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Core 1..172 Hansard (PRISM::Advent3b2 15.00) House of Commons Debates VOLUME 146 Ï NUMBER 169 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 41st PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, October 25, 2012 Speaker: The Honourable Andrew Scheer CONTENTS (Table of Contents appears at back of this issue.) 11437 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, October 25, 2012 The House met at 10 a.m. Parliament created conditions meant to tell the Quebec nation how to go about exercising its self-determination. It is unspeakable, unjustifiable and unwarranted. Prayers At the time, in 2000, when the bill was passed by everyone except the Bloc Québécois, of course, no party in the National Assembly of Quebec—whether federalist or sovereignist—agreed with this bill. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS This injustice still persists today. My bill is very simple: it repeals Ï (1000) the Clarity Act. No federal Parliament should be able to tell Quebec, or any other province for that matter, how to go about exercising its [English] self-determination. That is why I wish to discuss the matter here and ETOBICOKE CENTRE debate it with my colleagues in order to correct this injustice, as I The Speaker: It is my duty, pursuant to subsection 532(4) of the said. Canada Elections Act, to inform the House that a communication has (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) been received from the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada. *** Following a decision of the court, the election of Mr. Ted Opitz, member for the electoral district of Etobicoke Centre, has been Ï (1005) declared valid. [English] *** PETITIONS GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PETITIONS AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOOD Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, CPC): Mr. Speaker, Hon. Ralph Goodale (Wascana, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I have had a pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(b) I have the honour to table, in large number of petitions related to the Indian Head tree farm that both official languages, the government's response to six petitions. was previously run by the Government of Canada. I have another one today signed by people from across Saskatchewan, from places *** as far away as Ceylon, Radville, Bengough, Moose Jaw, Pilot Butte, Gravelbourg and other places around the province of Saskatchewan. COURTS ADMINISTRATION SERVICE Hon. Rob Nicholson (Minister of Justice and Attorney The petitioners are worried about the loss of the Prairie shelterbelt General of Canada, CPC): Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing program based at Indian Head, Saskatchewan. They call upon the Order 32(1) of the House of Commons and subsection 12(2) of the Prime Minister to reverse the decision to discontinue funding for the Courts Administration Service Act, I am pleased to present for shelterbelt program, and they encourage the government to reinstate tabling the annual report of the Courts Administration Service for the that funding for the sustainability of Canada's agriculture and the fiscal year 2011-2012. environment. *** [Translation] [Translation] EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLARITY ACT Ms. Lise St-Denis (Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Lib.): Mr. Mr. André Bellavance (Richmond—Arthabaska, BQ) moved Speaker, I wish to present a petition initiated by Mouvement action- for leave to introduce Bill C-457, An Act to repeal the Clarity Act. chômage in the Les Chenaux RCM in my riding, Saint-Maurice— Champlain. He said: Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to rise here in the House today to introduce this bill. People, and Quebeckers in This certified petition, addressed to the Government of Canada, particular, understand what this bill means. The bill aims to right an expresses the petitioners' objection to the notion of “suitable historical wrong for the Quebec nation, because this federal employment” defined in Bill C-38, regarding employment insurance. 11438 COMMONS DEBATES October 25, 2012 Routine Proceedings [English] With regard to question (b) (i) and (ii), the subsidy associated EXPERIMENTAL LAKES AREA with the 644 expiring agreements is approximately $39.8 million over the five-year period up to March 31, 2018. The subsidy Mr. Bruce Hyer (Thunder Bay—Superior North, Ind.): Mr. associated with the 1,281 expiring agreements is approximately Speaker, I have yet again today the pleasure of presenting more $131.8 million over the 10-year period up to March 31, 2023. petitions from the residents of Thunder Bay and Dryden on the topic of the Experimental Lakes Area. With regard to question (c), to date, CMHC has received no In the 2012 budget the government made the ill-advised decision specific requests from housing sponsors in Quebec asking for an to close the ELA, one of the world's leading