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| 45th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 136 Monday, June 15, 2026 11:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business. |
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The order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Finance of Bill C-269, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (heat recovery tax credit). |
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Greg McLean (Calgary Centre), seconded by Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk), moved, — That the bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper. |
| Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 57, the Honourable Wayne Long (Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)), seconded by the Honourable Ruby Sahota (Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)), moved, — That, in relation to the consideration of Government Business No. 12, the debate not be further adjourned. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the closure motion. |
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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: 168, NAYS: 162 |
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YEAS -- POUR Acan Duclos Kayabaga Ntumba Total: -- 168 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif DeBellefeuille Kmiec Paul-Hus Total: -- 162 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Fuhr Joly LeBlanc Shipley Total: -- 8 |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice), — That, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House, Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the spring economic update tabled in Parliament on April 28, 2026, be disposed of as follows: |
(a) it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Finance that, during its consideration of the bill,
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(i) the committee shall meet at 9:00 a.m. on the sitting day following the adoption of this order for the purpose of completing clause-by-clause consideration of the bill,
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(ii) if the committee has not completed the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill by 9:30 a.m. that day, all remaining amendments that were submitted to the committee by June 9, 2026, shall be deemed moved, the Chair shall put the question forthwith and successively without further debate on all remaining clauses and amendments submitted to the committee, as well as each and every question necessary to dispose of the clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, and the committee shall not adjourn the meeting until it has disposed of the bill,
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(iii) the committee shall have first priority for the use of House resources for this meeting,
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(iv) a member of the committee may report the bill to the House by depositing it with the Clerk of the House no later than 12:00 p.m. on the sitting day following the completion of the committee stage of the bill, who shall notify the House leaders of the recognized parties and independent members, and the report shall be deemed to have been duly presented to the House;
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(b) the bill may be taken up on any sitting day following the completion of paragraph (a)(iv) of this order, and be deemed to have been concurred in, as amended, at the report stage;
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(c) a motion for third reading may be made immediately after the bill has been concurred in, as amended, at report stage;
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(d) when the House begins debate at the third reading stage of the bill, one member of each recognized party, a member of the New Democratic Party, and the member of the Green Party, may each speak at the said stage for not more than 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for questions and comments, provided that members may be permitted to split their time with another member;
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(e) at the conclusion of the time provided for the debate at the third reading stage or when no member wishes to speak, whichever is earlier, all questions necessary to dispose of the third reading stage of the bill shall be put without further debate or amendment, provided that, if a recorded division is requested, it shall not be deferred; and
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(f) when the bill is considered at report stage and at the third reading stage, after 6:30 p.m., no quorum calls, dilatory motions or requests for unanimous consent, except from a minister of the Crown, shall be received by the Chair; (Government Business No. 12)
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And of the amendment of Todd Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George), seconded by Tako Van Popta (Langley Township—Fraser Heights), — That the motion be amended: |
(a) in paragraph (a),
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(i) by replacing the word “completing”, in subparagraph (i), with the word “continuing”,
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(ii) by deleting subparagraphs (ii) and (iv); and
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(b) by deleting paragraphs (b) to (f).
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The debate continued. |
| 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. |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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The Speaker laid before the House, — House of Commons: Report to Canadians for the year 2026. — Sessional Paper No. 8563-451-95. |
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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: |
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— No. 451-00919 concerning economics and finance; |
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— No. 451-00920 concerning animals; |
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— No. 451-00921 concerning justice. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Mike Kelloway (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport) laid before the House, — Copy of the Amendments to Annex I of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto, adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization on June 17, 2021, and Explanatory Memorandum. — Sessional Paper No. 8532-451-43. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), Leslie Church (Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour, for Seniors, and for Children and Youth, and to the Minister of Jobs and Families (Persons with Disabilities)) laid before the House, — Annual report of the Accessibility Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, pursuant to the Accessible Canada Act, S.C. 2019, c. 10, sbs. 39(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-1309-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities) |
Introduction of Government Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of the Honourable Evan Solomon (Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation), seconded by the Honourable Joël Lightbound (Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant), Bill C-36, An Act to enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and to make amendments to other Acts, 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 Interparliamentary Delegations |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Electoral Observation Mission, Chisinau, Moldova, from September 22 to 30, 2025. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-451-52-14. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Bureau Meeting of the APF and Working Group on Reforming the APF Constitution, Podgorica, Montenegro, from January 27 to February 1, 2026. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-451-52-15. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Meeting of the APF Young Parliamentarians Network, Monaco, Monaco, from March 1 to 3, 2026. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-451-52-16. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Meeting of the APF Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Port Louis, Mauritius, from April 8 to 10, 2026. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-451-52-17. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans) presented the report of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie, Meeting of the APF Network of Women Parliamentarians, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, from April 22 to 24, 2026. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-451-52-18. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), the Honourable Robert Oliphant (Don Valley West) presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Annual Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations: Parliaments and the United Nations: Better together, delivering for the people, New York, New York, United States of America, February 12 and 13, 2026. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-451-60-12. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), the Honourable Robert Oliphant (Don Valley West) presented the report of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Second Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, Rome, Italy, June 19 to 21, 2025. — Sessional Paper No. 8565-451-60-13. |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre), from the Standing Committee on Official Languages, presented the sixth report of the committee, "Report on the Quota of French-language Vocal Music in Canadian Radio Media". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-451-162. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 12 to 14, 27, 31, 32, 34 and 37) was tabled. |
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Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans), from the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs, presented the seventh report of the committee, "Removing Barriers to Entrepreneurship Among Veterans". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-451-163. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 18 to 21, 23, 28, 30, 33 and 34) was tabled. |
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Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans), seconded by the Honourable Kevin Lamoureux (Winnipeg North), moved, — That the House do now proceed to the orders of the day. |
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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: 167, NAYS: 162 |
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YEAS -- POUR Acan Duclos Kayabaga Oliphant Total: -- 167 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif DeBellefeuille Kmiec Paul-Hus Total: -- 162 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Fuhr Joly LeBlanc Shipley Total: -- 8 |
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice); (Government Business No. 12) |
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And of the amendment of Todd Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George), seconded by Tako Van Popta (Langley Township—Fraser Heights). |
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The debate continued. |
| Questions on the Order Paper |
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By unanimous consent and 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-1145 — Helena Konanz (Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay) — Proposed South Okanagan-Similkameen National Park Reserve — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1145.
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Q-1146 — Burton Bailey (Red Deer) — Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1146.
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Q-1147 — Adam Chambers (Simcoe North) — Government announcement about Maritime Launch Services — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1147.
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Q-1149 — Michael Kram (Regina—Wascana) — Federal policy on oil and gas — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1149.
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Q-1150 — Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill) — Revocation of charitable status of the Canadian Zionist Cultural Association and other Jewish charities — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1150.
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Q-1151 — Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill) — Government funding for operations in Gaza — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1151.
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Q-1152 — Dan Mazier (Riding Mountain) — Interim Federal Health Program — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1152.
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Q-1153 — Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan) — Afghans with immigration or resettlement applications who are currently in third countries — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1153.
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Q-1154 — Jacob Mantle (York—Durham) — Canada–United States and Canada–Mexico economic relations — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1154.
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Q-1155 — Richard Bragdon (Tobique—Mactaquac) — Funding cut to Mactaquac Biodiversity Facility — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1155.
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Q-1156 — Scott Anderson (Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee) — Canadian Armed Forces — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1156.
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Q-1157 — Kerry Diotte (Edmonton Griesbach) — 2026 Spring Economic Update — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1157.
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Q-1158 — John Brassard (Barrie South—Innisfil) — Government dealings with subsidiaries of Brookfield — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1158.
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Q-1159 — Blake Richards (Airdrie—Cochrane) — Federal security guard contracts — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1159.
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Q-1160 — Clifford Small (Central Newfoundland) — Fisheries and Oceans Canada — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1160.
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Q-1161 — Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — Giant Mine remediation project — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1161.
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Q-1162 — Bob Zimmer (Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies) — Giant Mine remediation project — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1162.
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Q-1163 — Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill) — Potential entry into Canada of individuals affiliated with listed terrorist entities — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-1163.
