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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 189 Wednesday, June 7, 2017 2:00 p.m.

Prayer

National Anthem

Statements By Members

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Oral Questions

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That the Order made Thursday, June 1, 2017, respecting the deferral of the recorded division on the motion to concur in the Seventh Report of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, scheduled to take place later today, be discharged and the motion deemed adopted.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Strong, Secure, Enagaged — Canada's Defence Policy". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-421-35.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian delegation of the Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Group respecting its participation at the 20th Bilateral Meeting held in Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, from January 23 to 29, 2017. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-421-57-05.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association respecting its participation at the 2016 Spring Session, held in Tirana, Albania, from May 26 to 30, 2016. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-421-50-10.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), presented the report of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association regarding its participation in the Standing Committee Meeting, held in Berlin, Germany, on March 31 and April 1, 2017. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-421-50-11.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Housefather (Mount Royal), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 14th Report of the Committee, "Consideration of Kathleen Roussel for Appointment as Director of Public Prosecutions". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-235.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 59) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), seven members of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics be authorized to travel to Washington, D.C., United States, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2018 Budget, seven members of the Standing Committee on Finance be authorized to travel to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Halifax, Nova-Scotia, Montréal, Quebec, and Windsor and Toronto, Ontario, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2018 Budget, seven members of the Standing Committee on Finance be authorized to travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Calgary, Alberta, and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of the Pre-Budget Consultations in Advance of the 2018 Budget, seven members of the Standing Committee on Finance be authorized to travel to Washington, D.C., and New York, New York, United States, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of The Oceans Act’s Marine Protected Areas, seven members of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans be authorized to travel to Sydney, Cheticamp and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Gaspé, Quebec, and Bathurst and Shippagan, New Brunswick, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of Canada's Engagement in Asia, seven members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be authorized to travel to Beijing, Jingzhuang and Hong Kong, China, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hanoi, Vietnam, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of the United States and Canadian Foreign Policy, seven members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development be authorized to travel to Mexico City, Mexico, Washington, D.C., and New York, New York, United States, in Summer or Fall 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of Specific Claims and Comprehensive Claims, seven members of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs be authorized to travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Shannonville, Ontario, and Québec, Quebec, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of the Priorities of Canadian Stakeholders Having an Interest in Bilateral and Trilateral Trade in North America, Between Canada, United States and Mexico, seven members of the Standing Committee on International Trade be authorized to travel to Mexico City, Mexico, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Columbus, Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of Canada’s Involvement in NATO, seven members of the Standing Committee on National Defence be authorized to travel to Kiev, Ukraine, Brussels, Belgium, and Riga, Latvia, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to its study of the Review of the Status of Official Languages in Minority Settings across Canada, seven members of the Standing Committee on Official Languages be authorized to travel to Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Cape Breton and Grand Pré de la Vallée, Nova Scotia, in the Summer or Fall of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in relation to the Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees (CCPAC) and Canadian Council of Legislative Auditors (CCOLA) Annual Conference, seven members of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be authorized to travel to Fredericton, New Brunswick, in the Summer of 2017, and that the necessary staff do accompany the Committee.

Presenting Petitions

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows:

— by , two concerning refugees (Nos. 421-01455 and 421-01456);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 421-01457);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 421-01458);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 421-01459);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 421-01460);

— by , one concerning the grain industry (No. 421-01461) and two concerning genetic engineering (Nos. 421-01462 and 421-01463);

— by , one concerning rail transportation (No. 421-01464);

— by , one concerning poverty (No. 421-01465) and one concerning national historic sites (No. 421-01466);

— by , one concerning international development and aid (No. 421-01467) and two concerning alcoholic beverages (Nos. 421-01468 and 421-01469);

— by , one concerning Canadian heritage (No. 421-01470);

— by , two concerning China (Nos. 421-01471 and 421-01472).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Wilson-Raybould (Minister of Justice), seconded by Ms. Chagger (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), — That Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health;

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

"the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-45, An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, since the bill makes homegrown marijuana more accessible to children.".

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The Order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-243, An Act respecting the development of a national maternity assistance program strategy and amending the Employment Insurance Act (maternity benefits), as reported by the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities with amendments.

