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| 45th PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 99 Wednesday, March 25, 2026 2:00 p.m. |
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| Prayer |
| National Anthem |
| 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. |
| Motions |
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By unanimous consent, it was ordered, — That, under Division No. 87 of Tuesday, March 24, 2026, relating to the business of supply, the name of the member for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation be added to the "NAYS" and the name of the member for Yellowhead be added to the "YEAS". |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Private Members' Business |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge), seconded by Frank Caputo (Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola), — That Bill C-246, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (consecutive sentences for sexual offences), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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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. 88 -- Vote no 88) | |
| YEAS: 157, NAYS: 169 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif DeBellefeuille Kibble Patzer Total: -- 157 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Acan Duguid Joseph Nathan Total: -- 169 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Anand Cormier Rood Sudds Total: -- 10 |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the Honourable Michelle Rempel Garner (Calgary Nose Hill), seconded by Brad Redekopp (Saskatoon West), — That Bill C-220, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (immigration status in sentencing), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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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. 89 -- Vote no 89) | |
| YEAS: 158, NAYS: 171 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Deltell Kirkland Perron Total: -- 158 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Acan Dzerowicz Kelloway Noormohamed Total: -- 171 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Anand Cormier Rood Sudds Total: -- 10 |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Kerry Diotte (Edmonton Griesbach), seconded by Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Sturgeon River), — That Bill C-243, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (parole review), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security. |
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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. 90 -- Vote no 90) | |
| YEAS: 136, NAYS: 192 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Diotte Kmiec Patzer Total: -- 136 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Acan Dhillon Joly Normandin Total: -- 192 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Anand Cormier Rood Sudds Total: -- 10 |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Arpan Khanna (Oxford), seconded by Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations), — That Bill C-242, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Department of Justice Act, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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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. 91 -- Vote no 91) | |
| YEAS: 136, NAYS: 193 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Diotte Kmiec Patzer Total: -- 136 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Acan Dhillon Joly Noormohamed Total: -- 193 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Anand Cormier Rood Sudds Total: -- 10 |
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| Statement by the Speaker |
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The Speaker declared null and void three amendments to Clause 2 in Bill C-8, An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts, as adopted by the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, and ordered that they be struck from the bill as reported and that the bill be reprinted. |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
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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. 451-00480 concerning fisheries; |
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— Nos. 451-00482 and 451-00484 concerning civil and human rights; |
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— No. 451-00483 concerning employment and labour; |
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— No. 451-00485 concerning foreign affairs; |
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— No. 451-00487 concerning the environment; |
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— No. 451-00488 concerning transportation; |
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— No. 451-00489 concerning social affairs and equality. |
Presenting Reports from Committees |
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The Honourable Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the third report of the committee (Bill C-234, An Act respecting the establishment and award of a Living Donor Recognition Medal, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-451-103. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 23) was tabled. |
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The Honourable Hedy Fry (Vancouver Centre), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the fourth report of the committee, "Supplementary Estimates (C), 2025-26: Vote 5c under Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Vote 10c under Department of Health, Votes 1c and 10c under Public Health Agency of Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-451-104. |
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A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 25) was tabled. |
Presenting Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
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— by Xavier Barsalou-Duval (Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères), one concerning transportation (No. 451-00715); |
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— by Annie Koutrakis (Vimy), one concerning veterans' affairs (No. 451-00716); |
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— by Jacob Mantle (York—Durham), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 451-00717); |
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— by Gaétan Malette (Kapuskasing—Timmins—Mushkegowuk), one concerning transportation (No. 451-00718); |
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— by Terry Dowdall (Simcoe—Grey), one concerning national defence and military operations (No. 451-00719); |
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— by Kelly DeRidder (Kitchener Centre), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 451-00720) and one concerning foreign affairs (No. 451-00721); |
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— by Kurt Holman (London—Fanshawe), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 451-00722); |
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— by Ted Falk (Provencher), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 451-00723); |
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— by Tamara Jansen (Cloverdale—Langley City), one concerning civil and human rights (No. 451-00724); |
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— by the Honourable Bardish Chagger (Waterloo), one concerning citizenship and immigration (No. 451-00725); |
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— by William Stevenson (Yellowhead), one concerning taxation (No. 451-00726). |
Questions on the Order Paper |
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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: |
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Q-841 — Kyle Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon) — Statistics on vehicle sales — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-841.
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Q-843 — Jeff Kibble (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) — Export permits and the export of logs from British Columbia — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-843.
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Q-844 — Marilyn Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong) — Organ and tissue donation — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-844.
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Q-845 — Kyle Seeback (Dufferin—Caledon) — Rebates and financial incentives for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles — Sessional Paper No. 8555-451-845.
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| Government Orders |
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The order was read for the third reading of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places). |
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The Honourable Jill McKnight (Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence) for the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice), seconded by the Honourable Nathalie Provost (Secretary of State (Nature)), moved, — That the bill be now read a third time and do pass. |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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Larry Brock (Brantford—Brant South—Six Nations), seconded by Andrew Lawton (Elgin—St. Thomas—London South), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word '“That” and substituting the following: |
“Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places), be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights for the purpose of reconsidering clause 4 with the view to amend the bill so as to restore paragraph 319(3)(b) and paragraph 319(3.1)(b) of the Act, in order to preserve longstanding safeguards for good faith religious expression, address concerns raised by a broad range of religious communities across Canada, and protect freedom of expression and religion under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.”.
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Debate arose thereon. |
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At 6:02 p.m., pursuant to order made Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 123, NAYS: 190 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Doherty Kronis Redekopp Total: -- 123 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Acan Dhillon Joseph Oliphant Total: -- 190 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Anand Cormier Rood Sudds Total: -- 10 |
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Pursuant to order made Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 186, NAYS: 137 |
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YEAS -- POUR Acan Diab Kayabaga Olszewski Total: -- 186 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Diotte Kirkland Muys Total: -- 137 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Anand Cormier Rood Sudds Total: -- 10 |
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Accordingly, the bill was read the third time and passed. |
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| Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), a paper deposited with the Clerk of the House was laid before the House as follows: |
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— by the Honourable Sean Fraser (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the first report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, "Coercive Control in Canada" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-451-43), presented to the House on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-451-43. |
| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:05 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), 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 7:16 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |