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44th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 43 Tuesday, March 22, 2022 10:00 a.m.

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

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.

Prayer

Daily Routine Of Business

Presenting Reports from Committees

Mr. Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord), from the Special Joint Committee on the Declaration of Emergency, presented the first report of the committee, "Review of the Exercise of Powers and the Performance of Duties and Functions Pursuant to the Declaration of Emergency that was in Effect from Monday, February 14, 2022, to Wednesday, February 23, 2022". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-441-43.

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

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, in accordance with subsection 39(1) of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, S.C. 2005, c. 46, and pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(2), the House approve the reappointment of Joe Friday as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, for a term of 18 months.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , two concerning foreign affairs (Nos. 441-00229 and 441-00230);

— by , one concerning foreign affairs (No. 441-00231);

— by , six concerning justice (Nos. 441-00232, 441-00233, 441-00234, 441-00235, 441-00236 and 441-00237);

— by , one concerning animals (No. 441-00238).

Business of Supply

The order was read for the consideration of the business of supply.

Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Maguire (Brandon—Souris), moved, — That, given that,

(i) Canadians are facing severe hardship due to the dramatic escalation in gas prices,

(ii) the 5% collected under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), and the Quebec Sales Tax (QST) creates increased revenue for the federal government as fuel prices rise which compounds the pain on Canadian consumers and the economy,

the House call on the government to immediately provide relief at the pumps to all Canadians by introducing a temporary 5% reduction on gasoline and diesel whether collected under the GST, HST, or QST which would reduce the average price by approximately eight cents per litre.

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.

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Business of Supply

Pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Singh (Burnaby South), seconded by Mr. Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona), — That, given that,
(i) as the cost of gas, groceries and housing continues to rise, most Canadians are struggling to make ends meet,
(ii) at the same time, wealth inequality is reaching a level not seen in generations as the super-rich continue to protect their wealth through a financial system with very little transparency,
(iii) over the course of the pandemic, large corporations in certain industries have made record profits, including big banks, oil companies and big-box stores,
(iv) the 2021 Liberal platform included a commitment to implement a 3% surtax on banks and insurers, as well as a publicly accessible beneficial ownership registry,
the House call upon the government to include in its next budget:
(a) its proposed 3% surtax on banks and insurance companies on profit over $1 billion, which should be expanded to profitable big oil companies and big-box stores;
(b) a plan to re-invest the billions of dollars recouped from these measures to help Canadians with the cost-of-living crisis; and
(c) a publicly accessible beneficial ownership registry.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 39 -- Vote n^o 39)
YEAS: 60, NAYS: 114
YEAS -- POUR Angus Ashton Bachrach Barron Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Bergeron Bérubé Blaikie Blanchet Blanchette-Joncas Blaney Boulerice Brunelle-Duceppe Cannings Chabot Champoux Collins (Victoria) Davies DeBellefeuille Desbiens Desilets Desjarlais Erskine-Smith Fortin Garon Garrison Gaudreau Gazan Gill Green Hughes Idlout Johns Julian Kwan Larouche Lemire MacGregor Masse Mathyssen May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McPherson Michaud Morrice Normandin Pauzé Perron Plamondon Savard-Tremblay Simard Sinclair-Desgagné Singh Ste-Marie Thériault Therrien Trudel Vignola Villemure Zarrillo Total: -- 60
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Aitchison Albas Allison Arnold Baldinelli Barlow Barrett Benzen Bergen Berthold Bezan Block Bragdon Brassard Brock Calkins Caputo Carrie Chambers Chong Cooper Dalton Dancho Davidson Deltell Doherty Dowdall Dreeshen Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Ellis Epp Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Ferreri Findlay Gallant Généreux Genuis Gladu Godin Goodridge Gourde Gray Hallan Jeneroux Kelly Kitchen Kmiec Kram Kramp-Neuman Kurek Kusie Lake Lantsman Lawrence Lehoux Lewis (Essex) Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk) Liepert Lloyd Lobb MacKenzie Maguire Martel Mazier McCauley (Edmonton West) Melillo Moore Morantz Morrison Motz Muys Nater O'Toole Patzer Paul-Hus Perkins Poilievre Rayes Redekopp Reid Richards Roberts Rood Ruff Scheer Schmale Seeback Shields Shipley Small Soroka Steinley Stewart Strahl Stubbs Thomas Tochor Tolmie Uppal Van Popta Vecchio Vidal Vien Viersen Vis Wagantall Warkentin Waugh Webber Williamson Zimmer Total: -- 114
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Fast (Abbotsford), seconded by Mr. Maguire (Brandon—Souris), in relation to the business of supply.

The debate continued.

At 5:27 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(16), the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to order made Thursday, November 25, 2021, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

Private Members' Business

At 5:43 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-240, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (donations involving private corporation shares or real estate).

Mr. Morantz (Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley), seconded by Ms. Lantsman (Thornhill), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

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

— by Mr. Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change) — Report on the operations under the Canada Water Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, pursuant to the Canada Water Act, R.S. 1985, c. C-11, s. 38. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-441-363-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:43 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 7:12 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).