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Core 1..156 Hansard CANADA House of Commons Debates VOLUME 138 Ï NUMBER 042 Ï 2nd SESSION Ï 37th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Tuesday, December 10, 2002 Speaker: The Honourable Peter Milliken CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) All parliamentary publications are available on the ``Parliamentary Internet Parlementaire´´ at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 2479 HOUSE OF COMMONS Tuesday, December 10, 2002 The House met at 10:00 a.m. [Translation] DIVORCE ACT Prayers Hon. Martin Cauchon (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Lib.) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-22, Ï (1005) An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, the Garnishment, Attach- [Translation] ment and Pension Diversion Act and the Judges Act and to amend BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE other Acts in consequence The Deputy Speaker: Order, please. The hon. member for (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) Rosemont—Petit-Patrie informed me in writing that he would be *** unable to introduce his motion during the hour provided for private members' business on Wednesday, December 11, 2002. Since it was [English] not possible to arrange an exchange of positions in the order of TAXPAYERS' BILL OF RIGHTS precedence, I am directing the clerk to drop that item of business to the bottom of the order of precedence. Mr. Joe Peschisolido (Richmond, Lib.) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-332, an act to confirm the rights of taxpayers and Private members' hour will thus be cancelled and the House will establish the Office for Taxpayer Protection. continue with the business before it. He said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in the House to introduce my private member's bill, an act to confirm the rights of taxpayers and establish the office for taxpayer protection. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS The purpose of the bill is to confirm the rights of taxpayers and [English] provide a fairer balance in dealings between taxpayers and the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. It would establish the office FEDERAL ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION of taxpayer protection, headed by an officer of Parliament to be The Deputy Speaker: It is my duty pursuant to section 21 of the known as the chief advocate. The role of the office would be to assist Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act to lay upon the table a taxpayers in the assertion of their rights as enumerated in this act. certified copy of the report of the Federal Electoral Boundaries The Income Tax Act would therefore be amended to provide for Commission for Saskatchewan. The report is deemed referred to the greater certainty that where a taxpayer has cooperated with the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. minister and provided reasonable explanations, the burden of proof *** would be on the minister to show that taxes ought to be paid. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) ORDER IN COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS Mr. Geoff Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of *** the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I Ï (1010) have the honour to table, in both official languages, a number of CHINESE CANADIAN RECOGNITION AND RESTITUTION order in council appointments made recently by the government. ACT *** Mr. Inky Mark (Dauphin—Swan River, PC) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-333, an act to recognize the injustices done to GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS Chinese immigrants by head taxes and exclusion legislation, to Mr. Geoff Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of provide for recognition of the extraordinary contribution they made the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, to Canada, and to provide for restitution which is to be applied to pursuant to Standing Order 36(8) I have the honour to table, in both education on Chinese Canadian history and the promotion of racial official languages, the government's response to 10 petitions. harmony. 2480 COMMONS DEBATES December 10, 2002 Routine Proceedings He said: Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today in the House to STEM CELL RESEARCH table on behalf of one million Canadians of Chinese descent my private member's bill entitled, the Chinese Canadian recognition and Mrs. Betty Hinton (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland restitution act. Members of the National Chinese Canadian Congress Valleys, Canadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to from across Canada are here this morning to witness this historic present two petitions today. The first petition asks that Parliament event. focus its legislative support on adult stem cell research to find the cures and therapies necessary to treat the illnesses and diseases of Both my grandfather and my father paid the head tax. The suffering Canadians. exclusion act of 1923 has had a huge impact on my own life. ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES My bill calls for the recognition of the contribution that Chinese Canadians have made to Canada and calls for an apology for both Mrs. Betty Hinton (Kamloops, Thompson and Highland the head tax in the 1923 Chinese exclusion act, as well as the Valleys, Canadian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, my second petition is establishment of an education foundation for the promotion of from the residents of Savona, British Columbia. history and racial harmony. I challenge the Liberal government to do the right thing and The petitioners ask that the community of Savona, British resolve this injustice, which is long overdue. Columbia not be moved out of the riding of Kamloops, Thompson and Highland Valleys as proposed in the boundary redistribution (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) plan. *** MARRIAGE PETITIONS Mr. Joe Peschisolido (Richmond, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have GOODS AND SERVICES TAX three petitions. The first petitions contains the signatures of 29 Mr. Keith Martin (Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca, Canadian citizens of Richmond who are asking Parliament to pass legislation Alliance): Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Troy Francis, Vicky Ogren to recognize the institution of marriage in federal law as being a and more than 60 other constituents of mine, they call upon union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others. Parliament to strongly oppose any efforts by the Government of Ï (1015) Canada to raise the GST from 7%. CANADIAN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COLLEGE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Mrs. Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Cana- Mr. Joe Peschisolido (Richmond, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, the second dian Alliance): Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition on petition, also from my riding of Richmond, has been signed by 92 behalf of Westmeath residents and La Passe asking that the residents. It asks Parliament to protect our children by taking all the Emergency Preparedness College remain in Arnprior. necessary steps to ensure that all materials which promote or glorify KIDNEY DISEASE pedophilia or sado-masochistic actions involving children be outlawed. Mr. Peter Adams (Peterborough, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition on behalf of the citizens of Peterborough STEM CELL RESEARCH who are concerned and who care for those who have kidney disease. Mr. Joe Peschisolido (Richmond, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, my third They point out that kidney disease is a huge and growing problem petition comes from the people of Richmond, as well as Vancouver in this country but that real progress is being made in ways of Quadra, signed by 113 residents. They call upon Parliament to focus preventing and coping with kidney disease. its legislative support on adult stem cell research in order to find the cures and therapies that deal with all the illnesses and diseases which They call upon Parliament to encourage the Canadian Institutes of Canadians suffer. Health Research to explicitly include kidney research as one of the institutes in its system, to be named the institute of kidney and urinary tract diseases. *** CHILD PORNOGRAPHY QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER Mr. Peter Adams (Peterborough, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have Mr. Geoff Regan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of another petition from 1,000 people who live in communities such as the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon, Janetville and Kirkfield. would ask that all questions be allowed to stand. They call upon Parliament to protect our children by taking all necessary steps to ensure that all materials which promote or glorify The Deputy Speaker: Is that agreed? pedophilia or sado-masochistic activities involving children are outlawed. Some hon. members: Agreed. December 10, 2002 COMMONS DEBATES 2481 Government Orders GOVERNMENT ORDERS The basic facts are that the second quarter growth in 2002 was 4.3%, annualized rate after a 6.2% growth in the first quarter. It was [Translation] very significant. PREBUDGET CONSULTATIONS The IMF and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Hon. Denis Paradis (for the Minister of State and Leader of Development both predict that Canada will lead the G-7 this year the Government in the House of Commons) moved: and next year in terms of economic growth. That the House take note of the second report of the Standing Committee on Finance presented to the House on Friday, November 29, 2002. Employment for the month of November rose by 42,000, bringing [English] job gains to over 502,000 for the year, an increase of 3.3% in manufacturing employment, 33,000 new full time jobs in November. Mr. Bryon Wilfert (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Real GDP grew at a slower rate but it was still a healthy 3.1%. Finance, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to participate in the pre- budget discussions. Exports and residential investments picked up strength and Budgets are about choices, about making decisions that will affect business continued to invest in machinery and equipment.
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