freshwater research extension to their funding agreement. stations, depriving Canadians of the groundbreaking scientific advancements that it provided. These petitioners call on parliamen- With regard to question (d), mortgage obligations generally expire tarians to reverse the decision to close the ELA, as well as to at the same time as subsidies; some projects will be able to continue continue to provide staff and financial support for that significant to provide affordable rents for low-income residents after the Canadian institution. subsidies and mortgage payments end. A federal-provincial- THE ENVIRONMENT territorial working group is currently examining the financial Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP): Mr. Speaker, viability of the existing social housing stock as the operating it is my honour to rise today to present a petition on behalf of agreements expire. residents of London, Ontario. *** I have not seen the petition prior to this, but the petitioners request that, in light of the climate crisis, the House of Commons legislate a [English] gradual decline in the volume of fossil fuels dispensed from bulk fuel distribution and a prohibition on new pipelines for fossil fuel in QUESTIONS PASSED AS ORDERS FOR RETURNS large volumes. INTERNATIONAL TRADE Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP): Mr. Speaker, the Government in the House of Commons, CPC): Mr. Speaker, if I also have a very critical and urgent petition from residents of Questions Nos. 824, 846, 850, 853, 854, 862, 869 and 870 could be Ontario. made orders for return, these returns would be tabled immediately. The petitioners request that the House take action to ensure that The Speaker: Is that agreed? the treaty known as the Canada-China investment treaty, of foreign investment promotion and protection agreement, be halted and that ratification not take place until there has been an opportunity for Some hon. members: Agreed. Canadians to be heard. [Text] *** QUESTIONS ON THE ORDER PAPER Question No. 824—Ms. Olivia Chow: Mr. Tom Lukiwski (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of With regard to Canada Post, what is the structure and development of its office the Government in the House of Commons, CPC): Mr. Speaker, and branch location network since 2006 broken down by (i) year, (ii) provinces and Question No. 865 will be answered today. territories, (iii) municipalities or equivalent level of government, (iv) number of residents served, (v) yearly revenues by location, (vi) employees by location, (vii) [Text] year of establishment or disestablishment in the case of closures, (viii) where Question No. 865—Ms. Marie-Claude Morin: applicable, the rationale for closing the location, (ix) the number of complaints related to such closures by location? With regard to the federal operating agreements for housing: (a) how many organizations in Quebec will lose their funding at the end of their agreement with the government (i) over the next five years, (ii) over the next 10 years; (b) how much (Return tabled) money will the government save by not renewing these federal operating agreements for housing (i) over the next 5 years, (ii) over the next 10 years; (c) how many organizations in Quebec have asked for an extension of their funding agreement with Question No. 846—Mr. Andrew Cash: the government, and how many of these organizations will be able to receive funding through another federal housing program; and (d) what measures will be With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency: (a) how many firearms were implemented to help the renters who will be penalized when the operating seized at border crossings from January 2005 to present, broken down on a monthly agreements expire? basis by type of firearm and by crossing location; (b) what was the total number of direct border crossing Full Time Equivalent (FTE) hours from 2005 to present, Hon. Diane Finley (Minister of Human Resources and Skills broken down by province, month, and crossing location; (c) what are the projected Development, CPC): Mr. Speaker, with regard to question (a) (i) number of direct border crossing FTE hours until the year 2015, broken down by and (ii), over the next five years, from April 1, 2013 to March 31, province, month, and crossing location; and (d) will staff members be terminated 2018, 644 agreements will expire in Quebec. Over the next 10 years, following the implementation of Budget 2012 and, if so, how many? from April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2023, 1,281 agreements will expire in Quebec. (Return tabled) October 25, 2012 COMMONS DEBATES 11439 Government Orders Question No. 850—Mr. Matthew Kellway: presented, (ii) accepted, (iii) denied; (f) how long were applications accepted for each year; (g) on which date were decisions for funding made each year; (h) what criteria With regard to the Action Plan for the National Fighter Procurement Secretariat:
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