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| 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION | |
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JournalsNo. 159 Tuesday, April 4, 2017 10:00 a.m. |
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| Prayer |
| Daily Routine Of Business |
Tabling of Documents |
The Speaker laid upon the Table, — Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada following the federal by-election held in the electoral district of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner on October 24, 2016, pursuant to the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9, s. 536. — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-4-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs)
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Presenting Reports from Interparliamentary Delegations |
Introduction of Private Members' Bills |
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Pursuant to Standing Orders 68(2) and 69(1), on motion of Mrs. Boucher (Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix), seconded by Mr. Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup), Bill C-343, An Act to establish the Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Criminal Acts and to amend certain 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 Petitions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: |
— by Mrs. Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing), one concerning rail transportation (No. 421-01240);
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— by Ms. May (Saanich—Gulf Islands), one concerning the fishing industry (No. 421-01241) and one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 421-01242);
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— by Mr. Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier), one concerning the Canadian Armed Forces (No. 421-01243).
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| Ways and Means |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Monsef (Minister of Status of Women), — That the House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government; (Ways and Means No. 10) |
And of the amendment of Ms. Ambrose (Sturgeon River—Parkland), seconded by Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
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“the House not approve the budgetary policy of the government as it:
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(a) includes a further deficit of at least $29 billion;
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(b) contains no plan to return the books to balance;
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(c) nickel-and-dimes Canadian taxpayers to death by hiking taxes on public transit users, Uber and ride-sharing, beer and wine, donated medicines, childcare, and small business owners; and
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(d) demonstrates that the government’s economic plan has failed to create the jobs it promised.”;
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And of the subamendment of Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), seconded by Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), — That the amendment be amended by deleting all the words after the word “as it” and substituting the following:
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“(a) maintains stock option loopholes for wealthy CEOs and refuses to ask large corporations to pay their fair share; and
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(b) fails to allocate any of the funding needed to end racial discrimination in the provision of Indigenous child welfare services.”.
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The debate continued. |
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At 1:59 p.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, April 3, 2017, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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Pursuant to Order made Monday, April 3, 2017, the question was deemed put on the subamendment, and the recorded division was deemed requested and deferred until later today, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| 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. |
| Deferred Recorded Divisions |
Government Orders |
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Pursuant to Order made Monday, April 3, 2017, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Ms. Chagger (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons), seconded by Ms. McKenna (Minister of Environment and Climate Change), — That Bill C-22, An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts, be now read a third time and do pass; |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Rankin (Victoria), seconded by Mr. Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
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“Bill C-22, An Act to establish the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts, be not now read a third time but be referred back to the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security for the purpose of reconsidering Clauses 8, 14, and 16 with a view to assessing whether the investigatory powers and limits defined in these clauses allow for sufficiently robust oversight of ongoing intelligence and national security activities”.
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 239 -- Vote no 239) | |
| YEAS: 129, NAYS: 166 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Davies Lake Reid Total: -- 129 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag Ehsassi Leslie Rodriguez Total: -- 166 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Freeland Moore Total: -- 2 |
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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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| (Division No. 240 -- Vote no 240) | |
| YEAS: 167, NAYS: 128 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aldag Ehsassi Leslie Robillard Total: -- 167 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Davies Lake Richards Total: -- 128 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Freeland Moore Total: -- 2 |
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Accordingly, the Bill was read the third time and passed. |
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Concurrence in Committee Reports |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock), seconded by Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston), — That the 11th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, be concurred in; (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 8) |
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston), seconded by Mr. Strahl (Chilliwack—Hope), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word "That" and substituting the following:
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"the 11th Report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented on June 15, 2016, be not now concurred in, but that it be recommitted to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs with instruction that it amend the same to clarify that in all its reviews of the procedures and practices of the House, the Committee will only make recommandations to the House that enjoy the support of all the members of the Committee.".
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The question was put on the amendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 241 -- Vote no 241) | |
| YEAS: 120, NAYS: 175 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Deltell Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Ritz Total: -- 120 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag Easter Lemieux Rioux Total: -- 175 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Freeland Moore Total: -- 2 |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), the question was put on the main motion and it was agreed to on the following division: |
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| YEAS: 297, NAYS: 0 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Dubé Laverdière Reid Total: -- 297 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Nil--Aucun |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun |
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Ways and Means |
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Pursuant to Order made Monday, April 3, 2017, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Monsef (Minister of Status of Women), — That the House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government; (Ways and Means No. 10) |
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And of the amendment of Ms. Ambrose (Sturgeon River—Parkland), seconded by Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
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“the House not approve the budgetary policy of the government as it:
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(a) includes a further deficit of at least $29 billion;
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(b) contains no plan to return the books to balance;
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(c) nickel-and-dimes Canadian taxpayers to death by hiking taxes on public transit users, Uber and ride-sharing, beer and wine, donated medicines, childcare, and small business owners; and
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(d) demonstrates that the government’s economic plan has failed to create the jobs it promised.”;
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The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the subamendment of Mr. Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie), seconded by Ms. Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe), — That the amendment be amended by deleting all the words after the word “as it” and substituting the following:
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“(a) maintains stock option loopholes for wealthy CEOs and refuses to ask large corporations to pay their fair share; and
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(b) fails to allocate any of the funding needed to end racial discrimination in the provision of Indigenous child welfare services.”.
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The question was put on the subamendment and it was negatived on the following division: |
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| (Division No. 243 -- Vote no 243) | |
| YEAS: 44, NAYS: 251 |
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YEAS -- POUR Aubin Christopherson Hughes Nantel Total: -- 44 |
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NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Dzerowicz Lemieux Rota Total: -- 251 |
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PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Freeland Moore Total: -- 2 |
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| Ways and means |
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The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Ms. Monsef (Minister of Status of Women), — That the House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government; (Ways and Means No. 10) |
And of the amendment of Ms. Ambrose (Sturgeon River—Parkland), seconded by Ms. Bergen (Portage—Lisgar).
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The debate continued. |
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At 6:13 p.m., pursuant to Order made Monday, April 3, 2017, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings. |
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Pursuant to Order made Monday, April 3, 2017, the question was deemed put on the amendment, and the recorded division was deemed requested and deferred until Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at the expiry of the time provided for Oral Questions. |
| Private Members' Business |
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At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(7), 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 Justice and Human Rights of Bill S-230, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (drug-impaired driving). |
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Mr. Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska), seconded by Ms. Gladu (Sarnia—Lambton), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. |
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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. |
| Motions |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 97.1(2), the motion “That the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (recommendation not to proceed further with Bill C-247, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (passive detection device)), presented on Thursday, February 16, 2017, be concurred in” was deemed to have been moved. (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 9) |
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Debate arose thereon. |
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The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to. |
| Messages from the Senate |
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Messages were received from the Senate as follows: |
— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has concurred in the amendments made by the House of Commons to Bill S-201, An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination, without amendment;
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— ORDERED: That a message be sent to the House of Commons to acquaint that House that the Senate has passed Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (assistance — drug overdose), with the following amendments:
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1. Clause 2, pages 1 and 2:
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(a) On page 1,
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(i) replace line 15 with the following:
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“ment assistance because that person, or another person, is suf-”,
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(ii) replace line 16 with the following:
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“fering from an overdose is to be charged or convicted under subsec-”, and
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(iii) replace line 19 with the following:
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“sought assistance or having remained at the scene.”; and
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(b) on page 2,
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(i) replace lines 1 and 2 with the following:
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“(3) The exemption under subsection (2) also applies to any person, including the person suffering from the overdose, who is at the scene upon the arrival of the emer-”, and
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(ii) add after line 3 the following:
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“(4) No one who seeks emergency medical or law enforcement assistance because that person, or another person, is suffering from an overdose, or who is at the scene upon the arrival of the assistance, is to be charged with an offence concerning a violation of a pre-trial release, probation order, conditional sentence or parole relating to an offence under subsection 4(1) if the evidence in support of that offence was obtained or discovered as a result of that person having sought assistance or having remained at the scene.
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(5) Any condition of a person’s pre-trial release, probation order, conditional sentence or parole relating to an offence under subsection 4(1) that may be violated as a result of the person seeking emergency medical or law enforcement assistance for their, or another person’s, overdose, or as a result of having been at the scene upon the arrival of the assistance, is deemed not to be violated.”.
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| Adjournment Proceedings |
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At 7:43 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 8:15 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 2:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1). |