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Core 1..176 Hansard House of Commons Debates VOLUME 147 Ï NUMBER 061 Ï 2nd SESSION Ï 41st PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Speaker: The Honourable Andrew Scheer CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 3799 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, March 25, 2014 The House met at 10 a.m. The government is dragging its feet and refuses to update laws, and Canadians are the ones suffering the consequences. The NDP is fighting to make suggestions and propose meaningful measures to ensure that safeguards reflect current challenges. A look at our Prayers government agencies is long overdue, but the government does not take the privacy of the people it is supposed to protect seriously. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) Ï (1005) *** [English] PRIVACY COMMISSIONER [English] The Speaker: I have the honour to lay upon the table a special report of the Privacy Commissioner entitled, “Investigation into the PETITIONS loss of a hard drive at Employment and Social Development Canada”. CANADA POST [Translation] Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), this report is deemed to Ms. Chris Charlton (Hamilton Mountain, NDP): Mr. Speaker, have been permanently referred to the Standing Committee on having just spent two weeks in my riding, I have come back to Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. Ottawa yet again with 21 more petitions with thousands of names in support of saving Canada Post. The petitioners are upset about the *** elimination of home delivery, the increase in postal rates at a time when services are being cut, and the continuing attacks on public TAKING THE PRIVACY OF CANADIANS SERIOUSLY ACT services. But above else, the petitioners with whom I spoke objected Ms. Charmaine Borg (Terrebonne—Blainville, NDP) moved most vehemently to the job losses that will impact between 6,000 to for leave to introduce Bill C-580, An Act to amend the Privacy Act 8,000 workers. Our community simply cannot afford to lose more (personal information—loss or unauthorized access or disclosure). decent-paying, family-sustaining jobs. She said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce my bill to update the Privacy Act, which dates back to 1985. This is the second bill I As a result, the petitioners call on the government to reverse the have introduced to strengthen our outdated privacy laws. cuts to services recently announced by Canada Post and to look instead for ways to modernize operations. While I know the rules of This time my focus is the public sector. I am proposing two the House do not allow members to endorse a petition, let me say measures: develop a mechanism to require mandatory disclosure that I am delighted to present these documents on behalf of the within a reasonable period of time when information is lost or thousands of petitioners who have signed them. compromised, and give the commissioner the power to order government agencies to comply with her recommendations. PUBLIC TRANSIT OPERATORS In December 2012, under the Conservative government, the Department of Employment and Social Development lost informa- Mr. John Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River, NDP): Mr. tion pertaining to half a million Canadians. Between 2002 and 2012, Speaker, I rise today to present a number of petitions, all on the same there were more than 3,000 violations. The problem was not fixed, subject, signed by thousands, perhaps even tens of thousands, of and instead it got worse. We now hear that in 2013 alone, there were Canadians concerned about the violence toward transit operators. It over 3,800 violations or breaches of personal information at deals with a bill that I have put forward, and the petitioners call on Canadian agencies, and only 170 of those were reported to the the government to enact the bill to ensure that we do all we can to commissioner. protect transit operators from coast to coast to coast. 3800 COMMONS DEBATES March 25, 2014 Routine Proceedings CEREBRAL PALSY [Text] Ms. Kirsty Duncan (Etobicoke North, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, every year roughly 800 children are born with cerebral palsy in Canada, meaning that 50,000 Canadians currently live with CP. Canadians Question No. 298—Mr. Philip Toone: with CP often need special resources to maintain their productivity, including special education, aids, and environmental adaptations. The average lifetime costs for each Canadian with CP are conservatively estimated to be $1.5 million for medication, therapy, With regard to the wharf at Port Daniel—Gascon to be built in conjuction with a adaptations, and equipment. The petitioners call upon the govern- planned cement factory in Port Daniel—Gascon: (a) what studies have been ment to work with the provincial and territorial health ministers and conducted; (b) which fisheries will be protected in relation to the wharf planned for all stakeholders to develop a comprehensive pan-Canadian strategy Port Daniel—Gascon, both during and after the