Line Sirois, Fernand Thibodeau and Paul Pinchbeck made statements and answered questions.

At 12:00 p.m., the meeting was suspended.

At 12:03 p.m., the meeting resumed.

Janet Krayden and Angella MacEwen made statements and answered questions.

Scott Aitchison gave verbal notice of the following motion:

Given that, in order to save Canadians up to $50,000, reduce mortgage payments by $2,200 every year on a typical home, and build 30,000 more homes every year;

The committee report to the House its recommendation to remove the federal GST on new homes sold for under 1 million dollars.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.

Bonita Zarrillo moved, — That, given that:

Flight attendants in Canada, the majority of whom are women, work for an average of 35 hours for free every month because airlines don’t pay attendants for duties like assisting passengers with boarding, pre-flight safety checks, deplaning, and other delays. Resulting in flight attendants spending nearly a full workweek every month working for free, even though they are in uniform and taking responsibility for the safety and well-being of their passengers.
Canada’s biggest airlines make millions of dollars each year on the backs of unpaid labour. Air Canada made $2.3 billion in profits last year, and its CEO’s compensation was $12.4 million.
Every hour worked should be an hour paid, and if a flight attendant is at work, in uniform, performing work duties – they should be getting paid.

In the opinion of the Committee, the government support flight attendants by amending the Canadian Labour Code to ensure that all time spent carrying out pre-flight and post-flight duties, completing mandatory training, and otherwise spent at the workplace at the disposal of the employer, including during a flight delay regardless of if the delay was in the employer’s control, is paid at a rate no less than the employee’s regular rate of wages for their work and that the committee report this to the House.

Louise Chabot moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.

The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:

YEAS: Louise Chabot, Chad Collins, Michael Coteau, Peter Fragiskatos, Irek Kusmierczyk, Tony Van Bynen — 6;

NAYS: Scott Aitchison, Rosemarie Falk, Philip Lawrence, Kevin Waugh, Bonita Zarrillo — 5.

Questioning of the witnesses resumed.