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| Government Orders |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice); (Government Business No. 12) |
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And of the amendment of Todd Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George), seconded by Tako Van Popta (Langley Township—Fraser Heights). |
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The debate continued. |
| Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That this House concur in the provisions of the message received from the Senate on Thursday, June 11, 2026, with regard to appending a dissenting or supplementary opinion of a member of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying from the Senate to the first report of the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying; and that a message be sent to the Senate informing it that this House has adopted this order. |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of the Honourable Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice); (Government Business No. 12) |
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And of the amendment of Todd Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George), seconded by Tako Van Popta (Langley Township—Fraser Heights). |
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The debate continued. |
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Helena Konanz (Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay), seconded by Rhonda Kirkland (Oshawa), moved the following subamendment, — That the amendment be amended, in paragraph (b), by replacing the words “paragraphs (b) to (f)” with the words “paragraphs (b) and (d) to (f)”. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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At 8:01 p.m., pursuant to order made earlier today under the provisions of Standing Order 57, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the subamendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 160, NAYS: 169 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dawson Kibble Normandin Total: -- 160 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Acan Duclos Kayabaga Noormohamed Total: -- 169 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Fuhr Joly LeBlanc Shipley Total: -- 8 |
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 162, NAYS: 168 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif DeBellefeuille Kmiec Paul-Hus Total: -- 162 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Acan Duclos Kayabaga Ntumba Total: -- 168 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Fuhr Joly LeBlanc Shipley Total: -- 8 |
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The question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 168, NAYS: 162 |
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YEAS -- POUR Acan Duclos Kayabaga Ntumba Total: -- 168 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif DeBellefeuille Kmiec Paul-Hus Total: -- 162 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Fuhr Joly LeBlanc Shipley Total: -- 8 |
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| Messages from the Senate |
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A message was received from the Senate as follows: |
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— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint it that, in relation to Bill C-14, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the National Defence Act (bail and sentencing), the Senate does not insist on its amendments with which the House of Commons has disagreed. |
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Notice having been given at a previous sitting under the provisions of Standing Order 78(3), the Honourable Ruby Sahota (Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)), seconded by the Honourable Joanne Thompson (Minister of Fisheries), moved, — That, in relation to Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places), not more than five further hours shall be allotted to the stage of consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill; and |
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That, at the expiry of the five hours provided for the consideration of the said stage of the said bill, any proceedings before the House shall be interrupted, if required for the purpose of this order, and, in turn, every question necessary for the disposal of the said stage of the bill then under consideration shall be put forthwith and successively, without further debate or amendment. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 67.1, the House proceeded to the question period regarding the moving of the time allocation motion. |
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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: 168, NAYS: 159 |
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YEAS -- POUR Acan Duclos Kayabaga Ntumba Total: -- 168 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif DeBellefeuille Kmiec Patzer Total: -- 159 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Fuhr Joly LeBlanc Shipley Total: -- 8 |
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| Royal Assent |
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A message was received informing the Commons that on June 15, 2026, at 8:25 p.m., Ken MacKillop, Secretary to the Governor General, in his capacity as Deputy of the Governor General, signified royal assent by written declaration to the following bills: |
Bill S-228, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sterilization procedures) — Chapter No. 10;
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice), seconded by the Honourable Ruby Sahota (Secretary of State (Combatting Crime)), — That the amendment made by the Senate to Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places), be now read a second time and concurred in; |
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And of the amendment of Andrew Lawton (Elgin—St. Thomas—London South), seconded by Alex Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: |
“the order for the consideration of the amendment made by the Senate to Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places), be discharged and the bill withdrawn”.
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The debate continued. |
| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid before the House as follows: |
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— by the Speaker — Annual Report of the Pay Equity Commissioner for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, pursuant to the Pay Equity Act, S.C. 2018, c. 27, s. 416 "117(2)". — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-1291-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women) |
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— by the Honourable Shafqat Ali (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, 2026, pursuant to the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act, S.C. 1999, c. 34, sbs. 48(3). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-451-768-02. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates) |
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— by the Honourable Rechie Valdez (Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism)) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the fifth report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, "Follow-up Study of Gender Based Plus Analysis in the Government of Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-451-80), presented to the House on Friday, February 27, 2026. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-451-80. |
| Petitions Filed with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were filed as follows: |
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— by the Honourable Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Beaches—East York), one concerning animals (No. 451-01084) and one concerning health (No. 451-01085). |
| Adjournment |
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At midnight, pursuant to order made Tuesday, June 9, 2026, under the provisions of Standing Order 27, the Speaker adjourned the House until later today at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |