms of reference for bill that would update the Copyright Act. It would extend the private the independent adviser to review national security information. copying levy that already exists to the next generation of devices that consumers are using for the copying of sound recordings for *** personal use. SÉBASTIEN'S LAW (PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM VIOLENT YOUNG OFFENDERS) The private copying levy is a long-standing Canadian tradition Hon. Rob Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney that works because it has compensated artists for some of the General of Canada, CPC) moved for leave to introduce Bill enormous amount of copying that has taken place. At the same time, C-4, An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act and to make updating the act would provide legal certainty for fans who are using consequential and related amendments to other Acts. iPod players to copy music and shows. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) *** This levy is a compromise that works, because in a world of endless downloading, we need to provide a monetizing scheme for [Translation] artists. As well, we have to address the fact that there are two dead- INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS end roads on this copyright debate. The first dead end is the belief Ms. France Bonsant (Compton—Stanstead, BQ): Mr. Speaker, that digital locks, predatory lawsuits and zero tolerance on access pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the can somehow push consumers back in time, but the other dead end is House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian the belief that our great film, music and art can be looted at will. delegation of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, respecting its participation at the Parliamentary Panel within the If we are going to go down the right road, we have to get serious Framework of the WTO Public Forum 2009 and the 19th Session of about securing a monetizing scheme for creators. Canada has a the Steering Committee of the Parliamentary Conference on the chance to strike this right balance. First, artists have a right to get World Trade Organization (WTO), held in Geneva, Switzerland, on paid, which is why I am bringing forward the private copying levy; September 30 and October 1, 2009. second, consumers, educators and researchers have a right to access these works, which is why I am also bringing forward a motion on Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I also have the honour to defining fair use for educators. present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamen- tary Union, respecting its participation at the Parliamentary Meeting The New Democratic Party will continue to work to ensure that on the Occasion of the 53rd Session of the Commission on the Status our copyright laws are updated to protect artists, while preserving of Women, entitled “The Role of Parliaments in Promoting Equal access to these amazing works. 492 COMMONS DEBATES March 16, 2010 Routine Proceedings (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) The first one, signed by about 100 people from my riding, is in support of a universal declaration on animal welfare. *** CANADA POST CORPORATION Ï (1005) Mr. Claude Bachand (Saint-Jean, BQ): Mr. Speaker, my second CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY petition is on the same subject as the one just submitted by my Hon. Jim Karygiannis (Scarborough—Agincourt, Lib.): Mr. colleague. The petitioners want to enhance and maintain postal Speaker, regarding Motion No. 505, seconded by the members for services in smaller communities. This petition was signed by about St. Catharines, Barrie, and Abbotsford from the Conservative Party; 300 people who are concerned about the future of their post offices the member for Churchill from the NDP; and the member for in Saint-Grégoire, Saint-Alexandre and Saint-Valentin. I am pleased Vaudreuil-Soulanges from the Bloc; I seek unanimous consent for to present these two petitions today on their behalf. the following motion. I move: [English] That this House acknowledge the actions of Saddam Hussein against the Kurdish AIR PASSENGERS' BILL OF RIGHTS people in Iraq, including the poison gas attack against Halabja on March 16, 1988, the destruction of Iraqi Kurdish villages, the systematic persecution of Kurds in Iraq, Mr. Jim Maloway (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP): Mr. Speaker, and condemn these acts as crimes against humanity. I am pleased to present a petition signed by dozens of Canadians. It The Speaker: Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent is a call to adopt Canada's first air passengers' bill of rights. Bill of the House to propose this motion? C-310 would provide compensation to air passengers flying on all Canadian carriers, including charters, anywhere they fly in the Some hon. members: Agreed. world. The Speaker: The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it The bill would include measures on compensation for overbooked the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion? flights, cancelled flights and unreasonable tarmac delays. It would deal with late and misplaced baggage. It would deal with all- Some hon. members: Agreed. inclusive pricing by airline companies in their advertising. It would (Motion agreed to) ensure that passengers are kept informed of flight changes, whether there are delays or cancellations. *** [Translation] The new rules would be posted at the airports. The airlines must inform passengers of their rights and the process they must use to file PETITIONS for compensation. It is not meant to punish the airlines. If they EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE follow the rules, they would not have to make any payment for compensation. Ms. France Bonsant (Compton—Stanstead, BQ): Mr. Speaker, once again, I am presenting a petition in this House that calls for the The petitioners call on the Parliament of Canada to adopt Canada's passage of my Bill C-343, which helps victims of crime and their first air passengers' bill of rights. families by reducing the qualifying period for employment insurance Ï (1010) and allowing the families of victims to take time off work and keep MINING INDUSTRY their job for an indeterminate period of time. Hon. John McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood, Lib.): Mr. These 170 signatures, in addition to all the others, show that Speaker, this is a petition signed by quite a number of folks in citizens are concerned about the plight of victims' families and that Canada, calling the Government of Canada's attention to alleged they want the government to act as quickly as possible. abuses of human rights and degradation of the environment by CANADA POST CORPORATION Canadian mining companies. Ms. France Bonsant (Compton—Stanstead, BQ): Mr. Speaker, Whereas the petitioners feel that it is a duty of Parliament to hold my second petition today calls on the government to maintain the Canadian companies responsible for their activities when operating moratorium on rural post office closures. These signatures reflect the in foreign jurisdictions, the petitioners humbly call upon the concern of citizens from Ayer's Cliff and Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Government of Canada to do the following: create an effective two municipalities located in my riding, about the phasing out of series of corporate social responsibility laws and consent to the public services in rural areas. expeditious passage of Bill C-300. Their frustration is justified and understandable, because postal *** services are basic services that ensure the survival of our small QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER towns. These 400 signatures are in addition to those already submitted by my Bloc Québécois colleagues. The government needs Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of to pay attention now. the Government in the House of Commons, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand. ANIMAL WELFARE The Speaker: Is that agreed? Mr. Claude Bachand (Saint-Jean, BQ): Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present. Some hon. members: Agreed. March 16, 2010 COMMONS DEBATES 493 Business of Supply GOVERNMENT ORDERS In total, all of the contentious issues we have counted, which have also been counted by the Government of Quebec and the Parti [Translation] Québécois, come to around $8 billion. The Government of Canada owes $8 billion to the Government of Quebec. This is money that BUSINESS OF SUPPLY should have been in the budget and in the throne speech. It has OPPOSITION MOTION—THRONE SPEECH AND BUDGET simply been swept away, in an offhand manner, as if Quebec did not Mr. Pierre Paquette (Joliette, BQ) moved: exist. That too, I would say, is the conclusion of this motion. It is as if, in the throne speech and in the budget tabled two weeks ago, That, in the opinion of the House, the government demonstrated in its Speech from Quebec did not exist and the needs and aspirations of the Quebec the Throne and its Budget that federalism does not fulfill the goals and requirements of Quebec, as there were no commitments to allocate $2.2 billion to Quebec for nation did not exist.

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