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Monday, January 27, 2020 (No. 8)
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Orders of the Day |
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne |
| Address debate — maximum of six appointed days, pursuant to Standing Order 50(1). |
| Monday, January 27, 2020 — sixth and final appointed day. |
| December 13, 2019 — Resuming debate on the motion of Mrs. Bessette (Brome—Missisquoi), seconded by Mr. Weiler (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country), — That the following address be presented to Her Excellency the Governor General: |
| To Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit, Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada. |
| MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY: |
| We, Her Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subjects, the House of Commons of Canada, in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious Speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both Houses of Parliament. |
| Not subject to amendment — on or after the fifth appointed day, pursuant to Standing Order 50(6). |
| Voting — not later than 15 minutes before the end of the time provided for the address debate, pursuant to Standing Order 50(7). |
Government Orders |
Business of Supply |
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| December 5, 2019 — The President of the Treasury Board — Consideration of the business of supply. |
| Supply period ending March 26, 2020 — maximum of seven allotted days, pursuant to Standing Order 81(10)(a). |
| Tuesday, January 28, 2020 — first allotted day. |
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| Opposition Motions |
| December 6, 2019 — Mr. Barrett (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes) — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practices of the House: (a) the membership of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics be constituted by each party whip depositing with the Clerk of the House the list of their members to serve on the committee no later than December 16, 2019; (b) the Clerk of the House shall convene an organization meeting of the said committee for no later than December 19, 2019; and (c) the committee be directed to conduct hearings on the matter of the Prime Minister’s breaches of the Conflict of Interest Act with the view to proposing new penalties under the Conflict of Interest Act. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Strahl (Chilliwack—Hope) — December 6, 2019 |
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| December 6, 2019 — Mr. O'Toole (Durham) — That the House condemn the Government of Canada’s vote of “yes” on November 19, 2019, on United Nations Resolution A/C.3/74/L.58 and express regret over the Government of Canada’s abandonment of the State of Israel. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Strahl (Chilliwack—Hope) — December 6, 2019 |
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| December 6, 2019 — Mrs. McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) — That, given the government’s failure to negotiate a new softwood lumber agreement and its failure to address or even acknowledge the growing forestry crisis in British Columbia, the House call upon the government to table, within three months, a plan that includes specific actions that will help workers, communities and the forest industry to mitigate this crisis. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Strahl (Chilliwack—Hope) — December 6, 2019 |
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| December 6, 2019 — Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland) — That, given the fact that provincial premiers from across the political spectrum have requested that “the federal government pursue improvements to the federal environmental assessment regime to ensure regulatory certainty, globally competitive timelines, and the full implementation of ‘one project, one assessment’ by exempting projects that fall within provincial-territorial jurisdiction from mandatory federal impact assessment”, the House call upon the government to set out a timeline for undertaking consultation with provinces and territories, and for enacting meaningful change in order to address these concerns. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Strahl (Chilliwack—Hope) — December 6, 2019 |
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| December 6, 2019 — Ms. Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock) — That the House call on the government to implement strong environment policies that strengthen the competitiveness of our economic sectors and tackle global climate change, such as the Green Patent Credit, the Canadian Clean brand, the Green Home Renovation Tax Credit, and ending raw sewage dumps. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Strahl (Chilliwack—Hope) — December 6, 2019 |
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| December 6, 2019 — Mr. Poilievre (Carleton) — That the House recognize that: |
| (a) more and more middle class Canadians are struggling in a weakening economy; |
| (b) October 2019 had the highest number of personal bankruptcies in a decade, the most since the global financial crisis; |
| (c) over the past three years, the number of food bank users with jobs has gone up 27%; |
| (d) under this government from 2016 to 2018, inflation-adjusted wages have barely budged, rising just 0.5% over three years; |
| (e) 48% of Canadians are within $200 of not being able to pay their bills and debt obligations, and 10% of Canadians are within $100; |
| (f) 33% of Canadians have no money left at the end of the month and are falling further into debt; |
| (g) businesses are leaving Canada because of this government’s tax hikes and harmful regulations; |
| (h) investment in plants and equipment by Canadian businesses has fallen by 20% over the past five years, the worst performance in more than five decades; |
| (i) foreign direct investment into Canada has fallen by 56% since this government came to power; |
| (j) since 2017, over $100 billion of investment in the energy sector has been cancelled; |
| (k) the United States outgrew Canada in three of the last four years and is projected to outgrow us by two-thirds this year; |
| (l) economist David Rosenberg has calculated that Canada’s per-capita gross domestic product could be shrinking; and |
| (m) five G8 countries have a significantly lower unemployment rate than does Canada, including Japan, Germany, the United States, Russia and the United Kingdom. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Strahl (Chilliwack—Hope) — December 6, 2019 |
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| January 23, 2020 — Mr. Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable) — That, given the Parliamentary Budget Officer posted on March 15, 2018, that “Budget 2018 provides an incomplete account of the changes to the government’s $186.7 billion infrastructure spending plan” and that the “PBO requested the new plan but it does not exist”, the House call on the Auditor General of Canada to immediately conduct an audit of the government’s Investing in Canada Plan, including, but not be limited to, verifying whether the plan lives up to its stated goals and promises; and that the Auditor General of Canada report his findings to the House no later than one year following the adoption of this motion. |
| Notice also received from: |
| Mr. Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend) and Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar) — January 23, 2020 |
Ways and Means |
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| No. 1 — December 9, 2019 — The Minister of Finance — Consideration of a ways and means motion to amend the Income Tax Act and related regulations. — Sessional Paper No. 8570-431-1, tabled on Monday, December 9, 2019. |
Government Bills (Commons) |
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Government Bills (Senate) |
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Government Business |
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| No. 1 — December 2, 2019 — The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons — That the House consider the Canadian economy and recognize that cutting taxes for the middle class by raising the basic personal amount will help lift more Canadians out of poverty and grow the economy. |
| No. 2 — December 2, 2019 — The Minister of Finance — That the House consider the Canadian economy and recognize that cutting taxes for the middle class by raising the basic personal amount will help lift more Canadians out of poverty and grow the economy. |