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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 126 Monday, December 12, 2016 11:00 a.m.

Prayer

Private Members' Business

At 11:00 a.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. McCauley (Edmonton West), seconded by Mr. Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan), — That Bill C-301, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and to make a related amendment to another Act (registered retirement income fund), be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Order made Thursday, December 1, 2016, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, December 13, 2016, immediately before the time provided for Private Members' Business.

Interruption

At 11:55 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:00 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Government Orders

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Freeland (Minister of International Trade), seconded by Ms. Hajdu (Minister of Status of Women), — That Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union and its Member States and to provide for certain other measures, be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on International Trade;

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

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

Introduction of Government Bills

Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Philpott (Minister of Health), seconded by Mr. Goodale (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related 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 Committees

Mr. Finnigan (Miramichi—Grand Lake), from the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee, "Genetically Modified Animals for Human Consumption". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-132.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 20 to 22, 24, 27 and 34 to 36) was tabled.

Mr. Ruimy (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge), from the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, presented the Second Report of the Committee, “Review of the Government of Canada report entitled ‘Fresh Start: A Review of Canada’s Insolvency Laws’”. — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-133.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 34) was tabled.

Mr. Casey (Cumberland—Colchester), from the Standing Committee on Health, presented the Sixth Report of the Committee, "Report and Recommendations on the Opioid Crisis in Canada". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-134.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 22 to 26, 29 and 30) was tabled.

Mr. Calkins (Red Deer—Lacombe), from the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, presented the Fourth Report of the Committee, "Protecting the Privacy of Canadians: Review of the Privacy Act". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-135.

Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the Committee requested that the government table a comprehensive response.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 5, 17, 21, 23 to 27, 29, 30, 32 and 36 to 39) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning natural resources (No. 421-01048);

— by , two concerning the protection of the environment (Nos. 421-01049 and 421-01050);

— by , one concerning the fishing industry (No. 421-01051), one concerning genetic engineering (No. 421-01052) and one concerning navigable waters (No. 421-01053);

— by , one concerning curling (No. 421-01054);

— by , one concerning sex selection (No. 421-01055), one concerning impaired driving (No. 421-01056) and one concerning assisted suicide (No. 421-01057);

— by , one concerning housing policy (No. 421-01058);

— by , one concerning sexual and violent content in the media (No. 421-01059).

Questions on the Order Paper

Mr. Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) presented the answers to questions Q-582, Q-584 and Q-589 on the Order Paper.

Pursuant to Standing Order 39(7), Mr. 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-581 — — With regard to official diplomatic communications regarding the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the Minister of International Trade and her European counterparts: what are the details of all official diplomatic communications since November 4, 2015, including the (i) date, (ii) titles of individuals participating in the communication, (iii) location, (iv) type of communication (in person, phone call, etc.)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-581.

Q-583 — — With regard to the Firearms Reference Table (FRT): (a) what information is contained in the FRT; (b) how many entries are there in the FRT; (c) what is the threshold for changing information in the FRT, including (i) the information required to necessitate a change, (ii) the process for drafting changes, (iii) the stakeholder engagement process, (iv) the approval process, (v) the approval authority; (d) who has access to the FRT, including (i) federal government entities, (ii) provincial government entities, (iii) foreign government entities, (iv) Canadian businesses, (v) foreign businesses, (vi) Canadian institutions, (vii) foreign institutions, (viii) Canadian individuals, (ix) foreign individuals; (e) does the government consider the FRT a quasi-statutory instrument due to the potential impact on the property rights of Canadians; (f) if the answer to (e) is affirmative, what is the legislative basis for the FRT; (g) if the answer to (e) is affirmative, were there any outside legal opinions sought regarding the FRT as a quasi-statutory instrument due to the potential impact on the property rights of Canadians; (h) has the government conducted an analysis as to the application of the Statutory Instruments Act to the FRT; and (i) if the answer to (h) is affirmative, what was the conclusion of the assessment? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-583.

Q-585 — — With regard to the development of apps for smartphones by the government or for the government, since November 4, 2015: (a) what amount has been spent developing apps; (b) what is the list of apps developed; and (c) for each app developed, what are the details, including (i) the amount spent on development, (ii) the date of launch, (iii) the current usage rates, (iv) the monthly download statistics, (v) the list of operating systems for which the app is available, (vi) whether the app is for public or internal usage? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-585.

Q-586 — — With regard to contracts granted by any department, agency, crown corporation, or other government entity, since November 4, 2015, to The Gandalf Group or any of its partners: (a) what are the vendors' names; (b) what are the contracts' reference and file numbers; (c) what are the dates of the contracts; (d) what are the descriptions of the services provided; (e) what are the delivery dates; (f) what are the original contracts' values; (g) what are the final contracts' values, if different from the original contracts' values; and (h) what are the details of any research, polling, or advice provided to the government as a result of such contracts? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-586.

Q-587 — — With regard to trade negotiations: (a) what is the list of trade negotiations which are currently ongoing; (b) what is the current status of each trade negotiation; (c) what is the list of trade negotiations which have ceased or been suspended since November 4, 2015; (d) on what date did each of the trade negotiations referred to in (c) cease or suspend; and (e) for each negotiation referred to in (c), what was the reason for the negotiation ceasing or suspending? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-587.

Q-588 — — With regard to the Prime Minister’s trip to New York in September 2016 to address the United Nations General Assembly: (a) what were the total costs for the government delegation’s trip to New York; (b) what is the itemized breakdown of each expense related to the trip; (c) broken down by individual expense, what amount was spent on (i) air transportation, (ii) meals, (iii) per diems, (iv) ground transportation, (v) hotels, (vi) mints and candies, (vii) bottled water, (viii) alcohol; and (d) what were the titles of all members of the government delegation? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-588.

Q-601 — — With regard to the Prime Minister’s announcement in January 2016 that the Member for Ottawa South will serve as Chair for the yet to be formed National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians: (a) has the Member for Ottawa South received pay for serving as Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians; (b) what are the detailed expenses for the Member for Ottawa South’s international travel with the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in January 2016; (c) how were the expenses in (b) paid; and (d) was the Member for Ottawa South reimbursed for expenses incurred during his international travel with the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in January 2016? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-601.

Government Orders

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

Royal Assent

The Speaker informed the House that His Excellency the Governor General will proceed to the Senate today at 6:15 p.m., for the purpose of giving the Royal Assent to a certain Bill.

Government Orders

And of the motion of , seconded by , — That this question be now put.

The debate continued.

The question was put on the motion and, pursuant to Standing Order 45, the recorded division was deferred until Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at the expiry of the time provided for Government Orders.

Royal Assent

A Message was received from His Excellency the Governor General desiring the immediate attendance of the Commons in the Senate.

Accordingly, the Speaker, with the Commons, proceeded to the Senate.

The Commons returned to the Chamber.

Whereupon, the Speaker reported that when the Commons had been in the Senate, His Excellency the Governor General was pleased to give, in Her Majesty's name, the Royal Assent to the following Bill:

Bill C-13, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act, the Hazardous Products Act, the Radiation Emitting Devices Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the Pest Control Products Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and to make related amendments to another Act — Chapter No. 9.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 6:26 p.m., by unanimous consent, the question “That this House do now adjourn” was deemed to have been proposed.

After debate, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Accordingly, at 6:51 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).