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45th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 70

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

10:00 a.m.



Prayer
Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), the Honourable Shafqat Ali (President of the Treasury Board) laid before the House, — Official Languages (Advancement of Equality of Status and Use of English and French) Regulations, pursuant to the Official Languages Act, R.S., 1985, c. 31 (4th supp.), sbs. 85(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-895-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages)


Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), the Honourable Shafqat Ali (President of the Treasury Board) laid before the House, — Report of the Treasury Board on official languages in federal institutions for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, pursuant to the Official Languages Act, R.S., 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.), s. 48. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-570-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Official Languages)


Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski (Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada) laid before the House, — Progress and effectiveness Report of the Framework for a green Prairie economy, pursuant to the Building a Green Prairie Economy Act, S.C. 2022, c. 21, s. 5. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-1405-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology)


Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) laid before the House, — Annual Report of the Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime for 2023-24. — Sessional Paper No. 8525-451-11.


Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice), seconded by the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski (Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada), Bill C-16, An Act to amend certain Acts in relation to criminal and correctional matters (child protection, gender-based violence, delays and other measures), was introduced, read the first time, ordered to be printed and ordered for a second reading at the next sitting of the House.


Presenting Reports from Committees

Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong), from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, presented the second report of the committee, "Gender-Based Violence and Femicides in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-451-61.

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. 6 to 9 and 13) was tabled.


Michael Coteau (Scarborough—Woburn), from the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented the first report of the committee, "Unleashing the Potential of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Sector through Regulatory Reform". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-451-62.

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. 4 to 7, 9, 12 to 14 and 16 to 18) was tabled.


Presenting Petitions

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

— by Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), one concerning public safety (No. 451-00360);

— by Clifford Small (Central Newfoundland), one concerning fisheries (No. 451-00361);

— by Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Abbotsford), one concerning justice (No. 451-00362) and two concerning public safety (Nos. 451-00363 and 451-00364);

— by Andrew Lawton (Elgin—St. Thomas—London South), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 451-00365);

— by Cathay Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 451-00366);

— by the Honourable Bardish Chagger (Waterloo), one concerning social affairs and equality (No. 451-00367);

— by Sukhman Gill (Abbotsford—South Langley), one concerning public safety (No. 451-00368).

Business of Supply

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

The Honourable Tim Uppal (Edmonton Gateway), seconded by Jasraj Hallan (Calgary East), moved, — That the House:

(a) take note of the Memorandum of Understanding between Canada and Alberta of November 27, 2025; and
(b) support the construction of one or more pipelines enabling the export of at least one million barrels a day of low-emission Alberta bitumen from a strategic deep­water port on the British Columbia coast to reach Asian markets, including through an appropriate adjustment to the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, while respecting the duty to consult Indigenous peoples.

Debate arose thereon.

The Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot), seconded by the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by adding after the word “including” the word “(i)” and by adding after the words “Indigenous peoples” the following:

“(ii) green lighting the world’s largest carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) project for the purpose of making Alberta oil among the lowest carbon intensity produced barrels of oil in the world,
(iii) providing meaningful opportunity for Indigenous rightsholders to participate in consultation processes and economic opportunities through Indigenous ownership, partnerships and benefits,
(iv) engaging with British Columbia immediately in a trilateral discussion on the pipeline project, and during the potential development and construction of the bitumen pipeline referred to in the MOU, and to further the economic interests of B.C. related to their own projects of interest that involve the province of Alberta, including interties, and Canada working with B.C. on other projects of national interest in their jurisdiction.”.

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.

Business of Supply

The House resumed consideration of the motion of the Honourable Tim Uppal (Edmonton Gateway), seconded by Jasraj Hallan (Calgary East), in relation to the business of supply;

And of the amendment of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre (Battle River—Crowfoot), seconded by the Honourable Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle).

The debate continued.

At 5:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 81(17), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 54 -- Vote no 54)
YEAS: 138, NAYS: 196

YEAS -- POUR

Aboultaif
Aitchison
Albas
Allison
Anderson
Anstey
Arnold
Au
Baber
Bailey
Baldinelli
Barlow
Barrett
Bélanger (Sudbury East—Manitoulin—Nickel Belt)
Berthold
Bexte
Bezan
Block
Bonk
Borrelli
Bragdon
Brassard
Brock
Calkins
Caputo
Chambers
Chong
Cobena
Cody
Cooper
Dalton
Dancho
Davidson
Davies (Niagara South)
Dawson

Deltell
DeRidder
Diotte
Doherty
Dowdall
Duncan
Epp
Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake)
Gallant
Généreux
Genuis
Gill (Calgary Skyview)
Gill (Brampton West)
Gill (Calgary McKnight)
Gill (Windsor West)
Gill (Abbotsford—South Langley)
Gladu
Godin
Goodridge
Gourde
Groleau
Guglielmin
Gunn
Hallan
Hardy
Ho
Hoback
Holman
Jackson
Jansen
Jivani
Kelly
Khanna
Kibble
Kirkland

Kmiec
Konanz
Kram
Kramp-Neuman
Kronis
Kuruc
Kusie
Lake
Lantsman
Lawrence
Lawton
Lefebvre
Leslie
Lewis (Essex)
Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk)
Lloyd
Lobb
Ma
Mahal
Majumdar
Malette (Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk)
Mantle
Martel
Mazier
McCauley
McKenzie
McLean (Calgary Centre)
Melillo
Menegakis
Moore
Morin
Morrison
Motz
Muys
Nater

