House of Commons Debates VOLUME 146 Ï NUMBER 269 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 41st PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, June 13, 2013 Speaker: The Honourable Andrew Scheer CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 18263 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, June 13, 2013 The House met at 10 a.m. April 10 and 11, 2013; and its participation at the meeting of the Executive Committee and at the first intersessional meeting of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the APF, held in Dakar, Senegal, on April 25 and 26, 2013. Prayers *** ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS [English] Ï (1005) COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE [English] GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND ESTIMATES GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I have Mr. Bob Dechert (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the honour to present, in both official languages, the 12th report of Foreign Affairs, CPC): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36 the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (8) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the in relation to our study of energy efficiency in government buildings, government's response to nine petitions. structures and public works. On behalf of the co-chairs of my committee and the committee members, we would like to recognize *** and pay tribute to the outstanding contribution and extraordinary COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE support we received from our Library of Parliament research analysts, Lindsay McGlashan and Raphaelle Deraspe, and the very INTERNATIONAL TRADE competent and capable stewardship of our clerk, Marc-Olivier Mr. Gerald Keddy (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Girard. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that International Trade, for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities the government table a comprehensive response to this report. Agency and for the Atlantic Gateway, CPC): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 109, I have the honour to table, in both Ms. Linda Duncan (Edmonton—Strathcona, NDP): Mr. official languages, copies of the government's response to the report Speaker, I have the honour of tabling the supplementary report of the Standing Committee on International Trade entitled “Report submitted by the New Democratic Party to the June 2013 report of on an Economic Partnership Agreement Between Canada and the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates Japan”. on energy efficiency in buildings. Our report is entitled “Empower- ing Energy Efficiency”. Our objective in calling for this study by the *** committee was to showcase the potential for substantial savings to the public purse through strategic and dedicated up-front funding. INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS We support the report, but we are making a number of additional Mr. Dean Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook, CPC): Mr. recommendations, including legally prescribed targets, public Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1) I have the honour to reporting on energy savings and dedicated budget allocations for present to the House, in both official languages, the following report energy efficiency. on the Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly respecting its partici- HUMAN RESOURCES, SKILLS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE pation at the 12th winter meeting held in Vienna, Austria, February STATUS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. 21-22, 2013. Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Souris—Moose Mountain, CPC): Mr. [Translation] Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the Mr. Bernard Trottier (Etobicoke—Lakeshore, CPC): Mr. 12th report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities present to the House, in both official languages, the reports of the entitled “Exploring Employment Opportunities for Persons with Canadian delegation of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Disabilities”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee Francophonie (APF) respecting its participation at the meeting of requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this the Political Committee of the APF, held in Rabat, Morocco, on report. 18264 COMMONS DEBATES June 13, 2013 Routine Proceedings JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS In the previous budget bills, the Conservatives took away the Mr. Mike Wallace (Burlington, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I have the protection of these important sources of water and life. With this bill, honour to present, in both official languages, the 25th report of the I am proposing a way to start repairing the damage. I am calling on Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in relation to Bill my colleagues from all parties to support this bill and to help us, as C-54, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the National Defence members of the official opposition, right the wrongs this government Act (mental disorder). has done to us. [Translation] (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) The committee has studied the bill and has decided to report the *** bill back to the House with amendments [English] *** NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT Mr. Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-536, an act to amend the Navigable Waters Ms. Christine Moore (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, NDP) moved Protection Act (Trout Lake). for leave to introduce Bill C-534, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Abitibi and Témiscamingue regions). He said: Mr. Speaker, it certainly is a pleasure for me to introduce this private members' bill today, which would amend the Navigable She said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce my navigable Waters Protection Act in order to protect Trout Lake in the beautiful waters protection bill, which is seconded by my colleague from community of North Bay, the gateway to northern Ontario. Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou. We represent neighbour- ing ridings, so he clearly has had the opportunity to visit my riding a I want to thank my colleague from Timmins—James Bay for number of times, and he knows the lakes and rivers in my riding seconding this motion. well. There are some reasons I want to protect this lake. First, Samuel I would like to point out that there are more than 20,000 lakes and de Champlain, the famous explorer, paddled Trout Lake 400 years rivers in my region. It is impossible to count them all. We do not ago. It is historic. Also, the pristine waters are another source of the know the exact number, but we know that there are more than drinking water for the residents of North Bay. A natural gas pipeline 20,000. I am asking that fewer than 50 of these lakes and rivers be that borders both sides of Trout Lake is being considered for a switch added to the Navigable Waters Protection Act because they were to bitumen, and that worries the people of North Bay. mistakenly overlooked in the bad budget bill introduced by the Conservatives. Another reason I want to present this private member's bill is that, unfortunately, when the Conservatives changed the Navigable I would like to stress that the number of lakes and rivers I am Waters Protection Act, they did not include North Bay and Trout asking to have added represents less than 0.25% of the lakes and Lake. As we know, Trout Lake, as I said a while ago, is the drinking- rivers in my riding. I believe it is a very reasonable request. I would water source for the community of North Bay. I do not know where also like to state that these lakes and rivers have been navigated by the MP for Nipissing—Timiskaming was when this decision was aboriginal communities and truly are navigable waters. Many taken. However, I want to assure the people of North Bay that even aboriginal people in various communities in my riding can speak though their MP, my good friend sitting over there, was not looking to the past and future of these lakes. after their best interests, they do not have to worry, because the NDP (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) will look after their interests. *** (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) Ï (1010) *** NAVIGABLE WATERS PROTECTION ACT PETITIONS Mr. Romeo Saganash (Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik— CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION Eeyou, NDP) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-535, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Vallée-de-l’Or, Mr. Mike Wallace (Burlington, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I actually Anishinabe Aki and Eeyou Istchee regions). have four petitions to present, all on the same topic, so let me just read it once. He said: Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to speak today to introduce Bill C-535, An Act to amend the Navigable Waters The undersigned Canadians, the members of the Roman Catholic Protection Act (Vallée-de-l’Or, Anishinabe Aki and Eeyou Istchee faith, feel that we have been negatively targeted, disproportionately regions). I want to thank my colleague from Abitibi—Témiscamin- misrepresented and have had one of our most sacred sacraments gue for seconding the bill. maliciously ridiculed by the CBC and/or its programming. As everyone knows, in northern Quebec we are quite attached to Recently, we were appalled by the CBC program This Hour Has our lakes and rivers. We know that we cannot take them for granted. 22 Minutes on which our most sacred sacrament, the Holy They are an integral part of our lives: our work, our play, our Communion, was the object of an offensive and disrespectful attack, economy, our social well-being, our history and our common future. an attack to the very core of our faith, the Holy Eucharist. June 13, 2013 COMMONS DEBATES 18265 Routine Proceedings We draw to the attention of the House of Commons and the ASBESTOS minister of the Crown that as taxpayers, as well as members of the Roman Catholic faith following the principles of Canadian values, Mr.