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42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION

Journals No. 271 Monday, March 19, 2018 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 Order was read for the second reading and reference to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage of Bill S-218, An Act respecting Latin American Heritage Month.

Mr. Kent (Thornhill), seconded by Mr. Reid (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston), moved, — That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Debate arose thereon.

Pursuant to Standing Order 93(1), the Order was dropped to the bottom of the order of precedence on the Order Paper.

Ways and Means

The House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Morneau (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Brison (President of the Treasury Board), — That the House approve in general the budgetary policy of the government; (Ways and Means No. 19)

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the House reject the government's budget statement because it fails middle class Canadians, women, and business operators by:

(a) raising taxes on over 90% of Canadian middle-class families;

(b) announcing new tax hikes on local businesses;

(d) jeopardizing our future generations by choosing not to balance the budget by 2019; and

(e) spending so much to achieve so little.”;

And of the subamendment of , seconded by , — That the amendment be amended by deleting all the words after the words “because it” and substituting the following:

“(a) does not adequately address tax havens and tax loopholes that benefit the rich;

(b) does not provide any funding for the immediate establishment of a universal pharmacare system;

(d) does not provide the necessary funding to eliminate long-term boil water advisories and upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure in Indigenous communities by 2020.”.

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.

Motions

By unanimous consent, it was resolved, — That the House: (a) acknowledge the strength of the ties and values that Canadians and the British people share; (b) condemn in the strongest terms the despicable use of a nerve agent on the sovereign territory of the United Kingdom in the March 4, 2018, chemical attack in Salisbury; (c) recognize that the Russian state bears responsability for this act and has shown a total disregard for the rules-based international order; (d) call on Russia to cooperate fully with British investigators; and (e) stand in solidarity with the British people and the United Kingdom, a key NATO ally and G7 partner.

Daily Routine Of Business

Tabling of Documents

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Income Sprinkling Using Private Corporations", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S., 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-1119-08.

laid upon the Table, — Report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer entitled "Budget 2018: Issues for Parliamentarians", pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S., 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 79.2(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8560-421-1119-09.

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:

— No. 421-01989 concerning missing persons. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-62-04;

— Nos. 421-01990, 421-01991, 421-01992, 421-01993, 421-01994 and 421-01995 concerning violence in society. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-191-02;

— Nos. 421-01996, 421-01998, 421-02015, 421-02021, 421-02080, 421-02088, 421-02113 and 421-02130 concerning health care services. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-31-31;

— No. 421-01997 concerning navigable waters. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-101-16;

— Nos. 421-01999, 421-02040, 421-02074 and 421-02075 concerning China. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-13-22;

— No. 421-02000 concerning tobacco. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-153-02;

— Nos. 421-02003, 421-02004, 421-02005, 421-02006, 421-02007, 421-02008, 421-02009, 421-02013 and 421-02063 concerning the tax system. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-1-29;

— No. 421-02010 concerning the federal public service. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-79-04;

— No. 421-02011 concerning cannabis. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-93-07;

— Nos. 421-02014, 421-02018, 421-02025, 421-02053 and 421-02083 concerning the protection of the environment. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-3-41;

— No. 421-02016 concerning assisted suicide. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-9-20;

— Nos. 421-02017, 421-02050, 421-02064, 421-02092 and 421-02093 concerning Christianity. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-55-07;

— No. 421-02019 concerning poverty. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-12-10;

— No. 421-02022 concerning the Philippines. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-197-01;

— No. 421-02023 concerning childhood cancer. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-154-02;

— Nos. 421-02024 and 421-02031 concerning genetic engineering. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-26-16;

— No. 421-02027 concerning firearms. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-53-07;

— No. 421-02032 concerning immigration. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-23-22;

— No. 421-02033 concerning pelvic floor dysfunction. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-198-01;

— Nos. 421-02037 and 421-02038 concerning cruelty to animals. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-41-14;

— Nos. 421-02045 and 421-02110 concerning the grain industry. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-8-11;

— Nos. 421-02048, 421-02103 and 421-02126 concerning discrimination. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-32-09;

— No. 421-02069 concerning Canadian citizenship. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-89-04;

— No. 421-02070 concerning organ transplants. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-138-02;

— No. 421-02077 concerning climate change. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-4-09;

— No. 421-02084 concerning aboriginal affairs. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-65-04;

— No. 421-02085 concerning the Building Code. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-185-02;

— Nos. 421-02096 and 421-02097 concerning sex selection. — Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-25-15.

Pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), laid upon the Table, — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 14th Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, "Immigration to Atlantic Canada: Moving to the Future" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-286), presented to the House on Thursday, November 9, 2017. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-421-286.

Presenting Reports from Committees

Ms. Mihychuk (Kildonan—St. Paul), from the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, presented the 12th Report of the Committee, "Indigenous Land Rights: Towards Respect and Implementation". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-356.

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. 67, 69 to 72, 75 to 80, 89 to 91 and 96) was tabled.

Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 55th Report of the Committee, "The Creation of an Independent Commissioner Responsible for Leaders’ Debates". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-357.

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. 79 to 90 and 92) was tabled.

Mr. Bagnell (Yukon), from the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, presented the 56th Report of the Committee, which was as follows:

Pursuant to Standing Order 92(3)(a), the Committee hereby reports that it has concurred in the report of the Subcommittee on Private Members' Business advising that the following item of Private Members' Business should be designated non-votable:

C-385 — Mr. Stetski (Kootenay—Columbia) — An Act to amend the Navigation Protection Act (certain lakes and rivers in British Columbia)

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 92) was tabled.

Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the 16th Report of the Committee, "Supplementary Estimates (C), 2017-18: Votes 1c, 7c and 10c under Department of Citizenship and Immigration". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-358.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 100) was tabled.

Mr. Oliphant (Don Valley West), from the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, presented the 17th Report of the Committee, "Interim Estimates 2018-19: Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Department of Citizenship and Immigration, and Vote 1 under Immigration and Refugee Board". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-359.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 100) was tabled.

Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the 17th Report of the Committee, "Supplementary Estimates (C), 2017-18: Votes 1c and 5c under Canada Border Services Agency, Vote 1c under Correctional Service of Canada, Votes 1c and 5c under Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Votes 1c, 5c and 10c under Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Vote 3c under Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-360.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 99) was tabled.

Mr. McKay (Scarborough—Guildwood), from the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, presented the 18th Report of the Committee, "Interim Estimates 2018-19: Votes 1 and 5 under Canada Border Services Agency, Vote 1 under Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Vote 1 under Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Votes 1 and 5 under Correctional Service of Canada, Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Vote 1 under Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, Vote 1 under Parole Board of Canada, Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Vote 1 under Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee, Vote 1 under Secretariat of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, and Vote 1 under Security Intelligence Review Committee". — Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-361.

A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 99) was tabled.

Presenting Petitions

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

— by , one concerning immigration (No. 421-02131);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 421-02132);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 421-02133);

— by , one concerning discrimination (No. 421-02134);

— by , three concerning foreign policy (Nos. 421-02135 to 421-02137);

— by , one concerning the protection of the environment (No. 421-02138);

— by , one concerning health care services (No. 421-02139);

— by , three concerning discrimination (Nos. 421-02140 to 421-02142);

— by , one concerning marine transportation (No. 421-02143);

— by , one concerning discrimination (No. 421-02144);

— by , one concerning military medals and decorations (No. 421-02145);

— by , one concerning navigable waters (No. 421-02146);

— by , fourteen concerning discrimination (Nos. 421-02147 to 421-02160);

— by , two concerning discrimination (Nos. 421-02161 and 421-02162);

— by , one concerning discrimination (No. 421-02163).

Questions 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-1430 — — With regard to the national shipbuilding procurement strategy: (a) what is the profit margin allocated by the government to Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax and Seaspan in Vancouver; (b) is there a delivery schedule that the Seaspan shipyards in Vancouver must respect; (c) if the answer to (b) is affirmative, what is the schedule, broken down by ship being built; and (d) what correspondence, including emails, was sent by the Assistant Deputy Minister of Defence and Marine Procurement at Public Services and Procurement Canada and by the Assistant Deputy Minister of Materiel at National Defence regarding the Davie shipyard and Federal Fleet Services between June 1, 2017, and December 12, 2017? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1430.

Q-1431 — — With regard to the Kathryn Spirit: (a) did Groupe St-Pierre seek rent for the land, the barge, or anything else, from the Mexican company that it sold the wreck to and, if so, how much was the rent for each; (b) did Groupe St-Pierre warn the government, when it bid with Englobe, that it had been fined for violating Quebec environmental legislation; (c) was the government aware that Groupe St-Pierre, either René St-Pierre Excavation or its affiliates, did not comply with Quebec environmental legislation and had a class action suit brought against it during discussions on the dismantling contract; (d) if the answer to (c) is affirmative, what action was taken in light of this information to the selection process during the call for tenders, particularly in terms of the points awarded to the Kathryn Spirit DJV consortium (the consortium); (e) what are the environmental and safety standards and rules that the consortium must abide by under the wreck dismantling contract; (f) what are the actions, reports, analyses, etc., that the Groupe St-Pierre must undertake for each department concerned in order to abide by the environmental and safety standards set out in the contract; (g) what are all the actions, reports, analyses, etc., that the departments must undertake to ensure public safety and compliance with environmental standards and to check that the consortium abides by them; and (h) since the contract was awarded, has the consortium violated any rules or standards of the contract and, if so, on which occasions, broken down by (i) date, (ii) rule or standard that was violated, (iii) description of the infraction encountered, (iv) end date of infraction, (v) the departments' actions to ensure it does not reoccur? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1431.

Q-1432 — — With regard to federal spending in the constituency of Salaberry—Suroît, for each fiscal year since 2010–11, inclusively: what are the details of all grants and contributions and all loans to every organization, group, business or municipality, broken down by the (i) name of the recipient, (ii) municipality of the recipient, (iii) date on which the funding was received, (iv) amount received, (v) department or agency that provided the funding, (vi) program under which the grant, contribution or loan was made, (vii) nature or purpose? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1432.

Q-1433 — — With regard to government expenditures related to the National Energy Board Modernization Expert Panel, what were: (a) the costs associated with the Panel; and (b) the costs associated with the Panel to review the federal environmental assessment processes? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1433.

Q-1434 — — With regard to Health Canada's decisions taken with respect to Mifegymiso: (a) what were the conditions imposed by Health Canada during the initial review and approval of the drug on the (i) manufacturer, (ii) distributor, (iii) retailers, (iv) prescribers, doctors and medical professionals, (v) consumers; and (b) for each of the conditions listed in (a), (i) what rationale was given by Health Canada, (ii) what studies did Health Canada cite to justify the conditions, (iii) which stakeholders were consulted by Health Canada? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1434.

Q-1435 — — With regard to federal funding investments in infrastructure, programs, and services in the Cowichan—Malahat—Langford riding: what is the total of the monetary investments for the riding across all government departments for the (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17, (iii) 2017-18, fiscal years, thus far? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1435.

Q-1436 — — With regard to the government paying for the expenses of stakeholders to attend government news conferences or announcements, since November 4, 2015: (a) what are the details of each expenditure, including (i) stakeholder, (ii) organization represented, (iii) date of announcement, (iv) total expenditure; and (b) what is the itemized breakdown of each travel expense referenced in (a), including (i) airfare, (ii) other transportation, (iii) accommodation, (iv) per diems, (v) other? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1436.

Q-1437 — — With regard to staffing levels at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Operational Communications Centres, since January 1, 2017: what were the vacancy rates, broken down by province and by month? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1437.

Q-1438 — — With regard to concerns raised by veterans and other individuals regarding the Vimy 100 anniversary: (a) how many pieces of correspondence were received by the government; (b) what were the most common concerns raised in the correspondence in (a); and (c) what specific measures is the government taking to address the concerns raised? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1438.

Q-1439 — — With regard to the World Economic Forum in Davos in January, 2018: (a) how many government employees travelled to Switzerland in relation to the Forum, excluding any members of the Prime Minister Protection Detail; (b) what are the titles of all employees in (a); (c) what is the complete list of Ministerial Exempt Staff who have travelled to Switzerland in relation to the Forum; (d) are there any other individuals for whom the government paid their travel to Switzerland in relation to the Forum and, if so, who are they; and (e) what is the list of individuals who flew to or from Davos on the government’s Airbus which transported the Prime Minister? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1439.

Q-1440 — — With regard to the December 12, 2017, report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer which states that “the total amount of GST collected on carbon pricing in the four provinces is anticipated to be between $236 million and $267 million in 2017-18, and between $265 million and $313 million in 2018-19”: in light of the report, does the government concede that its carbon tax is not revenue neutral? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1440.

Q-1441 — — With regard to projections made by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation regarding mortgage default rates and interest rates: (a) what is the projected increase in the number of mortgage defaults if interest rates increase by (i) 0.5 percent, (ii) one percent, (iii) two percent; and (b) for each of the projections in (a), what is the projected value of the defaulted mortgages? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1441.

Q-1442 — — With regard to outstanding tax money recovered by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and with regard to individuals named in the Panama Papers: (a) how many CRA employees or full-time equivalents are currently assigned to investigate information contained in the Panama Papers; and (b) what is the total amount recovered to date as a result of information contained in the Panama Papers? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1442.

Q-1443 — — With regard to federal spending to address addiction to items listed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act: (a) what is the total federal government spending on programming and transfers specifically related to this issue, broken down by each specific funding envelope and each program funded; and (b) what portion of this funding is committed to (i) prevention and education, (ii) treatment and recovery, (iii) supporting police and justice system efforts to deal with the distributors, (iv) research, (v) harm reduction, (vi) other commitments, broken down by type of commitment? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1443.

Q-1444 — — With regard to the pending legalization of marijuana and any resulting change in policy at Global Affairs Canada: (a) what is the anticipated policy regarding the possession and use of marijuana at Canadian missions abroad; and (b) what is the anticipated policy regarding the use of diplomatic mail in relation to marijuana? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1444.

Q-1445 — — With regard to flights taken on government aircraft by the Minister of National Defence since November 4, 2015: what are the details of each flight, including (i) date, (ii) origin, (iii) destination, (iv) names of Parliamentarians and exempt staff on each flight, (v) type of aircraft? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1445.

Q-1446 — — With regard to Health Canada’s Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Branch: (a) what is the annual budget for the Branch; (b) how many employees or full-time equivalents have been assigned to the Branch; (c) what are Treasury Board’s employment classifications and associated salary ranges for the employees assigned to the Branch and how many employees are associated with each classification; and (d) what resources have been moved to the Branch from other branches within Health Canada? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1446.

Q-1447 — — With regard to the Prime Minister’s meeting with Joshua Boyle: on what date did the Prime Minister’s Office or the Privy Council Office become informed that Mr. Boyle was under investigation for possible violations of the Criminal Code? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1447.

Q-1448 — — With regard to obligations under the Red Tape Reduction Act, since November 4, 2015: (a) what is the complete list of regulations which have been implemented; and (b) for each of the regulations in (a), what regulation was removed in accordance with the Red Tape Reduction Act? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1448.

Q-1449 — — With regard to vitamin D, taking into consideration that the tolerable upper level of intake set by Health Canada is 4,000 IU per day and that the limit for a dose allowed by Health Canada is 1,000 IU per dose: (a) why has the amount allowed in one dose not been modified to reflect what is considered a safe intake; and (b) what is the rationale for the 1,000 IU per dose limit? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1449.

Q-1450 — — With regard to rickets and the fact that Statistics Canada has reported that 32% of Canadians are vitamin D deficient: (a) what is being done to ensure that all Canadians, especially pregnant women, are educated about the importance of vitamin D; and (b) is there a program to specifically address prenatal health for First Nations, Métis and Inuit? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1450.

Q-1451 — — With regard to grants and contributions from the Communities at Risk: Security Infrastructure Program: what are the details of all funding recipients since November 4, 2015, including (i) name of recipient, (ii) location, (iii) amount, (iv) project description, (v) date funding was received by the organization? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1451.

Q-1452 — — With regard to government priorities: what are the government's top four priorities? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1452.

Q-1453 — — With regard to the maintenance and posting to Twitter accounts: (a) how many employees or full-time equivalents are assigned to manage or make postings to Twitter accounts; (b) what is Treasury Board’s classification and associated salary ranges for each employee assigned to Twitter accounts; and (c) what are the Twitter handles or usernames maintained by government employees and how many employees are assigned to each account? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1453.

Q-1454 — — With regard to the carbon tax and the statement by the Minister of Environment and Climate Change on CTV News on January 15, 2018, that “All the revenues go back to the provinces”: what is the projected amount which will be returned to each province as a result of the additional GST revenue collected from the carbon tax? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1454.

Q-1455 — — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and each CRA program that handles suspected cases of tax evasion, aggressive tax avoidance, fraud and other tax offences: (a) what is, since 2010, the number of employees dedicated to each program or unit, broken down by (i) number of contract employees per year, (ii) employee position; (b) what is the total budget allocated to each program; (c) what is the number of investigations launched since 2010, broken down by (i) year, (ii) number of employees who worked on the investigation, (iii) type of offence investigated; (d) since 2010, what share of the CRA’s total annual budget has been allocated to the committee responsible for assessing problem cases in order to recommend whether or not to apply the general anti-avoidance rule as set out in the Income Tax Act, broken down by year; and (e) since 2010, what budget amount has been available to the committee in (d), broken down by year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1455.

Q-1456 — — With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) committee responsible for assessing problem cases in order to recommend whether or not to apply the general anti-avoidance rule as set out in the Income Tax Act: (a) how many problem cases has this committee received from CRA auditors since 2010, broken down by (i) year, (ii) reason for the committee’s involvement, (iii) number of employees having worked on the case; (b) how many investigations have been launched following the committee’s involvement since 2010, broken down by (i) year, (ii) reason why the investigation was warranted, (iii) number of employees having worked on the investigation; (c) how many employees are working or have worked on this committee, broken down by (i) number of contract employees per year, (ii) number of contract administrators per year, (iii) number of contract technicians per year; and (d) what is the number of investigations resolved since 2010, broken down by (i) year, (ii) number of employees who worked on the investigation, (iii) type of offence warranting investigation? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1456.

Q-1457 — — With regard to the destruction of the Golden Lampstand Church and the Zhifang Catholic Church by the Chinese government: (a) does the government condemn the Chinese government’s actions and, if not, why not; (b) did the government raise any objection to these actions with the Chinese government and, if so, what are the details, including (i) who raised the objection, (ii) what is the title of the Chinese government official who received the objection, (iii) date of objection; and (c) since November 4, 2015, has the government raised the issue of the persecution of Christians by the Chinese government with anyone from the Chinese government and, if so, what are the details? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1457.

Q-1458 — — With regard to individuals being denied entry into Canada since November 4, 2015: how many suspected war criminals have been denied entry into Canada under the War Crimes Program, broken down by year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1458.

Q-1459 — — Does the government consider the Iranian government to be elected? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1459.

Q-1460 — — With regard to expenditures related to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change's social media accounts, since November 4, 2015, what are the details, including: (a) number of employees assigned to each (i) account, (ii) handle or username, (iii) platform; and (b) the details of all expenditures made by Environment and Climate Change Canada in relation to social media, including (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) description of product or service, (v) file number? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1460.

Q-1461 — — With regard to the Canada 2020 event scheduled for February 8, 2018, at the Canadian Science and Technology Museum: (a) is Canada 2020 being given a preferential rate by the government for the event; and (b) what rate is Canada 2020 being charged for renting out this government space? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1461.

Q-1462 — — With regard to the Gordie Howe International Bridge: (a) what was the original estimated date of completion of the bridge when the project was announced; (b) what is the current estimated date of completion; and (c) if there is a delay, as per (b), why does this delay exist? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1462.

Q-1463 — — With regard to the Ambassador Bridge Enhancement Project: (a) did the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, or the Prime Minister hold any meetings or interactions concerning this project with (i) Manuel (“Matty”) Moroun, (ii) Matthew Moroun, (iii) representatives of the Detroit International Bridge Company, (iv) representatives of the Canadian Transit Company; (b) did officials or exempt staff from the offices of the Minister of Transport, the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, or the Prime Minister’s Office hold any meetings or interactions concerning this project with (i) Manuel (“Matty”) Moroun, (ii) Matthew Moroun, (iii) representatives of the Detroit International Bridge Company, (iv) representatives of the Canadian Transit Company; and (c) did officials from the Embassy of Canada to the United States or Canadian consulates in the United States hold any meetings or interactions concerning this project with (i) Manuel (“Matty”) Moroun, (ii) Matthew Moroun, (iii) representatives of the Detroit International Bridge Company, (iv) representatives of the Canadian Transit Company? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1463.

Q-1464 — — With regard to federal tax expenditures, federal economic development agency programming, and the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) over the 2010-17 period: (a) what is the government’s estimate of the annual forgone revenue through tax expenditures claimed by companies with operations in multiple countries and over 250 employees, broken down by sector, year, and tax credit and expenditure claimed; (b) what is the number of companies with operations in multiple countries and over 250 employees claiming tax expenditures, broken down by sector, year and tax credit and expenditure claimed; (c) how much has been spent on federal economic development programming for companies with operations in multiple countries and over 250 employees, broken down by sector, year, federal economic development agency and program; (d) what is the number of companies with operations in multiple countries and over 250 employees receiving funds from federal economic development agencies, broken down by sector, year, agency, and program; (e) how much was spent and invested by the BDC in loans, loan guarantees, or other funds in companies with operations in multiple countries and over 250 employees, broken down by sector, year, and category of service; and (f) how many companies with operations in multiple countries and over 250 employees received loans, loan guarantees or other funds from BDC, broken down by sector, year and category of service? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1464.

Q-1465 — — With respect to data, information, or privacy breaches in government departments, institutions, and agencies for 2017 and 2018 to date: (a) how many breaches have occured in total, broken down by (i) department, institution, or agency, (ii) number of individuals affected by the breach; (b) of those breaches identified in (a), how many have been reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, broken down by (i) department, institution, or agency, (ii) number of individuals affected by the breach; and (c) how many breaches are known to have led to criminal activity such as fraud or identity theft, broken down by department, institution, or agency? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1465.

Q-1466 — — With regard to the various departments, divisions, or units in the Office of the Prime Minister: (a) what are the various departments, divisions, or units; (b) how many employees are in each referred to in (a); (c) what are the mandates of each department, division, or unit; and (d) what are the budgets of each department, division, or unit? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1466.

Q-1467 — — With regard to expenditures on investigations by the government since January 1, 2016: what are the details of all such contracts, including for each the (i) date, (ii) duration, (iii) vendor, (iv) value, (v) summary or description of investigation, (vi) findings? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1467.

Q-1468 — — With regard to the 2017 Canada Summer Jobs Program: (a) how many organizations were approved in each riding; (b) how many organizations applied, but were not approved for funding in each riding; (c) how many jobs were funded; and (d) how much money was awarded to each riding to support the jobs? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1468.

Q-1469 — — With regard to the recent changes announced by the Canada Revenue Agency: (a) how many paper income tax packages does the government expect to mail out this year; (b) what is the projected cost for the mailing referred to in (a), including (i) printing, (ii) postage, (iii) other expenses; (c) how many individuals does the government anticipate will be using the new “File my Return” telephone filing system; (d) what is the projected cost of the new “File my Return” system; (e) what criteria will be used to assess whether or not someone is eligible for the new system; and (f) what are the costs associated with setting up the new system? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1469.

Q-1470 — — With regard to the government’s delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2018: (a) what was the delegation’s estimated carbon footprint; (b) what is the breakdown of the estimated carbon footprint by type of activity, including (i) air transportation, (ii) ground transportation, (iii) accommodation, (iv) other; and (c) what are the details of any carbon offsets purchased by the government in relation to the trip to Switzerland, including (i) date of purchase, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount (dollar value), (iv) amount of offsets purchased (carbon dioxide equivalents)? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1470.

Q-1471 — — With regard to the Department of Veterans Affairs: what was the amount and percentage of all lapsed spending in the Department, broken down by year from 2013-14 to the current fiscal year? — Sessional Paper No. 8555-421-1471.

Ways and Means

And of the amendment of , seconded by , — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the House reject the government's budget statement because it fails middle class Canadians, women, and business operators by:

(a) raising taxes on over 90% of Canadian middle-class families;

(b) announcing new tax hikes on local businesses;

(d) jeopardizing our future generations by choosing not to balance the budget by 2019; and

(e) spending so much to achieve so little.”;

And of the subamendment of , seconded by , — That the amendment be amended by deleting all the words after the words “because it” and substituting the following:

“(a) does not adequately address tax havens and tax loopholes that benefit the rich;

(b) does not provide any funding for the immediate establishment of a universal pharmacare system;

(d) does not provide the necessary funding to eliminate long-term boil water advisories and upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure in Indigenous communities by 2020.”.

The debate continued.

At 6:15 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 84(4), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings.

The question was put on the subamendment and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 458 -- Vote n^o 458)
YEAS: 49, NAYS: 254
YEAS -- POUR Angus Ashton Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Benson Blaikie Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Boudrias Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Brosseau Cannings Caron Choquette Christopherson Davies Donnelly Dubé Dusseault Duvall Fortin Garrison Gill Hardcastle Hughes Johns Jolibois Julian Kwan Laverdière MacGregor Malcolmson Marcil Masse (Windsor West) Mathyssen May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) Moore Nantel Pauzé Plamondon Quach Ramsey Saganash Ste-Marie Stetski Stewart Thériault Trudel Weir Total: -- 49
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Albas Albrecht Aldag Alghabra Alleslev Allison Amos Anandasangaree Anderson Arnold Arseneault Arya Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Bains Barlow Baylis Beech Bennett Benzen Bergen Bernier Berthold Bezan Bibeau Bittle Blair Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Boissonnault Bossio Brassard Bratina Breton Brison Caesar-Chavannes Calkins Carr Carrie Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Champagne Chen Chong Clarke Clement Cormier Cuzner Dabrusin Damoff DeCourcey Deltell Dhaliwal Dhillon Di Iorio Diotte Doherty Dreeshen Drouin Dubourg Duclos Duguid Dzerowicz Easter Eglinski El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyking Eyolfson Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Fergus Fillmore Finley Finnigan Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser (Central Nova) Freeland Fuhr Gallant Garneau Généreux Genuis Gerretsen Gladu Godin Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Gourde Graham Grewal Hajdu Harder Hardie Harvey Hébert Hoback Hogg Hussen Hutchings Iacono Jeneroux Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Kent Khera Kitchen Kmiec Lake Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation) LeBlanc Lebouthillier Leitch Leslie Levitt Liepert Lightbound Lloyd Lobb Lockhart Long Longfield Ludwig MacAulay (Cardigan) MacKenzie MacKinnon (Gatineau) Maloney Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) May (Cambridge) McCauley (Edmonton West) McColeman McCrimmon McDonald McGuinty McKay McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Mendicino Mihychuk Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef Morrissey Motz Murray Nassif Nater Nault Ng Nuttall O'Connell Oliphant Oliver O'Regan O'Toole Ouellette Paradis Paul-Hus Peschisolido Peterson Petitpas Taylor Picard Poilievre Poissant Qualtrough Raitt Ratansi Rayes Reid Richards Rioux Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Rota Rudd Ruimy Rusnak Sahota Saini Sajjan Samson Sangha Sarai Saroya Scarpaleggia Scheer Schiefke Schmale Schulte Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Shields Shipley Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sikand Simms Sohi Sopuck Sorbara Sorenson Spengemann Stanton Strahl Stubbs Sweet Tabbara Tan Tassi Tilson Trost Trudeau Van Kesteren Van Loan Vandal Vandenbeld Vaughan Vecchio Viersen Virani Wagantall Warawa Warkentin Waugh Webber Whalen Wilkinson Wilson-Raybould Wong Wrzesnewskyj Yip Young Yurdiga Zimmer Total: -- 254
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Deferred Recorded Divisions

Business of Supply

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of Mrs. Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London), seconded by Mr. Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil), — That, in the opinion of the House, organizations that engage in non-political non-activist work, such as feeding the homeless, helping refugees, and giving kids an opportunity to go to camp, should be able to access Canada Summer Jobs funding regardless of their private convictions and regardless of whether or not they choose to sign the application attestation.
The question was put on the motion and it was negatived on the following division:
(Division No. 459 -- Vote n^o 459)
YEAS: 93, NAYS: 207
YEAS -- POUR Aboultaif Albas Albrecht Allison Anderson Arnold Barlow Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Benzen Bergen Bernier Berthold Bezan Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Brassard Calkins Carrie Chong Christopherson Clarke Clement Deltell Diotte Doherty Dreeshen Eglinski Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Finley Gallant Généreux Genuis Gill Gladu Godin Gourde Harder Hoback Jeneroux Kent Kitchen Kmiec Lake Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Leitch Liepert Lloyd Lobb MacKenzie May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McCauley (Edmonton West) McColeman McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) Motz Nater Nuttall O'Toole Paul-Hus Poilievre Raitt Rayes Reid Richards Saroya Scheer Schmale Shields Shipley Simms Sopuck Sorenson Stanton Strahl Stubbs Sweet Tilson Trost Van Kesteren Van Loan Vecchio Viersen Wagantall Warawa Warkentin Waugh Webber Wong Yurdiga Zimmer Total: -- 93
NAYS -- CONTRE Aldag Alghabra Alleslev Amos Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Ashton Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Bains Baylis Beech Bennett Benson Bibeau Bittle Blaikie Blair Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Boissonnault Bossio Boudrias Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Bratina Breton Brison Brosseau Caesar-Chavannes Cannings Caron Carr Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Champagne Chen Choquette Cormier Cuzner Dabrusin Damoff Davies DeCourcey Dhaliwal Dhillon Di Iorio Donnelly Drouin Dubé Dubourg Duclos Duguid Dusseault Duvall Dzerowicz Easter El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyking Eyolfson Fergus Fillmore Finnigan Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fortin Fragiskatos Fraser (Central Nova) Freeland Fuhr Garneau Garrison Gerretsen Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Graham Grewal Hajdu Hardcastle Hardie Harvey Hébert Hogg Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Johns Jolibois Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Julian Khera Kwan Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation) Laverdière LeBlanc Lebouthillier Leslie Levitt Lightbound Lockhart Long Longfield Ludwig MacAulay (Cardigan) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Malcolmson Maloney Marcil Masse (Windsor West) Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) Mathyssen May (Cambridge) McCrimmon McDonald McGuinty McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) Mendicino Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef Moore Morrissey Murray Nantel Nassif Nault Ng O'Connell Oliphant Oliver O'Regan Ouellette Paradis Pauzé Peschisolido Peterson Petitpas Taylor Picard Plamondon Poissant Quach Qualtrough Ramsey Ratansi Rioux Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Rudd Ruimy Rusnak Saganash Sahota Saini Sajjan Samson Sangha Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Schulte Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sikand Sohi Sorbara Spengemann Ste-Marie Stetski Stewart Tabbara Tan Tassi Thériault Trudeau Trudel Vandal Vandenbeld Vaughan Virani Weir Whalen Wilkinson Wilson-Raybould Wrzesnewskyj Yip Young Total: -- 207
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

Government Orders

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at second reading stage of Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Part 1 regarding the Impact Assessment Act, Part 2 regarding the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, the title, the preamble, the schedule and all clauses in Part 4 except clauses 85, 186, 187 and 195, and they were adopted on the following division:
(Division No. 460 -- Vote n^o 460)
YEAS: 204, NAYS: 97
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Alghabra Alleslev Amos Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Ashton Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Bains Baylis Beech Bennett Benson Bibeau Bittle Blaikie Blair Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Boissonnault Bossio Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Bratina Breton Brison Brosseau Caesar-Chavannes Cannings Caron Carr Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Champagne Chen Choquette Christopherson Cormier Cullen Cuzner Dabrusin Damoff Davies DeCourcey Dhaliwal Dhillon Di Iorio Donnelly Drouin Dubé Dubourg Duclos Duguid Dusseault Duvall Dzerowicz Easter El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyking Eyolfson Fergus Fillmore Finnigan Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser (Central Nova) Freeland Fuhr Garneau Garrison Gerretsen Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Graham Grewal Hajdu Hardcastle Hardie Harvey Hébert Hogg Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Johns Jolibois Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Julian Khera Kwan Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation) Laverdière LeBlanc Lebouthillier Leslie Levitt Lightbound Lockhart Long Longfield Ludwig MacAulay (Cardigan) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Malcolmson Maloney Masse (Windsor West) Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) Mathyssen May (Cambridge) May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McCrimmon McDonald McGuinty McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) Mendicino Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef Moore Morrissey Murray Nantel Nassif Nault Ng O'Connell Oliphant Oliver O'Regan Ouellette Paradis Peschisolido Peterson Petitpas Taylor Picard Poissant Quach Qualtrough Ramsey Ratansi Rioux Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Rudd Ruimy Rusnak Saganash Sahota Saini Sajjan Samson Sangha Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Schulte Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sikand Simms Sohi Sorbara Spengemann Stetski Stewart Tabbara Tan Tassi Trudeau Trudel Vandal Vandenbeld Vaughan Virani Weir Whalen Wilkinson Wilson-Raybould Wrzesnewskyj Yip Young Total: -- 204
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Albas Albrecht Allison Anderson Arnold Barlow Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Benzen Bergen Bernier Berthold Bezan Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Boudrias Brassard Calkins Carrie Chong Clarke Clement Deltell Diotte Doherty Dreeshen Eglinski Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Finley Fortin Gallant Généreux Genuis Gill Gladu Godin Gourde Harder Hoback Jeneroux Kent Kitchen Kmiec Lake Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Leitch Liepert Lloyd Lobb MacKenzie Marcil McCauley (Edmonton West) McColeman McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) Motz Nater Nuttall O'Toole Paul-Hus Pauzé Plamondon Poilievre Raitt Rayes Reid Richards Saroya Scheer Schmale Shields Shipley Sopuck Sorenson Stanton Ste-Marie Strahl Stubbs Sweet Thériault Tilson Trost Van Kesteren Van Loan Vecchio Viersen Wagantall Warawa Warkentin Waugh Webber Wong Yurdiga Zimmer Total: -- 97
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun

The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on Part 3 regarding the Navigation Protection Act and on clauses 85, 186, 187 and 195 of Part 4, and they were adopted on the following division:
(Division No. 461 -- Vote n^o 461)
YEAS: 205, NAYS: 97
YEAS -- POUR Aldag Alghabra Alleslev Amos Anandasangaree Angus Arseneault Arya Ashton Ayoub Badawey Bagnell Bains Baylis Beech Bennett Benson Bibeau Bittle Blaikie Blair Blaney (North Island—Powell River) Boissonnault Bossio Boulerice Boutin-Sweet Bratina Breton Brison Brosseau Caesar-Chavannes Cannings Caron Carr Casey (Cumberland—Colchester) Casey (Charlottetown) Chagger Champagne Chen Choquette Christopherson Cormier Cullen Cuzner Dabrusin Damoff Davies DeCourcey Dhaliwal Dhillon Di Iorio Donnelly Drouin Dubé Dubourg Duclos Duguid Dusseault Duvall Dzerowicz Easter El-Khoury Ellis Erskine-Smith Eyking Eyolfson Fergus Fillmore Finnigan Fisher Fonseca Fortier Fragiskatos Fraser (Central Nova) Freeland Fuhr Garneau Garrison Gerretsen Goldsmith-Jones Goodale Graham Grewal Hajdu Hardcastle Hardie Harvey Hébert Hogg Hughes Hussen Hutchings Iacono Johns Jolibois Joly Jones Jordan Jowhari Julian Khera Kwan Lambropoulos Lametti Lamoureux Lapointe Lauzon (Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation) Laverdière LeBlanc Lebouthillier Leslie Levitt Lightbound Lockhart Long Longfield Ludwig MacAulay (Cardigan) MacGregor MacKinnon (Gatineau) Malcolmson Maloney Masse (Windsor West) Massé (Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia) Mathyssen May (Cambridge) May (Saanich—Gulf Islands) McCrimmon McDonald McGuinty McKenna McKinnon (Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam) Mendicino Mihychuk Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs) Monsef Moore Morrissey Murray Nantel Nassif Nault Ng O'Connell Oliphant Oliver O'Regan Ouellette Paradis Peschisolido Peterson Petitpas Taylor Picard Poissant Quach Qualtrough Ramsey Ratansi Rioux Robillard Rodriguez Rogers Romanado Rudd Ruimy Rusnak Saganash Sahota Saini Sajjan Samson Sangha Sarai Scarpaleggia Schiefke Schulte Serré Sgro Shanahan Sheehan Sidhu (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon) Sidhu (Brampton South) Sikand Simms Sohi Sorbara Spengemann Stetski Stewart Tabbara Tan Tassi Trudeau Trudel Vandal Vandenbeld Vaughan Virani Weir Whalen Wilkinson Wilson-Raybould Wrzesnewskyj Yip Young Total: -- 205
NAYS -- CONTRE Aboultaif Albas Albrecht Allison Anderson Arnold Barlow Barsalou-Duval Beaulieu Benzen Bergen Bernier Berthold Bezan Blaney (Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis) Block Boudrias Brassard Calkins Carrie Chong Clarke Clement Deltell Diotte Doherty Dreeshen Eglinski Falk (Battlefords—Lloydminster) Falk (Provencher) Fast Finley Fortin Gallant Généreux Genuis Gill Gladu Godin Gourde Harder Hoback Jeneroux Kent Kitchen Kmiec Lake Lauzon (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry) Leitch Liepert Lloyd Lobb MacKenzie Marcil McCauley (Edmonton West) McColeman McLeod (Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo) Miller (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound) Motz Nater Nuttall O'Toole Paul-Hus Pauzé Plamondon Poilievre Raitt Rayes Reid Richards Saroya Scheer Schmale Shields Shipley Sopuck Sorenson Stanton Ste-Marie Strahl Stubbs Sweet Thériault Tilson Trost Van Kesteren Van Loan Vecchio Viersen Wagantall Warawa Warkentin Waugh Webber Wong Yurdiga Zimmer Total: -- 97
PAIRED -- PAIRÉS Nil--Aucun
Accordingly, Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, was read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.

Returns and Reports Deposited with the Clerk of the House

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

— by — Minutes of Proceedings of the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons for December 7, 2017, pursuant to Standing Order 148(1). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-421-30.

— by — Amendments to the By-laws adopted by the Board of Internal Economy of the House of Commons on March 1, 2018, pursuant to the Parliament of Canada Act, R.S. 1985, c. P-1, sbs. 52.5(2). — Sessional Paper No. 8527-421-31.

— by — Summary of the Corporate Plan for 2018-2022 of Destination Canada, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-421-861-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology)

— by — Summaries of the Corporate Plan for 2018-2022 and of the Operating and Capital Budgets for 2018 of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, pursuant to the Financial Administration Act, R.S. 1985, c. F-11, sbs. 125(4). — Sessional Paper No. 8562-421-811-03. (Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities)

— by — Response of the government, pursuant to Standing Order 109, to the 13th Report of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, "Strengthening Canadian Engagement in Eastern Europe and Central Asia" (Sessional Paper No. 8510-421-295), presented to the House on Wednesday, November 22, 2017. — Sessional Paper No. 8512-421-295.

Adjournment Proceedings

At 7:14 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 38(1), 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 7:37 p.m., the Speaker adjourned the House until tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).