Patzer
Poilievre
Redekopp
Reid
Rempel Garner
Reynolds
Richards
Roberts
Rood
Ross
Rowe
Ruff
Scheer
Schmale
Seeback
Shipley
Small
Steinley
Stevenson
Strahl
Strauss
Thomas
Tochor
Tolmie
Uppal
Van Popta
Vien
Viersen
Vis
Wagantall
Warkentin
Waugh
Zimmer

Total: -- 138

NAYS -- CONTRE

Acan
Al Soud
Ali
Alty
Anand
Anandasangaree
Auguste
Bains
Baker
Bardeesy
Barsalou-Duval
Battiste
Beaulieu
Beech
Belanger (Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River)
Bendayan
Bittle
Blair
Blanchet
Blanchette-Joncas
Blois
Bonin
Boulerice
Brière
Brunelle-Duceppe
Carney
Carr
Casey
Chagger
Champagne
Champoux
Chang
Chartrand
Chatel
Chen
Chenette
Chi
Church
Clark
Connors
Cormier
Coteau
Dabrusin
Dandurand
Danko
Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
DeBellefeuille
d'Entremont
Deschênes

Deschênes-Thériault
Desrochers
Dhaliwal
Dhillon
Diab
Duclos
Duguid
Earle
Ehsassi
El-Khoury
Erskine-Smith
Eyolfson
Fancy
Fanjoy
Fergus
Fisher
Fonseca
Fortier
Fortin
Fragiskatos
Fraser
Freeland
Fry
Fuhr
Gaheer
Gainey
Garon
Gasparro
Gaudreau
Gazan
Gerretsen
Gill (Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan)
Gould
Grant
Greaves
Guay
Guilbeault
Gull-Masty
Hajdu
Hanley
Harrison
Hepfner
Hirtle
Hodgson
Hogan
Housefather
Hussen
Iacono
Jaczek

Johns
Joly
Joseph
Kayabaga
Kelloway
Khalid
Klassen
Koutrakis
Kwan
Lalonde
Lambropoulos
Lamoureux
Lapointe (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles)
Lapointe (Sudbury)
Larouche
Lattanzio
Lauzon
Lavack
Lavoie
LeBlanc
Leitão
Lemire
Lightbound
Long
Louis (Kitchener—Conestoga)
MacDonald (Malpeque)
MacDonald (Cardigan)
MacKinnon (Gatineau)
Malette (Bay of Quinte)
Maloney
May
McGuinty
McKelvie
McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam)
McKnight
McLean (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke)
McPherson
Ménard
Mendès
Michel
Miedema
Miller
Mingarelli
Morrissey
Myles
Naqvi
Nathan
Nguyen
Noormohamed

Normandin
Ntumba
Oliphant
Olszewski
O'Rourke
Osborne
Perron
Petitpas Taylor
Plamondon
Powlowski
Provost
Ramsay
Rana
Robertson
Rochefort
Romanado
Royer
Sahota
Saini
Sarai
Sari
Sawatzky
Schiefke
Sgro
Sheehan
Sidhu (Brampton East)
Sidhu (Brampton South)
Simard
Sodhi
Solomon
Sousa
Ste-Marie
St-Pierre
Sudds
Tesser Derksen
Thériault
Thompson
Turnbull
Valdez
van Koeverden
Vandenbeld
Villeneuve
Watchorn
Weiler
Wilkinson
Yip
Zahid
Zerucelli
Zuberi

Total: -- 196

PAIRED -- PAIRÉS

Dzerowicz

Paul-Hus

Total: -- 2

Pursuant to Standing Order 81(17), the question was put on the main motion and it was negatived on the following division:

(Division No. 55 -- Vote no 55)
YEAS: 138, NAYS: 196
(See list under Division No. 54)

The Honourable Shafqat Ali (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, be concurred in.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division.

Pursuant to Standing Orders 81(21) and 69(1), on motion of the Honourable Shafqat Ali (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), Bill C-17, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, was read the first time and ordered to be printed.

The Honourable Shafqat Ali (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division.

Accordingly, Bill C-17, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, was read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole.

The committee considered the bill and reported it without amendment.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(12), the Honourable Shafqat Ali (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the bill be concurred in at report stage.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division.

Accordingly, the bill was concurred in at report stage.

The Honourable Shafqat Ali (President of the Treasury Board), seconded by the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), moved, — That the bill be now read a third time and do pass.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on division.

Accordingly, the bill was read the third time and passed.

Private Members' Business

At 6:10 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 Canadian Heritage of Bill S-210, An Act respecting Ukrainian Heritage Month.

Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre), seconded by Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

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), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid before the House as follows:

— by the Speaker — Note from the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Reducing tolls on the Confederation Bridge and fares for the Wood Islands-Caribou Ferry", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S., 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-1119-36. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)

— by the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc (President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade, and One Canadian Economy) — Report of the Public Service Commission for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, pursuant to the Public Service Employment Act, S.C. 2003, c. 22, ss. 12 "23(2)" and 13. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-908-01. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(c)(vi), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:10 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 7:39 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).