Mr. Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands), seconded by Mr. Robillard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin), moved, — That the Bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(11), Mr. Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands), seconded by Mr. Robillard (Marc-Aurèle-Fortin), moved, — That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 30, 2017, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Government Orders

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

The debate continued.

At 7:55 p.m., pursuant to Order made Tuesday, June 6, 2017, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the amendment and, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 30, 2017, the recorded division was deferred until Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), Ms. Chagger (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act, not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the consideration at second reading stage of the Bill; and

That, at the expiry of the five hours provided for the consideration at second reading stage of the said Bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this Order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the Bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 310 -- Vote n^o 310)
YEAS: 158, NAYS: 113
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Alghabra Alleslev Amos Anandasangaree Arseneault Arya Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Bains Beech Bennett Bibeau Bittle Blair Boissonnault Bossio Bratina Breton Brison Caesar-Chavannes Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Chan Chen Cormier Cuzner Dabrusin Damoff Dhillon Di Iorio Drouin Dubourg Duclos Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dzerowicz Easter Ehsassi El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyolfson Fergus Fillmore Finnigan Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser (West Nova) Fraser (Central Nova) Fry Fuhr Garneau Gerretsen Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Gould Graham Hajdu Hardie Harvey Hehr Holland Housefather Hussen Iacono Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Kang Khalid Khera Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation) Lebouthillier Lefebvre Lemieux Leslie Levitt Lightbound Lockhart Long Longfield MacAulay (Cardigan) MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) May (Cambridge) McCrimmon McGuinty McKay McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod (Northwest Territories) Mendès Mendicino Mihychuk Monsef Morneau Murray Nassif Nault Ng O'Connell Oliphant Oliver O'Regan Ouellette Paradis Peschisolido Peterson Picard Poissant Qualtrough Ratansi Rioux Robillard Rodriguez Romanado Rota Rudd Ruimy Sahota Saini Samson Sangha Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Schulte Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sikand Simms Sohi Sorbara Tabbara Tassi Vandal Vandenbeld Vaughan Virani Whalen Wilkinson Wilson-Raybould Wrzesnewskyj Zahid Total: -- 158
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Albas Albrecht Allison Ambrose Anderson Arnold Aubin Barlow Benson Benzen Bernier Berthold Bezan Blaikie Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Boucher Boudrias Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Brosseau Brown Calkins Cannings Carrie Chong Choquette Clarke Cooper Davies Deltell Donnelly Dreeshen Dubé Duncan (Edmonton Strathcona) Dusseault Eglinski Falk Finley Gallant Généreux Genuis Gladu Godin Gourde Hardcastle Harder Hughes Johns Kelly Kent Kitchen Kmiec Kusie Kwan Laverdière Leitch Liepert Lukiwski MacGregor MacKenzie Maguire Malcolmson Masse (Windsor West) Mathyssen McCauley (Edmonton West) McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Moore Motz Mulcair Nantel Nater Nicholson Nuttall O'Toole Paul-Hus Pauzé Plamondon Rankin Rayes Reid Rempel Richards Saganash Sansoucy Saroya Schmale Shields Shipley Sorenson Stanton Ste-Marie Stetski Stewart Stubbs Sweet Tilson Trost Van Kesteren Van Loan Vecchio Viersen Warawa Warkentin Watts Waugh Webber Weir Wong Yurdiga Zimmer Total: -- 113
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Chagger (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. Duclos (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development), — That Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates;

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-24, An Act to amend the Salaries Act and to make a consequential amendment to the Financial Administration Act, since the Bill: (a) lacks transparency by failing to disclose the government’s plans with respect to the creation of additional Ministers to be appointed in the future and changes in the financial status of others; and (b) enshrines in law the government’s decision to eliminate regional Ministers responsible for regional economic development agencies.”.

The debate continued.

Messages from the Senate

A message was received from the Senate as follows:

— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-18, An Act to amend the Rouge National Urban Park Act, the Parks Canada Agency Act and the Canada National Parks Act, without amendment.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

— by — Interim Order No. 7 Respecting the Use of Model Aircraft (81100-3-64-7), dated June 2, 2017, pursuant to the Aeronautics Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-2, sbs. 6.41(5) and (6). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-926-09. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— by — Report on the administration of the Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, pursuant to the Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-14, sbs. 8(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-457-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans)

MIDNIGHT

Adjournment Proceedings

At midnight, pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 12:18 a.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).