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| 44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 68 Tuesday, May 10, 2022 10:00 a.m. |
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The clerk informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker. |
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Whereupon, Mr. d'Entremont (West Nova), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the chair, pursuant to subsection 43(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act. |
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| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities) laid upon the table, — Document entitled "Democracy Matters: Making Debates Count for Citizens — A report on the Leaders’ Debates Commission 2021 federal election experience”. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-441-10. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities) laid upon the table, — Departmental Results Report for the period ended March 31, 2020, as follows:
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— Leaders' Debates Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-441-90. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities) laid upon the table, — Departmental Plan, Main Estimates, 2021-22, as follows: |
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— Leaders' Debates Commission. — Sessional Paper No. 8520-441-94. (Pursuant to Standing Order 81(7), deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs) |
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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: |
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— No. 441-00280 concerning foreign affairs; |
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— No. 441-00281 concerning justice; |
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— No. 441-00282 concerning social affairs and equality; |
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— No. 441-00283 concerning human diseases; |
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— No. 441-00284 concerning taxation; |
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— No. 441-00285 concerning media and telecommunications. |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Mr. Spengemann (Mississauga—Lakeshore), from the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, presented the second report of the committee, "Resumption of Sino-Tibetan Dialogue". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-64. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 18) was tabled. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the environment (No. 441-00424);
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— by Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-00425);
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— by Mr. Arnold (North Okanagan—Shuswap), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00426);
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— by Mr. Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York), one concerning employment and labour (No. 441-00427);
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— by Ms. Lambropoulos (Saint-Laurent), one concerning health (No. 441-00428);
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— by Mr. Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 441-00429);
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— by Mr. Morrice (Kitchener Centre), one concerning Indigenous affairs (No. 441-00430);
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— by Mr. Viersen (Peace River—Westlock), one concerning justice (No. 441-00437) and one concerning civil and human rights (No. 441-00438).
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Questions on the Order Paper |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the revised return to the following question made into an order for return: |
Q-306 — Mr. Nater (Perth—Wellington) — With regard to the decision by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) to recruit social media influencers to promote the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS): (a) how many influencers were sent recruiting requests or similar types of communication by PSPC; (b) what formula or rate is used to determine how much each influencer will receive in compensation for promoting the NSS; (c) what is the total budget for the social media campaign; (d) how many influencers have signed agreements with the government related to the campaign; (e) are the influencers required to have any type of disclaimer on their social media post mentioning that they are being paid by the government, and, if not, why not; (f) what are the start and end dates of the social media campaign; and (g) what are the names and social media handles of the influencers who have signed agreements with PSPC related to the NSS, broken down by platform (Twitter, lnstagram, TikTok, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-441-306-01.
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| Business of Supply |
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The order was read for the consideration of the business of supply. |
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Mr. Champoux (Drummond), seconded by Mrs. Gill (Manicouagan), moved, — That, given that the House respects the beliefs and non-beliefs of all parliamentarians and of the general public and it is committed to the principle of the separation of religion and the state, the diversity of views and freedom of conscience while upholding the secularism and religious neutrality of the state and out of a desire for inclusiveness, the reading of the prayer at the opening of a sitting be abolished and replaced by a moment of reflection; and that, accordingly, Standing Order 30 be amended, in paragraphs (1) and (2), by substituting the following: |
“(1) A moment of reflection be observed every day at the meeting of the House before any business is entered upon.
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(2) Not more than two minutes after the moment of reflection, the business of the House shall commence.”.
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That, given that the disability community has disproportionately been negatively impacted by the pandemic, the rising cost of goods and food, and the skyrocketing cost of housing, the House call on the government to put into place a Canada disability benefit without delay. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Blair (President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness), — That Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance; |
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And of the amendment of Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
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“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, since the bill fails, among other things, to address inflation, provide tax relief for Canadians and take immediate action to increase housing supply.”;
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the subamendment of Mr. Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon), seconded by Mr. Williams (Bay of Quinte), — That the amendment be amended by adding the following:
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“, and fails to combat tax evasion.”.
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The question was put on the subamendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 115, NAYS: 211 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Epp Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Schmale Total: -- 115 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag DeBellefeuille Kayabaga Perron Total: -- 211 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Pursuant to order made Monday, May 9, 2022, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 115, NAYS: 211 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Epp Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Schmale Total: -- 115 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag DeBellefeuille Kayabaga Perron Total: -- 211 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 82 -- Vote no 82) | |
| YEAS: 207, NAYS: 117 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag DeBellefeuille Kayabaga Petitpas Taylor Total: -- 207 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Epp Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Ruff Total: -- 117 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Accordingly, Bill C-19, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022 and other measures, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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| Business of Supply |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Champoux (Drummond), seconded by Mrs. Gill (Manicouagan), in relation to the business of supply. |
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The debate continued. |
| Notices of Motions |
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Mrs. Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading stage of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts. |
| Business of Supply |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Champoux (Drummond), seconded by Mrs. Gill (Manicouagan), in relation to the business of supply. |
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The debate continued. |
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At 5:54 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 5:55 p.m., by unanimous consent and pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Sarai (Surrey Centre), seconded by Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis), — That, in the opinion of the House, the government should develop and publicly release within 120 days following the adoption of this motion a comprehensive plan to expand pathways to permanent residency for temporary foreign workers, including international students, with significant Canadian work experience in sectors with persistent labour shortages, and such plan should incorporate the following elements: |
(a) amending eligibility criteria under economic immigration programs to give more weight to significant in-Canada work experience and expand the eligible occupational categories and work experience at various skills levels;
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(b) examining evidence and data gathered from recent programs such as Temporary Resident to Permanent Resident Pathway, Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP), Rural and Northern Immigration Program (RNIP), and Agri-Food Pilot, and Provincial Nominee Process (PNP);
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(c) incorporating data on labour market and skills shortages to align policy on immigrant-selection with persistent labour gaps;
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(d) assessing ways to increase geographic distribution of immigration and encourage immigrant retention in smaller communities, as well as increase Francophone immigration outside Quebec;
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(e) identifying mechanisms for ensuring flexibility in immigration-selection tools to react quicker to changes in labour market needs and regional economic priorities; and
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(f) specifically considering occupations and essential sectors that are underrepresented in current economic immigration programs, such as health services, agriculture, manufacturing, service industry, trades, and transportation; (Private Members' Business M-44)
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And of the amendment of Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby), — That the motion be amended:
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(a) by adding after the words "comprehensive plan to expand" the following: "the economic immigration stream to allow workers of all skill levels to meet the full range of labour needs and"; and
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(b) in paragraph (f), by adding the word ", caregivers" after the words "health services".
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The debate continued. |
| Messages from the Senate |
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A message was received from the Senate informing this House that the Senate has passed the following bill to which the concurrence of the House is desired: |
| Private Members' Business |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Sarai (Surrey Centre), seconded by Mr. Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis); (Private Members' Business M-44) |
And of the amendment of Ms. Kwan (Vancouver East), seconded by Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby).
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the amendment and, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid upon the table as follows: |
— by Mr. Duclos (Minister of Health) — Corporate Business Plan for 2022-2025 of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, pursuant to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act, S.C. 1997, c. 6, sbs. 22(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-441-800-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 6:57 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 7:27 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |