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| 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 193 Tuesday, June 13, 2017 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Reports of the Information Commissioner of Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, pursuant to the Access to Information Act and to the Privacy Act, R.S. 1985, c. A-1 and P-21, sbs. 72(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8561-421-940-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h)(v), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics)
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Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, at the conclusion of today's debate on the opposition motion in the name of the Member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, all questions necessary to dispose of the motion be deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mr. Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton), one concerning the criminal justice system (No. 421-01509);
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— by Mr. Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), one concerning foreign policy (No. 421-01510);
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— by Mrs. Wagantall (Yorkton—Melville), one concerning firearms (No. 421-01511);
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— by Mr. Boudrias (Terrebonne), two concerning the holding of referendums (Nos. 421-01512 and 421-01513);
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— by Mr. Warawa (Langley—Aldergrove), one concerning assisted suicide (No. 421-01514) and one concerning sex selection (No. 421-01515);
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— by Mr. Casey (Charlottetown), one concerning infertility (No. 421-01516);
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— by Mr. Ouellette (Winnipeg Centre), one concerning China (No. 421-01517).
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| Business of Supply |
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The Order was read for the consideration of the Business of Supply. |
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Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), moved, — That Standing Order 111.1 be replaced with the following: |
“(1) Where the government intends to appoint an Officer of Parliament, the Clerk of the House, the Parliamentary Librarian, the Parliamentary Budget Officer or the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, the name of the proposed appointee shall be deemed referred to the Subcommittee on Appointments of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, which may consider the appointment during a period of not more than thirty days following the tabling of a document concerning the proposed appointment.
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(2) At the beginning of the first session of a Parliament, and thereafter as required, the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs shall name one Member from each of the parties recognized in the House to constitute the Subcommittee on Appointments. The Subcommittee shall be chaired by the Deputy Speaker who shall be deemed to be an associate member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs for the purposes of this Standing Order. The Subcommittee shall be empowered to meet forthwith following the referral of a proposed appointee pursuant to section (1) of this Standing Order.
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(3)(a) After it has met pursuant to section (2) of this Standing Order, the Subcommittee on Appointments shall forthwith deposit with the clerk of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs a report recommending the approval or rejection of the appointment, and that report, which shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Committee, shall be presented to the House at the next earliest opportunity as a report of that Committee;
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(b) If no report has been filed with the clerk of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs on the thirtieth day following the nomination of a proposed appointee, a report recommending the rejection of the appointment shall be deemed to have been filed with the clerk and that report, which shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Committee, shall be presented to the House at the next earliest opportunity as a report of that Committee.
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(4) Immediately after the presentation of a report pursuant to section (3) of this Standing Order which recommends the approval of the appointment, the Clerk of the House shall cause to be placed on the Notice Paper a notice of motion for concurrence in the report, which shall stand in the name of the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons under Notices of Motions (Routine Proceedings). Any such motion may be moved during Routine Proceedings on any of the 10 sitting days following the expiry of the notice provided that, if no such motion has been moved on the 10th sitting day following the expiry of the notice, it shall be deemed moved on that day. The question on the motion shall be put forthwith without debate or amendment.
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(5) Immediately after the presentation of a report pursuant to section (3) of this Standing Order which recommends the rejection of the appointment, the proposed nomination shall be deemed withdrawn.”; and
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That the Clerk of the House be authorized to make any required editorial and consequential alterations to the Standing Orders.
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Debate arose thereon. |
| Statements By Members |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements. |
| Oral Questions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Business of Supply |
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Pursuant to Order made Monday, June 12, 2017, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman), seconded by Mr. Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent), — That the House recognize that the government has mismanaged the economy in a way that is damaging Canadian industries and diminishing Canadians’ economic stability by: |
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(a) failing to negotiate a deal on softwood lumber and instead offering a compensation package rather than creating sustainable jobs for Canadian forestry workers;
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(b) attempting to phase out Canada’s energy sector by implementing a job killing carbon tax, adding additional taxes to oil and gas companies, removing incentives for small firms to make new energy discoveries and neglecting the current Alberta jobs crisis; and
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(c) refusing to extend the current rail service agreements for farmers in Western Canada which will expire on August 1, 2017, which will result in transportation backlogs that will cost farmers billions of dollars in lost revenue.