project; (c) which fisheries will not be protected in relation to the building of the wharf, both during and after the project; for CP, including better diagnosis, treatment and support, and a (d) which fisheries will be at risk, both during and after the project; (e) what national awareness day. conditions will be imposed on McInnis Cement to protect the fishing industry, fishers and fish; (f) how does Fisheries and Oceans Canada intend to protect the fishing NATIONAL DAY OF THE MIDWIFE industry, fishers and fish; (g) what future steps will be taken to protect the fishing industry, fishers and fish; (h) will fishers be compensated for any negative impacts Ms. Peggy Nash (Parkdale—High Park, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I incurred by them or by the fishing industry or fish; (i) which fishers’ associations did am pleased to present a petition supported by Canadians across the Fisheries and Oceans Canada consult; (j) with which fishers’ associations has country, calling on Parliament to designate May 5 as the national day Fisheries and Oceans Canada negotiated, is negotiating or will negotiate; and (k) what steps has Fisheries and Oceans Canada taken to protect the fish habitat at Port of the midwife. Midwives provide essential care during pregnancy, Daniel—Gascon and what remedial measures have been anticipated to compensate for the newborn, and throughout an infant's life. They definitely for the loss of fish habitat? decrease infant mortality and morbidity across Canada, including in rural and remote communities. It is a very cost-effective way to provide this kind of essential care. A national day of the midwife would increase public awareness of the contribution of midwives to Hon. Gail Shea (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, CPC): maternal, newborn, and infant care and welfare. Therefore, I am Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a), on January 20, 2014, the fisheries pleased to present this petition calling for Parliament to designate protection program—regulatory reviews, a division of Fisheries and May 5 as the national day of the midwife. Oceans Canada, received details of the proposed marine terminal project, which, overall, remains the same as the one submitted in TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 1996. A comprehensive level environmental assessment was Mr. Wayne Marston (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, NDP): conducted in 1996 and concluded that the project would not cause Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present this petition on transportation significant effects. After consultation with the Canadian Environ- and long-haul carriage. Drivers are at risk because of the many hours mental Assessment Agency, it was determined that CEAA 2012 does they are putting in on the road. One can imagine at Lac-Mégantic we not apply to the current proposal. See the letter to the proponent lost close to 50 people. One bus in a serious accident could match dated December 12, 2013. that. I am very pleased to support this petition and to support the hon. member for Thunder Bay—Rainy River with his bill. The Fisheries Act requires that projects avoid causing serious [Translation] harm to fish unless authorized by the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. This applies to work being conducted in or near GRENVILLE CANAL water bodies that support fish that are part of or support a commercial, recreational, or aboriginal fishery. As a result, the Ms. Mylène Freeman (Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, proponent will submit an application for authorization under the NDP): Mr. Speaker, today, I am very proud to present a petition Fisheries Act, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada will conduct a on behalf of my constituents. They are calling on the Government of review to determine whether there is likely to be serious harm to fish Canada to help the municipality of Grenville restore the Grenville and to determine measures to mitigate, avoid, or offset serious harm. Canal. This canal has a lot of economic potential for the region. It is also a very important heritage area for the region, Quebec and Canada. *** With regard to (b), the Fisheries Act applies to all water bodies in Canada with a focus on protecting commercial, recreational, and Ï (1010) aboriginal fisheries, and fish that support those fisheries. [English] QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of With regard to (c), standard, best management practices to protect the Government in the House of Commons, CPC): Mr. Speaker, fish and fish habitat are applicable to all fisheries, and DFO will the following question will be answered today: Question No. 298. ensure that these are considered throughout the project life. March 25, 2014 COMMONS DEBATES 3801 Government Orders With regard to (d), the project proposal is currently being [Text] reviewed by departmental officials and it is likely that lobster and crab species are present in the project area.
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