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Core 1..160 Hansard (PRISM::Advent3b2 14.25) House of Commons Debates VOLUME 146 Ï NUMBER 080 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 41st PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, February 14, 2012 Speaker: The Honourable Andrew Scheer CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 5233 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, February 14, 2012 The House met at 10 a.m. PETITIONS ASBESTOS Prayers Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition signed by literally thousands of Canadians from all across Canada. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS The petitioners call upon Parliament to take note that asbestos is Ï (1005) the greatest industrial killer the world has ever known and that more [English] Canadians now die from asbestos than all other industrial and occupational causes combined, yet Canada remains one of the largest PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM INTERNET PREDATORS producers and exporters of asbestos in the world. ACT Hon. Vic Toews (Minister of Public Safety, CPC) moved for They also note that Canada spends millions of dollars subsidizing leave to introduce Bill C-30, An Act to enact the Investigating and the asbestos industry. The petitioners call it corporate welfare for Preventing Criminal Electronic Communications Act and to amend corporate serial killers. Canada also spends a fortune blocking the Criminal Code and other Acts. international efforts to curb its use. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) *** Therefore, the petitioners call upon Parliament to cause the government to ban asbestos in all its forms and institute a just INCOME TAX ACT transition program for asbestos workers and the communities they Mr. Jamie Nicholls (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, NDP) moved for live in, to end all government subsidies of asbestos both in Canada leave to introduce Bill C-395, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and abroad, and to stop blocking international health and safety (transportation benefits). conventions designed to protect workers from asbestos, such as the Rotterdam convention. He said: Mr. Speaker, this bill would amend the Income Tax Act with respect to transportation benefits. The bill would serve to CANADA-EUROPEAN UNION FREE TRADE AGREEMENT promote sustainable transit choices and not impose the burden of taxation upon employers or employees who receive these benefits. Mr. Frank Valeriote (Guelph, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I am proud to submit a petition signed by a significant number of Canadians, most I believe the bill would be of benefit to all Canadians. from my riding of Guelph. They add their voices to the thousands (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) across Canada and the 16 municipalities across the country calling on the House of Commons to urge the government to exclude all *** sub-federal governments and their public agencies, including PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION municipalities, from any Canada-EU procurement agreement. Hon. Peter Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, CPC) moved: As it stands, CETA negotiations include government procurement, including projects at the provincial and municipal levels. That, in accordance with subsection 4(5) of the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, and pursuant to Standing Order 111.1, this House approve the appointment of Anne-Marie Robinson as President of the Public Service Municipalities like Guelph are rightfully concerned that they will Commission, for a term of seven years. lose the right to have independent procurement policies and the The Speaker: Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion? ability to buy local materials and services. These restrictions would cripple the ability of municipalities to stimulate local innovation, Some hon. members: Agreed. foster local community economic development, create local employ- (Motion agreed to) ment and achieve strategic local public policy goals. 5234 COMMONS DEBATES February 14, 2012 Government Orders FALUN GONG we have been doing in the past, preference in the rotation will be Mr. Frank Valeriote (Guelph, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I also present given to members of the opposition, although government members a petition signed by concerned residents of Guelph who are calling will be recognized during the time as well. on the Canadian government to speak out at every opportunity and The hon. member for Windsor—Tecumseh. call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and assist in petitioning for the release of 11 family members of Mr. Joe Comartin (Windsor—Tecumseh, NDP): Mr. Speaker, Canadian residents incarcerated in China for their beliefs. here we are again. This is the 16th time allocation motion since the 41st Parliament convened. There have been four in the last two It is important that we remain a beacon for human rights in the weeks. world and that we stand up against discrimination against others' beliefs. I want to mention the preposterous statement that was made last THE ENVIRONMENT week when the government House leader moved another one of these time allocation motions. He was trying to justify his anti- Mr. Fin Donnelly (New Westminster—Coquitlam, NDP): Mr. democratic, abusive conduct in this House. As is so typical of people Speaker, I rise today to present a petition signed by thousands of who abuse their power, he blamed the opposition parties, specifically people in the Lower Mainland who are opposed to the delivery of jet the official opposition. fuel within the Fraser River estuary. I practised family law for a good deal of my professional career as The Fraser is a designated Canadian heritage river and is a a lawyer. I did a lot of work on domestic abuse cases, both between significant bird flyway. Ninety per cent of the wetlands have been spouses and partners and with regard to children. The same story impacted by human activity. The Fraser is one of the largest salmon was heard. The abuser would always say to the recipient of the rivers in the world and is vital to the survival of Pacific salmon, abuse, “I am doing this because of what you did”. The abuser would sturgeon and 70 other fish species. not accept any responsibility. The petitioners view the delivery of jet fuel as a threat to wild salmon, migratory wildlife and the health of the ecosystem. They There is a real victim here. I ask the government House leader if join with the city of Richmond in opposing this proposal. he recognizes the abuse he is perpetrating on the victims, who are the Canadian people, with this attack by the Conservative government *** on the democratic process. QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER Hon. Peter Van Loan: Mr. Speaker, the past few weeks have Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of given us an opportunity to see exactly what the strategy of the the Government in the House of Commons, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I official opposition is. It is one of seeking to simply run up the score ask that all questions be allowed to stand. by compelling the government to resort to time allocation in order to advance any proposition. The Speaker: Is that agreed? Some hon. members: Agreed. We had to resort to time allocation with respect to the pooled registered pension plan bill. That bill is broadly supported by every province and generally is seen as non-controversial. However, it was impossible to get any agreement from the official opposition on the GOVERNMENT ORDERS length of time for debate. [Translation] We saw it with the copyright bill. The identical bill in the previous FINANCIAL SYSTEM REVIEW ACT Parliament went to committee after seven hours of debate. After 75 speeches here in the House, the official opposition simply had not BILL S-5—TIME ALLOCATION MOTION shown any willingness to come to any agreement on the number of Hon. Peter Van Loan (Leader of the Government in the House speakers it would require before sending the bill to committee where of Commons, CPC) moved: the detailed study could actually occur and it could advance. That is That in relation to Bill S-5, An Act to amend the law governing financial institutions an important bill for the economy, the high tech sector and for job and to provide for related and consequential matters, not more than one further sitting creation. Again, it was impossible to get that bill to advance without day shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the said bill; and resorting to time allocation. At fifteen minutes before the expiry of the time provided for government business on the day designated for the consideration of the said stage of the said bill, any We see the same thing with Bill S-5. A highly technical bill comes proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this along every five years. The last two times it has come along all the order, and in turn every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively without further debate or amendment. parties have agreed to send it to committee after one day of debate. We could not get any agreement out of the NDP. Those members Ï (1010) would not ever provide us with a single list of the number of [English] speakers they had, the number of days they wanted for debate. The The Speaker: Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, there will now be Liberals, in fairness, did. They were in agreement with approaches to a 30 minute question period. I would invite members to keep their move this matter forward. The only way to move this legislation questions to one minute and their responses to a similar length of forward is to resort to time allocation again because the NDP simply time so that we can accommodate as many members as possible.
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