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45th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals

No. 120

Friday, May 8, 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 third reading of Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts.

The Honourable Ruby Sahota (Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)) for the Honourable David McGuinty (Minister of National Defence), seconded by the Honourable Jill McKnight (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence), moved, — That the bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Debate arose thereon.

James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman), seconded by Burton Bailey (Red Deer), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
"Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts, be not now read a third time, but be referred back to the Standing Committee on National Defence for the purpose of reconsidering Clauses 7 to 9, 15, 17, 40, 60 and 61 with the view to amend the bill so as to better reflect the views expressed by military sexual assault survivors and military justice experts in their testimony before the committee".

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.
Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), the Honourable Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) laid before the House, — Government responses, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8), to the following petitions:

— Nos. 451-00715 and 451-00718 concerning transportation;

— No. 451-00716 concerning veterans' affairs;

— Nos. 451-00717, 451-00720, 451-00722, 451-00723 and 451-00724 concerning civil and human rights;

— No. 451-00719 concerning national defence and military operations;

— No. 451-00721 concerning foreign affairs;

— No. 451-00725 concerning citizenship and immigration;

— No. 451-00726 concerning taxation.

Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Patricia Lattanzio (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel) presented the report of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, Bilateral Mission, Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico, from March 2 to 6, 2026. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-451-74-01.

Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Patricia Lattanzio (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel) presented the report of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, 17th Gathering of ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality, Brasília, Brazil, from September 25 to 26, 2025. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-451-74-02.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by the Honourable Jenna Sudds (Kanata), one concerning culture and heritage (No. 451-00958);

— by Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni), one concerning foreign affairs (No. 451-00959);

— by Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the environment (No. 451-00960).

Questions on the Order Paper

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), the Honourable Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the returns to the following questions made into orders for return:
Q-974 — Branden Leslie (Portage—Lisgar) — Properties seized by the government — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-974.
Q-975 — Branden Leslie (Portage—Lisgar) — Buy Canadian Policy and the Policy on Prioritizing Canadian Suppliers — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-975.
Q-976 — Eric Melillo (Kenora—Kiiwetinoong) — Section 6 of the Buy Canadian Policy — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-976.
Q-977 — Eric Melillo (Kenora—Kiiwetinoong) — Prime Minister’s flights to Norway and the United Kingdom — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-977.
Q-978 — Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton) — Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act and the extraterritoriality of United States laws related to Cuba — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-978.
Q-979 — Connie Cody (Cambridge) — Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-979.
Q-980 — Connie Cody (Cambridge) — Government investment in wildfire management — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-980.
Q-981 — Gabriel Hardy (Montmorency—Charlevoix) — Government-funded projects in Nunavut — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-981.
Q-982 — Michael Guglielmin (Vaughan—Woodbridge) — "Canadian Value-Added" requirement of 25 percent in the information technology procurements — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-982.
Q-983 — Michael Guglielmin (Vaughan—Woodbridge) — Travel and living expenses for Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue concerning the Public Inquiry — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-983.
Q-984 — Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington) — Farm Credit Canada regional prioritization and budget oversight — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-984.
Q-985 — Dave Epp (Chatham-Kent—Leamington) — Farm Credit Canada and client and employee satisfaction — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-985.
Q-986 — Carol Anstey (Long Range Mountains) — Costs Associated with the Prime Minister’s visit to Terrace, British Columbia and Major Projects Office announcement — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-986.
Q-987 — Carol Anstey (Long Range Mountains) — Minister of Environment and Climate Change’s trip to the 30th Conference of the Parties in Belém, Brazil — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-987.
Q-988 — Carol Anstey (Long Range Mountains) — Government's expenditures and funding sources for the Canadian Pavilion at COP30 — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-988.
Q-989 — Dan Albas (Okanagan Lake West—South Kelowna) — Build-Partner-Buy strategy and the use of external consultants — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-989.
Q-990 — Ted Falk (Provencher) — Health Canada's regulation of the modRNA COVID-19 vaccines — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-990.
Q-991 — Ted Falk (Provencher) — Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada and product recalls — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-991.
Q-992 — Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations) — Federal judicial appointments and vacancies — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-992.
Q-993 — Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations) — Pool of qualified candidates assessed by the Judicial Advisory Committees — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-993.
Q-994 — Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations) — Department of Justice Canada's use of external legal agents and private sector counsel — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-994.
Q-995 — Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations) — Department of Justice Canada's consultations on Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places) — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-995.
Q-996 — Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — Repeal of federal consumer fuel charge — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-996.
Q-997 — Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — Government Contracts with NVision Insight Group Inc., Nunavut Holdings Inc., and Carvings Nunavut Inc. — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-997.
Q-998 — Fred Davies (Niagara South) — Government and ministerial responses to Members of Parliament's correspondence and requests — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-998.
Q-999 — Dane Lloyd (Parkland) — Grierson Institution in Edmonton — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-999.
Q-1000 — John Williamson (Saint John—St. Croix) — Royal Canadian Mounted Police Memorandum of Understanding with policing authorities in China — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1000.
Q-1001 — Jeff Kibble (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) — Global Affairs Canada response to military action in Iran and the Middle East — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1001.
Notices of Motions

The Honourable Rebecca Alty (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations) gave notice of the intention to move a motion at the next sitting of the House, pursuant to Standing Order 78(3), for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of the second reading stage of Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026.
Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of the Honourable David McGuinty (Minister of National Defence), seconded by the Honourable Jill McKnight (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence), — That Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts, be now read a third time and do pass;

And of the amendment of James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman), seconded by Burton Bailey (Red Deer), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
"Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts, be not now read a third time, but be referred back to the Standing Committee on National Defence for the purpose of reconsidering Clauses 7 to 9, 15, 17, 40, 60 and 61 with the view to amend the bill so as to better reflect the views expressed by military sexual assault survivors and military justice experts in their testimony before the committee".

The debate continued.

At 1:15 p.m., pursuant to order made Monday, May 4, 2026, under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Assistant Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the amendment and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Monday, May 25, 2026, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions.
Private Members' Business

At 1:17 p.m., by unanimous consent, 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 Health of Bill C-265, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (List of Therapeutic Products Pre-approved for Special Access).

Marcus Powlowski (Thunder Bay—Rainy River), seconded by Ryan Turnbull (Whitby), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

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 before the House as follows:

— by the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — Charter Statement — Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026, pursuant to the Department of Justice Act, R.S., 1985, c. J-2, sbs. 4.2(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-1232-29. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Finance)
Adjournment

At 2:17 p.m., the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday, May 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 28(2) and 24(1).