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PRISM::Advent3b2 8.00 CANADA House of Commons Debates VOLUME 140 Ï NUMBER 152 Ï 1st SESSION Ï 38th PARLIAMENT OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Thursday, November 17, 2005 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 9779 HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, November 17, 2005 The House met at 10 a.m. CITIZENSHIP ACT Hon. Joseph Volpe (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Lib.) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-77, An Act to amend the Prayers Citizenship Act (prohibitions). (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS *** EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT Ï (1000) [English] Hon. Jacques Saada (for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) moved CERTIFICATES OF NOMINATION for leave to introduce Bill C-78, An Act to provide for emergency Hon. Dominic LeBlanc (Parliamentary Secretary to the management and to amend and repeal certain Acts. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.): (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table two certificates of nomination, one with respect to the Farm Credit Corporation, which stands *** referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the other with respect to the nomination of the parliamentary COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE librarian, which stands referred to the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION Hon. Andrew Telegdi (Kitchener—Waterloo, Lib.): Mr. Speak- *** er, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 13th Ï (1005) report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on CITIZENSHIP ACT supplementary estimates A for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2006. Hon. Joseph Volpe (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Lib.) moved for leave to introduce Bill C-76, An Act to amend the *** Citizenship Act (adoption). EXCISE TAX ACT He said: Mr. Speaker, far be it for me to say that I had missed the opportunity to extol the virtues of this bill and the next bill that I will Mr. James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake, CPC) moved for leave to be introducing. introduce Bill C-448, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (motor vehicle fuel). [Translation] He said: Mr. Speaker, I am proud today to introduce a bill that Everyone has been waiting for these two bills for a long time. would correct the injustice of charging consumers too much for fuel [English] by removing the GST being charged on the federal excise tax and provincial excise taxes across the country and to put that money back I think members of the House will receive both bills warmly and in the pockets of hard-working Canadians. with open arms. One of the bills is on international adoptions and the next bill is on foreign prohibitions for criminality committed abroad. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) I think we will find unanimous consent on both of the bills. *** The two bills reflect the input of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. They also reflect the interests of IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE PROTECTION ACT Canadians everywhere and the input of all parties who welcomed Mr. Bill Siksay (Burnaby—Douglas, NDP) moved for leave to these two amendments, I dare say, with baited breath. introduce Bill C-449, An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) Protection Act (sponsorship of relative). 9780 COMMONS DEBATES November 17, 2005 Routine Proceedings He said: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table another private [English] member's bill this morning which will amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to allow a Canadian citizen or permanent TAXATION resident to sponsor one relative from outside the current definition of family in the act once in their lifetime. Mr. Mark Warawa (Langley, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition from the constituents of Langley, British This bill, which we in this corner of the House call the once in a Columbia, one of the most beautiful communities in all of Canada. lifetime bill, is intended to recognize that family membership is understood very broadly by many Canadians and that many immediate and close family relationships are not currently They are saying that the GST on the federal excise tax is actually recognized in our immigration law. double taxation. They are tired of double taxation and they are asking the House of Commons to enact legislation to eliminate the This change represents a longstanding commitment of the New goods and services tax charged on federal excise tax and other Democratic Party. As New Democrats, we believe family reunifica- provincial and federal taxes. They want double taxation to end, and tion must be a reality in Canadian immigration law, not merely actually the private member's bill that was just introduced would be something to which we give lip service. very appropriate. Families are crucial to Canada and I believe this bill would help AUTISM ensure that Canadian families can be together here in Canada doing what they do best: caring for, supporting, encouraging and loving Hon. Andrew Telegdi (Kitchener—Waterloo, Lib.): Mr. Speak- each other. er, I rise to present a petition from my riding dealing with children (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed) suffering from autism spectrum disorder. This is a disease that affects 1 child in 195. *** Ï (1010) The petitioners call upon the government to amend the Canada Health Act and corresponding regulations to include IBI-ABA PETITIONS therapy for children with autism as a medically necessary treatment. MARTIAL ARTS They also call upon the government to contribute to the creation of Hon. Jean Augustine (Etobicoke—Lakeshore, Lib.): Mr. academic chairs at universities in each province and that we provide Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have two sets of petitions training at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels so that to present to the House where the constituents call upon Parliament Canadian professionals can practise and children can receive to amend section 83 of the Criminal Code of Canada to provide an treatment in this country. exemption for all martial arts and all martial arts contests and competitions. They reeled off the names of the competitions and they CANADA POST ask that Parliament recognize that exemption. [Translation] Mr. Ed Komarnicki (Souris—Moose Mountain, CPC): Mr. Speaker, I would like to present a petition on behalf of my FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN TUNISIA constituents in Langbank, Saskatchewan, with respect to the closure Ms. Meili Faille (Vaudreuil-Soulanges, BQ): Mr. Speaker, I of rural post offices. The petitioners indicate that there is a have the honour to table the first part of a petition concerning the significant increase in the number of rural post offices that have World Summit on the Information Society and the right to freedom been closed and that Canada Post does not consider a community of expression in Tunisia. with nearly 700 points of call to be a viable location for supporting a federally operated post office. The petitioners ask Parliament to keep This petition was started by a large coalition consisting of three the Langbank post office open and to retain the moratorium on rural Quebec labour unions—the FTQ, the CSN and the CSQ—Rights post office closures. and Democracy, the French section of Amnesty International Canada and the Quebec Human Rights League. LNG TERMINALS The petitioners urge the Prime Minister of Canada to demand that Mr. Greg Thompson (New Brunswick Southwest, CPC): Once all independent Tunisian NGOs and human rights defenders in again, Mr. Speaker, I am presenting another petition from citizens Tunisia have access to WSIS activities in Tunis, and that they be able from all across the country objecting to the passage of LNG tankers to speak freely. They are also requesting that the Tunisian through Head Harbour Passage. The House has heard many of these government release the young Zarzis and Ariana Web users from petitions. Head Harbour is the most dangerous passage in all of prison, as well as all other prisoners of conscience. Canada. The citizens of Canada are asking the government to I want to congratulate the 20 Amnesty International school groups address this issue as it would any sovereignty issue. These are from across Quebec on this great campaign. internal Canadian waters. The petitioners want Parliament to say no to the transport of those ships that could endanger our citizens, our There are 10,000 signatories to the first part of this petition. economy and certainly our environment. November 17, 2005 COMMONS DEBATES 9781 Supply Ï (1015) If the parliamentary secretary wishes to respond to the representations of the hon. member for New Brunswick Southwest, AUTISM I will hear him briefly. Otherwise we will consider the matter closed. Mr. Russ Powers (Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—West- dale, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to present I stress that it is not a point of order at this point because there is a petition on behalf of the residents of the Hamilton area who are nothing for the Chair to rule on. The Chair does not rule on whether asking for the inclusion of autism in the therapy treatment program or not the government is dragging its feet or whether or not any hon. under the Canada Health Act and the establishment of a chair in the member is dragging his feet. I would not think of such a thing. appropriate universities in the provinces and the territories.
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