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Core 1..158 Hansard CANADA House of Commons Debates VOLUME 145 Ï NUMBER 074 Ï 3rd SESSION Ï 40th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, September 30, 2010 Speaker: The Honourable Peter Milliken CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 4581 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, September 30, 2010 The House met at 10 a.m. [English] SUSTAINING CANADA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT Hon. Jim Flaherty (Minister of Finance, CPC) moved for leave Prayers to introduce Bill C-47, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 4, 2010 and other measures. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) Ï (1005) *** [Translation] INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS PRIVACY COMMISSIONER OF CANADA Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, CPC): The Speaker: I have the honour to lay upon the table the 2009-10 Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to annual report on the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act present to the House, in both official languages, the following report of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its [English] participation at the subcommittee on democratic governance and the Georgia-NATO Interparliamentary Council held in Tbilisi, Georgia These documents are deemed to have been permanently referred from April 5-8, 2010. to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. Pursuant to Standing Order 31, I have the honour to present to the *** House, in both official languages, the following report of the HOUSE OF COMMONS CALENDAR, 2011 Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participa- tion at the Mediterranean and Middle East special group held in The Speaker: Pursuant to Standing Order 28(2)(b), I have the Rome, Italy from June 27-28, 2010. honour to lay upon the table the House of Commons calendar for the year 2011. [Translation] *** Ms. Monique Guay (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to table in the [Translation] House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian COURTS ADMINISTRATION SERVICE delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, respecting its participation in the APF's Mr. Daniel Petit (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Commission de la coopération et du développement, held in Rome, Justice, CPC): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(1) and Italy, on June 8 and 9, 2010. subsection 12(2) of the Courts Administration Service Act, I have the honour to table in the House of Commons, in both official *** languages, the 2009-10 annual report of the Courts Administration Service. [English] *** IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Ms. Olivia Chow (Trinity—Spadina, NDP) moved for leave to JUSTICE introduce Bill C-566, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Mr. Daniel Petit (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Protection Act (sponsorship of relative). Justice, CPC): Mr. Speaker, furthermore, pursuant to Standing Order 32(1) and section 696.5 of the Criminal Code, I have the She said: Mr. Speaker, generations of immigrants who settled in honour to table in the House of Commons, in both official Canada shared a common dream that one day their loved ones would languages, the report entitled “Applications for Ministerial Review join them in their new homeland. However, the immigration laws of - Miscarriages of Justice”. today are harsh and tear families apart. 4582 COMMONS DEBATES September 30, 2010 Routine Proceedings Why can ordinary Canadians not sponsor their brother or sister? A Windsor West and the member for Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, the 20-year old daughter left alone cannot join her parents in Canada. industry critic. Keeping families separate is un-Canadian. Before the nineties, half of landed immigrants who came to Canada were sponsored by (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) family members. Now it is less than one-quarter. *** My bill would allow Canadians, once in their lifetime, to fulfill their dreams to sponsor a loved one to join them in Canada. Let us NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR FETAL ALCOHOL go back to the core Canadian family values and support this once in SPECTRUM DISORDER a lifetime chance for family reunification. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) Mr. John Rafferty (Thunder Bay—Rainy River, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-569, An Act respecting the establish- *** ment of a National Strategy for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. INCOME TAX ACT Mr. Peter Julian (Burnaby—New Westminster, NDP) moved He said: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table this bill on behalf of for leave to introduce Bill C-567, An Act to amend the Income Tax many of my constituents and other families across Canada who have Act (fairness for home buyers). been affected by FASD on some level. He said: Mr. Speaker, as members are aware, as the cost of home I would particularly like to recognize Dave and Margie Fulton, ownership continues to increase over time in this country, one of the Marilyn Leiterman and Elspeth Ross, who have worked countless valuable tools that middle-class families use is the homebuyers' plan. hours to improve the lives of affected families and to reduce the Unfortunately, the homebuyers' plan is not indexed. What happens occurrence of FASD in our society. over time is that the homebuyers' plan continues to diminish in value. FASD takes an enormous toll upon families, communities and What we need to do, in the NDP's opinion, is index the governments. FASD is a serious but entirely preventable,public homebuyers' plan so that over time the purchasing value of the health issue. A federal strategy designed at prevention and treatment money that is put into the homebuyers' plan by families across this of FASD is long overdue. This bill, if passed, will ensure that such a country continues to have the same value. Whether they purchase strategy is finally put into place. now, 5 years from now, or 10 years from now, that homebuyers' plan should have the same strength. As I did with Bill C-532, my first piece of legislation on this matter, I encourage all members who have the opportunity to put The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board has endorsed this bill forward a bill for debate before the next election to strongly consider that has come forward. This in fact comes from the real estate agents adopting this bill, making it their own, so that we can move forward lobbying across the country, speaking out on ensuring the cost of on this matter as quickly as possible. home ownership and accessibility to home ownership. I am pleased to rise in the House to move this bill, fairness for Working together, we can make a difference. home buyers, which would assure that over time people would have (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) the same access to home ownership in Canada. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) *** *** LABELLING OF FOOD PRODUCTS CONTAINING Ï (1010) SODIUM ACT STATISTICS ACT Hon. Carolyn Bennett (St. Paul's, Lib.) moved for leave to Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-568, An Act to amend the Statistics Act (mandatory introduce Bill C-570, An Act respecting the labelling of food long-form census). products containing sodium. She said: Mr. Speaker, it is my honour to present this bill in view He said: Mr. Speaker, I am introducing legislation to improve the of the motion in the House last night. Both the Minister of Industry labelling of salt in processed food. The nutrition facts tables and the Prime Minister have clearly stated that they will not abide by currently express the amount of sodium both in milligrams per the will of this House. I am pleased to table this bill. serving as well as a percentage of the daily value quote. The daily value percentage is based on the upper intake level, which is the The groups that were not consulted on this want this mandatory maximum amount of sodium that should be consumed in a day. long form census to be placed into the Statistics Act of Canada such that any future government cannot go forward with the census without the mandatory long form census. This bill would ensure that the daily value percentage is calculated according to Health Canada's recommended adequate intake of I am very pleased to present this bill this morning and pleased to 1,500 milligrams per day. The labels now are misleading Canadians have the support of the member for Ottawa—Vanier, the member for instead of helping us make healthier choices. September 30, 2010 COMMONS DEBATES 4583 Routine Proceedings I invite the government to adopt this bill and its regulations so that I hope to have the full co-operation of all hon. members, when the minister tells Canadians to pay closer attention to the label particularly the government, in advancing fiscal transparency and on the food, the label will be giving the consumer the correct accountability in our country and in Parliament. information. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) *** *** Ï (1015) [Translation] TRADE IN CONFLICT MINERALS ACT PETITIONS Mr. Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, NDP) seconded by the member for Etobicoke Centre, moved for leave to introduce Bill CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION C-571, An Act respecting corporate practices relating to the purchase of minerals from the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Mr. Thierry St-Cyr (Jeanne-Le Ber, BQ): Mr.
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