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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 198 Tuesday, June 20, 2017 10:00 a.m.

Prayer

Daily Routine Of Business

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mr. Goodale (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), seconded by Ms. Wilson-Raybould (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada), Bill C-59, An Act respecting national security matters, was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.

Recommendation

(Pursuant to Standing Order 79(2))

His Excellency the Governor General recommends to the House of Commons the appropriation of public revenue under the circumstances, in the manner and for the purposes set out in a measure entitled “An Act respecting national security matters”.

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Document entitled "Charter Statement — Bill C-59: An Act respecting national security matters". — Sessional Paper No. 8525-421-40.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 35th Report of the Committee, "A Third Interim Report in Response to the Chief Electoral Officer’s Recommendations for Legislative Reforms Following the 42nd General Election". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-260.

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

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 32 to 38, 41, 42, 44, 48 to 52, 54, 55, 62 to 64 and 66) was tabled.

Mr. Easter (Malpeque), from the Standing Committee on Finance, presented the 18th Report of the Committee, "Canada's Federal Regional Development Agencies Supporting Businesses, Sectors, Individuals and Communities: A Summary of the Testimony". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-261.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 33 to 35) was tabled.

Mr. Iacono (Alfred-Pellan), from the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, presented the 14th Report of the Committee, "Aviation Safety in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-262.

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

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 52 to 58, 60, 62, 65 and 66) was tabled.

Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the 13th Report of the Committee (Bill S-231, An Act to amend the Canada Evidence Act and the Criminal Code (protection of journalistic sources), with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-263.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 71) was tabled.

Motions

Ms. Chagger (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. Wilson-Raybould (Minister of Justice), moved, — That, pursuant to Standing Order 111.1, the House approve the appointment of Charles Robert as the Clerk of the House of Commons.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division:
(Division No. 338 -- Vote n^o 338)
YEAS: 200, NAYS: 79
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Alghabra Alleslev Amos Anandasangaree Arseneault Arya Aubin Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Barsalou-Duval Baylis Beaulieu Beech Bennett Benson Bittle Blaikie Blair Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Boissonnault Bossio Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Bratina Breton Brison Brosseau Caesar-Chavannes Cannings Carr Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Chan Choquette Christopherson Cormier Cuzner Dabrusin Damoff DeCourcey Dhaliwal Dhillon Di Iorio Drouin Dubé Dubourg Duclos Duguid Duncan (Etobicoke North) Duncan (Edmonton Strathcona) Dusseault Duvall Dzerowicz Easter Ehsassi El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyking Eyolfson Fillmore Finnigan Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fortin Fragiskatos Fraser (Central Nova) Fry Fuhr Garrison Gerretsen Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Gould Graham Grewal Hajdu Hardie Harvey Hehr Holland Housefather Hussen Hutchings Iacono Johns Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Kang Khalid Khera Kwan Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation) Laverdière LeBlanc Lebouthillier Lefebvre Lemieux Leslie Levitt Lightbound Lockhart Long Longfield Ludwig MacGregor Malcolmson Maloney Masse (Windsor West) Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) Mathyssen May (Cambridge) McCrimmon McDonald McGuinty McKay McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod (Northwest Territories) Mendès Mendicino Mihychuk Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef Moore Morneau Morrissey Mulcair Murray Nantel Nassif Ng O'Connell Oliphant O'Regan Ouellette Paradis Pauzé Peschisolido Peterson Petitpas Taylor Philpott Picard Plamondon Poissant Quach Qualtrough Ramsey Rankin Rioux Robillard Rodriguez Romanado Rudd Ruimy Saganash Sahota Saini Sajjan Samson Sangha Sansoucy Sarai Scarpaleggia Schulte Serré Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sohi Sorbara Spengemann Stetski Stewart Tabbara Tan Tassi Thériault Trudeau Trudel Vandal Vandenbeld Vaughan Weir Whalen Wilson-Raybould Wrzesnewskyj Young Zahid Total: -- 200
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Albrecht Ambrose Anderson Arnold Barlow Benzen Bergen Berthold Bezan Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Brassard Calkins Carrie Chong Clarke Cooper Deltell Diotte Doherty Eglinski Falk Finley Gallant Généreux Genuis Gladu Gourde Harder Hoback Jeneroux Kelly Kitchen Kmiec Kusie Lake Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Leitch Liepert Lobb Lukiwski MacKenzie Maguire May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McCauley (Edmonton West) McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Motz Nater Nicholson Nuttall O'Toole Paul-Hus Rayes Reid Rempel Richards Saroya Scheer Schmale Shields Shipley Sopuck Sorenson Strahl Sweet Tilson Trost Van Kesteren Van Loan Vecchio Viersen Wagantall Warawa Warkentin Webber Wong Yurdiga Zimmer Total: -- 79
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning international development and aid (No. 421-01581);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 421-01582), two concerning navigable waters (Nos. 421-01583 and 421-01584) and one concerning food policy (No. 421-01585);

— by , one concerning firearms (No. 421-01586);

— by , two concerning the tax system (Nos. 421-01587 and 421-01588);

— by , one concerning international development and aid (No. 421-01589);

— by , one concerning China (No. 421-01590);

— by , one concerning AIDS (No. 421-01591) and one concerning government spending (No. 421-01592);

— by , one concerning assisted suicide (No. 421-01593);

— by , three concerning firearms (Nos. 421-01594 to 421-01596);

— by , one concerning the tax system (No. 421-01597);

— by , six concerning the Governor General's Medals of Honour (Nos. 421-01598 to 421-01603).

Questions 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 supplementary return to the following question made into an Order for Return:

Q-1025 — — With regard to the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), since the changes made to the refugee determination system in 2012: (a) how many cases have come before the IRB, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant, (iii) through the refugee protection division (RPD), (iv) through the refugee appeal division (RAP); (b) of the cases heard at the IRB, how many were ‘legacy cases’, broken down (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant, (iii) through the RPD, (iv) through the RAP; (c) what was the average length of delay for a legacy case to be heard, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant, (iii) through the RPD, (iv) through the RAP; (d) what is the total funding provided to the IRB by the government, broken down (i) year, (ii) purpose; (e) how much internal funding has been shifted within the IRB to process ‘legacy cases’, broken down (i) year, (ii) area funding was shifted from; (f) how many ‘legacy cases’ have reached final decisions at the IRB, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant, (iii) through the RPD, (iv) through the RAP; (g) of the remaining ‘legacy cases’, what average length of time the case has been before the IRB, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant, (iii) through the RPD, (iv) through the RAP; (h) does the government have a plan in place to eliminate the backlog of ‘legacy cases’; (i) in what year is it expected that ‘legacy cases’ will be eliminated; (j) how many instances have there been of ‘legacy cases’ having hearings cancelled, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant, (iii) through the RPD, (iv) through the RAP, (v) rationale for cancellation; (k) what is the average length of time between a ‘legacy case’ hearing cancellation and the hearing being rescheduled, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant, (iii) through the RPD, (iv) through the RAP; (l) how many instances have there been of ‘legacy case’ hearings being rescheduled multiple times, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant, (iii) number of hearing cancellations; (m) how many citizenship applications have been suspended due to the cessation of refugee protection provision, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant, (iii) duration of period of suspension; (n) how many citizenship applications are being prosecuted due to the cessation of refugee protection provisions, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant; (o) since 2009 how many cessation cases have been initiated pursuant to Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA ) s. 108(2) at the Immigration and Refugee Board in total, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of citizenship of person concerned; (p) how many cessation cases are being investigated in total, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of origin of applicant; (q) what percentage of citizenship application suspensions are triggered by or related to cessation issues, broken down (i) year, (ii) country of citizenship of origin of applicant; (r) what is the average length of time it takes for a cessation case pursuant to IRPA s. 108(2) from its initiation by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, broken down by (i) year, (ii) country of citizenship of person concerned, (iii) method of determination; (s) what is the number of currently unresolved cessation cases pursuant to IRPA s. 108(2) that are pending before the RPD, broken down by year of initiation by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship; and (t) what is the average time that currently unresolved cessation cases pursuant to IRPA s. 108(2) that are pending before the RPD, broken down by year of initiation by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1025-01.

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

Q-1027 — — With regard to the Canada Border Services Agency and since 2009: (a) how many cessation cases in total are begin investigated but are not yet resolved, broken down by (i) year in which investigation was started, (ii) country of citizenship of person concerned; and (b) how many cessation cases have been investigated and resolved, broken down by (i) year in which investigation was started, (ii) country of citizenship of person concerned, (iii) outcome of investigation? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1027.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Chagger (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Mr. LeBlanc (Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard), — That the Standing Orders of the House of Commons be amended as follows:

1. That the following section be added after Standing Order 32(6):

“(7) Not later than twenty sitting days after the beginning of the second or subsequent session of a Parliament, a Minister of the Crown shall lay upon the Table a document outlining the reasons for the latest prorogation. This document shall be deemed referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs immediately after it is presented in the House.”

2. That the following new Standing Order be added after Standing Order 69:

“69.1(1) In the case where a government bill seeks to repeal, amend or enact more than one act, and where there is not a common element connecting the various provisions or where unrelated matters are linked, the Speaker shall have the power to divide the questions, for the purposes of voting, on the motion for second reading and reference to a committee and the motion for third reading and passage of the bill. The Speaker shall have the power to combine clauses of the bill thematically and to put the aforementioned questions on each of these groups of clauses separately, provided that there will be a single debate at each stage.

69.1(2) The present Standing Order shall not apply if the bill has as its main purpose the implementation of a budget and contains only provisions that were announced in the budget presentation or in the documents tabled during the budget presentation.”

3. That Standing Order 81 be amended as follows:

(a) by replacing each occurrence of the words “interim supply” in sections (3) and (17), and in paragraph (14)(a), with the following: “interim estimates”;

(b) by replacing the initial text in section (4) with the following: “(4) The main estimates to cover a given fiscal year for every department of government shall be deemed referred to standing committees on or before April 16 of that fiscal year. Each such committee shall consider and shall report, or shall be deemed to have reported, the same back to the House not later than June 10 of that fiscal year, provided that:”

I. the words “May 1” with the words “May 8”;

II. each occurrence of the words “May 31” with the words “June 10”;

(d) by replacing paragraph (4)(c) with the following: “(c) on the third sitting day preceding the final allotted day, at not later than the ordinary hour of daily adjournment, the said committee shall report, or shall be deemed to have reported, the main estimates for the said department or agency; and”;

(e) in section (5)

I. by adding after the word “immediately” the word “after”;

II. by replacing the word “censé” in the French version with the word “réputé”;

(f) by adding a new section (6) to read as follows: “(6) Interim estimates shall be deemed referred to a standing committee or committees immediately after they are presented in the House. Each such committee shall consider and shall report, or shall be deemed to have reported, the same back to the House not later than three sitting days before the final sitting or the last allotted day in the period ending not later than March 26.”; and

(g) by deleting the words “or interim supply” in section (21).

4. That the following sections be added after Standing Order 104(4):

“(5) In addition to the members named pursuant to section (1) of this Standing Order, the Chief Government Whip may, at any time, file with the clerk of any standing, special or legislative committee a notification indicating that one or more Parliamentary Secretaries shall serve as non-voting members of the committee. The Parliamentary Secretaries shall have all of the rights and privileges of a committee member, but may not vote or move any motion, nor be part of any quorum.

(6)(a) A Minister of the Crown cannot be appointed to or cannot act as a substitute on any standing, legislative or special committee.

(b) A Parliamentary Secretary cannot be appointed to any standing, legislative or special committee, except as provided for in section (5) of this Standing Order.”

5. That the following subsections be added after Standing Order 114(2)(d):

“(e) In relation to Parliamentary Secretaries named pursuant to Standing Order 104(5), the Chief Government Whip may effect a substitution of one Parliamentary Secretary for another by filing notice thereof with the clerk of the committee and such a substitution shall be effective immediately when it is received by the clerk of the committee.

(f) A Parliamentary Secretary named as a non-voting member of a committee pursuant to Standing Order 104(5) shall not be eligible to act as a substitute for a member of that committee.”

6. That Standing Order 114(3) be replaced with the following:

“(3) Changes in the membership of any legislative committee shall be effective immediately after notification thereof, signed by the Chief Whip of any recognized party, has been filed with the clerk of the committee. Substitutions may be made in the same manner prescribed in section (2) of this Standing Order.”

7. That Standing Order 116 be replaced with the following:

“(1) In a standing, special or legislative committee, the Standing Orders shall apply so far as may be applicable, except the Standing Orders as to the election of a Speaker, seconding of motions, limiting the number of times of speaking and the length of speeches.

(2)(a) Unless a time limit has been adopted by the committee or by the House, the Chair of a standing, special or legislative committee may not bring a debate to an end while there are members present who still wish to participate. A decision of the Chair in this regard may not be subject to an appeal to the committee.

(b) A violation of paragraph (a) of this section may be brought to the attention of the Speaker by any Member and the Speaker shall have the power to rule on the matter. If, in the opinion of the Speaker, such violation has occurred, the Speaker may order that all subsequent proceedings in relation to the said violation be nullified.”

That Standing Order 81 as amended take effect on September 18, 2017, and remain in effect for the duration of the current Parliament;

That the other Standing Orders as amended take effect on September 18, 2017;

That the Clerk of the House be authorized to make any required editorial and consequential alterations to the Standing Orders, including to the marginal notes; and

That the Clerk of the House be instructed to print a revised edition of the Standing Orders of the House. (Government Business No. 18)

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended in part 2 by deleting all the words in section 69.1(1) after the words “divide the” and substituting the following:

“bill thematically into separate and distinct bills, each of which shall be deemed to have been read a first time and shall be ordered to be printed. The order for second reading for the newly divided bills shall provide for referral to a committee or committees determined in consultation with the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.”.

The debate continued.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any Standing or Special Order, when no Member rises to speak on Government Business No. 18 or no later than 1:59 p.m. today, all questions necessary to dispose of the motion be deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.