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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 19 Thursday, December 16, 2021 10:00 a.m.

Prayer

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue) laid upon the table, — Report of the Taxpayers' Ombudsman for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-4.

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice), seconded by Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue), Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis), from the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, presented the first report of the committee, "The Road Ahead: Encouraging the production and purchase of zero-emission vehicles in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-3.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 1) was tabled.

Introduction of Private Members' Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), seconded by Ms. McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona), Bill C-217, An Act respecting the development of a national strategy in relation to fresh water, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), seconded by Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), Bill C-218, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (psychotherapy services), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay), seconded by Ms. McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona), Bill C-219, An Act to enact the Canadian Environmental Bill of Rights and to make related amendments to other Acts, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Davies (Vancouver Kingsway), seconded by Mr. Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke), Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (assault against a health care worker), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Blaney (North Island—Powell River), seconded by Mr. Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke), Bill C-221, An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Green (Hamilton Centre), seconded by Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (travel expenses deduction for tradespersons), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Ms. Gazan (Winnipeg Centre), seconded by Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona), Bill C-223, An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

First Reading of Senate Public Bills

Pursuant to Standing Order 69(2), on motion of Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), seconded by Mr. Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean), Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs), was read the first time and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00097);

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00098);

— by , one concerning the environment (No. 441-00099);

— by , one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-00100);

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00101);

— by , one concerning justice (No. 441-00102);

— by , one concerning food and drink (No. 441-00103);

— by , one concerning the environment (No. 441-00104);

— by , two concerning justice (Nos. 441-00105 and 441-00112), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00106), one concerning taxation (No. 441-00107), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-00108), one concerning natural resources and energy (No. 441-00109), one concerning economics and finance (No. 441-00110) and four concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 441-00111, 441-00113, 441-00114 and 441-00115).

Government Orders

Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Khera (Minister of Seniors), moved, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, shall be disposed as follows:

(a) the bill be deemed concurred in at report stage without further amendment immediately after the adoption of this order;

(b) a motion for third reading may be made immediately after the bill has been concurred in at report stage;

(c) when the bill is taken up at the third reading stage, a member of each recognized party and a member of the Green Party each be allowed to speak for not more than 10 minutes followed by five minutes for questions and comments and, at the conclusion of the time provided for debate or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary for the disposal of the third reading stage of the bill shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment provided that, if a recorded division is requested on any motion, it shall not be deferred; and

(d) the House shall not adjourn until the proceedings on the bill have been completed, except pursuant to a motion proposed by a minister of the Crown, provided that once proceedings have been completed, the House may then proceed to consider other business or, if it has already passed the ordinary hour of daily adjournment, the House shall adjourn to the next sitting day. (Government Business No. 4)

Debate arose thereon.

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 resolved, — That the House Administration and the federal government take steps to ensure that, as of January 31, 2022, the masks distributed on Parliament Hill and in the various federal departments and agencies come from domestic businesses that produce this type of personal protective equipment.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the table, — Amendments to Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-5.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, as amended, be deemed concurred in at report stage, that the motion for third reading of the bill be deemed moved and seconded, and that the House proceed immediately to a recorded division on the motion for third reading.

Government Orders

Pursuant to order made earlier today, the motion "That Bill C-2, An Act to provide further support in response to COVID-19, be now read a third time and do pass" was deemed moved and seconded.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 18 -- Vote n^o 18)
YEAS: 191, NAYS: 142
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Alghabra Ali Anand Anandasangaree Arseneault Arya Atwin Badawey Bains Baker Barsalou-Duval Battiste Beaulieu Beech Bendayan Bennett Bergeron Bérubé Bibeau Bittle Blair Blanchet Blanchette-Joncas Blois Boissonnault Bradford Brière Brunelle-Duceppe Carr Casey Chabot Chagger Chahal Champagne Champoux Chatel Chen Chiang Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek) Cormier Coteau Dabrusin Damoff DeBellefeuille Desbiens Desilets Dhaliwal Dhillon Diab Dong Drouin Dubourg Duclos Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Dzerowicz El-Khoury Erskine-Smith Fergus Fillmore Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fortin Fragiskatos Fraser Freeland Fry Gaheer Garneau Garon Gaudreau Gerretsen Gill Gould Guilbeault Hajdu Hanley Hardie Hepfner Holland Housefather Hussen Hutchings Iacono Ien Jaczek Joly Jones Jowhari Kayabaga Kelloway Khalid Khera Koutrakis Kusmierczyk Lalonde Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Larouche Lattanzio Lauzon LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lemire Lightbound Long Longfield Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga) MacAulay (Cardigan) MacDonald (Malpeque) MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Martinez Ferrada May (Cambridge) McDonald (Avalon) McGuinty McKay McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod Mendès Mendicino Miao Michaud Miller Morrice Morrissey Murray Naqvi Ng Noormohamed Normandin O'Connell Oliphant O'Regan Pauzé Perron Petitpas Taylor Plamondon Powlowski Qualtrough Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Sahota Sajjan Saks Samson Sarai Savard-Tremblay Scarpaleggia Schiefke Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Brampton East) Sidhu (Brampton South) Simard Sinclair-Desgagné Sorbara Spengemann Ste-Marie St-Onge Sudds Tassi Taylor Roy Thériault Therrien Thompson Trudeau Trudel Turnbull Valdez Van Bynen van Koeverden Vandal Vandenbeld Vignola Villemure Virani Vuong Weiler Wilkinson Yip Zahid Zuberi Total: -- 191
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Aitchison Albas Allison Angus Arnold Ashton Bachrach Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Barron Benzen Bergen Berthold Bezan Blaikie Blaney Block Boulerice Bragdon Brassard Brock Calkins Cannings Caputo Carrie Chambers Chong Collins (Victoria) Cooper Dalton Dancho Davidson Davies Deltell d'Entremont Desjarlais Doherty Dowdall Dreeshen Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Ellis Epp Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Ferreri Findlay Gallant Garrison Gazan Généreux Genuis Gladu Godin Goodridge Gourde Gray Green Hallan Hoback Hughes Idlout Jeneroux Johns Julian Kelly Kitchen Kmiec Kram Kramp-Neuman Kurek Kusie Lake Lantsman Lawrence Lehoux Lewis (Essex) Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Liepert Lloyd Lobb MacGregor MacKenzie Maguire Martel Masse Mathyssen Mazier McCauley (Edmonton West) McLean McPherson Melillo Moore Morantz Morrison Motz Muys Nater O'Toole Patzer Paul-Hus Perkins Poilievre Rayes Redekopp Reid Rempel Garner Richards Roberts Rood Ruff Scheer Schmale Seeback Shields Shipley Singh Small Soroka Steinley Stewart Strahl Stubbs Thomas Tochor Tolmie Uppal Van Popta Vecchio Vidal Vien Viersen Vis Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Webber Williamson Zarrillo Zimmer Total: -- 142
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun
Accordingly, the bill was read a third time and passed.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code, shall be disposed of as follows:

(a) the bill, as amended, be deemed to have been concurred in at report stage with the further amendments contained in the document tabled earlier today;

(b) the bill be immediately considered at the third reading stage;

(c) when the bill is taken up at the third reading stage, a member of each recognized party be allowed to speak for not more than 10 minutes each followed by five minutes for questions and comments and, at the conclusion of the time provided for debate or when no member rises to speak, whichever is earlier, the bill shall be deemed read a third time and passed;

(d) the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel be authorized to make any technical changes or corrections to the bill as may be necessary to give effect to this motion; and

(e) after the completion of proceedings on the bill, the House shall stand adjourned until Monday, January 31, 2022, provided that, for the purposes of any standing order, it shall be deemed to have been adjourned pursuant to Standing Order 28 and be deemed to have sat on Friday, December 17, 2021.

Accordingly, the bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage with the following further amendments:

That Bill C-3 be amended by adding after line 21 on page 3 the following:

6.1 Subsection 210(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

210 (1) Except when subsection (1.01) or (1.02) applies, every employee is entitled to and shall be granted, in the event of the death of a member of their immediate family or a family member in respect of whom the employee is, at the time of the death, on leave under section 206.3 or 206.4, a leave of absence from employment of up to 10 days that may be taken during the period that begins on the day on which the death occurs and ends six weeks after the latest of the days on which any funeral, burial or memorial service of that deceased person occurs.

(1.01) Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted, in the event of the death of a child of the employee or the death of a child of their spouse or common-law partner, a leave of absence from employment of up to eight weeks that may be taken during the period that begins on the day on which the death occurs and ends 12 weeks after the latest of the days on which any funeral, burial or memorial service of the child occurs.

(1.02) Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted, in the event of a stillbirth experienced by them or their spouse or common-law partner or where they would have been a parent, as defined in subsection 206.7(1), of the child born as a result of the pregnancy, a leave of absence from employment of up to eight weeks that may be taken during the period that begins on the day on which the stillbirth occurs and ends 12 weeks after the latest of the days on which any funeral, burial or memorial service in respect of the stillbirth occurs.

(1.03) The following definitions apply in subsections (1.01) and (1.02).

“child” means

(a) a person who is under 18 years of age; or

(b) a person in respect of whom the employee or their spouse or common-law partner, as the case may be, is entitled to the Canada caregiver credit under paragraph 118(1)(d) of the Income Tax Act. (“enfant”)

“stillbirth” means the complete expulsion or extraction of a fetus from a person on or after the twentieth week of pregnancy or after the fetus has attained at least 500 g, without any breathing, beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or movement of voluntary muscle from the fetus after the expulsion or extraction. (“mortinaissance”)

That Bill C-3, in Clause 7, be amended by replacing lines 24 to 27 on page 3 with the following:

(1.2) An employee earns,

(a) in the case of an employee whose employment with an employer begins on or before the day on which this subsection comes into force, in the calendar year in which this subsection comes into force, after completing 30 days of continuous employment with the employer, three days of medical leave of absence with pay and, after 60 days of continuous employment with the employer, at the beginning of each month after completing one month of continuous employment with the employer, one day of medical leave of absence with pay, up to a maximum of 10 days;

(b) in the case of an employee whose employment with an employer begins after the day on which this subsection comes into force, in the calendar year during which they were employed, after completing 30 days of continuous employment with the employer, three days of medical leave of absence with pay and, after 60 days of continuous employment with the employer, at the beginning of each month after completing one month of continuous employment with the employer, one day of medical leave of absence with pay, up to a maximum of 10 days; and

(c) in each subsequent calendar year, at the beginning of each month after completing one month of continuous employment with the employer, one day of medical leave of absence with pay, up to a maximum of 10 days.

That Bill C-3, in Clause 8, be amended by adding after line 5 on page 5 the following:

(3) Section 6.1 comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

Government Orders

Pursuant to order made earlier today, the order was read for the third reading of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canada Labour Code.

Mr. O'Regan (Minister of Labour), seconded by Mr. Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to order made earlier today, the bill was deemed read a third time and passed.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

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

— by the Speaker — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "The Polar Icebreaker Project: A Fiscal Analysis", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1119-11. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by — Summary of the Corporate Plan of the Canadian Dairy Commission for the period 2021-2022 to 2025-2026 and of the operating and capital budgets for the dairy year ending July 31, 2022, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-836-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food)

— by Mr. Blair (President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness) — Report of the Public Service Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 "23(2)" and 13. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-908-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(c)(vi), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Report on the administration of the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act for the year 2020, pursuant to the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act, S.C. 1992, c. 52, s. 28. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-104-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Amendments to the Management Plan for Riel House National Historic Site of Canada, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-566-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Amendments to the Management Plan for St. Andrew's Rectory National Historic Site of Canada, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-566-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Amendments to the Management Plan for Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site of Canada, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, sbs. 32(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-566-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Amendments to the Management Plan for La Mauricie National Park of Canada, pursuant to the Canada National Parks Act, S.C. 2000, c. 32, sbs. 11(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-566-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Amendments to the Management Plan for Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada, pursuant to the Canada National Parks Act, S.C. 2000, c. 32, sbs. 11(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-566-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Report of the State of Canada's Natural and Cultural Heritage Places 2021, pursuant to the Parks Canada Agency Act, S.C. 1998, c. 31, s. 31. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-741-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

— by Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — Charter Statement — Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, pursuant to the Department of Justice Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. J-2, sbs. 4.2(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1232-05. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights)

— by Mr. Lametti (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — Charter Statement — Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, pursuant to the Department of Justice Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. J-2, sbs. 4.2(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-1232-06. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)

Adjournment

At 4:54 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today, the Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, January 31, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).