House Publications

The Debates are the report—transcribed, edited, and corrected—of what is said in the House. The Journals are the official record of the decisions and other transactions of the House. The Order Paper and Notice Paper contains the listing of all items that may be brought forward on a particular sitting day, and notices for upcoming items.

For an advanced search, use Publication Search tool.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

Previous day publication Next day publication

Bilingual view PDF

45th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 86 Friday, February 13, 2026 10:00 a.m.

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

Whereupon, John Nater (Perth—Wellington), Assistant Deputy Speaker and Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, took the chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

Prayer

Government Orders

The order was read for the consideration at report stage of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(5), the Assistant Deputy Speaker selected and grouped for debate the following motions:

Group No. 1 — Motions Nos. 2 to 9.

Group No. 1

Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Lori Idlout (Nunavut), moved Motion No. 2, — That Bill C-14 be amended by deleting Clause 43.

Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Lori Idlout (Nunavut), moved Motion No. 3, — That Bill C-14, in Clause 58, be amended by replacing lines 32 and 33 on page 28 with the following:

“Criminal Code, as enacted by sections 8, 9, 11, 37 and 40, apply only with respect to an offence”

Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Lori Idlout (Nunavut), moved Motion No. 4, — That Bill C-14 be amended by deleting Clause 70.

Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Lori Idlout (Nunavut), moved Motion No. 5, — That Bill C-14 be amended by deleting Clause 71.

Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Lori Idlout (Nunavut), moved Motion No. 6, — That Bill C-14 be amended by deleting Clause 72.

Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Lori Idlout (Nunavut), moved Motion No. 7, — That Bill C-14 be amended by deleting Clause 76.

Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Lori Idlout (Nunavut), moved Motion No. 8, — That Bill C-14 be amended by deleting Clause 77.

Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), seconded by Lori Idlout (Nunavut), moved Motion No. 9, — That Bill C-14, in Clause 78, be amended by replacing line 26 on page 36 with the following:

“Act, as enacted by sections 60 to 62, 68, 73”

Debate arose on the motions in Group No. 1.

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.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, be disposed of as follows:

(a) it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Finance that, during its consideration of the bill,

(i) the committee shall have the first priority for the use of House resources for committee meetings,

(ii) all amendments for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill be submitted to the clerk of the committee in both official languages no later than noon on Thursday, February 19, 2026,

(iii) the clerk of the committee write immediately to each member who is not a member of a caucus represented on the committee and any independent members to inform them of the study of the bill by the committee and to invite them to prepare and submit any proposed amendments to the bill, and that these amendments shall be deemed proposed during clause-by-clause consideration of the bill,

(iv) the Chair of the committee write as promptly as possible to the chairs of the standing committees who have chosen to consider the subject matter of the provisions in the bill to inform them that any recommendations or suggested amendments be sent to the Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance no later than noon on Thursday, February 19, 2026,

(v) the committee proceed to clause-by-clause consideration of the bill no later than Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.,

(vi) if the committee has not completed the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2026, all remaining amendments submitted to the committee shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question, forthwith and successively, without further debate on all remaining clauses and proposed amendments as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill,

(vii) the Chair shall report the bill to the House no later than Wednesday February 25, 2026;

(b) the bill may be taken up at report stage at the next sitting following the completion of the provisions of subparagraph (a)(vii) of this order; and

(c) the motion for third reading of the bill may be made in the same sitting during which the said bill has been concurred in at report stage.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Yasir Naqvi (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Secretary of State (International Development)) laid before the House, — Copy of Canada's Objectives for Negotiations for a Canada-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-451-30.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Yasir Naqvi (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Secretary of State (International Development)) laid before the House, — Copy of Canada's Objectives for Negotiations for a Canada-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-451-31.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Yasir Naqvi (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Secretary of State (International Development)) laid before the House, — Copy of Canada's Objectives for Negotiations for a Canada-Thailand Free Trade Agreement. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-451-32.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre), from the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented the second report of the committee, "Certificate of Nomination of Kelly Burke to the Position of Commissioner of Official Languages". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-451-71.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 20 and 21) was tabled.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, Government Business No. 5, standing on the Notice Paper in the name of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, be deemed adopted.

Accordingly, it was ordered, — That,

(a) pursuant to subsection 2(1) of An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), No. 2, a special joint committee of the Senate and the House of Commons be appointed to undertake a comprehensive review relating to the eligibility of persons whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness to receive medical assistance in dying;

(b) five members of the Senate and 10 members of the House of Commons be members of the committee, including five members of the House of Commons from the governing party, four members of the House of Commons from the official opposition, and one member from the Bloc Québécois, with two Chairs of which the House Co-Chair shall be from the governing party and the Senate Co-Chair shall be determined by the Senate;

(c) in addition to the Co-Chairs, the committee shall elect two vice-chairs from the House, of whom the first vice-chair shall be from the Conservative Party of Canada, and the second vice-chair shall be from the Bloc Québécois;

(d) the quorum of the committee be eight members whenever a vote, resolution or other decision is taken, so long as both Houses and one member of the governing party in the House of Commons, one from the opposition in the House of Commons and one member of the Senate are represented, and that the Co-Chairs be authorized to hold meetings, to receive evidence and authorize the printing thereof, whenever six members are present, so long as both Houses and one member of the governing party in the House of Commons, one member from the opposition in the House of Commons and one member of the Senate are represented;

(e) the House of Commons members be named by their respective whip by depositing with the Clerk of the House the list of their members to serve on the committee no later than five sitting days after the adoption of this motion;

(f) changes to the membership of the committee, on the part of the House of Commons, be effective immediately after notification by the relevant whip has been filed with the Clerk of the House;

(g) membership substitutions, on the part of the House of Commons, be permitted, if required, in the manner provided for in Standing Order 114(2);

(h) where applicable to a special joint committee, the provisions relating to hybrid committee proceedings contained in the Standing Orders of the House of Commons shall also apply to the committee;

(i) the committee have the power to:

(i) sit during sittings and adjournments of the House,

(ii) report from time to time, to send for persons, papers and records, and to print such papers and evidence as may be ordered by the committee,

(iii) retain the services of expert, professional, technical and clerical staff, including legal counsel,

(iv) appoint, from among its members such subcommittees as may be deemed appropriate and to delegate to such subcommittees, all or any of its powers, except the power to report to the Senate and House of Commons,

(v) authorize video and audio broadcasting of any or all of its proceedings and that public proceedings be made available to the public via the Parliament of Canada's websites;

(j) pursuant to subsection 2(3) of the act, the committee submit a final report of its review, including any recommendations, to Parliament no later than Friday, October 2, 2026; and

(k) pursuant to subsection 2(4) of the act, following the presentation of the final report in both Houses, the committee shall expire; and

that a message be sent to the Senate requesting that House to unite with this House for the above purpose and to select, if the Senate deems advisable, members to act on the proposed special joint committee.

Pursuant to Standing Order 56.1(1), the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by the Honourable Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), moved, — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, during consideration of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing), today, the motion for third reading of the bill may be made in the same sitting following the concurrence at report stage of the said bill, and, should third reading of the bill take place on Friday, February 13, 2026, Government Orders be extended for an hour on that day.

The question was put on the motion and, less than 25 members having risen to object, pursuant to Standing Order 56.1(3), the motion was adopted.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by Shuvaloy Majumdar (Calgary Heritage), one concerning economics and finance (No. 451-00502);

— by Jacob Mantle (York—Durham), one concerning economics and finance (No. 451-00503);

— by Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West), one concerning economics and finance (No. 451-00504);

— by Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), one concerning the environment (No. 451-00505);

— by Sandra Cobena (Newmarket—Aurora), one concerning economics and finance (No. 451-00506);

— by Leslyn Lewis (Haldimand—Norfolk), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 451-00507);

— by Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Sturgeon River), one concerning health (No. 451-00508);

— by Pat Kelly (Calgary Crowfoot), one concerning economics and finance (No. 451-00509);

— by Eric Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry), two concerning civil and human rights (Nos. 451-00510 and 451-00511).

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration at report stage of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing), as reported by the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights with amendments;

And of the motions in Group No. 1 (Motions Nos. 2 to 9).

The debate continued on the motions in Group No. 1.

The question was put on Motion No. 2. Since there was no request to adopt the motion nor for a recorded division, the Assistant Deputy Speaker declared the question negatived.

Accordingly, Motions Nos. 3 to 9 were also negatived.

Pursuant to Standing Order 76.1(9), the Honourable Ruby Sahota (Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)) for the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice), seconded by the Honourable Randeep Sarai (Secretary of State (International Development)), moved, — That the bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.

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

Accordingly, the bill, as amended, was concurred in at report stage and ordered for a third reading later today.

Pursuant to order made earlier today, the order was read for the third reading of Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing).

The Honourable Ruby Sahota (Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)) for the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice), seconded by the Honourable Randeep Sarai (Secretary of State (International Development)), 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 12:47 p.m., by unanimous consent, the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Patrick Weiler (West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country), seconded by Robert Morrissey (Egmont), — That Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.

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 before the House as follows:

— by the Honourable Marjorie Michel (Minister of Health) — Report on the administration and operation of the Canada Health Act for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, pursuant to the Canada Health Act, R.S., 1985, c. C-6, s. 23. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-458-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Health)

Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, a petition certified by the Clerk of Petitions was filed as follows:

— by Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 451-00512).

Adjournment

At 1:40 p.m., the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).