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The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 317 -- Vote no 317) | |
| YEAS: 92, NAYS: 213 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Diotte Lobb Shields Total: -- 92 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag Drouin Lambropoulos Peschisolido Total: -- 213 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 30, 2017, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mr. Hussen (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), seconded by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), — That a Message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours that, in relation to Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act, the House: |
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agrees with amendments 1(a), 1(c), 4 and 5 made by the Senate;
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proposes that amendments 1(b)(i) and (ii) be amended by replacing the number “60” with the number “55”;
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proposes that amendment 1(b)(iii) be amended by replacing the words in paragraph 5(1.04)(a) with the following words “made by a person who has custody of the minor or who is empowered to act on their behalf by virtue of a court order or written agreement or by operation of law, unless otherwise ordered by a court; and”;
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proposes that with respect to amendment 2:
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the portion of subsection 10(3) before paragraph (a) be amended by deleting the word “revoking” and adding the words “may be revoked” after the words “renunciation of citizenship”;
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paragraph 10(3)(d) be amended by replacing all the words after the words “advises the person” to the word “Court.” with the following words “that the case will be referred to the Court unless the person requests that the case be decided by the Minister.”;
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the portion of subsection 10(3.1) before paragraph (a) be amended by replacing the word “received,” with the words “sent, or within any extended time that the Minister may allow for special reasons,”;
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paragraph 10(3.1)(a) be amended by deleting the words “humanitarian and compassionate” and adding after the words “including any considerations” the words “respecting his or her personal circumstances” and by adding the words “of the case” after the words “all of the circumstances” and by deleting the word “Minister’s” before the words “decision will render the person”;
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paragraph 10(3.1)(b) be amended by replacing the words “referred to the Court” with the words “decided by the Minister”;
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subsection 10(4.1) be amended by replacing that subsection with the following “(4.1) The Minister shall refer the case to the Court under subsection 10.1(1) unless (a) the person has made written representations under paragraph (3.1)(a) and the Minister is satisfied (i) on a balance of probabilities that the person has not obtained, retained, renounced or resumed his or her citizenship by false representation or fraud or by knowingly concealing material circumstances, or (ii) that considerations respecting the person’s personal circumstances warrant special relief in light of all the circumstances of the case; or (b) the person has made a request under paragraph (3.1)(b).”;
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subclause 3(4) be amended by deleting all the words beginning with “(4) The Act is amended by adding the following” to the words “under this Act or the Federal Court Act.”;
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proposes that amendment 3(a) be amended in subsection 10.1(1) by replacing the words “If a person” with the words “Unless a person”;
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proposes that with respect to amendment 3(b):
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subsection 10.1(4) be amended by replacing all the words beginning with “If the Minister seeks a declaration” and ending with the words “knowingly concealing material circumstances.” with the words “For the purposes of subsection (1), if the Minister seeks a declaration that the person has obtained, retained, renounced or resumed his or her citizenship by false representation or fraud or by knowingly concealing material circumstances, with respect to a fact described in section 34, 35 or 37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the Minister need prove only that the person has obtained, retained, renounced or resumed his or her citizenship by false representation or fraud or by knowingly concealing material circumstances.”;
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by deleting subsection 10.1(5);
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proposes that amendment 6(a) be amended by replacing clause 19.1 with the following “19.1(1) Any decision that is made under subsection 10(1) of the Citizenship Act as it read immediately before the day on which subsection 3(2) comes into force and that is set aside by the Federal Court and sent back for a redetermination on or after that day is to be determined in accordance with that Act as it reads on that day. (2) A proceeding that is pending before the Federal Court before the day on which subsection 3(2) comes into force as a result of an action commenced under subsection 10.1(1) of the Citizenship Act is to be dealt with and disposed of in accordance with that Act as it read immediately before that day.”;
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proposes that amendment 6(b) be amended by replacing clause 20.1 with the following “20.1 If, before the day on which subsection 3(2) comes into force, a notice has been given to a person under subsection 10(3) of the Citizenship Act and a decision has not been made by the Minister before that day, the person may, within 30 days after that day, request to have the matter dealt with and disposed of as if the notice had been given under subsection 10(3) of that Act as it reads on that day.”;
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respectfully disagrees with amendment 7 because it would give permanent resident status to those who acquired that status fraudulently;
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proposes that amendment 8 be amended by replacing all the words after “(3.1) Subsections” with the following words “3(2) and (3) and 4(1) and (3) and section 5.1 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.”.
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 214, NAYS: 92 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Dubé Lapointe Philpott Total: -- 214 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Diotte Lobb Shields Total: -- 92 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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| Business of Supply |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Cullen (Skeena—Bulkley Valley), seconded by Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), in relation to the Business of Supply. |
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The debate continued. |
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Mr. Stewart (Burnaby South), seconded by Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended: |
(a) by replacing section 4 of the proposed Standing Order with the following:
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''(4) Not later than the expiry of the thirty-day period provided for in the present Standing Order, a notice of motion to concur in the report referred to in section (3) of this Standing Order shall be put under Routine Proceedings, to be decided without debate or amendment.'';
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(b) by deleting section 5 of the proposed Standing Order.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 30, 2017, and Standing Order 81(16), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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Pursuant to Order made earlier today, the question was deemed put on the amendment and the recorded division was deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 5:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman), seconded by Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland), — That Bill S-226, An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and to make related amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. |
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The debate continued. |
| Tabling of Documents |
Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Ms. Chagger (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid upon the Table, — Certificate of Nomination of Charles Robert, Clerk of the House of Commons, pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(1) — Sessional Paper No. 8540-421-5-04. (Pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(1), referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)
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| Private Members' Business |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman), seconded by Mrs. Stubbs (Lakeland), — That Bill S-226, An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and to make related amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. |
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The debate continued. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to. |
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Accordingly, Bill S-226, An Act to provide for the taking of restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and to make related amendments to the Special Economic Measures Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. |
| Motions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(2), the motion "That the 11th Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (recommendation not to proceed further with Bill S-217, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (detention in custody)), presented on Thursday, May 11, 2017, be concurred in" was deemed to have been moved. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 15) |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made Tuesday, May 30, 2017, the recorded division was deferred until Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Government Orders |
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The Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs of Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration). |
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Ms. Bennett (Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs), seconded by Mrs. Philpott (Minister of Health), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to. |
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Accordingly, Bill S-3, An Act to amend the Indian Act (elimination of sex-based inequities in registration), was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs. |
| Messages from the Senate |
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A message was received from the Senate as follows: |
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has concurred in the amendment made by the House of Commons to Bill S-233, An Act to amend the Customs Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (presentation and reporting requirements), without amendment.
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| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Acting Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows: |
— by Mr. Brison (President of the Treasury Board) — Report of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, together with the Auditor General's Report, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, pursuant to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act, S.C. 1999, c. 34, sbs. 48(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-768-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates)
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— by Mr. Garneau (Minister of Transport) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 20th Report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, "Special Examination Report - Atlantic Pilotage Authority, of the Fall 2016 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-147), presented to the House on Monday, February 13, 2017. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-421-147.
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— by Ms. Wilson-Raybould (Minister of Justice) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the Ninth Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, "The New Process for Judicial Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-152), presented to the House on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-421-152.
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 10:12 p.m., by unanimous consent, the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed. |
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After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
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Accordingly, at 10:42 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |