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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 362 Friday, November 30, 2018 10:00 a.m.

The Clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

Whereupon, Mr. Rota (Nipissing—Timiskaming), Assistant Deputy Speaker and Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

Prayer

Government Orders

The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities of Bill C-87, An Act respecting the reduction of poverty.

Ms. Duncan (Minister of Science and Sport ) for Mr. Duclos (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development), seconded by Ms. McKenna (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

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.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Investing in Our Future: 2018-2023 Action Plan for Official Languages, together with the government response". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-421-82.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— Nos. 421-02757, 421-02823 and 421-02847 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-3-65;

— No. 421-02771 concerning working conditions. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-102-03;

— No. 421-02778 concerning national parks. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-61-09;

— Nos. 421-02804 and 421-02844 concerning oil and gas. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-67-08;

— No. 421-02895 concerning military medals and decorations. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-45-10.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Spengemann (Mississauga—Lakeshore), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the 27th Report of the Committee, "Supplementary Estimates (A), 2018-19: Votes 1a and 5a under Canada Border Services Agency, Vote 1a under Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Vote 1a under Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vote 1a under Correctional Service of Canada, Votes 1a and 5a under Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Vote 1a under Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Vote 1a under Parole Board of Canada, Votes 1a, 5a and 10a under Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vote 1a under Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee, Vote 1a under Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, and Vote 1a under Security Intelligence Review Committee". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-488.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 140 and 141) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning human trafficking (No. 421-03012);

— by , six concerning the use of animals in research (Nos. 421-03013 to 421-03018);

— by , one concerning certain imported goods (No. 421-03019);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 421-03020);

— by , one concerning a national day (No. 421-03021);

— by , one concerning marine transportation (No. 421-03022);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 421-03023).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-1982 to Q-1985 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into Orders for Return:

Q-1980 — — With regard to the government consultations entitled “Reducing violent crime: a dialogue on handguns and assault weapons”: (a) how many invitation-only events are planned as part of the consultations; (b) in what municipalities will those events be held; (c) in what electoral districts will those events be held; (d) will the Member of Parliament for the electoral districts referred to in (c) be invited to those events; (e) what organizations or individuals will be invited to those events; (f) what organizations or individuals were selected specifically by the Office of the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction to be invited to those events; and (g) what is the projected cost for each event? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1980.

Q-1981 — — With regard to government expenditures in relation to the 2018 re-election bid of Michaëlle Jean as the Secretary General of the International Organisation of la Francophonie: what is the total of all related expenditures, broken down by type of expense? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1981.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Duclos (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development), seconded by Ms. McKenna (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), — That Bill C-87, An Act respecting the reduction of poverty, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.

The debate continued.

Private Members' Business

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

Item No. 1 in the order of precedence was called and, not having a sponsor and not having been proceeded with, in accordance with Standing Order 94(2)(c), was dropped from the Order Paper. (Private Members' Business S-234)

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 — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for November 1, 2018, pursuant to Standing Order 148(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-421-45.

— by — Report of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, together with the Auditors' Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, pursuant to the British Columbia Treaty Commission Act, S.C. 1995, c. 45, sbs. 21(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-37-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs)

— by — Orders in Council approving certain appointments made by the Governor General in Council, pursuant to Standing Order 110(1), as follows:

— P.C. 2018-1337, P.C. 2018-1338, P.C. 2018-1339 and P.C. 2018-1340. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-421-3-42. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage)

— P.C. 2018-1365 and P.C. 2018-1366. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-421-4-32. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

— P.C. 2018-1335 and P.C. 2018-1336. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-421-14-18. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration)

— P.C. 2018-1359 and P.C. 2018-1360. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-421-22-26. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— P.C. 2018-1361, P.C. 2018-1362, P.C. 2018-1363 and P.C. 2018-1364. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-421-24-37. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities)

— P.C. 2018-1341. — Sessional Paper No. 8540-421-29-16. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(6), referred to the Standing Committee on Natural Resources)

Adjournment

At 1:32 p.m., the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).