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

Whereupon, Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), Assistant Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole, took the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 8.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Champagne (Minister of Infrastructure and Communities), — That Bill C-86, A second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 27, 2018 and other measures, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance;

The debate continued.

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Pursuant to Standing Order 30(5), the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

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

Mr. Rankin (Victoria), from the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, presented the 22nd Report of the Committee (Bill C-75, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, with amendments). — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-464.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 103 to 109 and 113 to 115) was tabled.

Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), seconded by Mr. O'Toole (Durham), moved, — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security that, during its consideration of Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act, the Committee be granted the power to expand the scope of the Bill in order to forbid those convicted of the murder of a child from serving any portion of their sentence in a healing lodge.

Debate arose thereon.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles), seconded by Mr. O'Toole (Durham), — That it be an instruction to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security that, during its consideration of Bill C-83, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act, the Committee be granted the power to expand the scope of the Bill in order to forbid those convicted of the murder of a child from serving any portion of their sentence in a healing lodge.

The debate continued.

At 1:30 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(6), the House proceeded to the consideration of Private Members' Business.

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Yurdiga (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake), seconded by Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), — That the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities be instructed to provide recommendations for legislative and policy changes necessary to ensure that the needs of persons with episodic disabilities caused, among other things, by multiple sclerosis, be adequately protected to ensure equity in government policy to support Canadians across all types of disability; that the Committee report to the House by February 2019; and that it be instructed to request a comprehensive government response to its report, pursuant to Standing Order 109. (Private Members' Business M-192)

The debate continued.

Mr. Long (Saint John—Rothesay), seconded by Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), moved the following amendment, — That the motion be amended by replacing the words “February 2019” with the words “May 16, 2019”.

Debate arose thereon.

The question was put on the amendment and it was agreed to.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the House proceeded to the putting of the question on the main motion, as amended, of Mr. Yurdiga (Fort McMurray—Cold Lake), seconded by Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West), — That the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities be instructed to provide recommendations for legislative and policy changes necessary to ensure that the needs of persons with episodic disabilities caused, among other things, by multiple sclerosis, be adequately protected to ensure equity in government policy to support Canadians across all types of disability; that the Committee report to the House by May 16, 2019; and that it be instructed to request a comprehensive government response to its report, pursuant to Standing Order 109. (Private Members' Business M-192)

The question was put on the main motion, as amended, and it was agreed to.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(1), papers deposited with the Clerk of the House were laid upon the Table as follows:

At 2:14 p.m., the Assistant Deputy Speaker adjourned the House until Monday at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).